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

Mercersburg

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 30, 2015

1. Mercersburg Marker

Inscription. Founded c.1750 as “Black’s Town” and called “Smith’s Town” after 1759. Renamed “Mercersburg” in 1786 to honor Hugh Mercer, a Scot, who came to this area c.1749, established a local medical practice and served with distinction as a Colonel of the PA. Militia during the French & Indian War. Befriended by George Washington, Mercer moved to Fredericksburg, Va. in 1761 where he conducted a successful medical practice until the beginning of the American Revolution when he was appointed Colonel of the 3rd Va. Regiment. On Gen. Washington’s recommendation, Mercer was appointed Brig. Gen of the Continental Line, serving at the crossing of the Delaware and the Battle of Trenton, Dec. 26, 1776. He was critically wounded leading his brigade at the Battle of Princeton, Jan.3, 1777 and died on Jan. 12, 1777.

(Inscription below the image in the upper left)
Hugh Mercer 1725-1777. “He lived among these people, attended them in sickness, shared their dangers and led them out against their common foe.”

Erected by The Saunderosa Park Family.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these

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topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, French and Indian • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 39° 49.584′ N, 77° 54.216′ W. Memorial is in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It is on South Main Street. The marker is in front of the Gen. Hugh Mercer Building Mercersburg Borough Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 113 South Main Street (PA 16), Mercersburg PA 17236, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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: Mercersburg Borough (a few steps from this marker); Zion Union Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Lot No. 53 (within

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 30, 2015

2. Mercersburg Marker

shouting distance of this marker); Lot 35 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Archibald Irwin House (about 400 feet away); James Buchanan (about 500 feet away); Ambush at Mercersburg (about 600 feet away); John Darby, Lot 14, 1786 (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mercersburg.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 594 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.