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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM831_village-of-heckton_Harrisburg-PA.html
Named for Dr. Lewis Heck - Born 1810 - Died 1890 - Reared in Shippensburg, Dr. Heck settled here in 1832. He practiced medicine and served as a Representative in the Pennsylvania General Assembly during the Civil War. He also operated a large stea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM830_col-timothy-green_Dauphin-PA.html
In the graveyard to the south rests Timothy Green, officer in the French and Indian War; signer of the Hanover Independence Resolves in June, 1774; an outstanding leader of this region in the Revolution.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM82X_fort-halifax_Halifax-PA.html
Just west of this point stood Fort Halifax. It was built in 1756 by Col. William Clapham, and was one of the chain of frontier forts built to protect settlers in this region during French and Indian War days.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM82W_millersburg-ferry_Millersburg-PA.html
The only surviving ferry service across the Susquehanna began as early as 1825. Boats were poled by manpower until 1873, when the first paddlewheeler was acquired. In the 1920's, gasoline engines replaced steam power, and the paddlewheels were shi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM82V_the-music-pavilion-gazebo_Millersburg-PA.html
In July 1891, a group of men, realizing the need of the town, formed a committee to have a music stand or pavilion built for the community. The structure was to have several purposes after construction. It would be used by various musical organiza…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM82U_daniel-miller-memorial-fountain_Millersburg-PA.html
After the 1907 Centennial celebration, the committee decided to use the money that was left after the bills were paid to erect a memorial to Daniel Miller, founder of Millersburg. After the design of a granite fountain was agreed upon, the committ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM82R_civil-war-soldiers-monument_Millersburg-PA.html
The G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) Post 212 and the Millersburg Sentinel together raised the money to have a Civil War monument erected. The soldier and the base were quarried and cut in Italy. The soldier stands 6 feet and weighs 900 pounds.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM82P_eisenhower-ancestral-home_Elizabethville-PA.html
Built in 1854by Jacob F. EisenhowerGrandfather ofDwight D. Eisenhower34th President of the United States of AmericaFrom this farm the family migrated toKansas in the summer of 1878.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7CZ_col-james-burd_Highspire-PA.html
Tinian, home of Col. Burd, is still standing on the opposite hill. Burd was road-builder of Braddock's expedition. French and Indian War commandant at Fort Augusta. Patriot and a soldier in the Revolution.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM62V_gar-building_Lykens-PA.html
Built 1852has been placed on theNational Registerof Historic Placesby the United StatesDepartment of the Interior