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

Patrick Gass

(1771 - 1870)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 26, 2024

1. Patrick Gass Marker

Inscription. Enlisted by Meriwether Lewis as a private in the Lewis & Clark Expedition, 1803 - 1806; selected as a Sergeant in August, 1804. His carpentry and soldiering skills earned written commendation from Lewis. Gass later published his diaries of the Expedition. A veteran of the War of 1812 and Battle of Lundy's Lane, Ontario, Gass was born and resided here until age ten.

Erected 2003 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Exploration • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.

Location. 39° 55.793′ N, 77° 37.774′ W. Marker is near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It is in Guilford Township. It is on Franklin Farm Lane, on the left when traveling north. Marker is behind the Extension Office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 181 Franklin Farm Ln, Chambersburg PA 17202, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Gass House (a few steps from this marker); Sergeant Patrick Gass / The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

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(a few steps from this marker); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. ¼ mile away); Chambersburg (approx. 0.4 miles away); Messersmith's Woods (approx. 0.8 miles away); Franklin County World War I Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Israel Benevolent Society Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Mary B. Sharpe School (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chambersburg.

Also see . . .
1. Sergeant Patrick Gass. (Submitted on June 2, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. Patrick Gass - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 19, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

3. Patrick Gass at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on July 19, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, May 18, 2008

2. Patrick Gass Marker

Patrick Gass Marker and Extension Office Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, May 18, 2008

3. Patrick Gass Marker and Extension Office Building

Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,635 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.