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

Laughlin Mill

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 30, 2015

1. Laughlin Mill Marker

Inscription. Grist mill built about 1763 by William Laughlin. Owned by his family until 1896. Preserved by Ethel T. McCarthy. The oldest such structure remaining in this region

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1763.

Location. 40° 10.474′ N, 77° 23.705′ W. Marker is near Newville, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in West Pennsboro Township. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 641) and Laughlin Mill Road on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Laughlin Mill Rd, Newville PA 17241, 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 walking distance of this marker: Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Big Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); William Denning (about 700 feet away); Big Spring Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Boldosser (approx. ¼ mile away); The First National Bank of Newville

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Vietnam P.O.W.-M.I.A. Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Newville War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Newville (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newville.

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 30, 2015

2. Laughlin Mill Marker

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Photographed by Don Morfe, May 30, 2015

3. Laughlin Mill

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 30, 2015

4. Laughlin Mill

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 718 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 3, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.