East Lampeter Township near Lancaster in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Witmer's Tavern

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 8, 2008

1. Witmer's Tavern Marker

Inscription. One of the best surviving structures of its type. Original east end built about 1725 by Benjamin Witmer, agent for the London Land Company. Passed on to his son, tavern-keeper John Witmer. Enlarged by Henry Witmer, 1773. Family was prominent in many early enterprises, including the Philadelphia-Lancaster Turnpike (1792), bridge over the Conestoga (1800), and first Columbia-Wrightsville bridge (1812).

Erected 1987 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1725.

Location. 40° 2.414′ N, 76° 14.488′ W. Marker is near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is in East Lampeter Township. It is on Old Philadelphia Pike near US 30, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2015 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster PA 17602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lafayette (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Willows Covered Bridge (approx. 2.4 miles away); Thaddeus Stevens

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(approx. 2½ miles away); Rock Ford (approx. 2½ miles away); 1954 (approx. 2½ miles away); At Rockford near here lived & died General Edward Hand, M.D. (approx. 2½ miles away); Bird-in-Hand (approx. 2.6 miles away); Stevens Greenland Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.

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Photographed by William Pfingsten, June 8, 2008

2. Witmer's Tavern

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,773 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.