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

James Lick

Photographed By PaulwC3, December 5, 2014

1. James Lick Marker

Inscription. The California financier and philanthropist, donor of the Lick Observatory, was born in Fredericksburg, Aug. 21, 1796. The Lick family monuments may be seen in the local cemetery.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 21, 1898.

Location. 40° 26.345′ N, 76° 25.849′ W. Marker is in Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. Marker is at the intersection of William Penn Highway (U.S. 22) and Pine Grove Street, on the right when traveling west on William Penn Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2609 US 22, Fredericksburg PA 17026, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Fredericksburg (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Fredericksburg (approx. half a mile away); To the Brave Defenders of the Union (approx. ¾ mile away); Jonestown (approx. 2.8 miles away); a different

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marker also named Jonestown (approx. 3.2 miles away); a different marker also named Jonestown (approx. 3.4 miles away); Union Canal (approx. 4.2 miles away); Union Forge (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.

Also see . . .
1. The Lick Observatory Collections Project: The Life of James Lick. He was an honest, industrious man, of much common sense, though noted for many eccentricities and whims and in his later years, of irritable and thoroughly disagreeable temperament....His great and well merited fame rests on the final disposition of his millions, which after provision for his relatives, were devoted to various scientific, charitable, and educational enterprises for the benefit of the donor's adopted state. (Submitted on January 3, 2015, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

2. MarkerQuest - James Lick.

"...almost everything you're about to read was the result of a young man's quest to be able to marry the woman he loved."

(Submitted on March 13, 2024, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Wide view of the James Lick Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By PaulwC3, December 5, 2014

2. Wide view of the James Lick Marker

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3. James Lick

from The Biographical Dictionary of America, 1906, by Rossiter Johnson.

The Lick Observatory image. Click for full size.

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4. The Lick Observatory

from The Biographical Dictionary of America, 1906, by Rossiter Johnson.

Lick Monument (1876) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By PaulwC3, December 5, 2014

5. Lick Monument (1876)

Cedar Hill Cemetery, located on the outskirts of Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania.

John Lick Vault image. Click for full size.

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6. John Lick Vault

Cedar Hill Cemetery, located on the outskirts of Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania

Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2015, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 439 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 3, 2015, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. 3, 4. submitted on October 3, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5, 6. submitted on January 3, 2015, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.