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First printing press west of Susquehanna River was set up on this site. Here, government publications and continental currency were printed while Congress met in York, Sept. 1777 to June 1778.
Details
| HM Number | HM2GT |
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| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 18th Century |
| Historical Place | Business Center |
| Marker Type | Historic Building |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Placed By | Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 3:01pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 352266 N 4424968 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 39.96196667, -76.72971667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 57.718', W 76° 43.783' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 57' 43.0800" N, 76° 43' 46.9800" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 717 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 9 N Beaver St, York PA 17401, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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