This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in York County.
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in York County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 62 historical markers located in York County. [1]
| Marker title | Image | Date dedicated | Location | Marker type | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln |  | September 14, 1954 | PA 94 (Carlisle St.) & Park Ave., Hanover 39°48′10″N76°59′09″W / 39.80283°N 76.98579°W | City | Abraham Lincoln, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century |
| Amanda Berry Smith |  | October 2, 1993 | 108 S. Main St., Grace U.M. Church, Shrewsbury 39°46′01″N76°40′47″W / 39.76704°N 76.67964°W | Roadside | African American, Education, Music & Theater, Publishing, Religion, Women |
| America's First Iron Steamboat |  | October 23, 1947 | Pa. 462 (old U.S. 30), .3 mile W of Wrightsville 40°01′18″N76°32′54″W / 40.02154°N 76.54821°W | Roadside | Business & Industry, Transportation |
| Articles of Confederation |  | December 19, 2001 | NE Corner of Continental Square (Market & George Sts.), York 39°57′46″N76°43′39″W / 39.962671°N 76.72756°W | City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century |
| Battle of Hanover |  | September 14, 1954 | SW section of square, Hanover 39°48′02″N76°59′01″W / 39.80052°N 76.98354°W | City | American Civil War, Military |
| Black Horse Tavern | | December 15, 1949 | NW section of square, York 39°57′46″N76°43′41″W / 39.96269°N 76.72818°W | City | Business & Industry, Inns & Taverns, William Penn |
| Bob Hoffman (promoter) | November 9, 1998 | 3300 Board Rd. (SR 1031) W of Emigsville, just off I-83 exit, York 40°01′24″N76°44′29″W / 40.02343°N 76.74147°W | Roadside | Government & Politics, Sports | |
| Camp Security | | July 17, 1947 | E Market St (PA 462/old US 30), 3 miles E of York at Stonybrook 39°59′02″N76°38′54″W / 39.98382°N 76.64833°W | Roadside | American Revolution, Military |
| Captain Thomas Cresap (1703-1790) (PLAQUE) |  | September 27, 1942 | PA 624 at Bank Hill Rd., 2.4 NE of Craley 39°58′23″N76°30′00″W / 39.97296°N 76.49993°W | Plaque | Early Settlement, Government & Politics 17th Century, Houses & Homesteads, Military, Native American |
| Codorus Furnace | | August 12, 1954 | PA 24 at SR 1008, Starview 40°02′54″N76°41′18″W / 40.04842°N 76.68839°W | Roadside | Business & Industry, Coal, Furnaces, Iron |
| Colonel Thomas Hartley | | December 14, 1949 | W. Market St. between Beaver & George Sts., York 39°57′43″N76°43′44″W / 39.96196°N 76.72888°W | City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century |
| Cresap's Fort | | June 6, 1960 | Pa. 624, 2.4 miles NE of Craley 39°58′25″N76°29′39″W / 39.97359°N 76.49425°W | Roadside | Buildings, Forts |
| First Pinchot Road | | May 25, 1963 | PA 177 (Rossville Rd.) & Bull Rd., 1.5 miles S of Lewisberry 40°06′58″N76°52′02″W / 40.116114°N 76.86717°W | Roadside | Roads, Transportation |
| Gen. Horatio Gates |  | December 14, 1949 | W. Market St. between Pershing Ave. & Beaver St., York 39°57′40″N76°43′53″W / 39.961144°N 76.73135°W | City | American Revolution, George Washington, Military |
| Gen. Wayne Headquarters |  | December 14, 1949 | NW corner, Market & Beaver Sts., York 39°57′42″N76°43′47″W / 39.96175°N 76.72975°W | City | American Revolution, Military |
| Gettysburg Campaign |  | November 12, 1947 | PA 74 (Carlisle Rd.) & Davidsburg Rd., Weiglestown, S of Dover 39°59′02″N76°49′26″W / 39.98382°N 76.82382°W | Roadside | Civil War, Military, Roads |
| Gettysburg Campaign | | October 8, 1947 | PA 462 (old US 30), John & W Market Sts., W of York 39°56′55″N76°46′47″W / 39.94873°N 76.77977°W | Roadside | Civil War, Military |
| Gettysburg Campaign | | November 11, 1947 | PA 116 near PA 216, just E of Hanover (at Snyder's of Hanover) 39°48′11″N76°57′10″W / 39.80301°N 76.95273°W | Roadside | Civil War, Military |
| Gettysburg Campaign | | November 11, 1947 | PA 194, just SW of Hanover 39°47′36″N76°59′29″W / 39.793384°N 76.99142°W | Roadside | Civil War, Military |
| Gettysburg Campaign | | November 12, 1947 | PA 462 (old US 30) at Susquehanna River Bridge, Wrightsville 39°56′51″N76°46′51″W / 39.94744°N 76.78095°W | Roadside | Civil War, Military |
| Gettysburg Campaign - Raid on Jefferson | | June 27, 2009 | Town Sq. @ York St. (SR 3041) & Baltimore St. (Rt. 516), Jefferson 39°49′02″N76°50′30″W / 39.8171°N 76.8416°W | Roadside | Cities & Towns, Civil War, Military |
| Globe Inn | | December 15, 1949 | SW section of Square, York 39°57′44″N76°43′41″W / 39.96235°N 76.72807°W | City | Buildings, Business & Industry, Inns & Taverns |
| Golden Plough Tavern |  | June 23, 1967 | 462 (W Market St.), just E of Pershing Ave., York 39°57′41″N76°43′53″W / 39.96129°N 76.73148°W | City | Buildings, Business & Industry, Inns & Taverns |
| Hall & Sellers Press | | December 14, 1949 | SW corner, Market & Beaver Sts., York 39°57′43″N76°43′48″W / 39.96186°N 76.72992°W | City | Business & Industry |
| Hanover Junction Railroad Station | | May 31, 1953 | PA 616, 4 miles S of New Salem at Hanover Junction (off rd. at train station/museum) 39°50′36″N76°46′37″W / 39.84329°N 76.77706°W | Roadside | Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Military, Railroads, Transportation |
| Jacob L. Devers |  | June 26, 1999 | 254 Roosevelt Avenue, York 39°57′47″N76°44′29″W / 39.963°N 76.74134°W | City | Military, Military Post-Civil War |
| James Smallwood Schoolhouse | | May 4, 2002 | 200 Block of South Pershing Avenue, York 39°57′27″N76°43′47″W / 39.95749°N 76.72982°W | City | African American, Civil Rights, Education |
| James Smith |  | December 14, 1949 | E. Market St., Presbyterian churchyard, York 39°57′50″N76°43′24″W / 39.96386°N 76.72331°W | City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Iron, Professions & Vocations |
| Kilpatrick Headquarters | | September 14, 1954 | NW section of Square, Hanover 39°48′02″N76°59′02″W / 39.80047°N 76.98377°W | City | Civil War, Military |
| Major John Clark | | December 6, 1949 | S. Beaver St. near W. Market St., York 39°57′41″N76°43′48″W / 39.96149°N 76.72989°W | City | American Revolution, Military |
| Market House | | September 14, 1954 | NE section of Square, Rt. 94 (Baltimore St.) & Frederick St./Broadway, Hanover 39°48′02″N76°58′58″W / 39.80046°N 76.98284°W | City | Buildings, Business & Industry, Houses & Homesteads, Police and Safety |
| Mason–Dixon line |  | May 27, 1970 | Rt. 94 at state line 39°43′14″N76°54′57″W / 39.72042°N 76.91578°W | Roadside | Early Settlement, Government & Politics 18th Century |
| Mason–Dixon line | | May 27, 1970 | PA 74 (MD 165) at State Line 39°55′19″N76°20′35″W / 39.92182°N 76.34297°W | Roadside | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century |
| McAllister Tavern | | October 6, 1954 | Baltimore (PA 94) & Middle Sts., Hanover 39°47′22″N76°47′53″W / 39.78949°N 76.79809°W | City | Buildings, Business & Industry, Inns & Taverns |
| McClean House |  | December 15, 1949 | NE section of Square, George & Market Sts., York 39°57′46″N76°43′39″W / 39.96269°N 76.72763°W | City | Buildings, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Houses & Homesteads, Professions & Vocations |
| Penn Common |  | December 6, 1949 | College Ave. at Penn Park, York (MISSING) | City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, William Penn |
| Philip Livingston |  | December 14, 1949 | N. George St. (Bus. I83) at Prospect Hill Cemetery, York 39°58′23″N76°43′55″W / 39.97297°N 76.73182°W | City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century |
| Phineas Davis |  | December 6, 1949 | NW corner, King & Newberry Sts., York 39°57′32″N76°44′03″W / 39.95887°N 76.73416°W | City | Business & Industry, Transportation |
| Provincial Courthouse | | December 15, 1949 | Market & George Sts., SE section of Square, York 39°57′44″N76°43′39″W / 39.9623°N 76.7274°W | City | American Revolution, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century |
| Springetsbury Manor | | November 20, 1950 | PA 624, .1 mile S of Wrightsville 40°01′29″N76°31′37″W / 40.02468°N 76.52708°W | Roadside | Buildings, Government & Politics 17th Century, Mansions & Manors, William Penn |
| Spurgeon Milton Keeny (1893-1988) | | July 17, 1993 | 155 South Main St., Shrewsbury 39°45′55″N76°40′45″W / 39.76524°N 76.67917°W | City | Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century |
| Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal | | April 2, 1948 | Long Level Rd.(PA 624), .1 mile S of Wrightsville 40°01′28″N76°31′36″W / 40.02457°N 76.5267°W | Roadside | Canals, Navigation, Railroads, Transportation |
| Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal | | April 2, 1948 | Furnace Rd. (PA 425) at York Furnace 39°50′42″N76°22′55″W / 39.84501°N 76.38181°W | Roadside | Canals, Navigation, Railroads, Transportation |
| Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal | | April 2, 1948 | PA 624, 1.8 miles NE of Craley 39°57′57″N76°29′25″W / 39.96592°N 76.49015°W | Roadside | Canals, Navigation, Railroads, Transportation |
| Susquehanna Canal | | April 2, 1948 | PA 624, 1.8 miles NE of Craley 39°57′57″N76°29′25″W / 39.96592°N 76.4903°W | Roadside | Canals, Navigation, Transportation |
| Susquehanna Canal | | April 5, 1948 | Long Level Rd. (PA 624), .1 mile S of Wrightsville (MISSING) | Roadside | Canals, Navigation, Transportation |
| Susquehanna Canal | | April 5, 1948 | Furnace Rd. (PA 425) at York Furnace 39°52′31″N76°22′56″W / 39.87516°N 76.38225°W | Roadside | Canals, Navigation, Transportation |
| Warrington Meetinghouse | | July 17, 1947 | York St. / Carlisle Rd. (PA 74) at Quaker Meeting Rd., E of Wellsville 40°03′11″N76°55′48″W / 40.05317°N 76.93008°W | Roadside | Houses & Homesteads, Religion |
| William C. Goodridge |  | December 17, 1987 | 123 E. Philadelphia St. (PA 74 & 462), York 39°57′52″N76°43′33″W / 39.96458°N 76.72583°W | City | African American, Business & Industry, Professions & Vocations, Underground Railroad |
| York | | July 17, 1947 | 1415 E Market St. (PA 462), just W of I-83, York (MISSING) 39°50′36″N76°46′37″W / 39.84324°N 76.77706°W | Roadside | Cities & Towns, Government & Politics 18th Century |
| York | | July 17, 1947 | US 30 (westbound), just west of I-83, York | Roadside | Cities & Towns, Government & Politics 18th Century |
| York | | July 17, 1947 | PA 462 (W Market St.), W of York (MISSING) | Roadside | Cities & Towns, Government & Politics 18th Century |
| York | | July 17, 1947 | US 111 (S George St.) & Rathton St., at hospital, York 39°56′43″N76°43′15″W / 39.9452°N 76.72095°W | Roadside | Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century |
| York County |  | August 19, 1982 | Colonial Courthouse, 205 W. Market St., York 39°57′41″N76°43′54″W / 39.96131°N 76.73176°W | City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century |
| York County Academy | | September 16, 1949 | N. Beaver St. at building (Missing) | Roadside | Education, Religion |
| York County Prison | | December 6, 1949 | NE corner, King & George Sts., York 39°57′32″N76°20′30″W / 39.95887°N 76.3416°W | City | American Revolution, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Military |
| York House | | July 25, 1967 | 225 E. Market St., York 39°57′50″N76°43′23″W / 39.96397°N 76.72299°W | City | Buildings, Houses & Homesteads, Mansions & Manors, Railroads |
| York Imperial Apple | | April 5, 1948 | S. George St. (SR 3001 / old US 111), just S of intersection w/ Old Baltimore Pk. & Monument Rd., ~2 miles S of York 39°55′24″N76°43′06″W / 39.92337°N 76.71844°W | Roadside | Agriculture, Business & Industry |
| York Inter-State Fair | | September 10, 1978 | Pa. 462 (W. Market St.) at fairgrounds, York 39°57′15″N76°45′17″W / 39.95424°N 76.75471°W | Roadside | Agriculture, Business & Industry, Sports |
| York Iron Company Mine | | n/a | Hoff Rd., N of Green Valley Rd. (SR 3041) between Seven Valleys & Jefferson, at mine entrance 39°50′54″N76°48′44″W / 39.84841°N 76.81222°W | Roadside | Business & Industry, Ethnic & Immigration, Iron, Labor |
| York Liberty Bell | | December 6, 1949 | N. Beaver St. near W Gay Ave., in Episcopal Churchyard, York 39°58′09″N76°43′51″W / 39.96919°N 76.73095°W | City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century |
| York Meeting |  | October 3, 1953 | 135 W Philadelphia St. (Rts. 74/462) near N Pershing Ave., at meetinghouse, York 39°57′47″N76°43′54″W / 39.96293°N 76.73164°W | City | Buildings, Religion |
