Marker locations in Elliottsburg and surrounding area

2020 Bicentennial Plaza, there are 23 markers on the history of Perry County at the Lynn Schafer Dum Memorial Park – one mile west of Elliottsburg, north side entrance.

In Chronological Order:

The First Inhabitants of Perry County

Contact Period between Widely Differing Cultures

Indian Attacks in Sherman’s Valley

Perry Countians in the Revolutionary War

Life in the Pennsylvania Back Country

Birth of a New County

Early Schools, Academies and Religious Institutions

The Covered Bridges of Perry County

Agriculture, Commerce and Industry before the Civil War

Pre-Civil War Transportation Development

A Perry County Civil War Soldier

Perry County at Gettysburg

Post Civil War Traditions

Post Civil War Transformation

Transportation and Natural Resources

World War I and its Aftermath

Life in the Great Depression

Greatest Generation Goes to War

Perry County Home Front in World War                     

Forces of Change 1945-2020

Most Visible Changes 1945-2020

Building on the Past, Marching into the Future

2020 Bicentennial Plaza

Green Park – Marker located off Highway #274 between Elliottsburg and Loysville.  Turn north on Highway #74 and marker near old mill north of intersection with Green Park Road

Ludolph Church and School – Early 19th Century stone building on German Valley Road