List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Lebanon County
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This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Lebanon County.
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 32 historical markers located in Lebanon County.[1]
Historical markers
[edit]Marker title | Image | Date dedicated | Location | Marker type | Topics |
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Blue Mountain Forts | December 6, 1949 | Jonestown Rd. (old U.S. 22), near intersection with Pa. 934, at Harper Tavern | Roadside | Forts, French & Indian War, Government & Politics 18th Century, Military, Native American | |
Cornwall Banks | March 1, 1947 | Boyd St., Cornwall, at now abandoned mine 40°16′06″N 76°24′16″W / 40.26826°N 76.40449°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Iron | |
Cornwall Furnace | August 1, 1948 | Rexmont Rd. at site in Cornwall 40°16′17″N 76°24′26″W / 40.27138°N 76.4073°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Furnaces, Iron | |
Cornwall Furnace | n/a | Boyd St. (old US 322) near Rexmont, Cornwall 40°16′17″N 76°24′21″W / 40.27135°N 76.40587°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Furnaces, Iron | |
Cornwall Iron Furnace | June 1, 2005 | Rts. 322 & 419, near Quentin, W of Cornwall 40°30′57″N 76°40′48″W / 40.5158°N 76.68°W |
Roadside | American Revolution, Furnaces, Iron | |
Fort Swatara | July 14, 1999 | Pa. 72, about a mile N of Lickdale 40°27′52″N 76°30′52″W / 40.46456°N 76.51436°W |
Roadside | Early Settlement, Forts, French & Indian War, Military, Native American | |
Fort Zeller | March 21, 1947 | PA 419 (Main St.) at Ft. Zeller Rd., Newmanstown 40°20′42″N 76°13′23″W / 40.34505°N 76.22298°W |
Roadside | Forts, French & Indian War, Military, Native American | |
Grubb's First Forge | June 7, 1967 | Boyd St. & Gold Rd., Miners' Village, Cornwall 40°16′02″N 76°24′08″W / 40.26727°N 76.40213°W |
City | Business & Industry, Iron | |
Indiantown | March 1, 1947 | Fisher Ave. (PA 934), just S of old US 22, Harper Tavern 40°24′06″N 76°34′33″W / 40.40153°N 76.57581°W |
Roadside | Early Settlement, Native American | |
Indiantown Gap | n/a | US 22 NE of Harrisburg, E of Rt. 743 intersection | Roadside | Cities & Towns, Military, Native American | |
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation | March 1, 1947 | SR 4019, 1.3 miles N of U.S. 22 approaching Fort Indiantown Gap, Harper Tavern 40°25′23″N 76°34′34″W / 40.42317°N 76.57598°W |
Roadside | Military, Military Post-Civil War | |
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation | March 1, 1947 | old US 22 S of Fort Indiantown Gap, near PA 934, Harper Tavern 40°24′24″N 76°34′50″W / 40.40676°N 76.58062°W |
Roadside | Military, Military Post-Civil War | |
Jacob Albright | June 7, 1967 | Pa. 897 near Main & Shad Sts., Kleinfeltersville 40°18′09″N 76°14′43″W / 40.30244°N 76.24527°W |
City | Ethnic & Immigration, Religion | |
James Lick | March 1, 1947 | U.S. 22 near junction Pa. 343 just S of Fredericksburg 40°26′21″N 76°25′51″W / 40.43907°N 76.43071°W |
Roadside | Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations | |
John Walter | March 1, 1947 | Old U.S. 22 W of Ono at cemetery 40°24′09″N 76°32′30″W / 40.40238°N 76.54155°W |
Roadside | Music & Theater, Publishing, Religion | |
Lebanon County | October 6, 1982 | County-Municipal Bldg., 400 S. 8th St., Lebanon 40°19′57″N 76°25′26″W / 40.33258°N 76.42386°W |
City | Agriculture, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Religion | |
Lindley Murray | March 1, 1947 | U.S. 22, 18 miles NE of Harrisburg, E of junction Pa. 934 just N of Harper Tavern 40°24′07″N 76°34′34″W / 40.40183°N 76.57599°W |
Roadside | Education, Mills, Professions & Vocations, Writers | |
Lindley Murray | March 1, 1947 | Intersection Pa. 934 & old U.S. 22, Harper Tavern 40°24′16″N 76°34′38″W / 40.40456°N 76.57726°W |
Roadside | Education, Mills, Professions & Vocations, Writers | |
Lindley Murray | March 21, 1947 | Pa. 934, .2 mile N of U.S. 22, Harper Tavern 40°24′35″N 76°34′54″W / 40.40979°N 76.58159°W |
Roadside | Education, Mills, Professions & Vocations, Writers | |
One Red Rose - PLAQUE | n/a | On church at old US 422 between SR 2019 & Berks County line, Myerstown 40°22′56″N 76°15′47″W / 40.38225°N 76.26309°W |
Plaque | Religion | |
Pennsylvania Chatauqua, The | August 3, 2002 | Pa. Route 117 and Carnegie Ave., Mt. Gretna 40°14′54″N 76°28′17″W / 40.24829°N 76.47127°W |
Roadside | Artists, Education, Medicine & Science, Religion | |
Reed's Fort | December 6, 1949 | Allentown Blvd. / Wm. Penn Hwy. (US 22), E of Fisher Ave. (PA 934), just W of Ono 40°24′25″N 76°33′31″W / 40.40699°N 76.55858°W |
Roadside | Forts, French & Indian War, Military, Native American | |
Sattazahn Lutheran Church | October 12, 1980 | At church on Green Point School Rd., N of Pa. 443 near Murray 40°29′55″N 76°32′17″W / 40.49862°N 76.53813°W |
Roadside | American Revolution, Buildings, Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Military, Religion | |
Schaefferstown Water Company | April 22, 1995 | Fountain Park at S. Market St. & Sheep Hill Rd., Schaefferstown 40°17′44″N 76°17′38″W / 40.29562°N 76.29399°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Early Settlement, Environment | |
Swatara Gap | March 1, 1947 | PA 72, 2 miles N of Lickdale, near Inwood 40°28′32″N 76°31′17″W / 40.47563°N 76.52138°W |
Roadside | Early Settlement, Forts, French & Indian War, Military, Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation | |
Transportation Corps Unit Training Center | October 16, 2008 | Fisher Ave., near Quartermaster Rd., Ft. Indiantown Gap, Annville | Roadside | Education, Military, Military Post-Civil War, Transportation | |
Tulpehocken Evangelical and Reformed Church | August 27, 1954 | Benjamin Franklin Hwy. / E Lincoln Ave (US 422) near E Main Ave., 3 miles E of Myerstown | Roadside | Buildings, Religion | |
Union Canal | January 6, 1950 | U.S. 422, 1 mile W of Myerstown 40°22′08″N 76°20′03″W / 40.36892°N 76.33415°W |
Roadside | Canals, Navigation, Transportation | |
Union Canal | September 28, 1950 | PA 72 just S of PA 443 junction, near iron bridge, 4 miles NW of Lickdale 40°28′47″N 76°31′56″W / 40.47981°N 76.5322°W |
Roadside | Canals, Navigation, Transportation | |
Union Canal | April 1, 1950 | Pa. 72, 5 miles NW of Lebanon 40°23′43″N 76°29′10″W / 40.39541°N 76.48622°W |
Roadside | Canals, Navigation, Transportation | |
Union Canal Tunnel | March 21, 1947 | At site on Tunnel Hill Rd. (SR 4001) near W Maple St. / Ebenezer Rd.(PA 72) junction, NW of Lebanon 40°20′59″N 76°27′37″W / 40.34983°N 76.46015°W |
Roadside | Canals, Navigation, Transportation | |
Union Forge | n/a | SR 1020 just E of Pa. 72, Lickdale 40°27′11″N 76°30′40″W / 40.45296°N 76.51106°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Coal, Iron |
See also
[edit]- List of Pennsylvania state historical markers
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
References
[edit]- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2010-07-19.