Historical Markers and War Memorials in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania
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On PA 462 Lincoln Highway at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east on PA 462 Lincoln Highway.
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Greater love hath no man than this: That he lay down his life for a friend.
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Honoring the men and women of this community who served our country in all wars.
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To those who served our country . . . — — Map (db m5066) HM
On Walnut Street at North Front Street, on the right when traveling west on Walnut Street. Reported permanently removed.
By late June 1863, the Confederate Army had invaded Pennsylvania. After capturing York, the Rebels planned to take the state capital, Harrisburg, and possibly Philadelphia. To get there, they would need to cross the Susquehanna River at . . . — — Map (db m170239) HM
On N. Fourth Street at Lincoln Highway (Pennsylvania Route 462), in the median on N. Fourth Street.
Dedicated to those who served to keep alive the flames of freedom.
Erected in observance of the 50th anniversary of the American Legion by Post 469 Wrightsville, Penna. on May 30, 1969. — — Map (db m5081) WM
On Lincoln Highway (Pennsylvania Route 462) at Hellam Street, on the left when traveling east on Lincoln Highway.
Confederate troops, sent from York by Gen. Early to cross the river and march on Harrisburg, reached here June 28, 1863. U.S. militia withdrew, firing the bridge and barring any Southern advance beyond the river. — — Map (db m168736) HM
Near Hallam Street at N 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
In the two-story brick building in front of you, newlywed Mary Jane (Rewalt) Magee, the daughter of Wrightsville’s chief burgess, served breakfast to Confederate Gen. John B. Gordon on June 29, 1863. Quite remarkable considering her new husband . . . — — Map (db m199208) HM
On Hellam Street (State Highway 462) at North 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west on Hellam Street. Reported permanently removed.
Four decades after the Civil War, the June 1863 fire at Wrightsville still loomed in Confederate General John Brown Gordon's memory. "The Union Troops stationed at Wrightsville had," he wrote, "after their retreat across it, fired the bridge which I . . . — — Map (db m174168) HM
On Cherry Street west of North 7th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Directly in front of you stands Hybla, which Jonathan and Susanna Mifflin, a Quaker couple, built about 1800. Mifflin, a Revolutionary War captain (afterward a colonel), and his wife hid freedom seekers on their estate and helped them escape across . . . — — Map (db m173061) HM
On Walnut Street, 0.1 miles east of North Front Street, on the left when traveling east.
Thick smoke blackened the sky here on Sunday, June 28, 1863. The world's longest covered bridge was burning to prevent Confederates from crossing the Susquehanna River into Lancaster County during the Gettysburg Campaign. In six hours, flames . . . — — Map (db m230602) HM
On Hellam Street at 8th Street, on the right when traveling east on Hellam Street.
This highway for twenty five miles westward
across York County was planted with trees
by the People of the County
and dedicated by them to be forever a
Road of
Remembrance
in honor of
Their Sons and Daughters
who . . . — — Map (db m120174) WM
On Front Street at Orange Street, on the left when traveling south on Front Street.
Chartered by Pennsylvania, 1835; run by the canal company, 1840 - 1872, and the Reading Railroad till 1894. Followed the river for 45 miles below Columbia. — — Map (db m5067) HM
On S. Front Street (Pennsylvania Route 624) at Orange Street, on the right when traveling north on S. Front Street.
Lock masonry, just below
the bridge, and part of the
old channel mark the north
end of the canal, which met
the State-owned canal at
Columbia. Until 1863, the
river-bridge had a towpath
for mules; later, tugboats
pulled canal craft across. — — Map (db m160219) HM
On Maple Street, 0.1 miles east of S. Front Street.
Lower Section - York Haven to Safe Harbor
PFBC Wrightsville Access
The Susquehanna River is an American treasure reflecting the places and people of the Pennsylvania heartland. Enjoy your trip on the Susquehanna River Water Trail - an . . . — — Map (db m169258) HM
On Walnut Street at North Front Street, on the right when traveling east on Walnut Street. Reported damaged.
Although the Susquehanna has long been a north-south transportation corridor, it was an impediment to east-west traffic. As early as the seventeenth century,ferries emerged at various points along the river to overcome this barrier. John Wright, . . . — — Map (db m170317) HM
Near Maple Street, 0.1 miles east of S. Front Street, on the right when traveling south.
Before the hydroelectric companies built dams on the river in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the lower reaches of the Susquehanna were shallow, rocky, and virtually unnavigable.
In the 1830s, Baltimore merchants campaigned for . . . — — Map (db m170557) HM
On Chestnut Street, on the left when traveling east.
(1) Wright's Ferry (Wrightsville)
Prior to its incorporation in 1834, the borough of
Wrightsville consisted of two small towns, laid out
in the years 1811-1814. On the north side of Hellam
Street, the town of Wrightsville was laid out . . . — — Map (db m169034) HM
On N. Fourth Street at Lincoln Highway (Pennsylvania Route 462), in the median on N. Fourth Street.
In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15, 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine — — Map (db m5080) HM
On Lincoln Highway (State Highway 462), on the right when traveling west.
(North Side):Dedicated in honor of the Sons and Daughters of Lancaster and York Counties, Pennsylvania who have served in the wars of their country (South Side):Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge Built by Lancaster-York Intercounty Bridge . . . — — Map (db m234375) HM
"Hen" served as President of the Wrightsville Cemetery Association from Oct. 12, 1954 to the time of his death on March 5, 2000. It was through his efforts that major improvements were made to this cemetery. He received the Outstanding Cemeterians . . . — — Map (db m120188) HM
On 7th Street at Hellam Street (Pennsylvania Route 462), in the median on 7th Street.
In honor of
our boys who served their country
in the World War
These made the supreme sacrifice
☆ Wilton H. Abel ☆
☆ David E. Poff ☆
☆ George H. Leithiser ☆
"Greater love hath no man than this
That . . . — — Map (db m172900) WM
On Lincoln Highway (Pennsylvania Route 462) at Hellam Street, on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Highway.
Gateway to the West - Wrightsville was settled in the 1720s by Quakers, including the John Wright family. Wright established a ferry and Wrightsville became a major point of crossing the Susquehanna River by pioneers traveling west. In 1811 Jacob . . . — — Map (db m171286) HM
On Cherry Street west of North 7th Street, on the right when traveling west.
After a stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, Confederate General Robert E. Lee led the Army of Northern Virginia through Maryland into Pennsylvania, marching east to threaten Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. The . . . — — Map (db m170353) HM
On Front Street (Pennsylvania Route 624), on the left when traveling south.
[Title had to be supplied by the contributor.
Center part:]
World War II
[Names supplied. To their left and right are names for World War I.
At bottom are extra names for WWII, Korean, Vietnam, Gulf War.]
[To the . . . — — Map (db m170706) WM
On North Front Street at Lime-Kiln Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Front Street.
Lime Kilns such as these were used for burning limestone and turning it into lime. The lime was used for fertilizer, white-wash, plaster, and deodorant for outhouses. Quarried limestone was also used along with coal and iron ore to make pig iron in . . . — — Map (db m170237) HM
On Lincoln Highway (Pennsylvania Route 462) at Blessing Road, on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Highway.
The "Codorus," built in York by John Elgar, was launched at present-day Accomac, on the Susquehanna River, Nov. 22, 1825. The site is about two miles distant. — — Map (db m244623) HM
Near Samuel S Lewis State Park just west of Mount Pisgah Road, on the left when traveling west.
Maurice K. Goddard's Legacy
Soak in this awe-inspiring scene. You walked or drove only a short distance to get here. Admission was free. Now you'll spend the day in one of the most beautiful places in Pennsylvania, picnicking or swimming, . . . — — Map (db m225116) HM
