Camp Hill in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Cumberland Riflemen
Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, January 24, 2006
1. Cumberland Riflemen Marker
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 31, 1924.
Location. 40° 14.437′ N, 76° 55.518′ W. Marker is in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is on Market Street near 24th St., on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Camp Hill PA 17011, 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: Maurice K. Goddard (a few steps from this marker); White Hall School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Skirmish of Oysters Point (about 300 feet away); Camp Hill Church of God (approx. Ό mile away); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 0.4 miles away); Robert Whitehill (1735 - 1813) (approx. half a mile away); Camp Hill (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lemoyne (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camp Hill.
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Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, January 24, 2006
2. Cumberland Riflemen Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,313 times since then and 96 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 28, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
