This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Lancaster County.
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Lancaster 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 81 historical markers located in Lancaster County.[1]
| Marker title | Image | Date dedicated | Location | Marker type | Topics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Ellicott | 123 N. Prince Street, Lancaster 40.04°N -76.3084°W | City | Exploration, Government & Politics 19th Century, Medicine & Science, Navigation, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
| Bailey's Printshop | 14 W. King St., Lancaster 40.0381°N -76.3063°W | City | Business & Industry, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
| Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell (1918-1996) | McCaskey High School, 445 N Reservoir St., Lancaster 40.0476°N -76.292°W | Roadside | African American, Military Post-Civil War, Sports & Recreation | ||||||
| Baron Stiegel | Pa. 72 at Square in Manheim 40.1638°N -76.4284°W | Roadside | Business & Industry, Glass, Iron, Professions & Vocations, Religion | ||||||
| Boehm's Chapel | Pa. 272 northbound at Boehm's Rd., .1 mile S of Willow Street 39.9623°N -76.2683°W | Roadside | Religion | ||||||
| Charles Demuth | 118 E. King St., Lancaster 40.0383°N -76.3029°W | City | Artists | ||||||
| Christiana Riot, The | Lower Valley Rd. near Orchard Buck Rd., Sadsbury Twp., SW of Christiana 39.9363°N -76.0122°W | Roadside | African American, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Underground Railroad | ||||||
| Colonial Mansion | NW corner, Orange & Shippen Sts., Lancaster 40.0402°N -76.2997°W | City | Buildings, Mansions & Manors | ||||||
| Columbia | Pa. 462 (old U.S. 30) at E end of Columbia 40.0328°N -76.506°W | Roadside | Cities & Towns, Transportation | ||||||
| Conestoga Indian Town | n/a | Pa. 999 between Washington Boro & Millersville, 200 ft. W of SR 3017 (Missing) | Roadside | Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native American, William Penn | |||||
| Conestoga Indian Town - PLAQUE | SR 3017 (Safe Harbor Rd.) at Indian Marker Rd. near Letort, 4 miles SW of Millersville 39.9599°N -76.4003°W | Plaque | Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native American | ||||||
| Conestoga Navigation Company | Rte. 324 at New Danville Pike, Lancaster Twp. 40.0102°N -76.3036°W | Roadside | Canals, Navigation, Transportation | ||||||
| Conestoga Wagon | Pa. 462 (old US 30), .8 mile E of Lancaster (Missing) | Roadside | Transportation | ||||||
| Conoy Indian Town | n/a | Pa. 441, 1 mile S of Bainbridge 40.0859°N -76.6525°W | Roadside | Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native American | |||||
| Donegal Church | Pa. 230, 3.5 miles SE of Elizabethtown | Roadside | Religion | ||||||
| Drumore Celebration - PLAQUE | US 222 (E side) at Unicorn S of Quarryville | Plaque | Military, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
| Early Architecture | n/a | 28 N. Water St., Lancaster 40.0384°N -76.3087°W | City | Buildings, Houses & Homesteads | |||||
| Early Telegraph | Pa. 230, 3.1 miles SE of Elizabethtown 40.1222°N -76.5428°W | Roadside | Business & Industry, Invention | ||||||
| Ephrata Cloister | n/a | At the site on U.S. 322, Ephrata 40.1859°N -76.1874°W | Roadside | Religion | |||||
| Ephrata Cloister | Pa. 272 N & S of U.S. 322, Ephrata 40.184°N -76.1902°W | Roadside | Religion | ||||||
| First Presbyterian Church | 140 E. Orange St., Lancaster 40.0399°N -76.3026°W | City | Religion | ||||||
| First Reformed Church | 40 E. Orange St., Lancaster 40.0398°N -76.3046°W | City | Ethnic & Immigration, Religion | ||||||
| First Settlement - PLAQUE | US 30 at the Bethany Ave., E end of Paradise | Plaque | Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Religion, William Penn | ||||||
| Franklin and Marshall College | Harrisburg Ave. at entrance to college, Lancaster (Missing) | Roadside | Education | ||||||
| Fulton Opera House | N. Prince St. between King & Orange Sts., Lancaster | City | Buildings, Music & Theater | ||||||
| George Ross | SW corner, King & Lime Sts., Lancaster 40.0384°N -76.3015°W | City | American Revolution, Government & Politics, Houses & Homesteads, Military, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
| Gibson's Tavern | NE section of Square; at Jacobs' Store; approx. 15 ' north of fire alarm box, Lancaster | City | Buildings, Early Settlement, Inns & Taverns | ||||||
| Great Minqua Path | River Rd., just S of Washington Boro | Roadside | Early Settlement, Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation | ||||||
| Great Minquas Path | U.S. 30 just N of Gap 39.992°N -76.0203°W | Roadside | Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation | ||||||
| Heintzelman House | 24 S. Main St. (Pa. 72), Manheim 40.1631°N -76.3946°W | City | Civil War, Military | ||||||
| Herr House | U.S. 222 at Hans Herr Dr., West Lampeter Twp., Lancaster 39.9897°N -76.2671°W | Roadside | Houses & Homesteads, Religion | ||||||
| Holy Trinity | 31 S. Duke St., Lancaster 40.0377°N -76.3034°W | Roadside | Native American, Religion | ||||||
| Hopewell Forge Mansion | U.S. 322, 2 miles W of Brickerville 40.2361°N -76.3328°W | Roadside | Business & Industry, Iron | ||||||
| Isaac Long Barn | Off Pa. 272 (Oregon Pike) at Landis Valley Museum, Lancaster 40.0908°N -76.2803°W | Roadside | Buildings, Ethnic & Immigration, Religion | ||||||
| James Buchanan | SE section of Square, Lancaster 40.0372°N -76.3057°W | City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century | ||||||
| James Buchanan | S. Queen St. at Woodward Hill Cemetery, Lancaster 40.0293°N -76.3043°W | City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century | ||||||
| John A. Sutter | Pa. 501 (S. Broad St.) at Lemon St., Lititz 40.1533°N -76.3072°W | Roadside | Business & Industry, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
| John Durang (1768-1822) | 126 N Water St., Lancaster | City | Music & Theater, Performers, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
| John F. Reynolds (1820-1863) | 42 W. King St., between Queen & Prince Sts., Lancaster 40.0378°N -76.3072°W | City | Civil War, Military | ||||||
| Joseph Simon (1712–1804) | W Orange & N Queen Sts., Lancaster 40.0395°N -76.306°W | Roadside | American Revolution, Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Exploration, Religion | ||||||
| Lancaster | U.S. 30 E at Lancaster (Missing) | Roadside | Business & Industry, Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Government & Politics | ||||||
| Lancaster | U.S. 230 W at Lancaster (Missing) | Roadside | Business & Industry, Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Government & Politics | ||||||
| Lancaster | U.S. 30 W at Lancaster (Missing) | Roadside | Business & Industry, Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Government & Politics | ||||||
| Lancaster | Pa. 72 N of Lancaster (Missing) | Roadside | Business & Industry, Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Government & Politics | ||||||
| Lancaster | U.S. 222 S at Lancaster | Roadside | Business & Industry, Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Government & Politics | ||||||
| Lancaster | Pa. 501 N of Lancaster | Roadside | Business & Industry, Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Government & Politics | ||||||
| Lancaster | On main highways leading into city (Missing) | Roadside | Cities & Towns, Government & Politics | ||||||
| Lancaster County | Old Courthouse, N. Duke St., Lancaster | City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century | ||||||
| Lancaster County Courthouse | SW section of Square, Lancaster (Missing) | City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century | ||||||
| Lincoln Highway | Rte. 462, east end of Veterans Memorial/Columbia–Wrightsville Bridge, Columbia 40.033°N -76.5062°W | Roadside | Business & Industry, Roads, Transportation | ||||||
| Linden Hall | Pa. 772 (E. Main St.) at school in Lititz 40.1564°N -76.3016°W | City | Education, Religion, Women | ||||||
| Lititz | n/a | PA 501 near Rt. 772 intersection, at Lititz Spring Park, Lititz 40.1581°N -76.3075°W | City | Cities & Towns, Ethnic & Immigration, Religion | |||||
| Martin Chartier - PLAQUE | PA 441 (River Rd.) at Charlestown Rd., Washington Boro 39.9982°N -76.4733°W | Plaque | Early Settlement, Exploration, Native American | ||||||
| Martin Meylin's Gunshop | U.S. 222 at junction Pa. 272 northbound near Willow Street 39.9872°N -76.2817°W | Roadside | Buildings, Business & Industry | ||||||
| Mathias Roeser | 315 West King St., Lancaster 40.0373°N -76.3817°W | City | American Revolution, Military | ||||||
| Military Stables and Barracks | 307 N. Duke St., Lancaster 40.0433°N -76.3047°W | City | American Revolution, Buildings, Military | ||||||
| Millersville University | U.S. 30, 1 mile W of Lancaster | Roadside | Education | ||||||
| Millersville University | On N. George St. at campus, Millersville | Roadside | Education | ||||||
| Moravian Gemeinhaus | NE corner, Main (Pa. 772) & Elm Sts., Lititz 40.1553°N -76.295°W | City | Education, Houses & Homesteads, Religion | ||||||
| Old Jail | W. King St. between Prince & Water Sts., Lancaster (Missing) | City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century | ||||||
| Pennsylvania Farm Museum | Landis Valley Museum, 2451 Kissel Hill Rd., Lancaster | Roadside | Agriculture | ||||||
| Pennsylvania Medical Society | North Duke & Walnut Streets, Lancaster 40.0429°N -76.3051°W | Roadside | Education, Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations, Religion | ||||||
| Pennsylvania Rifle | Pa. 462 (old U.S. 30), .8 mile E of Lancaster (MISSING) | Roadside | Business & Industry | ||||||
| Pennsylvania Rifle | Marietta Pike (PA 23), near Oakwood Ln., west end of Lancaster 40.0482°N -76.3431°W | Roadside | Business & Industry | ||||||
| Robert Fulton Birthplace | At site, U.S. 222 N of Goshen | Roadside | Artists, Canals, Professions & Vocations, Transportation | ||||||
| Rock Ford Plantation | S. Duke St. ext., Lancaster, at Conestoga River 40.0236°N -76.3832°W | Roadside | American Revolution, George Washington, Mansions & Manors, Medicine & Science, Military, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
| Samuel S. Haldeman (1812-1880) | River Rd. (PA 441) S of Bainbridge at Locust Grove Rd. 40.0798°N -76.6557°W | Roadside | Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations, Writers | ||||||
| Shippen House | NW corner, Orange & Lime Sts., Lancaster 40.0401°N -76.3802°W | City | Buildings, Government & Politics 18th Century, Houses & Homesteads, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
| Simon Cameron | W. High St. near Square, Maytown | City | Abraham Lincoln, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century | ||||||
| Simon Snyder | N. Queen St. between Chestnut & Walnut Sts., Lancaster 40.0427°N -76.3067°W | City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors, Military, War of 1812 | ||||||
| Slaymakertown | U.S. 30 between Gap & Kinzer at "White Chimneys" (Missing) | Roadside | Buildings, Cities & Towns, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Roads | ||||||
| St. James' Church (Episcopal) | 119 N. Duke St., Lancaster 40.0398°N -76.3037°W | City | Buildings, Government & Politics 18th Century, Religion | ||||||
| Stiegel Glass Manufactory | 102 W. Stiegel St., Manheim | City | Buildings, Business & Industry, Glass | ||||||
| Stiegel Mansion | 1 N. Main St. (Pa. 72), Manheim (destroyed by passing vehicle 3/04) (Missing) | City | Buildings, Mansions & Manors | ||||||
| Thaddeus Stevens | W. Chestnut St. at Shreiner's Cemetery, near N Mulberry St., Lancaster 40.0406°N -76.311°W | City | African American, Business & Industry, Education, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
| Washington Boro Archaeological Sites | Intersection of Rts. 999 & 441, at community park, Washington Boro | Roadside | Native American | ||||||
| Wheatland | Pa. 462 (Columbia Ave.) near President Ave. just W of Lancaster 40.0384°N -76.3349°W | Roadside | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century | ||||||
| Wheatland | N. President Ave. near Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster 40.0528°N -76.3245°W | Roadside | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century | ||||||
| William C. Sproul | Georgetown Rd. / Newark Rd. (PA 896) at Octoraro Creek, just W. of county line, Lancaster 39.871°N -76.0046°W | Roadside | Education, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century, Governors, Roads | ||||||
| William Chester Ruth (1882-1971) | 5369 Lincoln Hwy. East, Rt. 30, Gap 39.9919°N -76.0189°W | Roadside | African American, Agriculture, Invention, Religion | ||||||
| William Henry | NW section of Square, Lancaster (Missing) | City | Invention, Navigation, Professions & Vocations, Transportation | ||||||
| Witmer's Tavern | 2014 Old Philadelphia Pk. (PA 340) just E of US 30, at E end of Lancaster 40.0402°N -76.2415°W | Roadside | Buildings, Business & Industry, Inns & Taverns |