Schaefferstown And Heidelberg Township Lebanon County

Author : Diane Wenger and Jan Taylor
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467120845

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Schaefferstown and Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County by Diane Wenger and Jan Taylor Pdf

Rural and charming, Schafferstown and surrounding Heidelberg Township in Lebanon County have preserved many of their earliest historic qualities. German immigrant Alexander Schaeffer laid out the village with a central square and built a water system around 1758 using underground wooden pipes to connect a spring-fed reservoir to two troughs on Market Street and the town square. It is one of the oldest public waterworks in the United States. Because the area was left isolated from rail lines, canals, and modern highways, the town did not grow appreciably in the 19th or 20th centuries. This greatly influenced the small-town look and feel that the area maintains today. Schafferstown retains many early log, stone, and even a few half-timbered houses as well as the original town layout. Today, it is the largest village in Heidelberg Township, which also includes Kleinfeltersville, Reistville, and Buffalo Springs.

Author : Diane Wenger,Jan Taylor
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1531672604

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Schaefferstown and Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County by Diane Wenger,Jan Taylor Pdf

Rural and charming, Schafferstown and surrounding Heidelberg Township in Lebanon County have preserved many of their earliest historic qualities. German immigrant Alexander Schaeffer laid out the village with a central square and built a water system around 1758 using underground wooden pipes to connect a spring-fed reservoir to two troughs on Market Street and the town square. It is one of the oldest public waterworks in the United States. Because the area was left isolated from rail lines, canals, and modern highways, the town did not grow appreciably in the 19th or 20th centuries. This greatly influenced the small-town look and feel that the area maintains today. Schafferstown retains many early log, stone, and even a few half-timbered houses as well as the original town layout. Today, it is the largest village in Heidelberg Township, which also includes Kleinfeltersville, Reistville, and Buffalo Springs.

Author : Donald R. Brown
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780738598000

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Myerstown and Eastern Lebanon County by Donald R. Brown Pdf

Myerstown and the other Eastern Lebanon County towns are located in one of America's most fertile valleys. Rich limestone bedrock underlies much of the Lebanon Valley, which is anchored by Reading to the east and Harrisburg to the west. Myerstown, a borough since 1912, was laid out 144 years earlier by Isaac Meier on his plantation along the Tulpehocken Creek. Jackson Township surrounds Myerstown and is growing rapidly with small businesses, retirement communities, and Amish- and Mennonite-owned farms. Richland, a borough since 1906, was founded in the 1850s when a railroad was built through the valley. Heidelberg Township, the oldest of the municipalities, contains the 18th-century farm and village of Historic Schaefferstown. Millcreek Township includes the communities of Newmanstown and Millbach, where a quaint Pennsylvania German village is located.

Author : William J. Switala
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0811716295

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Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania by William J. Switala Pdf

Includes detailed maps of the known routes and railroad sites. Organized in antebellum America to help slaves escape to freedom, the Underground Railroad was cloaked in secrecy and operated at great peril to everyone involved. The system was extremely active in Pennsylvania, with routes in all parts of the state.This book retraces those routes, discusses the large city networks, identifies the houses and sites where escapees found refuge, and records the names of the people who risked their lives to support the operation.

Author : Edward W. Hocker
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Pennsylvania
ISBN : 9780806308784

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Genealogical Data Relating to the German Settlers of Pennsylvania and Adjacent Territory by Edward W. Hocker Pdf

This work is a compilation of abstracts of articles, advertisements, and paid notices that appeared in the five principal German newspapers published in Philadelphia and Germantown from 1743 to 1800. There are death notices, advertisements for runaway servants, notices of arrival and removal in the Pennsylvania area, and notices placed by persons seeking news of relatives and friends.

Author : Diane E. Wenger
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780271047690

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A Country Storekeeper in Pennsylvania by Diane E. Wenger Pdf

"Examines the role that country storekeeper Samuel Rex of Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, played in the society and economy of the mid-Atlantic region from 1790 to 1807. Studies consumption patterns of one typical Pennsylvania-German community"--Provided by publisher.

Author : United States. Patent Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1472 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1939
Category : Patents
ISBN : PSU:000064093543

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Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office by United States. Patent Office Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 942 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1904
Category : Lebanon County (Pa.)
ISBN : WISC:89072987621

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Biographical Annals of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania by Anonim Pdf

Author : Eric H. Troutman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 904 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : German Americans
ISBN : WISC:89069303436

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Trautman, Troutman Family, 1598-1998 by Eric H. Troutman Pdf

Chiefly a record of some of the descendants of Michael Trautmann. He was born ca. 1598 in Schriesheim, Germany, to Sebastian Trautmann and Catherina. He married Margaretha Dorn. She died 12 Oct 1654. They were the parents of at least six children. He married Barbara Kern 15 May 1655. She was born ca. 1624, the daughter of Barthel Kern. She died in 1666. They were the parents of five children. He married Anna Margaretha Scheppler 28 Jan 1668. He died 20 Apr 1684. Descendants immigrated to America ca. 1743.

Author : Simon J. Bronner,Joshua R. Brown
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781421421391

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Pennsylvania Germans by Simon J. Bronner,Joshua R. Brown Pdf

This comprehensive encyclopedia—the first of its kind—maps out three hundred years of German history and culture in Pennsylvania and beyond. Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRL Destined to become the standard reference on Pennsylvania Germans (also known as the “Pennsylvania Dutch”), this book is the first survey of this extensive American group in nearly seventy-five years. Nineteen broad interpretive essays written by a distinguished group of historians, anthropologists, sociologists, linguists, and folklorists tell the rich and nuanced story of Pennsylvania German history and culture. United by a distinct (and distinctly American) language, the Pennsylvania Germans have been slower to assimilate than other ethnic groups. This sweeping volume reveals, though, that the group is much less homogenous and isolated than was previously thought. From architecture, media, and farming techniques to food, folklore, and medicine, the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants display a wide range of cultural variation. In Pennsylvania Germans, editors Simon J. Bronner and Joshua R. Brown broaden the geographical and social coverage of the group, touching both on Pennsylvanian communities and the Pennsylvania German diaspora, including settlements in Canada and Mexico. They also expand historical coverage of the Pennsylvania Germans to the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Beautifully illustrated, this volume—while paying tribute to the historical and cultural legacy of the Pennsylvania Germans—is the most comprehensive book on the subject to date. Contributors: R. Troy Boyer, Simon J. Bronner, Joshua R. Brown, Edsel Burdge Jr., William W. Donner, John B. Frantz, Mark Häberlein, Karen M. Johnson-Weiner, Donald B. Kraybill, David W. Kriebel, Gabrielle Lanier, Mark L. Louden, Yvonne J. Milspaw, Lisa Minardi, Steven M. Nolt, Candace Perry, Sheila Rohrer, and Diane Wenger

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : East Hanover (Lebanon County, Pa. : Township)
ISBN : 1932864164

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Colonial Taxes, Heidelberg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1751-1783 (now Lebanon County) by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ell Zerbey Elliott
Publisher : Dalcassian Publishing Company
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1916-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Blue book of Schuylkill County : who was who and why, in interior eastern Pennsylvania, in Colonial days, the Huguenots and Palatines, their service in Queen Anne's French and Indian, and Revolutionary Wars : history of the Zerbey, Schwalm, Miller, Merkle, Minnich, Staudt, and many other representative families by Ell Zerbey Elliott Pdf

Author : Florence Clint
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Lebanon County (Pa.)
ISBN : PSU:000032836240

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Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Area Key by Florence Clint Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1102 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Housing
ISBN : STANFORD:36105050310452

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Pennsylvania, 2000 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-12
Category : Lebanon County (Pa.)
ISBN : NYPL:33433081816260

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Historical Papers and Addresses of the Lebanon County Historical Society by Anonim Pdf