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

Paxton Riflemen

Photographed by William Pfingsten, April 12, 2008

1. Paxton Riflemen Marker

Inscription. Under Capt. Matthew Smith and Lt. Michael Simpson, a company of riflemen from Paxton Township marched to Quebec, Canada, to serve with Montgomery in the attack on that city on December 31, 1775.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1818.

Location. 40° 19.478′ N, 76° 46.816′ W. Marker is in Paxtonia, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is on Allentown Boulevard 0.1 miles east of Blue Ribbon Ave., on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6303 Allentown Blvd, Harrisburg PA 17112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); The St. Thomas Institute & The Running Pump Farm and Tavern (approx. 1.4 miles away); Robert H. Hoke Linglestown American Legion Post 272 (approx. 1.4 miles away); Thomas Lingle (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Eagle Hotel, Linglestown Square Memorial, and Funeral Home (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Linglestown Community Garden Club (approx. 1½ miles away).

Also see . . . The Battle of Quebec. (Submitted on April 15, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 19, 2014

2. Paxton Riflemen Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,759 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 15, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on December 23, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.