Elizabeth Township near Lititz in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hopewell Forge Mansion

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, March 6, 2010

1. Hopewell Forge Mansion Marker

Inscription. Built c. 1740 by Peter Grubb, pioneer ironmaster at nearby Cornwall Furnace, and named for the Upper and Lower Hopewell Forges located on Hammer Creek near the house. Remnants of the forge dams may still be seen in the creek.

Erected 1959 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1740.

Location. 40° 14.166′ N, 76° 19.968′ W. Marker is near Lititz, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is in Elizabeth Township. It is on West 28th Division Highway (U.S. 322) 0.1 miles east of Speedwell Forge Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 541 W 28th Division Hwy, Lititz PA 17543, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Peter Grubb's Upper Hopewell Iron Forge (approx. ¼ mile away); Brickerville (approx. 1.6 miles away); Elizabeth Township War Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Cornwall (approx. 2.6 miles away);

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a different marker also named Brickerville (approx. 2.8 miles away); March 26, 1752 (approx. 2.9 miles away); Matthias Gish (approx. 3 miles away); Lexington (approx. 3.4 miles away).

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Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, March 6, 2010

2. Hopewell Forge Mansion

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,573 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.