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William Maclay

William Maclay is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, dedicated 1946.

Riverfront Park, Front & South Sts., Harrisburg

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In the stone house opposite lived William Maclay, who as a member of the first U.S. Senate wrote a famous journal of its debates. A critic of Washington and Hamilton. Pioneer leader of Jeffersonian Democracy.

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Pennsylvania, 1927, covering the location of William Maclay, with a pin at the marker's coordinates
Pennsylvania, 1927, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.
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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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