Thaddeus Stevens

Lawyer, congressman, abolitionist, ironmaker, and defender of free public schools in Pennsylvania, lived in a house that stood on this site. He moved from here in 1842.

Marker is on Chambersburg Street (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling west.

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Thaddeus Stevens

Lawyer, congressman, defender of free public schools, abolitionist, lies buried in the rear of this cemetery. He believed in the "Equality of man before his Creator." Resided in Lancaster from 1842 until his death, 1868.

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Thaddeus Stevens Blacksmith Shop

The stone walls of this old building have withstood the adversities of time and people to stand in mute testament of historical events that helped shape a nation.

Built in 1837, partners John Paxton and Thaddeus Stevens erected a blacksmith shop ...