Hershey-6 (DERRY CHURCHYARD)
N 40° 17.349 W 076° 38.466
18T E 360505 N 4461142
Derry graveyard, the oldest pioneer graveyard in Dauphin County, is located just north of here.
Waymark Code: WM6TG
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2006
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Derry graveyard, the oldest pioneer graveyard in Dauphin County, is located just north of here. The graveyard contains the graves of Pastors Bertram and Roan of Derry Prebyterian Church; Col. John Rodgers, signer of the Hanover Resolves in 1774; and other heroes of the French and Indian War and the American Revolution.
This is the sixth of eight markers in Hershey. The graveyard is actually located at marker five.
Marker Name: Derry Churchyard
County: Dauphin
Date Dedicated: 02/28/1948
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: U.S. 422 (E. Chocolate Ave.) at Mansion Road, Hershey
Category: Religion, Military, French and Indian War
Website: Not listed
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