West Pennsboro Township near Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Joseph Ritner

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 30, 2015

1. Joseph Ritner Marker

Inscription. Governor of Pennsylvania, 1835-1839, lies buried in this cemetery. Born, 1780, in Berks County; died, 1869, at Carlisle. He was noted for having put into practical operation the law of 1834, which established the public school system.

Erected 1951 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.

Location. 40° 9.602′ N, 77° 19.191′ W. Marker is near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in West Pennsboro Township. It is on Ritner Highway just west of Mt. Rock Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2825 Ritner Hwy, Carlisle PA 17015, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Plainfield Service Plaza, 1940-2011 (approx. 3.6 miles away); Laughlin Mill (approx. 4.1 miles away); Newville (approx. 4.1 miles away); William Denning (approx. 4.1 miles away); Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Big Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery

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(approx. 4.2 miles away); Big Spring Presbyterian Church (approx. 4.2 miles away); The First National Bank of Newville (approx. 4.3 miles away); Newville War Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away).

Also see . . . Joseph Ritner. Wikipedia biography. (Submitted on June 5, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 30, 2015

2. Joseph Ritner Marker

Joseph Ritner Grave Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 30, 2015

3. Joseph Ritner Grave Marker

Inscription on the base: Joseph Ritner, March 25, 1788-Oct. 16, 1869. Governor of Pennsylvania Dec. 15, 1835-Jan. 15, 1839. Dedicated October 15, 1902. Erected by the State of Pennsylvania.

Joseph Ritner image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner

4. Joseph Ritner

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 659 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 3, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4. submitted on June 5, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.