Rock Ford
Posted by: 
deano1943
N 40° 01.413 W 076° 16.993
18T E 390501 N 4431159
This was the Colonial mansion of Edward Hand.
Waymark Code: WMCGP
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2006
Views: 22
Name of Colonial mansion of Edward Hand, Adjutant General of the Continental Army, and notable Lancaster physician. George Washington was entertained here in 1791. The old mansion is about a half mile to the southeast.
Marker Name: Rock Ford
County: Lancaster
Date Dedicated: 06/29/1951
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: S. Duke Street extended, at the Conestoga River, Lancaster
Category: Military, American Revolution, George Washington
Website: [Web Link]
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