Lancaster in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Military Stables and Barracks

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 12, 2012

1. Military Stables and Barracks Marker

Inscription. This long building was used as military stables during the Revolution. On opposite side of street, stood the Barracks where British and Hessians were imprisoned during that period.

Erected 1950 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Military • Notable Buildings • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 40° 2.593′ N, 76° 18.272′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is on N. Duke Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 307 N Duke Street, Lancaster PA 17603, 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 walking distance of this marker: Revolutionary War Stables (here, next to this marker); The Iris Club (within shouting distance of this marker); Pennsylvania Medical Society (within shouting distance of this marker); Simon Snyder (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vietnam War Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); World War II Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Civil War Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, February 2, 2008

2. Military Stables and Barracks Marker

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 12, 2012

3. Military Stables and Barracks Marker

Stable Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, February 2, 2008

4. Stable Building

Historic Plaque on Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, February 2, 2008

5. Historic Plaque on Building

The northern 90 feet of this building erected on Hamilton Lots were stables during the Revolution for the equestrian uses of Washington's Army. Marked by The Lancaster County Historical Society 1932.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,687 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 12, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2. submitted on February 3, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on April 12, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4, 5. submitted on February 3, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.