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

Edward Shippen

1703 - 1781

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 12, 2012

1. Edward Shippen Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Chairman of
Committee of Correspondence
During American Revolution
Chief Burgess of Lancaster at time
of Paxton Massacre
Judge of the County Court
One of Founders and a Trustee
of Princeton University
Grandfather of Peggy, wife of
Benedict Arnold
Vestryman of St. James Church

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Education • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list.

Location. 40° 2.395′ N, 76° 18.192′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. Marker can be reached from Orange Street. Marker is inside St. James' Cemetery adjacent to church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lancaster PA 17603, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jasper Yeates (here, next to this marker); Robert Coleman

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(here, next to this marker); General Edward Hand (here, next to this marker); Major John Light (here, next to this marker); William Augustus Atlee (here, next to this marker); Captain Stephen Chambers (here, next to this marker); Colonel Matthias Slough (here, next to this marker); Thomas B. Barton (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.

Also see . . . Paxton Boys. (Submitted on February 6, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed By William Pfingsten, February 2, 2008

2. Edward Shippen Marker

Marker and Grave of Edward Shippen image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 12, 2012

3. Marker and Grave of Edward Shippen

Edward Shippen's Grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Pfingsten, February 2, 2008

4. Edward Shippen's Grave

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,096 times since then and 97 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 13, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2. submitted on February 6, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on April 13, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on February 6, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.