Goldsboro


  • COORDINATES: 40.145687, -76.749559 are approximate coordinates.
  • COUNTY: York
  • DISTANCE TO NEXT: This information was either not there originally or it has been removed. If removed it was done well, as no trace of former lettering can be detected.
  • EXPLANATION OF NAME: Named For Major Goldsboro Distinguished Civil Engineer
  • FOUNDED: 1850
  • MANUFACTURER: No maker's name is on the reverse
  • SHAPE: Standard 1-sided
  • STATUS: Local historians disagree with the text on this marker, believing the town was named for John McDowell Goldsborough, and that he may not have had a military rank.

Historic View courtesy of Goldsboro Historical Assoc.

2010 by Doug Kerr shows marker recently repainted

2012 by Doug Kerr shows marker recently repainted

Photo Apr.2012 by JGl.

Photo Apr.2010 by JGl.

Oct. 2021 photo by Luke Broersma

March 2024 photo by A. Fillmore

March 2024 photo by A. Fillmore

Photo by R.C. Heagey (date unknown). Photo found on Ebay.

PA  Route 262  –  York Street