- COORDINATES: 39.871489, -77.329430
- COUNTY: Adams
- DISTANCE TO NEXT: Gettysburg - 6
- EXPLANATION OF NAME: Originally New Salem, Renamed For Thomas McKnight. Text on this marker differs slightly from that on the other - says "renamed". This may be a rare example of a replacement marker made/installed after the originals. There are very few examples where text differs on markers at same town.
- FOUNDED: 1845
- MANUFACTURER: Not noted on marker
- SHAPE: Standard 1-sided
- STATUS: Marker painted by Gettysburg H.S. Vo-Tech May 2017. Post painted by Franklin Township.
![April 2012 photo by J. Graham](http://keystonemarkertrust.org/wp-content/uploads/town-mcknightstown-gettysburg-2-285x190.jpg)
April 2012 photo by J. Graham
![Sept 2016 photo by Bill Parr](http://keystonemarkertrust.org/wp-content/uploads/town-mcknightstown-gburg-0916parr-285x213.jpg)
Sept 2016 photo by Bill Parr
![October 2017 photo by J. Graham](http://keystonemarkertrust.org/wp-content/uploads/town-mcknightstown-gettysburg-1017jgraham-200x300.jpg)
October 2017 photo by J. Graham
![](http://keystonemarkertrust.org/wp-content/uploads/town-mcknightstown-gettysburg-0623jgraham-182x300.jpg)
June 2023 photo by J. Graham
Old US 30 at west end of town