Photograph of a framed, hand tinted collage of photographs of people and scenes around Lancaster County including James Buchanan, Wheatland, curbside market at East King Street, Donegal Presbyterian Church, Witmer's Bridge, a covered bridge, Conestoga Wagon, John Wise's balloon ascension from Penn Square and old City Hall.
Bronze tablet on a pillar next to the Grubb Mansion on North Lime Street, near the home of John Wise. He was a celebrated balloonist of the Civil War period, who in the course of a notable career, made 462 ascensions.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.