Chambersburg
Settled 1734 by Benjamin
Chambers, who laid out
“Chambers Town” in 1764.
Seat of Franklin County
since 1784. Scene of Civil
War events: Raided by “Jeb”
Stuart, 1862; occupied by
Confederates in 1863; and
burned by them in 1864.
Marker is on Lincoln Way E (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
