Antrim Township near Chambersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Brown's Mill School
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 30, 2015
1. Brown's Mill School Marker
Erected 1966 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.
Location. 39° 49.847′ N, 77° 42.142′ W. Marker is near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It is in Antrim Township. It is at the intersection of Browns Mill Road and Angle Road on Browns Mill Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7498 Angle Rd, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Brown's Mill School (here, next to this marker); Revolutionary War Soldiers Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Marion (approx. 1.8 miles away); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 2.1 miles away); Corporal William H. Rihl (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named Marion (approx. 2½ miles away); Greencastle - Antrim Veterans Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); Greencastle (approx. 3.1 miles away).
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Photographed by Don Morfe, May 30, 2015
2. Brown's Mill School
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 30, 2015
3. Old Brown's Mill School-Franklin County Historical Society Kittochtinny
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 30, 2015
4. Brown's Mill School-Front view
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 659 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
