Reamstown (Ephrata)


  • COORDINATES: 40.218396, -76.112139 (approximate) of where marker was located.
  • COUNTY: Lancaster
  • DISTANCE TO NEXT: Ephrata - 4
  • FOUNDED: 1760
  • MANUFACTURER: Carlisle Foundry Carlisle PA
  • STATUS: Previously known only from Clair Clawser book. Marker was found in the collection of the Cocalico Valley History Museum in Ephrata. Restored and reinstalled by local historians.
  • EXPLANATION OF NAME: Formerly "Zoar" Renamed For Tobias Ream

1983 news photo – found by K. McCrea

Feb. 2023 photo by JGL.

March 2023 photo courtesty of Cocalico HIst. Soc.

June 2023 photo by K. McCrea

June 2023 photo by K. McCrea

PA Route 272