Pennsylvania Rifle

Pennsylvania Rifle is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Lancaster County, dedicated 1947.

Marietta Pike (PA 23), at Little Conestoga Creek, near Oakwood Ln., west end of Lancaster

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Misnamed Kentucky Rifle, this famous weapon of the frontier was developed in the 1700's at Lancaster, which was the center for its manufacture.

Maps this old were drawn largely by eye, so places on them can sit miles from where they really are. The pin is ours and marks the marker's location today.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1708 · Carte Particuliere de Virginie, Maryland, Pennsilvanie. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1755 · North America from the French of Mr. D'Anville, improved with the back settlements of… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1864 · Pequa, West Lampeter, and Lancaster Townships, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1902 · Lancaster, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
Lancaster, County, PA, map 1 (Penn State University Libraries)

Carte Particuliere de Virginie, Maryland, Pennsilvanie, 1708, covering the location of Pennsylvania Rifle, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Carte Particuliere de Virginie, Maryland, Pennsilvanie, 1708, 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

Pennsylvania Rifle

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