HAR 9 * HUM 7/4 * LEB 15 * REA 42 - Hummelstown, PA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
N 40° 16.074 W 076° 41.594
18T E 356029 N 4458867
Precariously located milepost on the E edge of Hummelstown.
Waymark Code: WM5HJF
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/09/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
Views: 24

This stone sits on the N side of Walton Avenue - between 2 modern brick ranch houses. These days, through traffic passes about a quarter mile to the S on the 4-lane US 322/422, but at one time this was the main thoroughfare between the major towns of Harrisburg and Reading.

The W side reads:

LEB 15 (Lebanon)
REA 42 (Reading)

The E side reads:

HAR 9 (Harrisburg)
HUM 7/4(?) (Hummelstown)
Monumentation Type: Stone post

Monument Category: Pre-1900 Post Road Milepost

Accessible to general public: yes

County: Dauphin County

Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed

Monument Category (if other): Not listed

Explain Non-Public access: Not listed

Historical significance: Not listed

Monument Website: Not listed

USGS Quad: Not listed

NGS PID: Not listed

Other Coordinates: Not Listed

Other Coordinates details: Not listed

Approximate date of monument: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
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2. A 'distant' photo including the monument in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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