At Rockford near here lived & died General Edward Hand, M.D.
Soldier of the Revolution, Adjutant General & friend of Washington. Born in Clydruff, Ireland. He first fought for British rights, then for American liberty. Lancaster County's Historical Society erected this tablet Sept. 20, A.D. 1912, to honor a soldier, statesman and gentleman and all of the County's sons, who fought in freedom's holy cause.
Marker is on Williamson Road 0.2 miles south of Rockford Road, on the left when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
