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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Franklin County, Pennsylvania

 
Clickable Map of Franklin 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 Franklin County, PA (228) Adams County, PA (1442) Cumberland County, PA (428) Fulton County, PA (47) Huntingdon County, PA (85) Juniata County, PA (20) Perry County, PA (156) Frederick County, MD (558) Washington County, MD (875)  FranklinCounty(228) Franklin County (228)  AdamsCounty(1442) Adams County (1442)  CumberlandCounty(428) Cumberland County (428)  FultonCounty(47) Fulton County (47)  HuntingdonCounty(85) Huntingdon County (85)  JuniataCounty(20) Juniata County (20)  PerryCounty(156) Perry County (156)  FrederickCountyMaryland(558) Frederick County (558)  WashingtonCounty(875) Washington County (875)
Chambersburg is the county seat for Franklin County
Adjacent to Franklin County, Pennsylvania
      Adams County (1442)  
      Cumberland County (428)  
      Fulton County (47)  
      Huntingdon County (85)  
      Juniata County (20)  
      Perry County (156)  
      Frederick County, Maryland (558)  
      Washington County, Maryland (875)  
 
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101 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Greencastle — The First Soldier to Fall
On W Baltimore Street at S Carlisle Street, on the right when traveling west on W Baltimore Street.
102 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Greencastle — Veterans Memorial
On South Carlisle Street just north of Railroad Street, on the right when traveling north.
103 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Greencastle — William J. Hudson
On South Washington Street just south of Leitersburg Street, on the right when traveling north.
104 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Greencastle, Antrim Township — Corporal William H. RihlCo. C, 1st N.Y. Cavalry
On Molly Pitcher Highway (U.S. 11) 0.2 miles south of Craig Road, on the right when traveling south.
105 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Greencastle, Antrim Township — Gettysburg Campaign
On Molly Pitcher Highway (U.S. 11) 0.1 miles north of Hykes Road, on the right when traveling north.
106 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Greencastle, Antrim Township — Gettysburg Campaign
On Molly Pitcher Highway (U.S. 11) 0.2 miles south of Craig Road, on the right when traveling north.
107 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Greencastle, Antrim Township — Greencastle
On Buchanan Trail West (Pennsylvania Route 16) 0.2 miles east of Rosebud Drive, on the right when traveling east.
108 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Highfield-Cascade, Washington Township — Old Trolley Line
Near Pen Mar Road (Pennsylvania Route 550) near Imperial Avenue.
109 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Kasiesville, Montgomery Township — Stuart's Raid
On Blairs Valley Road, on the right when traveling north.
110 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Kauffman, Antrim Township — Revolutionary War Soldiers Memorial
On Angle Road.
111 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — Ambush at Mercersburg
On South Main Street.
112 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — Buchanan House
On N. Main Street near Seminary Street, on the right when traveling north.
113 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — Captain Robert Parker House
On North Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 16/75) just north of West Seminary Street, on the left when traveling north.
114 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — Citizens Seized
On Main Street at Seminary Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
115 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — Col. Murphy's Hotel
On S. Main Street at Seminary Street, on the right when traveling south on S. Main Street.
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116 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — In Memory of those who gave their Lives in World War I
On South Main Street.
117 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — In Memory of those who gave their lives in World War II
On South Main Street.
118 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — James Buchanan15th President of the United States 1857 - 1861
On S. Main Street near Seminary Street, on the right when traveling south.
119 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — John Darby, Lot 14, 1786
On N. Main Street at E Seminary Street on N. Main Street.
120 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — Lane House
On N. Main Street near Seminary Street, on the left when traveling north.
121 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — Lot 32
On North Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 16/75) just north of West Seminary Street, on the left when traveling north.
122 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — Lot No. 26
On North Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 16/75) just south of North Park Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
123 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — Marshall College
On Rutledge Road at E. Seminary Street, on the right when traveling north on Rutledge Road.
124 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — Mercersburg
On South Main Street.
125 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — Mercersburg Borough
On South Main Street.
126 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — Mercersburg Veterans Memorial
On South Main Street.
127 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — President Buchanan’s Home
On N. Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 16) north of E Seminary Street, on the right when traveling north.
128 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — Reformed Theological Seminary
On Rutledge Road at E. Seminary Street, on the right when traveling north on Rutledge Road.
129 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — Steiger House at Mercersburg
On North Main Street.
130 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — Stuart's Headquarters
On North Main Street.
131 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — The 54th Mass. Infantry Regiment, US Colored Troops
On Bennett Avenue when traveling south.
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132 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — The Archibald Irwin House
On South Main Street at Seminary Street, on the left when traveling south on South Main Street. Reported permanently removed.
133 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — The Irwin House
On South Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 16/416) just south of East Seminary Street, on the left when traveling south.
134 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — The Mercersburg Presbyterian Church1735 - 1935
On West Seminary Street at South Park Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West Seminary Street.
135 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — Welsh Settlement
On Mercersburg Road (Pennsylvania Route 416) just south of Welsh Run Road (Pennsylvania Route 995), on the right when traveling south.
136 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — W-G-M Turnpike
On N Main St / Buchanan Trail (Pennsylvania Route 16) north of Fort Loudon Road (Pennsylvania Route 416/75), on the right when traveling west.
137 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — William Findlay
On N. Main Street at N. Park Ave., on the right when traveling north on N. Main Street.
138 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — William Findlay
On N. Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 16) at N. Park Avenue, on the left when traveling north on N. Main Street.
139 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg — Zion Union Cemetery
On North Main Street (Route 16), on the left when traveling north.
140 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg, Montgomery Township — Burning Of Chambersburg
On Blair Valley Road at Hunter Road, on the left when traveling south on Blair Valley Road. Reported missing.
141 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg, Montgomery Township — Dr. Hugh Mercer
On Buchanan Trail West (Pennsylvania Route 16) east of Anderson Road, on the right when traveling east.
142 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg, Montgomery Township — Fort Davis
On Welsh Run Road at Bain Road on Welsh Run Road.
143 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg, Montgomery Township — Fort Marshall
On Shrimptown Road at Clay Lick Road, on the right when traveling north on Shrimptown Road.
144 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg, Montgomery Township — James BuchananBorn April 23, 1791
On Mercerburg Academy Road south of McFarland Road, on the right when traveling south.
145 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg, Montgomery Township — Lower West Conococheague Presbyterian Church
On Mercersburg Road (Pennsylvania Route 416) just south of Welsh Run Road (Pennsylvania Route 995), on the right when traveling south.
146 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg, Montgomery Township — Rev. Steel's Fort
On PA 16 at Findley Road, on the right when traveling west on PA 16.
147 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg, Montgomery Township — To Irwinton Mills
On Buchanan Trail W (Pennsylvania Route 16) at Anderson Road, on the right when traveling east on Buchanan Trail W.
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148 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg, Peters Township — Black Boys Rebellion
On Fort Loudon Road, 0.3 miles north of Lemar Road.
149 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg, Peters Township — Fort McDowell
On Lemar Road at Mercersburg Road, on the right when traveling north on Lemar Road.
150 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg, Peters Township — James Buchanan
On Buchanan Trail (Pennsylvania Route 16) at Stoney Valley Road, on the right when traveling west on Buchanan Trail.
151 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg, Peters Township — Stony Batter
On Stoney Batter Road, on the right when traveling north.
152 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mercersburg, Peters Township — This Stone Marks the Site of the Fort at McDowell's Mill
On Lemar Road at Mercersburg Road, on the right when traveling north on Lemar Road.
153 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mont Alto — Captain John E. Cook
On Park Street (Route 233) at Slabtown Road on Park Street.
154 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mont Alto — George H. Wirt(1880-1961)
On Park Street (Pennsylvania Route 233) at Slabtown Road on Park Street.
155 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mont Alto — John Brown Raid
On Park Street (Route 233) at Slabtown Road on Park Street.
156 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mont Alto — Mont Alto
Near Campus Drive, 0.1 miles north of Park Street (Pennsylvania Route 233), on the left when traveling north.
157 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mont Alto — Pennsylvania State Forest Academy
On Park Street (Pennsylvania Route 233) at Slabtown Road on Park Street.
158 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mont Alto — Ralph Elwood Brock(1883–1959)
On Park Street (Route 233) at Slabtown Road on Park Street.
159 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Mont Alto, Quincy Township — Conklin Hall
Near Campus Drive.
160 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Monterey — The Battle of Monterey PassNorth Carolina Turns The Tide
Near Maria Furnace Road at Johnny Reb Trail.
161 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Monterey — The Maria Furnace RoadNichols Gap Road & The Gateway to Appalachia
Near Maria Furnace Road.
162 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Monterey, Washington Township — The Battle of Monterey PassCuster Moves Forward
Near Charmian Road near Buchanan Trail East/Waynesboro Road, on the right when traveling west.
163 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Monterey, Washington Township — The Battle of Monterey PassStop the Wagons
Near Charmian Road east of Buchanan Trail East/Waynesboro Road (Pennsylvania Route 16), on the left when traveling east.
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164 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Monterey, Washington Township — The Retreat From GettysburgMount Misery
Near Maria Furnace Road.
165 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Saint Thomas, St. Thomas Township — Colonel James G. Elder
On Lincoln Way West (U.S. 30) at School House Road, on the right when traveling west on Lincoln Way West.
166 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Saint Thomas, St. Thomas Township — Fort Waddell1754
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) 0.1 miles east of Mercersburg Road, on the left when traveling east.
167 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Saint Thomas, St. Thomas Township — Fort Wadell
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) 0.1 miles east of Mercersburg Road, on the left when traveling east.
168 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Saint Thomas, St. Thomas Township — Jacob Nelson "Nellie" Fox(1927-1975)
On Lincoln Way West (U.S. 30) 0.1 miles west of St. Thomas-Williamson Road, on the left when traveling east.
169 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Saint Thomas, St. Thomas Township — Joseph Armstrong
On Apple Way at Coble road, on the right when traveling west on Apple Way.
170 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Saint Thomas, St. Thomas Township — St. Thomas Commemorates
On Lincoln Way West (U.S. 30) at St. Thomas-Williamson Road, on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Way West.
171 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Saint Thomas, St. Thomas Township — Tree Pump(s)
On Lincoln Way West.
172 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Shippensburg — Shippensburg
On West King Street at Park Heights Avenue on West King Street.
173 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Shippensburg — Veterans Memorial Park
On Veterans Memorial Parkway at Park Place, on the left when traveling north on Veterans Memorial Parkway.
174 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Shippensburg — Vietnam War Memorial
On Veterans Memorial Parkway at King Street (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling north on Veterans Memorial Parkway.
175 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Shippensburg — World War II MemorialA. D. — 1941 — 1945
On West King Street (U.S. 11) at Veterans Memorial Parkway, on the left when traveling east on West King Street.
176 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Wayne Heights, Washington Township — Bee Hive Bake Oven
Near East Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 16) east of Eastland Circle, on the right when traveling east.
177 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Wayne Heights, Washington Township — Summer Kitchen
Near East Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 16) east of Eastland Circle, on the right when traveling east.
178 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro — American Revolutionary War Memorial1775 - 1783
Near Memorial Park Drive just north of East 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.
179 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro — Civil War Memorial
On Memorial Park Drive just north of East 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.
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180 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro — Cupola – Waynesboro’s Crown Jewel
On E 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west.
181 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro — Gettysburg Campaign
On East Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 16) at Roadside Ave., on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
182 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro — Iraq-Afghanistan Casualties of Waynesboro & Area
Near Memorial Park Drive just north of East 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.
183 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro — John Wallace, Jr.
On E. Main at Enterprise St., on the right when traveling east on E. Main.
184 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro — Korean Casualties of Franklin County1950 - 1954
Near Memorial Park Drive just north of East 5th Street, on the right.
185 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro — Memorial Retreat
Near Memorial Park Drive just north of East 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.
186 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro — Nearby On This Tract of Land Called Mount Vernon
Near E. 2nd Street at Enterprise Ave., on the left when traveling west.
187 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro — Old Log Building
On E. Main Street at Roadside Ave., on the right when traveling west on E. Main Street.
188 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro — Spanish American War1898 - 1902
Near Memorial Park Drive just north of East 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.
189 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro — To All VeteransJoe Stickell Post 15
On East Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 16) just east of Cottage Street, on the left when traveling east.
190 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro — United States Submarine Veterans
Near Memorial Park Drive just north of East 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.
191 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro — Vietnam Casualties of Franklin County1965 - 1973
Near Memorial Park Drive just north of East 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.
192 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro — Waynesboro Honor RollWorld War II — 1941 - 1945 —
Near Memorial Park Drive just north of East 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.
193 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro — Waynesboro Memorial Park Memorials
Near Memorial Park Drive, 0.1 miles north of East 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.
194 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro — World War I Memorial1917 - 1919
Near Memorial Park Drive just north of East 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.
195 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro — World War I Memorial
Near Memorial Park Drive just north of East 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.
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196 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro, Quincy Township — Snow Hill Cloister
On Anthony Highway at Pine Hill Road on Anthony Highway.
197 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro, Washington Township — 12-Pounder Napoleon
On Buchanan Trail East (Pennsylvania Route 16) south of Charmian Road, on the right when traveling west.
198 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro, Washington Township — 3-Inch Ordnance Rifle
On Buchanan Trail East.
199 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro, Washington Township — 9-11 TributeReflect & Remember
On Buchanan Trail East (Pennsylvania Route 16) west of Skiway Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
200 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro, Washington Township — 9-11 Tribute Future Message
On Buchanan Trail East (Pennsylvania Route 16) just west of Skiway Avenue, on the right when traveling west.

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