Salisbury Township near Gap in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Gap Clock Tower

Gap Clock Tower Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2018

1. Gap Clock Tower Marker

Inscription. Unique on American Highways, was erected by the people of Gap in 1892.

It was restored in 1953. The clock’s face, long telling time to passing multitudes on the Newport Road, overlooks, at The Gap, William Penn’s entrance into Conestoga, now Lancaster County, in 1701.

Erected by The Gap Clock Tower Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1701.

Location. 39° 59.124′ N, 76° 1.055′ W. Marker is near Gap, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is in Salisbury Township. Marker is at the intersection of Gap-Newport Pike (Pennsylvania Route 41) and Bridge Street (Pennsylvania Route 741), on the right when traveling north on Gap-Newport Pike. Marker is located beside the Clock Tower, in a small plaza on the east side of the highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 885 Middle St, Gap PA 17527, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. World Wars I and II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Walker House (within shouting distance of this marker); William Chester Ruth (approx. half a mile away); Great Minquas Path (approx. half a mile away); Christiana Riot Monument

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(approx. 2.4 miles away); Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad Bridge at Pine Creek, Circa 1830 (approx. 2½ miles away); Kinzer (approx. 2.9 miles away); Atglen (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gap.

More about this marker. Marker is a large metal plaque, mounted on a 3-foot tall stone slab, facing the Gap-Newport Pike.

Regarding The Gap Clock Tower. Historic Preservation Trust Site #66 (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)

Also see . . . Gap, Pennsylvania. Gap has a history which can be dated as far back as William Penn's first visits to the area. Isaac Taylor erected the first house in what would become the Gap in 1747. The area around Gap had a copper mine and what at the time was the only nickel mines in the United States. (Submitted on September 2, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2018

2. Gap Clock Tower Marker

(marker is located beside the clock tower)

Gap Clock Tower (<i>west elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2018

3. Gap Clock Tower (west elevation)

(marker is on left side)

Gap Clock Tower (<i>south elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2018

4. Gap Clock Tower (south elevation)

Violet E. Baker Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2018

5. Violet E. Baker Plaque

(mounted at eye-level on west/front of Gap Clock Tower)This plaque is dedicated to Violet E. Baker on January 20, 2008, for her lifetime commitment to the Gap community and for her tireless effort in the preservation and maintenance of the Gap Town Clock for more than half of a century.

Gap Town Clock image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2018

6. Gap Town Clock

Credits. This page was last revised on April 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2018. This page has been viewed 1,764 times since then and 194 times this year. Last updated on October 9, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 2, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.