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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM52Y_israel-benevolent-society-cemetery_Chambersburg-PA.html
Consecrated in 1844, this cemetery provided a place for Jews to be properly buried under the requirement of Judaic law. Founded by Chevrah Kaddishah (Holy Burial Society), it is the first Jewish cemetery west of Philadelphia formed during a period…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM52X_thompsons-rifle-battalion-capt-james-chambers-company_Chambersburg-PA.html
Recruited in this part of Cumberland (now Franklin) County, Chambers' Company was a unit of the first battalion in the colonies authorized by Congress, in June 1775. From here this company marched about 450 miles to join the siege of Boston. The b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM52W_this-dwight-d-eisenhower-green-ash_Chambersburg-PA.html
Was planted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1599 in honor of all those men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. This living memorial will stand as a humble reminder of the sacrifices and dedication of these men …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM52V_fort-chambers_Chambersburg-PA.html
Erected in 1756 by Col. Benjamin Chambers, pioneer land-owner and founder of the town, who fortified his house and mill with stockade and cannon against Indians.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM52O_chambersburg_Chambersburg-PA.html
Settled 1734 by Benjamin Chambers, who laid out "Chambers Town" in 1764. Seat of Franklin County since 1784. Scene of Civil War events: Raided by "Jeb" Stuart, 1862; occupied by Confederates in 1863; and burned by them in 1864.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM52N_margaret-cochran-corbin_Chambersburg-PA.html
Heroine of the Revolution; born Nov. 12, 1751, near Rocky Spring, 1 1/2 miles to NW. Accompanied her husband to war. Manned a cannon, Fort Washington, N.Y., Nov. 16, 1776, when he was killed. She was wounded, pensioned, and assigned to Invalid Reg…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM52M_wilson-college_Chambersburg-PA.html
Founded in 1869, and named for Sarah Wilson, its benefactor. One of the oldest colleges for women in the U.S. Opened, 1870, in "Norland", former home of Col. A.K. McClure, close friend of Abraham Lincoln.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM52L_john-brown_Chambersburg-PA.html
Boarded in this house for a while in the summer of 1859 under the name of "Smith". While in Chambersburg, he secretly received firearms and ammunition. Later in 1859k Brown led a raid on the arsenal at Harper's Ferry.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM52K_martin-delany_Chambersburg-PA.html
Delany was an influential abolitionist, civil rights activist, Army officer, and prominent physician. The son of an enslaved father and free mother received his education in Chambersburg. He went on to publish and anti-slavery newspaper, "The Myst…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM52J_morrow-tavern_Chambersburg-PA.html
A two-story stone house occupied as a tavern by William Morrow stood on this site. George Washington, with staff, lodged here, Oct. 12, 1794, when traveling west to review troops assembled at Bedford to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion.
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