Markes
Markes is an unincorporated community in Peters Township, Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in United States of America
- Also known as: “Bridgeport”, “Markes, PA”, and “Markes, Pennsylvania”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Loudoun.
Fort Loudoun
Fort
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Fort Loudoun was a fort in colonial Pennsylvania, one of several forts in colonial America named after John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun. The fort was built in 1756 during the French and Indian War by the Second Battalion of the Pennsylvania Regiment under… Fort Loudoun is situated 1½ miles northwest of Markes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lemasters and Church Hill.
Lemasters
Hamlet
Lemasters is an unincorporated community in Peters Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Lemasters is located at the intersection of Lemar Road and Steele Avenue, northeast of Mercersburg.
Church Hill
Hamlet
Church Hill is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Church Hill is situated 2½ miles south of Markes.
Fort Loudon
Hamlet
Fort Loudon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 895. Fort Loudon is situated 3½ miles northwest of Markes.
Markes
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.87441° or 39° 52′ 28″ northLongitude
-77.8717° or 77° 52′ 18″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Open location code
87F4V4FH+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
node 157601347OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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