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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3ED_captain-thomas-cresap_Wrightsville-PA.html
1703 - 1790A MarylanderSettled on these indian lands ofConejohela in 1730and held them for Lord Baltimoreagainst the Penn Proprietorsuntil 1736, when in the border warhe was burned outof this log house or fortnear this marker toward the riveron hi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3EB_cresaps-fort_Wrightsville-PA.html
Thomas Cresap settled here about 1730 on lands claimed by Lord Baltimore of Maryland. Forcibly evicted in 1736 by Penn agents who burned his "fort", Cresap moved to Western Maryland, where he continued active in frontier affairs and died about 1790.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3EA_susquehanna-and-tidewater-canal_Wrightsville-PA.html
Chartered by Pennsylvania, 1835; run by the canal company, 1840-1872, and the Reading Railroad till 1894. Followed the river for 45 miles below Columbia.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3E7_susquehanna-canal_Wrightsville-PA.html
Masonry visible beside the river remains from a lock of the canal which carried goods southward from Columbia, and provided an outlet for trade from Pennsylvania to Baltimore.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2TU_1861-1865_Wrightsville-PA.html
These guns presented by U.S. Government mark Wrightsville as the farthest point east reached by the confederate forces June 28, 1863 during the Civil War.Dedicated by Post No. 270 G.A.R. July 4, 1900Replaced by Wrightsville Rotary Club 1954
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2TT_flame-of-freedom_Wrightsville-PA.html
Dedicated to those who served to keep alive the flames of freedom.Erected in observance of the 50th anniversary of the American Legion by Post 469 Wrightsville, Penna. on May 30, 1969.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2TS_u-s-s-maine-memorial_Wrightsville-PA.html
In MemoriamU.S.S. MaineDestroyed in Havana HarborFebruary 15, 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2TQ_susquehanna-river-water-trail_Wrightsville-PA.html
Lower Section - York Haven to Safe HarborPFBC Wrightsville AccessThe Susquehanna River is an American treasure reflecting the places and people of the Pennsylvania heartland. Enjoy your trip on the Susquehanna River Water Trail - an integral part …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2TP_the-susquehanna-and-tidewater-canal_Wrightsville-PA.html
Before the hydroelectric companies built dams on the river in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the lower reaches of the Susquehanna were shallow, rocky, and virtually unnavigable.In the 1830s, Baltimore merchants campaigned for f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2TM_springetsbury-manor_Wrightsville-PA.html
Established by warrant of June, 1722; resurveyed in 1768. Extending from the Susquehanna to about 18 mi. west, and about 3 mi. on each side of this highway, it was largest reserved estate of the Penns in Pennsylvania.