Annville in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lindley Murray

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, March 6, 2010

1. Lindley Murray Marker

Inscription. Famous grammarian, author of the English Grammar, was born June 7, 1745, in a house on Indiantown Creek near this point. Robert Murray, his father, owned a mill here from 1743 to 1746.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Colonial Era. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1742.

Location. 40° 24.583′ N, 76° 34.895′ W. Marker is in Annville, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. It is on Pennsylvania 934. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Annville PA 17003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Blue Mountain Forts (approx. half a mile away); Indiantown (approx. 0.6 miles away); Address by President Lincoln (approx. 0.9 miles away); Indiantown Gap Military Reservation (approx. one mile away); Pennsylvania Veterans' Memorial (approx. one mile away); Reed's Fort (approx. 1.2 miles away); Red Horse (approx. 1.2 miles away); US Merchant Marines (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annville.

Also see . . .
1. Lindley Murray - Wikipedia

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. (Submitted on May 1, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. MarkerQuest - Lindley Murray. Further information about the life and work of Lindley Murray. (Submitted on October 24, 2019, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 30, 2013

2. Lindley Murray Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,479 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 1, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on December 30, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.