Bronze tablet on the house at 45 South Queen Street, Lancaster, where the Honorable Thaddeus Stevens lived from 1843 until his death. He was a leading statesman of the Civil War period and represented Lancaster County in the U. S. House of Representatives.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Bronze tablet on brick pillar at the entrance to the campus of Franklin and Marshall College. It was placed there in celebration of the joint sesquicentennial of the Constitution of the United States and the college. In addition, these original trustees of the college - Thomas McKean, Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush and George Clymer - were recognized, as was Benjamin Franklin, who was a patron of the college. Erected in 1937.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Lancaster County Historical Society marker for the White Swan Hotel, formerly located on the southeast corner of Penn Square, Lancaster. Marker was mounted on exterior wall of Watt and Shand's Department Store.
Memorial pillar and tablet at 320 East Ross Street, Lancaster, marking the site of the country home of the Honorable George Ross (1730 - 1779), colonial statesman and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Erected 1897.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Memorial tablet at the birthplace of Robert Fulton (1765 - 1815) in Fulton Township, honoring him as the first man to apply steam to navigation successfully.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
