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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M33_trailblazers_Harrisburg-PA.html
The second Bethel AME Church opened on Short Street on November 24, 1839. Bethel's first pastors-Reverend Levin Lee (ca. 1833-1843), Reverend T.M.D. Ward (1843-1845), and Reverend Abraham Cole (1846-ca.1854) —- each helped increase interest …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M0L_revolutionary-war-gun-factory_Hummelstown-PA.html
During the British occupation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's provisional government moved west and its official gun factory was established at Hummelstown. Secretly operating near here from 1777 to 1779, it mass-produced muskets and rifles for th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M0K_rockville-bridge_Harrisburg-PA.html
The longest stone masonry arch railroad bridge in the world, visible to the south, was built between 1900 and 1902. Named for the surrounding small settlement, it has forty-eight arches and a length of 3,820 feet. It is the third bridge constructe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L0U_milton-hershey-school_Hershey-PA.html
Records indicate that Isaac Hershey, great-grandfather of Milton Hershey, purchased the Kinderhaus property circa 1800. The building is the oldest structure on the Milton Hershey School campus and one of the oldest homes in Derry Township.
In 182…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L0T_kinderhaus-climbing-tree_Hershey-PA.html
Though the Milton Hershey School campus is graced by a number of magnificent trees, one of the oldest and most meaningful to generations of HIS/MHS students might be this Chinese chestnut. Known informally as the "climbing tree) for low-hangi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L0S_wildlife-habitat-enhancement_Hershey-PA.html
Native grass meadows are used as a constituent of the landscape on the campus of Milton Hershey School. Benefits of meadow installation:
· Meadows provide excellent habitat elements for a variety of wildlife species. In particular, grou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L0A_kinderhaus-canna-bed_Hershey-PA.html
Catherine Hershey loved cannas and the gardens at High Point included many examples. On the occasion of Fanny Hershey's 80th birthday in 1915, Milton prepared a surprise birthday party for his mother at High Point. The event was big news in the He…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11KC_maurice-k-goddard_Harrisburg-PA.html
Served five governors from 1955 to 1979 in an extraordinary career as Secretary of the former Departments of Environmental Resources and Forests and Waters. Goddard significantly expanded the state park system, established state forest natural and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTTQ_cumberland-valley-railroad-bridge_Harrisburg-PA.html
The coming of the railroad to Harrisburg in 1836 led to the construction of the first bridges to span the Susquehanna, since the building of the Camelback Bridge in 1817, which planted the seed for what would become the city's trademark of distinc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKYB_hanover-resolves_Grantville-PA.html
The earliest resolves for independence in the State. Drawn June 4, 1774, by Col. Timothy Green and eight Hanover Township patriots. They committed their cause to "Heaven and our Rifles"