Re-Inventing the Perfectly Pennsylvania Keystone Marker
Schoeneck – NEW
COORDINATES: 40.242061,-76.175766 (approximate for one of these)
COUNTY: Lancaster
EXPLANATION OF NAME: "Des Is En Schoenes Eck"
"This Is A Pretty Corner"
FOUNDED: Est. Circa 1732
MANUFACTURER: Spring City Electrical Spring City Chester Co.
STATUS: There are FOUR of these newly produced REPLICA markers here, ordered and paid for by the town. Spring City Electrical foundry did make such replicas for several towns. Text is not typical of the originals. They do not have "Founding" date at the bottom, but rather "Est" date on the top line; no "Next Town" info included. It is not known if this town ever had original Keystone Markers. Others are located at: ; one on EAST QUEEN St; one on SCHONECK Rd.; and one on NORTH KING St.
Five new markers purchased by town Civic Association.
May 2013 photo of yet uninstalled marker provided by JGl