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Gratz – Leonard Reedy Historical Marker, 2010

A photograph taken in 2010 of the Leonard Reedy historical marker in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

LEONARD REEDY (1776-1837)

FAMOUS GRATZ GUNSMITH

Site of original log house — Early Settler in Gratztown 1816 — Skilled Gunsmith, 1796-1837 — Veteran of the War of 1812 — Justice of the Peace 1818-1837 — His Pennsylvania Kentucky Rifles found in Museums and private collections — Craftsmanship is equal to or greater than any known Gunsmith from 1650 to 1850.

BURIED IN GRATZ UNION CEMETERY

DEDICATED BY THE GRATZ HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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For a previous post on Leonard Reedy with additional biographical information, see:

Leonard Reedy, Gunsmith – Historical Marker

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