NEUTRAL
Esther Town Marker
Harrisburg, United States
THIS BOULDER MARKS THE SITE OF ESTHER TOWN WHICH WAS LAID OUT BY DR. JOHN COX IN 1756, AND NAMED FOR HIS WIFE. AT THAT TIME IT WAS THE MOST NORTHERN TOWN OF THE ENGLISH RACE ON THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER. ESTHER TOWN OF COXESTOWN WAS THE BASE OF SUPPLIES FOR THE ARMY OF GEN. JOHN SULLIVAN IN 1799. OCTOBER 19, 1991