Famed Civil War volunteers departed from this point for Harrisburg, April 1861, where they were mustered into State service. A monument, erected in their honor, is just south of here. This highway and a State park are named for the Bucktails.

Marker is at the intersection of 3rd Street (Pennsylvania Route 120) and Chestnut Street (Pennsylvania Route 555), on the right when traveling east on 3rd Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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