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Cyrus Staudt
Samuel Kieffer
George Keller
Israel Kline Est.
Samuel - Schlegel
Charles Leise
Widow Strohm
Christian Laudenslager
Dr. L. R. Lentz
William Schlegel
Lentz & Maurer
John W. Leise Abby Leaman
Thomas Leinbach
Mary Messersmith
Messersmith & Shafer
Charles A. Messersmith John Maurer John Madeira
Amos Melot
Daniel Melot
Levi Madeira Madeira Shop
William Madeira
Lewis Wanner
Melot & Hilbert
Joel Wartzenluft John Yoder
Melot, Kline & Co.
Tenants
P. T. Brumbach
Koch Mill
George Sanders
Widow Schugar D. K. Snyder
Henry Schlegel
John Schollenberger William Schaeffer Levi Templin Templin Shop Melot Templin John Weiandt Lucy Weston Jonas Weaver Weaver Shop Peter Wentzel Kelchner Wanner Widow Wanner E. C. Weston
Florence Cullen
Ethel Peters 300
Norman Schoenly 125
Franklin Barto
George Dewees
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John Boyer Benneville Buskirk
George Krick
George D. Schaeffer 1889; 1903-06
Peter Koch
John E. Maurer .1890
Martin Boyer
Kline & Bros.
Isaac Mertz
1891-93
Jacob Lutz
John B. Bertolette
1894-1900
Peter Leise
John Merkel
Cyranus F. Boyer 1906-09
Charles F. Hill
1909-12
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
Samuel Dumn 1873-76
George D. Schaeffer
1873-79; 1904-05
William Ehring
John Rothermel
Samuel Fisher
James Readinger
William Folk
Amos Rothermel
Henry Gehris
Jacob Gift
Jacob Reaser
Samuel Gruber Hiram Gamler
Jacob Rightenour
Daniel Heydt
Abraham Heck
P. P. Schaeffer
Joshua Schlegel
M. H. Brensinger, Treasurer
Titus H. Schaeffer
Mandon Hawk
Monroe Weaver
John Kline
Davis Weidner
Adam Kline
Peter Yoder
E. D. G. Yorgey
Jacob Zern
Single Men
Aber Adam
Wilson Leiby
John Boyle
Amos Madeira
Joel Bushey
Peter Mertz
William Becker
William Melot
William R. Becker
Samuel Madeira
Daniel Coller Daniel K. Rothermel
Levan Chauncey
Peter Rothermel
James Dumn Jacob Schlegel
Gideon Deisher
Henry Schlegel
Daniel Kramer
Obediah Keller
Daniel Schaeffer Edwin Strohm
Jacob Keim
Zacharias Schugar
Isaac Kline
Levi Wartzenluft
John B. Keller
Henry Wartzenluft
Daniel Kelchner
Peter Wanner
Cosmus Leise
In 1906 the taxables numbered 251; the taxable property was assessed at $452,980; money at in- terest was $198,734; and the borough then included the following :
Industries 12
Physicians 2
General Stores 4
Churches 4
Hardware Store 1
School Buildings 2
Drug Store 1
Restaurants 3
Coal and Lumber Yards. 2
LIST OF OFFICIALS .-- The names of the chief burgesses, town clerks and justices of the peace from the beginning of the borough to the present time, and the time when the incumbents filled their respective positions, are as follows :
CHIEF BURGESSES
Levi Templin 1874
John E. Maurer 1875-76
Lewis Schaeffer 1877
William H. Madeira 1878
William S. Merkel 1879-80
Cosmus Schwoyer
1881
A. C. Kemp
1882
E. M. Shollenberger
1883
John Herbein
1884
J. P. Hoch 1885-86
Isaac R. Merkel
1887-88
Uriah Eisenhart John W. Lease William R. Down Calvin H. Adams, Secretary
School Board, D. M. Herbine, President
O. M. Koller, Secretary E. D. Dengler, Treasurer Simon B. Stondt
John Brown N. S. Schaeffer
Justices of the Peace, Dr. A. N. Fretz
F. W. Balthaser
Constable, George Herring
.Auditors, George Schlegel Howard Herbine
Assessor, Elias Dries
Collector, Elias Dries
POST-OFFICE .- The post-office was established in 1852, and was named after the place, Coxtown; which name was continued until Fleetwood was in- corporated.
INDUSTRIES .- The first important industry at Fleetwood was the large foundry erected by the Schaeffer Brothers (Lewis, George D., Daniel, and Jonathan) in 1864 for the manufacture of farm- ing implements and mining machinery, and they carried on the plant successfully until 1872. The firm name was then changed to Schaeffer, Merkel & Co., and they carried on the business for thirty years, employing from 125 to 150 hands. In 1903 the buildings were destroyed by fire.
The industrial establishments now at Fleetwood are the following, the number of hands employed in- dicating the large extent of the business :
Reading Metal Body Works, 175 hands.
York Silk Mill, 100 to 150 hands.
Hosiery Mills : D. F. Kelchner, 75 hands ; Wan- ner & Madeira, 60 hands; Kutz Hosiery Mill, 35 hands.
Charles F. Hill Granite Works, 50 hands.
Scaman & Merkel Implements Works, 12 hands.
Eagle Roller Mills ( carried on by Webster D. and Llewellyn D. Schaeffer, trading as Schaeffer, Wan- ner & Co., whose business includes a large coal and lumber yard) ; 8 hands.
Jacob C. Gottshall Bakery, 3 hands.
William D. Becker Jacob Becker Benneville Brown Solomon Billman Levi Dumn
Benneville Dewees
Davis Dieffenderfer
Ephraim Peter
James F. Dumn. 1876-99
Clinton Ely
William Bernhart
1879-87
Dr. A. N. Fretz 1887-1912
John H. Reifsnyder 1899-1900
Harry D. Schaeffer 1900-04
David K. Kline
1905-10
BOROUGH OFFICIALS-1909
Chief Burgess, Charles F. Hill
Town Council, Ambrose Hoffman, President
Nathaniel Heck
Isaac Heydt
James Templin
Alfred Kamp Jacob Koch Jacob Kline
Henry Reifsnyder
John Shadler
Jonathan Mertz
Lucian Miller
Jacob Noll
William Reiff
Nathan Henry Gehris 1900-03
E. M. Mill
BOROUGHS
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D. F. Kelchner Creamery.
William Down Tool Works, 3 hands.
Wesley Kern Pick Works, 2 hands.
Schlegel, Adam & Co., coal and lumber, 4 hands. Fleetwood Metal Body Company.
NATIONAL BANK .- The First National Bank of Fleetwood was chartered on June 20, 1907, with a capital of $25,000 and the business was started Dec. 7, 1907. In November, 1908, the resources of the
SCHOOLS .- In 1877, the borough erected a fine two-story brick school building on a large lot of bank were $143,675; and the loans and discounts, ground at a cost exceeding $6,000. A superior ad- $67,924; individual deposits, $56,429; and the sav- dition was built to it in 1908-09, costing $10,000, ings deposits, $34,050. The president from the be- with all the modern improvements. The schools ginning has been Daniel F. Kelchner (a prominent are graded, well managed, and the scholars number manufacturer at Fleetwood) ; and the cashier, War- over 500. ren G. Hartman.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
Water Works .- In 1889 water works were estab- lished, for supplying the inhabitants of the borough with water, by George B. Schaeffer, Dr. Levi R. Lentz and Peter D. Wanner, who organized and in- corporated a company for that purpose with a capital. of $25,000. The reservoir was located a mile east of the town in an elevated position, with a capacity of 300,000 gallons, and since then the town has been supplied with an abundance of pure spring water. Steps have been instituted by the borough authorities for the purchase of the works.
TROLLEY LINE .- The trolley line was extended from Temple to Kutztown, passing through Fleet- wood, in 1904.
CHURCHES .- There are four churches at Fleet- wood :
St. Paul's Union Church (Lutheran and Reform- ed) is situated a short distance west of the borough on the road to Blandon. It is a two-story stone building, plastered, which was erected in 1841. Ser- vices have been held regularly in it until the present time. It has a large membership.
The Evangelical Association erected a two-story brick church on Franklin street in 1866 and worship- ed there until 1890, when they sold it and erected another on Washington street. In this the members continued until the separation occurred in 1894, when the United Evangelical Association became the owner, and the latter organization has since main- tained a congregation in it.
The United Mennonite Church was erected in 1868 by a small number of zealous Christians of that faith and they have shown much devotion un- til the present time.
A fourth church was erected in the borough by a number of members of the St. Paul's, Union Church, for the purpose of carrying on worship as an organized Christian body not connected with any synod. The movement was started in 1883 and culminated in the erection of a fine brick building on Franklin street, which was formally dedicated in 1884. The premises cost upward of $7,000. It was named St. Paul's Chapel. The organization, under the direction of a board of trustees, has been carried on successfully until the present time.
TOPTON
Topton is situated along the East Penn railroad, in Longswamp township, near the line of Maxa- tawny. It was started with the construction of the railroad in 1859 and derived its name from its lo- cation at the highest point on the railroad between Reading and Allentown. A branch railroad to Kutztown was opened for travel in 1870, the length being five miles.
When the railroad was completed in 1859, Top- ton became a prominent shipping point, more es- pecially for great quantities of iron ore mined in that vicinity, and this induced the immediate erec- tion of a hotel and several business stands. The coal and lumber yards are patronized extensively and have developed a large trade.
INCORPORATION AND FIRST TAXABLES .- The town was incorporated into a borough in 1877, and the following list shows the names of the first taxables :
Bear & Miller Adam J. Lighty
Charles Bear Michael H. Miller
Benjamin C. Bear
Lewis Moll
James Butz David Merkel
Henry Butz
John H. Miller
Henry C. Bear
James Madarey
John Bobst
Michael H. Miller
Bear & Merkel Co.
Benjamin Raut
Manoah Carl
Peter L. Diener
Tilghman DeLong
Philip Delong
William Fenstermacher
Frank Fenstermacher
Henry M. Freed
Peter W. Fisher
Llewellyn Shabbel
Fenstermacher, Trexler & Co.
Joshua Smith Sallie Siegfried
William M. Hoffman
Charles D. Trexler
Abraham Hilbert
John Hemmig Daniel D. Hinterleiter
Daniel Trump Jonas Trexler William Trexler, M. D.
Hilbert Hinterleiter
Charles D. Trexler
Hannah Hinterleiter
Trexler & Moll
Nathan Heffner
Benjamin Wisser
Levi Kunes
Reuben S. Leibelsperger
Tenants
Matthias Deckert
Henry Diener Stephen Dankle
Diener & Carl
John Delp
Thomas Eck
John Drollinger
Josiah Fisher
William Baus Bear, Dieroft & Miller Samuel Baus Jacob Bechtel
Bear & DeLong
Peter C. Conrad
Henry C. Raut
Joshua Smith
J. D. Sander
Casper Seyebartyn
Abraham Siegfried
Peter Sterner
Eugene Sholl
James George
Esther Zangley
Church services are held regularly. A flourishing Sunday-school is also maintained and heartily en- couraged by the members.
CEMETERY .- In 1867 a large cemetery was laid out in the place on a lot 221 feet by 769 feet, situat- ed on the main thoroughfare, and it has been made very attractive.
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Herman Fetterman
Wilhelm Frederick
Isaac Fegley John Gamler Charles A. K. Grime
William Reinhard
Thomas Reichelderfer
William Scheerer
David Gerhart
Joshua Hinterleiter
Jonathan Herring
Trexler & Moll
William F. Heener
William Weaver
E. J. S. Hoch Minial Wies
William Hilbert
J. S. Ward
Single Mon
Charles Butz
Solon H. Fisher
Benjamin Carl
Henry Ebert
Jonathan Sterner Henry Wiser
LIST OF OFFICIALS .- The following lists show the names of the chief burgesses, town clerks and justices of the peace since the incorporation of the borough :
CHIEF BURGESSES
Peter W. Fisher 1877; 1891
John Henning 1878-82
S. H. Fisher 1883-86
A. C. S. Herman 1887-88
B. F. Lichtie 1889
1890
Tilghman DeLong
Charles H. Wisler 1892
Daniel B. Heist 1893-96
Cyrus Lessig 1897-1900
Martin Croll
1900-03
W. E. Ebert 1903-06
Benjamin E. Bieber 1906-09
1909-12
James McKeever
TOWN CLERKS
E. J. S. Hoch 1878
(Record lost from 1879 to 1888)
C. D. Trexler .1888
F. H. Moyer 1889-92
A. S. Heffner 1893
M. H. Brendlinger
1894-1905
Charles H. Schlenker
1905-1910
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
L. F. Kuhns 1877-85
E. J. S. Hoch
1877-82
Dr. W. D. Trexler 1882-89
John H. Miller
1885-90 Daniel H. Heffner 1889-1901
Cyrus Lessig
1890-94
D. D. Hinterleiter
1894-99
Harvey A. Miller 1899-1914
Eldridge Zimmerman* 1901-06
George E. Moll 1907-12
BOROUGH OFFICIALS FOR 1909
Chief Burgess, James Mckeever
Town Council, Jacob M. Gery, President
Tilghman De Long
Adam H. Folk
Jeremiah Titlow
C. H. Schwartz
Irwin Madeira
William H. Smith
Charles H. Schlenker, Clerk
School Board, Dr. C. D. Werley
Levi Walbert
Frank Moyer
Jacob Gallmoyer
Michael Miller
Elmer Croll
* Resigned upon taking office of Prothonotary, to which he was elected in November, 1906.
Assessor, Lewis Keller
Collector, Charles H. Wisler
Auditors, I. R. Madeira, Elwood F. DeLong, Frank J. Fister
Justices of the Peace, Harvey A. Miller, George E. Moll Constable, Jacob H. Wisler
Road Commissioner, Frank Fenstermaker
Water Commissioner, John G. Miller
POST-OFFICE .- A post-office was established at Topton in 1861. Daniel D. Hinterleiter became the postmaster in 1897 and he served until his decease, when he was succeeded by his widow, and then by his daughter Hannah, evidencing the satisfactory service to the community rendered by his family.
INDUSTRIES .- After the Kutztown branch of rail- road was opened, steps were taken to establish an iron furnace along the main line, a short distance east of the junction, and this was put in operation in 1871 by a company, of which Isaac McHose, of Reading, was the president. It was operated sev- erai years but then, owing to the panic, suspended. The Eckert Brothers at Reading carried it on suc- cessfully for about ten years until the decease of Henry S. Eckert ; then it was purchased by the Em- pire Steel & Iron Company, which since 1894 has operated it successfully. This was the only prom- inent industry at the place for upward of twenty years. Then the DeLong Furniture Factory was started in 1880, and the Rohrbach Roller Flour Mill in 1885, both of which have been kept in active operation ever since, with their trade extending many miles into the surrounding counties. The store, office and bar fixtures of the former have be- come very popular for their neatness and durabil- ity.
Since 1900, great improvements have been made here in the erection of industrial establishments and fine dwellings. Besides the industries named, the borough includes the following :
Underwear Factory, carried on by O. C. Rohr- bach; Silk Mill, by the Hartley Manufacturing Company ; Hosiery Mill, by the Crown Knitting Company; Creamery, by A. S. Heffner ; Bakery, by F. A. Trexler ; Topton Foundry and Machine Works (Inc.) (transferred from Bernville) ; two lumber and coal yards ; three general stores ; three hotels.
The number of employees in the several industries will indicate the extent of the business affairs in the borough in 1909: Furnace, 100 hands ; DeLong fac- tory, 60; silk mill, 100; hosiery mill, 100; under- wear mill, 30; Topton foundry, 25.
In 1907, twenty new dwelling houses were erec- ted; in 1908, six ; and arrangements have been made for erecting twenty in 1909.
William J. Fritz has been operating a large and successful saddlery for several years, which is equipped with the latest machinery for the manu- facture of harness, affording constant employment for six hands.
Business in mining and shipping iron ore here. is gradually resuming in 1909 after having been suspended for about fifteen years.
William F. Kerchner James Miller
John J. Reader
Henry Sox
Amentes Sterner
William Halman
BOROUGHS
Josiah Fisher carried on the manufacture of
SCHOOLS .- The borough supports three schools building brick for upward of thirty years until in in a superior two-story brick building. The scholars the spring of 1909, when the plant was sold to number more than one hundred and the annual ex- George Keiser.
Practising physicians at Topton are Dr. C. D. Werley and Dr. George Pflueger, the former hav- ing been here upward of twenty years.
The following persons prominent in business at Reading reside at Topton :
Martin S. Croll and William H. Smith, extensive wholesale dealers in hats since 1900. Mr. Croll had been the deputy Internal Revenue collector of the district comprising Berks county from 1893 to 1899.
James Trexler has been filling the office of stamp clerk in the Internal Revenue office at Reading since 1900.
Eldridge Zimmerman has been officiating as pro- thonotary of the county since January, 1907.
NATIONAL BANK .- A national bank was estab- lished in the borough in 1885 with a capital of $50,000, and carried on for several years. A sec- ond was organized in 1906 with a capital of $25,- 000, and since then Martin S. Croll has been its president, and Albert H. Smith, cashier. In Nov- ember, 1908, the total resources were $137,484; the individual deposits, 56,023 ; and time deposits, $25,- 427.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
Water-Works .- In 1893, the borough established water-works, embracing two reservoirs with a total capacity of 350,000 gallons, in an elevated situation one mile south of the place, having secured a large supply of superior spring water.
The streets are lighted by oil lamps. A fire com- pany was organized by citizens of the town in Feb- ruary, 1909, and named the Topton Hose Company. It has secured a hose carriage with several hundred feet of hose and over fifty taxpayers have been en- rolled as members.
Trolley Line .- A trolley line of railway is about being constructed from Lyons to Allentown by way of Topton and Alburtis.
Auditorium .- In 1905, M. T. Butz erected a frame auditorium for entertainments. It has a seating capacity of several hundred, and is well patronized by church festivals, fairs, lectures and local institutes.
CHURCHES .- In 1872, members of the Lutheran and Reformed denominations residing at Topton united in erecting a brick church, and the congrega- tions have been carried on successfully since then, over 180 of the former having taken communion on Easter Day, 1909, and over 160 of the latter. Ar- rangements are being made for the erection of a larger building. The members formerly attended re- ligious services in churches at Bower's, Mertztown and Longswamp.
The Evangelical Association organized a congre- gation in 1885 and caused the erection of a church in 1886, which has been maintained until now.
penditures exceed $1,200.
ORPHANS' HOME .- In 1897, the Lutheran Church established a fine home for orphans in an elevated position a short distance south of Topton, which has been managed in a very successful manner. It was started with three inmates; now it has ninety (49 boys, 41 girls). Annual excursions in the fall of the year for the benefit of this worthy institution are very largely patronized. A similar home is maintained by the Reformer Church at Womelsdorf. [Mentioned in Ontelaunee Section, Chapter XII.]
LENHARTSVILLE
INCORPORATION .- Lenhartsville is the second smallest borough in the county. It is situated along the Ontelaunee creek in the western end of Green- wich township, from which it was taken at the time of its incorporation in 1887. It embraces 48 dwellings, 2 hotels, 3 stores and a blacksmith shop, with a population of 140, the number having grad- ually decreased for the last twenty years. The ho- tels are supplied with superior running spring water.
The place was named after the Lenhart family which settled in the township at this point before the erection of the county. It has been known by this name for over a hundred years. The opera- tion of several large grist-mills in the vicinity gave it prominence ; and its situation on the "State Road" (which extends across the northern section of the county parallel with the Blue Mountains) contrib- uted toward its importance as a business center.
FIRST TAXABLES OF BOROUGH .- The taxable res- idents of the borough at the time of its incorpora- tion were as follows:
Daniel Adam John B. Levan
Daniel Fenstemaker Mrs. George Leiby
James S. Focht Mrs. James Leiby
Mrs. Peter Fister
John Miller, Sr.
Malinda Greenawalt
Joseph Mattern
Samuel Gehret
J. William A. Mattern
George F. Huy
John Pfeifly
Henry Hardinger
Benjamin Riegelman
John K. Seaman
Jonathan G. Hinkle Frank Kramer Moses Stein
Charles A. Leiby
William Waxwood
Allen B. Levan
Benjamin Weiss
Francis B. Levan
Wilson M. Werley
William B. Levan
Mrs. Seth Ziegler
Jacob B. Levan
Tenants
William Adam
Jacob Rhoads
Glancy Dry
Daniel Reidenaur
William Eberly
Daniel B. Seip
James Grayham
O. G. Yenser
Frank Hill
Lafayette Zettelmoyer
Benjamin Leiby
Allen Zettelmoyer
John Miller, Jr. John W. Reber
Charles D. Ziegler
Single Men
Clayton Adams George De Long Irwin W. Leiby George W. Ziegler 1
LIST OF OFFICIALS .- The following lists comprise the names of the principal officials who have
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served since the incorporation of the borough. On- road was constructed along the creek in 1874, the ly one justice of the peace has been elected (though Lenhartsville station became a busy shipping point. entitled to two as a district), owing to the small- [Statistics relating to the borough will be found in Chapter IX.] ness of the place :
CHIEF BURGESSES
George F. Huy 1887-91
Charles D. Ziegler 1891-92
James S. Focht. 1892-95
Charles A. Leiby 1895-98; 1902-05; 1909-12
Daniel J. Seip. 1898-1902
William V. Herring
1905-09
TOWN CLERKS
Oliver G. Yenser 1887-89
Wilson M. Werley. 1889-91
George F. Huy. 1891-94
J. Wm. A. Mattern. 1894-1905; 1907-09
Dr. O. F. Kunkel. 1905-07
Dr. L. R. Rothermel 1909-10
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
James S. Focht. 1887-95
J. Wm. A. Mattern 1893-1910
BOROUGH OFFICIALS-1909
Chief Burgess, Charles A. Leiby
Town Council,
William F. Peters, President
Albert Hein, Treasurer
William Waxwood
Benjamin Leiby
Alfred Balthaser
F. B. Levan Dr. L. R. Rothermel. Secretary
School Board,
Dr. L. R. Rothermel, President
J. William A. Mattern, Secretary Jacob Levan, Treasurer Glancy L. Dry Harvey A. Sarig Alfred F. Hein
Justice of the Peace, J. William A. Mattern
Constable, C. Clayton C. Adams
Auditors, George F. Huy
Jacob Rhoad
G. Frank Eberly
Assessor, Robert J. Peters
Collector, (Vacant)
FIRST TAXABLES .- The first taxables of the bor- POST-OFFICE .- The post-office was established ough were as follows :
in 1854, at the furnace store, east of the creek. When the borough was erected, it was removed to this place, and since then Glancy L. Dry and John W. Reber have been the postmasters.
BUSINESS .- F. B. Levan has been successfully and extensively engaged in the general store busi- ness for upward of twenty years. He is also oper- ating a creamery and butcher shop.
A. F. Hein for several years has carried on a wheelwright shop and blacksmith shop. He is also engaged as a dealer in farming implements.
Stage lines were operated from Lenhartsville to Strausstown to the west and to Allentown to the northeast, for upward of twenty years until 1904, when, on account of the Rural Free Delivery, the former line was discontinued, and the latter was limited to Weisenburg.
The Maiden-creek charcoal furnace was erected in 1854 by George Merkel a short distance east of the village, and successfully operated for thirty years, the last proprietor having been Jacob K. Spang of Reading. When the Berks County rail-
EDUCATION .- A school building was established upon the erection of the borough, and this has been occupied since for school purposes. But the num- ber of pupils has been small, being now 33. There is no church in the place and no factory, the spirit of manufacturing enterprise never having been en- couraged by the property holders.
The "Sons of America" (Camp No. 531) organ- ized here in 1893, and they erected a fine hall for their meetings, costing $1,400
"BLUE ROCKS" is a point of interest within two miles northwest of the town. It comprises a depos- it of large rocks, blue in appearance from exposure, which cover an area of thirty acres. The rum- bling of hidden waters underneath is distinctly aud- ible. The formation has the appearance of having been caused by a washout on the hillside many years ago, and is situated several hundred yards below the top of the hill.
BECHTELSVILLE
INCORPORATION .- The borough of Bechtelsville was incorporated on Sept. 11, 1890, the boun- dary lines including 19 acres. The territory was taken from Washington township. It was named after the John S. Bechtel family which has been prominent in that immediate vicinity from the time of the first settlements before the erection of the county. It is situated along the Colebrookdale-rail- road, three miles beyond Boyertown. The construc- tion of this railroad in 1869 was the direct cause of the formation of a considerable settlement at this point ; and the erection of a large iron furnace here in 1875 also encouraged building operations.
Elam Bechtel Est. Orlando Haas
Mary Bechtel Est.
William Haas, Sr.
Eli Bechtel
Thomas Hoffman
David H. Bechtel
William F. Knerr
Oliver Brunner
Frank Minner
James Bechtel
Thomas R. Miller
Sarah Bechtel
Tobias Moyer
William Conrad
Joseph H. Moyer Jeremiah Moyer
John Conrad
Charles Moyer
Allen F. Deysher
Jeremiah Dierolf Henry W. Miller
Nathaniel Dengler David Miller
Jacob Moyer
Mathias Dotterer Sarah Deysher
Amelia Moyer Amanda Morey
Horace Fisher
Walter Fisher
Jacob B. Oberholtzer
Ezra Frey Elizabeth Frehn
Amos Oberholtzer Lizzie Oberholtzer
Henry Geist William Groff
Henry H. Stauffer Charles E. Stangier
Henry S. Geist
Henry S. Gilbert
Harrison Schoenly Daniel Shollenberger
John S. Stauffer Henry Young
Joseph Heydt John Hoffman Jacob F. Heydt
Henry F. Sheiry
Jacob Bowman
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Tenants
Ambrose Ackerman
Henry Kehl
David O. Bechtel
Daniel Keller
Fremont Borneman
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