At the call of Col. Thos. L. Kane, 100 Civil War volunteers assembled here on Apr. 24, 1861, to go to Harrisburg. Tails of buck deer, worn as distinctive insignia, provided the name of the famed 42d Regiment, of which they were the core.

Marker is on Grand Army of the Republic Highway (U.S. 6), on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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