St. Thomas Township near Saint Thomas in Franklin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Joseph Armstrong

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 18, 2016

1. Joseph Armstrong Marker

Inscription. Settled here on land applied for in 1737 and warranted 1752. Member of the Assembly 1750-55. Captain of militia 1755 and in Pennsylvania Regiment 1756-57. Died 1761. Home used in 1757 as a ranging station for troops in the French and Indian War and during Pontiac's War in 1763-64.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1737.

Location. 39° 57.78′ N, 77° 47.157′ W. Marker is near Saint Thomas, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It is in St. Thomas Township. It is at the intersection of Apple Way and Coble road, on the right when traveling west on Apple Way. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2897 Coble 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

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Fort McCord (approx. 1.7 miles away); Fort McCord (approx. 1.7 miles away); Colonel James G. Elder (approx. 3.2 miles away); St. Thomas Commemorates (approx. 3.2 miles away); Tree Pump(s) (approx. 3.2 miles away); Jacob Nelson "Nellie" Fox (approx. 3.2 miles away); Fort Wadell (approx. 4 miles away); Fort Waddell (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saint Thomas.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 18, 2016

2. Joseph Armstrong Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 19, 2016, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 944 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 19, 2016, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.