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

Bailey's Printshop

Photographed by Shane Oliver, October 23, 2021

1. Bailey's Printshop Marker

Inscription. Francis Bailey, official printer to both the U.S. Congress and the Commonwealth, operated a printing office on this site from 1773 to 1780. Here, he produced many historic imprints including Thomas Paine's "Crisis No. 4."

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Colonial Era • Communications • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1773.

Location. 40° 2.271′ N, 76° 18.386′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is on West King Street 0.4 miles east of Market Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14 W King St, 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: Historic Site in Journalism (here, next to this marker); The Steinman Hardware Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Fire Company No 1 (within shouting distance of this marker); Poem Bricks and Mortar (within shouting distance of this marker); Home Site of Col. William Henry (within shouting distance of this marker); S. Dale Kaufman (within shouting distance of this marker); Lancaster's 'freedom spies' (within shouting distance of this marker); James Buchanan (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.

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sectionhead>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).

Also see . . .
1. Thomas Paine's Crisis #4. (Submitted on February 5, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. MarkerQuest - Bailey's Printshop. More information about Francis Bailey and his Lancaster printshop. (Submitted on May 27, 2021, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 15, 2020

2. Bailey's Printshop Marker

Photographed by William Pfingsten, February 2, 2008

3. Bailey's Printshop Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,032 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on July 14, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on December 19, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on May 25, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on February 4, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.