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Historical Markers in Monterey, 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 (1436) 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(1436) Adams County (1436)  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
Monterey is in Franklin County
      Franklin County (228)  
ADJACENT TO FRANKLIN COUNTY
      Adams County (1436)  
      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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1 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Monterey — The Battle of Monterey PassNorth Carolina Turns The Tide
The 1st North Carolina Sharpshooters and a detachment of Alabama troops, supported by the 6th Virginia Cavalry entered the fight here, deploying a skirmish line and moved forward toward the tollhouse. As the 6th Virginia Cavalry made their . . . Map (db m200030) HM
2 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Monterey — The Maria Furnace RoadNichols Gap Road & The Gateway to Appalachia
The Maria Furnace Road, as it is called locally, has a history that dates to the 1700’s. In 1747, a packhorse trail known as the Great Wagon (Nichols Gap) Road from Philadelphia branched off at modern day New Oxford, and ran through the modern . . . Map (db m202027) HM
3 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Monterey, Washington Township — The Battle of Monterey PassCuster Moves Forward
At the Monterey Pass, Union General Judson Kilpatrick divided his cavalry division, sending portions of the 1st Michigan to Fairfield Gap to attack the wagon train as it entered the Maria Furnace Road. He also ordered the 1st Vermont Cavalry to . . . Map (db m136002) HM
4 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Monterey, Washington Township — The Battle of Monterey PassStop the Wagons
After the first Union attack was repelled by Captain Emack, he then worried about the wagon train entering the Emmitsburg and Waynesboro Turnpike from Maria Furnace Road. He quickly ordered his men near present day Hawley Memorial Presbyterian . . . Map (db m136225) HM
5 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Monterey, Washington Township — The Retreat From GettysburgMount Misery
Shortly after nightfall on July 4, the Confederate infantry was ordered to withdraw from Gettysburg. Upon reaching Fairfield, South Mountain stood as a natural barrier separating the Confederate army and the Cumberland Valley. With the recent rains . . . Map (db m224097) HM
 
 
 
 
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Apr. 25, 2024