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

Thompson's Rifle Battalion: Capt. James Chambers' Company

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, May 18, 2008

1. Thompson's Rifle Battalion: Capt. James Chambers' Company Marker

Inscription. Recruited in this part of Cumberland (now Franklin) County, Chambers' Company was a unit of the first battalion in the colonies authorized by Congress, in June 1775. From here this company marched about 450 miles to join the siege of Boston. The battalion became the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment, with Chambers as Colonel, 1777-81; he was later a Brigadier General of militia.

Erected 1991 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 June 1775.

Location. 39° 56.332′ N, 77° 39.737′ W. Marker is in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It can be reached from West King Street. Marker is in the Falling Spring Park behind the Fort Chambers marker. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 70 W King St, Chambersburg PA 17201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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: Fort Chambers (here, next to this marker); Friends of the Chambersburg Water Wheel (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fort Chambers (within shouting distance of this marker); This Dwight D. Eisenhower Green Ash

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Killed in Action Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Founding Family Memorial Statue (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chambersburg.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 19, 2012

2. Thompson's Rifle Battalion: Capt. James Chambers' Company Marker

Falling Spring image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, May 18, 2008

3. Falling Spring

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,089 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 2, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on December 30, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on June 2, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.