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 of marble, commemorating visits of Abraham Lincoln, James Buchanan, Horace Greeley, Winfield Scott Hancock and Theodore Roosevelt to the old Caldwell House. This was a popular hotel on the southeast corner of North Queen Street and East Chestnut Streets. This tablet was placed in the lobby of the first Hotel Brunswick (on the site of the Caldwell House). It was the gift of the Honorable W. U. Hensel, attorney and historian of the Historical Society, of which he was a founding member. Erected in 1915.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Bronze tablet on the site of the White Swan Hotel, south side of Penn Square. This was the leading public house in Lancaster from about 1747 to 1855 - many distinguished visitors were entertained here. Erected in 1924.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Bronze tablet on the site of the Grape Hotel, 30 - 32 North Queen Street, in Lancaster. This was a popular meetin gplace for numerous military groups and committees during the Revolutionary War. Monument erected in 1926.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Bronze tablet on the house at 215 East Orange Street in Lancaster. This was the home of Christopher Marshall (born 1709, died 1795). He resided here from 1777 to 1781. He was a celebrated Philadelphia apothecary and famous for his diary which he kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the Revolutionary War. Monument erected in 1927.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Bronze tablet on the old stone parsonage of Trinity Lutheran Church. It was here at 33 North Duke Street that the Reverend Gotthilf Henry Muhlenberg lived during his thirty five years as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church. In addition to being an authority among botanitsts, Dr. Muhlenberg also served as first president of Franklin College. Monument erected in 1929.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Bronze tablet on the house in Penn Square that was the home of Colonel William Henry. He was a prominent patriot and master rifle maker of the Revolution. In addition he was also an enterprising and successful experimenter in steam navigation. Tablet erected in 1931.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
