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John Hanson "Hance" Steelman (1655-1749) - PLAQUE

John Hanson "Hance" Steelman (1655-1749) - PLAQUE is a Pennsylvania historical marker in just E of Zor, Adams County, dedicated 1977.

SW corner intersection of Steelman Marker Rd., Crum Rd. (T-111), & Topper Rd. (T-312), just E of Zor

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Indian trader and interpreter of Maryland and Pennsylvania. First settler in this valley. Born of Swedish parents along the Delaware. This tablet erected by Liberty Twp. and Fairfield Area Bicentennial Cmte. First marker placed in 1924 by the Pennsylvania Historical Commission. 1977

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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1895 · Route, Gettysburg campaign. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1911 · Emmitsburg, Maryland (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1924 · Maryland and Delaware. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1927 · Pennsylvania (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1945 · Emmitsburg, Maryland (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Maryland and Delaware, 1924, covering the location of John Hanson "Hance" Steelman (1655-1749) - PLAQUE, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Maryland and Delaware, 1924, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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John Hanson "Hance" Steelman (1655-1749) - PLAQUE

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