History of York County, Pennsylvania : from the earliest period to the present time, divided into general, special, township and borough histories, with a biographical department appended, Part 119

Author: Gibson, John, Editor
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: F.A. Battey Publishing Co., Chicago
Number of Pages: 1104

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the border settlers to destroy the Indians from his own shoulders to Capt. Michael, Cresap. (It is possible that Connolly inherited a prejudice against Cresap. He was born on the eastern side of the Susquehanna River opposite Col. Cresap's fort; Cresap and his men destroyed a dozen or more houses for the Indian trader, James Patterson, who owned a plantation on the east side of the Susque- hanna, where Cresap lived, and had owned it for a dozen years before Cresap came up from Maryland. Dr. Connolly was the son of Patterson's widow by a third husband.) Col. John Gibson, who reported Chief Logan's famous speech, was born in Lancaster. Capt. Michael Cresap was held in very high esteem by his neighbors. He was the first person in Maryland to raise a company of volunteer riflemen. He marched at their head to Bos- ton in 1775, where he fought with great bravery. He took very sick and was com- pelled to return to New York, where he died. Miichael Cresap left five children-two sons and three daughters, viz. : Mary, married Luther Martin, Esq., the distinguished ad- vocate who defended Aaron Burr; Elizabeth, married Lenox Martin, Esq., brother of Luther, who left a large family; Sarah, married Osborn Sprigg, Esq .- she left four sons.

AN HISTORIC OLD HOUSE.

The following ent represents the first large stone house, so far as is known, that was erected within the limits of York County. It was built by John Shultz and his wife Christina in the year 1734, at a time when there were doubtless no other two-story houses west of the Susquehanna. It was originally in Hellam Township. Since the formation of Spring Garden, it is situated in that township and belongs to the Glatz estate. Hon. A. Hiestand Glatz, who takes great interest in the relics of the past, some years ago procured a cut of this land- mark, and upon request kindly allowed its insertion in this work. This house, still in use, is in an excellent state of preservation, even though it is now (1885) one hundred and fifty-one years old.

In its early history it was one of the old time public inns, and if it could speak might tell many an interesting story of our colonial days as well as of Revolutionary times. A well authenticated tradition asserts that on the 30th of September, 1777, the members of the Continental Congress, while on their way from Philadelphia to York to make the last-named place the seat of government during the British invasion of Pennsylvania and occupancy of Philadelphia, stopped at

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this house for rest and refreshment. They were traveling on horseback, and the saddles used by those distinguished patriots greatly excited the curiosity of the surrounding populace, who were then unaccustomed to seeing such expensive luxuries.

The house is quaint and antique in design, though yet a convenient and comfortable residence. One of the walls contains the following words, carefully carved on a sand- stone tablet:

"17ano34 Hab ich, Johann Schultz, vnd Cristina Seine frav dises havs-bavt."

Translation: In the year 1734, John Schultz and his wife, Christina, built this house.

was used very extensively during the colonial period of our history, as well as much later. It was chartered November 17, 1742. Rich- ard Peters, secretary of the Province of Pennsylvania, in writing to the proprietaries under the above date says "James Anderson's petition for a ferry was presented to Mr. Thomas Penn, and he gave me verbal orders to make out the patent.

Gen. Gates, after his success at Saratoga in the capture of Gen. Burgoyne and his army, crossed the river at this ferry while on his way to congress then in session in York. He remained over night with Col. Alexander Lowry, who lived on the Lancaster County side of the river. Many of the congressmen,

17AN03Z. HABICH. IONANE SCHULTZVND CRISTINA. SEINEEFR AVDIESES. HAVSBAVT

Not far from this house is the site of the Revolutionary prison, described in the history of Windsor Township.

ANDERSON'S FERRY.

Anderson's Ferry, about three miles above Wrightsville, at Marietta, seems to have been a crossing place as early as 1725. In the spring of 1727 there are records that Pres- byterian clergymen of Donegal, Lancaster County, crossed here to visit settlers "along the Conewago on the west side of the river." Bertram Boyd "missionated" in York County about the time herein mentioned. This ferry

and others who had business with congress also crossed at this ferry.

TAXABLES IN 1783.

In 1783 there were in Hellam Township 16,037 acres of land not vacant, 101. dwell- ing houses, 86 barns, 8 mills, 7 slaves, 345 male citizens, and 320 females. The follow- ing is a complete list of the taxables for the year named:

Anderson & Lowry. € 400

Andrew Alexander .. 142

Peter Beidler, 200 acres. 506

Widow Beidler, 150 acres, 2 stills. 533

Jacob Baltzer, 150 acres 456

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Adam Bahn, 140 acres, 1 still. £658

John Bahn, 20 acres. 25

Sebastian Brown, 13 acres 40

Craft Billet, 100 acres. 113

Michael Blessing. 150 acres, 1 still. 210

John Bauman, 75 acres 140

Jacob Bruckhardt, 100 acres, 1 still.

Frederick Baker.

George Clopper (weaver)

Jacob Shultz, blacksmith, 94 acres, 1 slave

615 66

Jacob Comfort (innkeeper), 12 acres.

Adam Swope, 50 acres 42

Adam Klein, 100 acres.

John Shultz, 200 acres, 1 saw-mill 690

Mathias Clopper, 25 acres.

John Shroll, Jr., 150 acres 143

Michael Crow, 50 acres

553

Alexander Crow, 150 acres, 1 still.

548

Christian Shroll, 50 acres 79

Henry Cann, 257 acres. 669

Abraham Coble, 100 acres. 129

George Catz, 196 acres. 162

504

George Dietz, 230 acres.

619

Philip Decker, 193 acres

672

Michael Durstein, 75 acres

286

Adam Daron, 75 acres.

144

George Druck, 30 acres

119

Joseph Dellinger, 100 acres

134

Wolff Wendel. 20

Gen. James Ewing, 150 acres (silverware £7). . Henry Fisher, 30 acres.

Jacob Freese.

₱65

Philip Fritz, 100 acres

249

George Freese, 200 acres

232

John Fox, 51 acres.

David Freese, 200 acres

424

John Flory, 130 acres.

453

Isaac Flory, 130 acres.

424

Jacob Flory, weaver, 70 acres.

264

Abraham Flory. 68 acres ..

267

Baltzer Fitz, 150 acres, 2 stills.

645

Martin Gardner, 200 acres, 1 still. 586

William Gallager. 20

Philip Gardner, 250 acres, 1 slave, 2 stills. 722

Martin Huber, 190 acres.

550

Jacob Heyer 51

John Hall, 98 acres. 61

George Heibly, blacksmith. 45

Jacob Heibly, 100 acres 164

George Hoyer, 92 acres 150

John Herr, 340 acres. 1125

Widow King, 100 acres 57

Christian Kunkel, innkeeper. 66

Henry Kindig, 200 acres, 2 stills. 390

Godlieb Kunkel, 150 acres. 195

Baltzer Kunkle, 150 acres, 1 still. 215

Samuel Landis, 10 acres .. 82

Christian Lehman, 150 acres 246

Valentine Liphart, 180 acres. 445

Henry Liphart, 168 acres, 2 stills. 632

Jacob Lanius, 150 acres, 1 still .. 556

Henry Lanius, 150 acres, 1 still. 625

Jacob Langenecker, blacksmith. 40

Christian Mosser, 80 acres .. 129

John Mate, 400 acres .. 334

David Mellinger, 125 acres. 460

George Mantel, tanner, 5 acres 275

John Myer. 20

Michael Miller, 200 acres. 582 John Mate, Jr .. 20 Casper Mate, 100 acres 532

Ulrich Neucommer, 70 acres 64

John Neucommer, 130 acres. 194

Daniel Neas, 117 acres, 1 slave. 372 Christian Neucommer, 80 acres .. 63

Ulrich Neucommer, Jr., 80 acres 74 168

Christian Rupp, 100 acres.

Jost Reib, 10 acres .. 114

Michael Rudy, 190 acres 479

Philip Rupp. 20

John Reist 40

Philip Sultzbach, 184 acres.

450

Henry Strickler, 80 acres, 1 grist-mill, 1 saw- mill. . £603

Jacob Strickler, Jr., 180 acres 644

Christian Stoner, 177 acres, 2 saw-mills 826

John Strickler, 195 acres 483 John Strickler, 180 acres. 598

James Smith. Esq., 1,000 acres 600

Henry StrickIer, 126 acres .. 488

Samuel Crawford ..

Daniel Schneitman, 50 acres

John Sneider, 100 acres. 39

Jacob Statler, 30 acres. 40 303

Jacob Stentz, 180 acres ..

George Shallow, innkeeper, 100 acres.

204

George Shallow, Jr.

Samuel Speiser 20

Michael Zacharias 20

Philip Thomas, 90 acres .. 139

Abraham Demuth, 100 acres 129

Jacob Weltzhoffer, 170 acres. 672

Michael Weiland. 20

421

Samuel Wright, 400 acres. 1850

Jacob Witmer 73

Jobn Wright, 500 acres, 2 slaves .. 2055

Solomon Williams

John Wyland, 99 acres

235

John Steiner, weaver.

William Holtzinger

Simon Holtzinger. 20

Widow Morgan, 200 acres.

450

Tikabat Stater. 20

Solomon Williams 20

James Williams .. 20

Abraham Bruckhardt, 300 acres. 309

SINGLE MEN.

Christian Reist, weaver. John Fitz, weaver.

Michael Durstein. John Peterman.

Joseph Reed. John Ewing.

Nicholas Heltzle. John Strickler, Jr.

Godleib Rupp. Casper Wolff.

Jacob Shultz, blacksmith. Jacob Longenecker, black-

Henry Bainnie, weaver. smith.

Henry Geip. George Druck.

CHURCHES OF HELLAM.

The Lutheran and Reformed Church. - This is popularly known as "Kruetz Creek Church" though it existed nearly a half cen- tury before the name "Kreutz Creek" came in- to use. During the time of the early German settlement, west of the Susquehanna, the Lutheran and German Reformed people of this community worshiped with the settlers near the Codorus, so that it is entirely prob- able that the first religious services by the Germans west of the river, were conducted in this valley until 1741, when the town of York was founded. A synodical meeting was held in this valley in the year 1745. It was between that date and 1751 that the first church was built of logs on a tract of 50 acres, obtained by grant from the heirs of William Penn, "at the rate of £15 10s. per 100 acres with a quarterly quit-rent of one

William Willis

Jacob Kauffman, 270 acres.

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half penny per acre." The land was deeded to Martin Shultz, Jacob Welshoffer, Henry Smith and George Amend in trust for the . use of the "Reform Duch and Lutheran Con- gregations." In 1777, a stone church was built, which was in use until 1860, when the present brick church, 60x44 feet, with end and side galleries, was erected. It is located at a beautiful site to the left of the turnpike near the village of Hellam.

June 2, 1825, Thomas Cadwalader, of Philadelphia, as attorney for the heirs of Penn deeded "to Jacob Weltzhoffer, Jacob Libhart, Conrad Dietz, trustees of the Ger- man Reformed Congregation, John Bless- ing, Simon Fries and Lawrence Fisher, trustees of the German Lutheran Con- gregation, forty acres and one hundred and thirty-three perches for a consideration of $108, surveyed and lying within the Manor of Springettsbury in the township of Hel- lam."

From the record of the First Reformed Church at York, it is ascertained that a con- gregation of that denomination existed here in 1751, and from these records it seems that Rev. Jacob Lischy was the first pastor. He was succeeded in order by Revs. John C. Wirtz, William Otterbein, Daniel Wagner, George Geistweite, Daniel Zacharias, D. D., Daniel Ziegler, D. D., R. Rahauser, E. G. Williams and A. Wanner, D. D. The last- named became pastor, April 1, 1882. The Reformed membership is eighty-eight.

The early history of the Lutheran congre- gation, is closely identified with that of the First Lutheran Church of York. to which the reader's attention is directed. It is known from records that a Lutheran congregation was organized there by Rev. Lucas Raus in 1764. The congregation was visited, and chil- dren baptized by Revs. Candler, Handshuh, and Muhlenburg who were followed by reg- ularly elected pastors, viz .: Revs. Hornell and Bager whose term of service is unknown. The following-named pastors succeeded each other in the order given: Nicholas Kurtz, in 1777: Jacob Goering. in 1786; J. G. Schmucker, in 1809; Charles A. Morris, in 1815; John George Kraber, in 1818; Jonathan Oswald, in 1835; George P. Weaver, in 1869; A. W. Lilly, in 1870. Rev. E. K. Secrist was chosen in 1872, and is the present pastor. The Lutheran membership is 130. The two congregations have connected with them, a Sunday-school of 160 pupils. John W. Gable is the superintendent.

Druck Valley U. B. Church .- The build- ing in which this congregation worships, was erected in 1884. It is a well-modeled stone

structure, 30x42, and cost $1,200. An or- ganization was effected December 30, of the same year it was built. The membership is about thirty. In 1885 Rev. Isaac H. Albright was pastor. The church is located in the northern part of Hellam Township in the valley after which it was named.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

There are at present ten schools in this district, the names of which are as fol- lows: Kreutz Creek, Rudy's, Musser's, Liv- ergood's, Houser's, Pine Swamp, Beidler's, ' Druck's, Burnt Cabin, Furnace.

For the past year John Stoner, Jr., was president of the board of education; David Fisher, secretary; David Newcomer, treasurer; Solomon Kauffman, Jacob Dietz and John Lehman, other directors. The schools are in a prosperous condition.

THE VILLAGE OF HELLAM.

Near the center of the township, on the York & Susquehanna Turnpike, within the past few years, has sprung into existence the interesting and attractive village of Hellam. This place had long been the site of a hotel and one or more stores. For several years past the mercantile business has been con- ducted by John W. Gable, who also served as postmaster, and by George Paff, who was recently appointed to this office. Hellam (but why not call it Hallam ?) has a number of new and handsome residences. A large number of cigars are made in the town and vicinity, which tends to increase the prosper- ity of the community.

Large crops of an excellent quality of to- bacco are annually raised in this township, the soil being specially adapted to the culti- vation of tobacco. The York & Wrights- ville Railroad crosses the township; one of its leading stopping places is Hellam Station, one-half mile from the village. George Loucks is the agent. A neat and cozy sta- tion house has recently been erected.

A new United Brethren Church was built in the village in 1885. The church of the Evangelical association is toward the east end of the township.

Dr. John Houston began to practice the healing art in this vicinity, in 1770. The present physicians are Drs. Deisinger and Armstrong.

HISTORICAL NOTES.

The old homestead of Gen. James Ewing, of Revolutionary fame, is situated in the east end of this township.

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Near the present site of Wrightsville, was a Quaker meeting-house nearly a century ago, of which mention is made in the articles on the Friends in this work.

The beautiful valley was the habitation of Indians before the settlements of the whites. Indian relics have been found at different times and places, especially along the streams. In 1835 a brass medal, a human scull and several other articles were dug up near Wrightsville. The medal had carved on one side the words "George, King of Great Britain, and on the other an Indian, with his bow and arrow in the act of shooting a deer. It appears to have been worn as an ornament for the nose or ears. There were also found near by a brass kettle, a string of white beads, which was one and a half yards in length, some red paint and twenty-five rings, one of which was dated 1716.

In December, 1819, Jacob Strickler, of Hellam Township, sent a hired man to Baltimore with a load of clover seed. The man absconded with the proceeds-$400.

Christian Noel was killed while hauling logs in Hellam Township, near Wrightsville, November 6, 1819.

IRON ORE INTERESTS.

In certain sections of this township are rich deposits of iron, ore and ' large amounts have been taken out. Wilton's Bank, one and a quarter miles southeast of Wrightsville, was opened in 1850; about 12,000 tons of brown hematite ore were taken out by Henry Wilton, who leased the property of Jabez Jenkins. It was afterward owned by Harris Wilton.

Benjamin Strickler's Bank was opened about 1852 by Mr. Bahn, and then leased to Mr. Musselman, of Marietta, who worked it for several years. It is now abandoned.

The Stoner Bank, situated three and a half miles southwest of Wrightsville, was opened in 1850, and from that date to 1875 there were forty-two. Seven hundred and fifty tons of ore were taken out by Musselman & Watts. Shafts were sunk at this bank, whose area is about three-fourths of an acre.

Rudy's Banks are situated a half mile west of Stoner's, and cover an area of about one and one-fourth acres. This bank was opened in 1862 by Musselman & Watts, and worked as an open cut. There were 9,872 tons of ore taken out here, which contains 41 per cent of metallic iron.

Ruby's Bank, four and a half miles south- west of Wrightsville, was opened in 1860, and worked four years by James Meyers, of Columbia, as lessee. The bank, though now

caved in, was an open cut, at one place 180 feet deep. Near by was Keller's ore pit.

Hiestand's Bank is a very large one, situated along the Glatz Ferry road. It covers an area of an acre. Large amounts of ore were taken out by Musselman & Haldeman as lessees. Samuel and Jacob Dietz's Banks were leased by Stephen F. Eagle, of Marietta, in 1868, and 3,000 tons of ore taken out.

Fritz's Bank was opened, in 1864, by Meyers & Benson for five years, and after- ward by Benson & Cattrell. A twenty-horse- power engine and twenty men were employed. The ore contained 44 per cent of metallic iron.

THE TOWNSHIP OF SPRING GARDEN.

SPRING GARDEN was formed from por- tions of Hellam and York Townships, in the year 1822. It lies nearly in the center of Springetsbury Manor. The name, however, was suggested, it seems, from the similarity of its location to York, in comparison with Spring Garden District, originally situated north of the city of Philadelphia, but now within its limits. It is bounded on the north by the Borough of York (to which two sections of it were recently annexed), and Manchester and West Manchester; on the east by Hellam, and on the south by Wind- sor and York, and contains an area of fertile and productive land, mostly limestone, which is unexcelled in Pennsylvania.

In 1880 Spring Garden contained a popu- lation of 4,110. In 1883 the number of taxable inhabitants was 1,232; valuation of real estate, $2,265,670; county tax, $8,810; State tax, $372. For wealth and population, it is the banner township in the county. Within its limits are many beautiful subur- ban homes. The history of the villages of this township was written by C. H. Fry, Esq., of Freystown.

THE VILLAGE OF FREYSTOWN.

Freystown, now East York, is situated in this township, adjoining York. It was named Freystown in honor of Godfrey Frey, who laid out part of the town, about 1814. The principal highways are East Market Street, of York extended, Low and East Phil- adelphia extended. The town is about one mile in length and one-half mile in width. The first house was built over 100 years ago,

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and was known as "The Fort." It was a two story stone building, thirty-six feet square, with an arched cellar under the whole building. The lot of ground, upon which this house was erected, was surround- ed with large sycamore trees. The property was at one time owned by Rev. Dr. Cath- cart, and then by Thomas C. Hambly, and next by Henry Kauffelt, from whom it was bought, in 1867, by C. H. Fry, who tore out the arched cellar. The property is now owned by John Miller. The first engine house, a one-story frame building, stood between Hartman's hotel and George W. Sheffer's store, and where the pump on the street now stands. It was bought by Henry Wolhoff, who sold it to John Ness, whose widow now uses it as a summer kitchen. The lot on which the present engine house, a brick building, stands, was bought from John Sleeger by Daniel Loucks, president of the fire company, in 1857, and the company was named "The Good Will Fire Company No. 1." The implements and machinery used to outen a fire were a hand engine, leather buckets and ladders. The hand en- gine was made by Morris Gardner. The members of this company were called by the nickname of "Rats," and afterward "Hor- nets." They participated in extinguishing some of the large fires in years gone by, such as the Luttman Hotel fire, Motter's fire, west of the bridge, at which they were second to throw water. This company was organized December, 1839. The first president was Jacob Neff; secretary, Christian Sheffer, and treasurer, Michael Boeckel. The officers at present are Emanuel Frey, president; Mar- cellus Fried, vice-president; C. A. Boyer, secretary, and John Miller, treasurer. Num- ber of members at present, thirty-two.

The Spring Garden Band was first called "The Spring Garden Silver Cornet Band." It was organized in 1855, with William Frey, president; Emanuel Boeckel, secretary, and John Miller, treasurer. The band enlist- ed, during the late war, with the Eighty-sev- enth Pennsylvania Volunteers. The present officers are E. D. Zeigler, president; L. T. Deininger, A. A. Wasson, Jacob Hose, Elias Eyster, Grier Hersh, and B. C. Pentz, vice-presidents; John Miller, treasurer; Cal. A. Boyer, secretary; Emanuel Kissinger, leader; L. H. Grenewald, drum major.

The Spring Garden Relief Association was incorporated December 12, 1866, organ- ized January 1, 1867. The officers are Will- iam Frey, president; Ed Blauser, vice-presi- dent; John Miller, treasurer, and Emanuel Frey, secretary. Membership is ninety-five.

The Lutheran Church is a brick building on East Market Street. The land was do- nated for the same by Daniel Loucks. He stipulated in the deed of conveyance that. the church was only to be used by the Lu- therans. The membership is 90; Sunday- school, 150 pupils. Bethany Chapel, a union meeting house, is on Low Street, and has a membership of probably 50, and a school of perhaps 100. Ridge Avenue Meth- odist Episcopal Church is a frame building, and is located on corner of East Philadelphia Street and Ridge Avenue. It was built in 1882, and has a membership of about 60, and Sunday-school of about 140 pupils. The present minister of the Lutheran Church is Rev. M. J. Alleman, and of the Methodist Church, Rev. O. S. Metzler. Bethany Chapel has no regular preacher. There are three good brick schoolhouses in the place; , in one of the buildings there are four schools; two in the second and one in the third. There are seven schools of about 50 pupils each. The population of the town is about 1,500. In 1865 the population was only about 500; the greatest increase has been in the last seven years. The town has eleven stores, including one drug store and one hotel. The manufactures are Billmyer & Small's Passenger Car Shops, which are the largest in the State of that particular kind of shop; York Paint Manufactory, and Sash Factory. There are a great many persons living in Freystown who are more than seventy-five years old.

The basket making business is a great in. dustry on Low Street, as nearly every house of the fifty-five along this street, on both sides, is a basket mauufactory, employing from five to ten hands. This street is known through all York County, and at a great many places outside of the county, as " Bull Frog Alley." This name was given to it about sixty years ago, by one John Frey, who, with his father, lived in a small, one- story frame house-the only one then on the street. The adjoining land then was swampy and marshy, and contained a large number of frogs, so that they kept up a continual noise during the evening and night, and John Frey above mentioned, a boy of about twelve years of age, claimed that he could not sleep on account of the croaking of the frogs, and that he wanted to move out of that "Bull Frog Alley." This inci- dent gave to Low Street that name, by which it is best known ever since. The industry of basket-making on this street yearly amounts to considerable money. The manager of one of these shops reports that he sold in 1884,

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of his own manufacture, $3,000 worth of baskets. In 1880 he sold $5,000 worth. These basket-makers are nearly all German, and are industrious and prosperous. Those people in Low Street who do not follow the basket-making business, are called gypsies, and have their winter residence on this street, but as soon as spring comes, they pull out with horse and wagon, and roam over the country, the men trading horses and the women telling fortunes, returning in the fall with greatly replenished purses.

PLEASUREVILLE.

Pleasureville, known all over York County until a few years ago as "Possumtown." John Myers lived at the place half a century ago, when there were only a few houses, and the surrounding country was covered with a dense forest. His only occupation was "coon and possum hunting," and he had constantly nailed on the front of his house scores of opossum skins, and from this circumstance the town got its first name. The town is situated on the road leading from Freystown to Rudy's Mill (formerly Brillinger's Mill), about two miles and a half, northeast from York, and has a population of nearly 300. The houses in the place are nearly all frame, and the number of dwellings at present is sixty-three. The town has a two- story brick schoolhouse, in which are a second- ary and primary school. There is also a large three-story frame hall in the place, in which the Mount Zion band meets (of which William Leightner is leader, and has nineteen mem- bers), and the Pleasureville Relief Association, which has been in existence some fifteen years and numbers eighty-four members. There is a fine frame church in the place known as the United Brethren Church, of which Rev. Jacob Smith is pastor-membership eighty- four. A. Bowers is superintendent of the Sunday school and it numbers 130. There are three stores, one blacksmith shop, one shoe making shop and four cigar manufac tories.

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History of York County, Pennsylvania : from the earliest period to the present time, divided into general, special, township and borough histories, with a biographical department appended, Part 119

Author: Gibson, John, Editor Publication date: 1886 Publisher: F.A. Battey Publishing Co., Chicago Number of Pages: 1104

Author: Gibson, John, Editor
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: F.A. Battey Publishing Co., Chicago
Number of Pages: 1104