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Historical Markers in Jonestown, Pennsylvania

 
Clickable Map of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Lebanon County, PA (130) Berks County, PA (293) Dauphin County, PA (318) Lancaster County, PA (560) Schuylkill County, PA (136)  LebanonCounty(130) Lebanon County (130)  BerksCounty(293) Berks County (293)  DauphinCounty(318) Dauphin County (318)  LancasterCounty(560) Lancaster County (560)  SchuylkillCounty(136) Schuylkill County (136)
Lebanon is the county seat for Lebanon County
Jonestown is in Lebanon County
      Lebanon County (130)  
ADJACENT TO LEBANON COUNTY
      Berks County (293)  
      Dauphin County (318)  
      Lancaster County (560)  
      Schuylkill County (136)  
 
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1 Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Jonestown — Jonestown
On West Market Street west of South Lesher Street, on the right when traveling east.
Jonestown Formerly Williamsburg Renamed for - Founder Wm Jones Founded 1761Map (db m244795) HM
2 Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Jonestown — Jonestown
On East Market Street at North Mill Street, on the right when traveling west on East Market Street.
Jonestown Formerly Williamsburg Renamed for - Founder Wm Jones Founded 1761Map (db m244801) HM
3 Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Jonestown — Jonestown
On South Lancaster Street at Mill Street, on the right when traveling north on South Lancaster Street.
Jonestown Formerly Williamsburg Renamed for - Founder Wm Jones Founded 1761Map (db m244802) HM
4 Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Jonestown — Jonestown — Lebanon - 8 —
On North Lancaster Street at Rose Lane, on the right when traveling south on North Lancaster Street.
Jonestown Named for Wm. Jones Pioneer Welsh settler Founded 1761Map (db m245897) HM
5 Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Jonestown — Sattazahn Lutheran Church
On Green Point School Road, 0.6 miles south of Gold Mine Road, on the right.
Founded by German immigrants who settled as early as 1729. Initially served by traveling missionaries including John Caspar Stoever, Jr., first Lutheran pastor to visit regularly. A log structure was built about 1756; this church erected 1872. Named . . . Map (db m68015) HM
6 Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Jonestown — The 1871 Wenger Meetinghouse
On Supervisors Drive near North Mill Street, on the right when traveling east.
Es 1871 Wenger Gmeehaus Der Wenger Graabhof waar im Yaahr 1771 gegrindt Gebaut am naddwescht Eck vum Hans Wenger sei Bauerei -------------------------------- The 1871 Wenger Meetinghouse The Wenger Cemetery started in 1771 Built on . . . Map (db m245642) HM
7 Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Jonestown — Transportation Corps Unit Training Center
On Fisher Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 934) at Lackawanna Street, on the right when traveling west on Fisher Avenue.
A stevedore training program was established in 1942 at Fort Indiantown Gap. Soldiers were trained to load and unload cargo using three wood and concrete dry land ships. Many recruits were African Americans whose companies were segregated from their . . . Map (db m68010) HM
8 Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Jonestown — Union Canal
On Jonestown Road (State Highway 72) at New Bunker Hill Road, on the right when traveling north on Jonestown Road.
After entering the reservoir at the Big Dam in Swatara Gap, the water from Swatara Creek came down the branch canal to the Water Works, 3.7 miles southwest of here. At that point it was raised by water wheels and steam pumps and carried by a feeder . . . Map (db m12460) HM
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9 Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Jonestown — Union Forge
On Lickdale Road (Pennsylvania Route 1020) just east of Pennsylvania Highway 72, on the left.
Site of a charcoal iron forge begun about 1782 by Curtis Grubb, owner of Cornwall Iron Furnace, a major user of Cornwall iron. Such forges transformed brittle pig iron into workable wrought iron. Union Forge included 1,000 acres of land., blacksmith . . . Map (db m30621) HM
10 Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Jonestown, Swatara Township — Inwood Iron BridgeAt Swatara Gap — Historical Truss Information —
On Old State Road, 0.3 miles east of Iron Bridge Road, on the right when traveling east.
INWOOD IRON BRIDGE A Pennsylvania (Petit) Thru Truss, Inwood bridge was fabricated by the Pittsburgh Bridge Company and was erected by their agents Nelson & Buchanan in 1899. The 160-foot-long, single-span, pin connected steel bridge was . . . Map (db m247768) HM
11 Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Jonestown, Swatara Township — Unlocking the Power of Water
On Old State Road at The Appalachian Trail, on the left when traveling north on Old State Road.
This stone structure is what remains of Lock 9 of the Union Canal Company's Branch Canal to Pine Grove. The Branch Canal was in operation from 1830 until 1862. Canal boats filled with coal from the mines north of Pine Grove passed this spot on the . . . Map (db m247766) HM
 
 
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Jun. 16, 2024