Williams Grove

Williams Grove (HMHXQ)

Location: Dillsburg, PA 17019 Cumberland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 8.839', W 77° 1.8'

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This railroad junction became the site of the Great Grangers' Interstate Picnic Exhibition, founded 1874 by R. H. Thomas of the State Grange. The annual event drew an estimated 100,000 or more people in a week by the 1890's. The John Williams House, built about 1799, stands nearby.
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HM NumberHMHXQ
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Year Placed1980
Placed ByPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
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Date Added Monday, September 22nd, 2014 at 3:58am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 327086 N 4446083
Decimal Degrees40.14731667, -77.03000000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 8.839', W 77° 1.8'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 8' 50.34" N, 77° 1' 48.00" W
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Area Code(s)717
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1630-1668 Williams Grove Rd, Dillsburg PA 17019, US
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