Wrightsville

Wrightsville (HM2TE)

Location: Wrightsville, PA 17368 York County
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N 40° 1.535', W 76° 31.751'

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Gateway to the West - Wrightsville was settled in the 1720s by Quakers, including the John Wright family. Wright established a ferry and Wrightsville became a major point of crossing the Susquehanna River by pioneers traveling west. In 1811 Jacob Kline laid out the original 101 lots. The following year 96 lots known as "Westphalia" were laid out by Susannah Wright Houston. By 1814 the first wooden covered bridge was completed. Wrightsville and "Westphalia" joined to form Wrightsville Boro in 1834.

With the advent of railroads and The Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal in the 1840s, Wrightsville's growth continued. Industries began to flourish. Quarries supplied stone for building and for making lime. Brickyards, lumberyards, sawmills, iron foundries, cigar factories, a silk mill and sewing factories provided employment. Several operated well into the 20tgh century.

In the mid 19th century, slaves on the Underground Railroad reached freedom as they passed thru Wrightsville. On June 28, 1863, a Civil War skirmish between Confederate and Union forces culminated with the destruction, by fire of the world's longest covered bridge forcing the Confederates westward into the fateful battles at Gettysburg.

While Wrightsville no longer has railroads, trolleys, ferry boats and canal boats, the Wright's Ferry Bridge (Rt.30) and Veteran's Memorial Bridge (Rt 462) continue to make Wrightsville a busy east/west crossing of the Susquehanna River.
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HM NumberHM2TE
Series This marker is part of the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal series
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Placed ByCivil War Trails
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Date Added Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 at 8:41pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 369515 N 4431716
Decimal Degrees40.02558333, -76.52918333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 1.535', W 76° 31.751'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 1' 32.10" N, 76° 31' 45.06" W
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Area Code(s)717
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6400 PA-462, Wrightsville PA 17368, US
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