Lancaster in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Home Site of Col. William Henry
1729 - 1786
Photographed by William Pfingsten, February 2, 2008
1. Home Site of Col. William Henry Marker
Plaque is on the Central Market Building.
Master rifle maker
Enterprising and
successful
experimenter in
steam navigation
Erected 1931 by the Lancaster County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 40° 2.293′ N, 76° 18.372′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It can be reached from North Christian Street. Plaque is on the wall of the Central Market on the NW corner of the intersection of King and Queen Streets. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: S. Dale Kaufman (here, next to this marker); Penn Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Lancaster's 'freedom spies' (within shouting distance of this marker); Poem Bricks and Mortar (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Fire Company No 1 (within shouting distance of this marker); Bailey's Printshop (within shouting distance of this marker); The Revolutionary War
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Other markers no longer nearby. Soldiers and Sailors Monument (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Old Courthouse (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Old Center Square (Penn Square) (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Central Market (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Early Transportation Routes (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 30, 2024
2. Home Site of Col. William Henry Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,991 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 4, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on May 31, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
