Historical Markers in Paxtang, Pennsylvania

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Historical Markers in Paxtang, Pennsylvania

1 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Paxtang — John Harris, Jr. — 1726 - 1791 —

Buried here is the founder of the city of Harrisburg. In 1785, he and five others planned and named the city. — — Map (db m6826) HM

2 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Paxtang — Original Location of the Paxton Congregation —

This marker is placed on the site of the original log church building erected by the Paxton Congregation about 1716. The top stones of this marker formed a part of the building supports and were excavated on this location. — — Map (db m137419) HM

3 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Paxtang — Paxton Church —

Organized as a congregation in 1732, with William Bertram as first pastor. The second pastor was the famed "Fighting Parson," John Elder. In the churchyard are buried John Harris, Jr., William Maclay and other notables of this region. — — Map (db m6822) HM

4 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Paxtang — 46 — Paxton Presbyterian Church — Founded in 1716 — American Presbyterian and Reformed Historical Site —

The first building on this site, a log structure, was erected about 1716. Regular pastorate was established in 1726. The present stone building was erected in 1740 and was restored in 1931. It is the oldest Presbyterian Church building in continuous . . . — — Map (db m122383) HM

5 ► Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Paxtang — William Maclay, Esq. — 1736 - 1804 —

Buried here is the first U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania. In 1789, he and Robert Morris were the first from the Keystone State to be elected to the Senate of the United States. — — Map (db m6828) HM

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