Lancaster in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
General Edward Hand
1744 - 1802
During Revolutionary War
Friend and Companion-in-Arms
of Gen. George Washington
Member of Continental Congress
Chief Burgess of Lancaster
Warden and Vestryman
of St. James Church
Rock Ford his Lancaster home
now a National Historical Site
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 40° 2.395′ N, 76° 18.192′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. Marker can be reached from Orange Street. Marker is in St. James' Cemetery adjacent to church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lancaster PA 17603, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Edward Shippen (here, next to this marker); Jasper Yeates (here, next to this marker); Robert Coleman (here, next to this marker); Major John Light (here, next to this marker); William Augustus Atlee (here, next to this marker); Captain Stephen Chambers (here, next to this marker); Colonel Matthias Slough (here, next to this marker); The Rev. Thomas Barton (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,842 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 6, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 4. submitted on April 13, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.