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📜 History & landmarks · Landmark and historical building

Penn Square Clock

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A landmark on Lincoln Hwy, in the middle of things: 860 places within a five-minute walk. One of 75 history & landmarks in Lancaster.

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On the National Register since 1973

Soldiers and Sailors Monument

Soldiers and Sailors Monument

Soldiers and Sailors Monument was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 2, 1973. It is significant for its military, exploration/settlement and social history at the national level. Its architecture is described as Gothic.

The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a 43-foot (13 m) tall Gothic Revival memorial which stands in Penn Square in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It was dedicated on July 4, 1874, at its present site on the Northeast intersection of King and Queen Streets. The monument's original intention was to pay tribute to Lancastrian Union soldiers killed during the American Civil War. However, today the Soldiers and Sailors…

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860 places within a five-minute walk of Penn Square Clock.

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11 Lincoln Hwy

The nearest neighbor is Soldiers and Sailors Monument, 1 min walk away.

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Address11 Lincoln Hwy · 17603
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.

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