Patrick Gass (1771-1870)
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This Historical Marker, Patrick Gass (1771-1870), is located at 181 Franklin Farm Lane, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WM10KE
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/03/2006
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Enlisted by Meriwether Lewis as a private in the Lewis & Clark Expedition, 1803-1806; selected as a Sergeant in August, 1804. His carpentry and soldiering skills earned written commendation from Lewis. Gass later published his diaries of the Expedition. A veteran of the War of 1812 and Battle of Lundy’s Lane, Ontario, Gass was born and resided here until age ten.
Marker Name: Patrick Gass (1771-1870)
County: Franklin
Date Dedicated: 01/13/2004
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: 181 Franklin Farm Lane, Chambersburg, off Route 30 at Sheetz
Category: American Revolution, Environment, Exploration, Lewis & Clark, Military
Website: [Web Link]
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