Manor of Maske - Gettysburg, PA
N 39° 49.768 W 077° 13.874
18S E 309061 N 4411212
There are at least three of these historical markers placed around Gettysburg and attached to historical, NRHP buildings to designate the former boundary of the Manor of Maske, warranted in the eighteenth century.
Waymark Code: WMG4K7
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/12/2013
Views: 6
This historical marker is attached to the bricks of the Adams County Courthouse, a now defunct 150+ year old building located at the corner of West Middle and Baltimore Streets. The smallish tablet, not more than a foot or so hide and less so wide can be found on the the far left or southeast corner of the building, eye level facing the east. Like the other two nearby markers, this one reads:
This site
was part of the
Manor of Maske
warranted by
John, Richard, and
Thomas Penn
Proprietors of Pennsylvania
June 18, 1741
Surveyed
January 17-30, 1766
Containing 43,500 acres
1991
Adams County Historical Society
(Around the edges are the survey annotations):
(left side) North 3842 Perches
(top) East 1900 Perches
(right side) South 3954 Purches
(bottom) Along Mason Dixon Line
1887 Purches
Parking can be had at metered spaces along the street. The battlefield is only .24 miles away (Confederate Avenue)
Group that erected the marker: Adams County Historical Society
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
West Middle & Baltimore Streets
(southwest corner of the intersection)
Gettysburg, PA USA
17325
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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