Hummelstown in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Revolutionary War Gun Factory

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 6, 2015

1. Revolutionary War Gun Factory Marker

Inscription. During the British occupation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s provisional government moved west and its official gun factory was established at Hummelstown. Secretly operating near here from 1777 to 1779, it mass-produced muskets and rifles for the Continental Army.

Erected 2012 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.

Location. 40° 15.911′ N, 76° 42.741′ W. Marker is in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is on 226 W Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hummelstown PA 17036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

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 walking distance of this marker: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Parish House / Zion Lutheran Church and Graveyard (about 700 feet away); Then And Now (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Then And Now (approx. ¼ mile away); Square Project History (approx. ¼ mile away); Hotels of Hummelstown

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(approx. ¼ mile away); The Arch (approx. ¼ mile away); The Hummelstown Brownstone Company (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hummelstown.

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Revolutionary War Gun Factory. (Submitted on August 1, 2024, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 6, 2015

2. Revolutionary War Gun Factory Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,124 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.