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1 By P. W. Flores, of Dillingersville.
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UPPER AND LOWER MILFORD TOWNSHIPS.
According to the censns reports, the population of Lower Milford in 1870 was 1505, and in 1880, 1558, and that of Upper Milford in 1870 was 2015, and in 1880, 2405. Nearly all of the inhabitants are of Ger- man descent.
The surface formation is very irregular, mountain- ous, and hilly. In the southern part of Lower Mil- ford is the Hosensack Hill, or the great Mill Hill (commonly called Grosze Mühlberg), which extends across the township, and into the county of Mont- gomery ; in the northeastern part the Chestnut Hill. The northwestern part is erossed by Moser's (now Dillinger's) Ridge, running from northeast to south- west, and the centre of the township is crossed by Mill Ridge (called Kleine Mühlberg), running from northeast to southwest.
Upper Milford is crossed by the south or Lehigh Mountain from east to west. The southern part of Upper Milford is crossed by Bald Hill (commonly called " Kahlen Berg)." The highest spot in either of the Milfords is located on the Chestnut Hill, in Lower Milford, which measures nine hundred and sixty feet above the level of the sea; the second highest, on South, or Lehigh Mountain, in Upper Milford, nine hundred and twenty feet; and the third highest, on Moser's Ridge, in Lower Milford, which measures nine lumdred and ten feet high.
The soil of both Upper and Lower Milford is princi- pally gravel. Sandstone abounds. Iron ore is plenty, and is found in many places, along spurs of South Mountain, in Upper Milford, and is found in abun- danee on and near the South Mountain. In the neighborhood of Shimersville there is some of the richest red oxide iron ore, and in the vicinity of Zionsville is some of the richest magnetic iron ore veins to be found anywhere in the State. Near the . north empties at Limeport into the Saucon Creek. village of Shimersville, on the north side, is a rich : These creeks turn within the bounds of Lower Mil- ford the wheels of sixteen mills.
deposit of emery and corundum crystals, worth about two hundred dollars per ton. Limestone is found in Upper Milford, and also along the Hosensack and Sancon Valleys in Lower Milford. Mica is found in some places in Lower Milford, on the premises of 11. 11. Boyer and Readan Schantz, near Dillinger -- ville, and zine is found on the premises of Nathan Kunkel and others, near Shimersville, in Upper Milford.
The soil in both Upper and Lower Milford is well enltivated, and is very productive. Its cultivation is the chief employment of the inhabitants, and it has been brought to a high degree of fertility by the free use of lime. Many hundreds of bushels are used annually and with the best effects. Not only is the ; fullest and healthiest grain produced, but it brings always the highest prices.
tants by fertilizing the soil and by turning the wheels of the mills.
The principal stream of water in the Milfords is the Hosensack Creek, which rises at the foot of the west side of Chestnut Hill, running south and southwest- wardly through the centre of Lower Milford, and through the beautiful Hosensack Valley, a distance of over six miles, turns the wheels of eight grist- and saw-mills, and empties into the Perkiomen Creek, in Montgomery County. On the southeast side of the Hosensack Creek several smaller creeks and runs empty their water into it, among them the Schwenck's or Dubs' Creek, Eberhard's Creek, Dickenshied's Creek, and several smaller ereeks and runs. On the northwest side the following streams empty their water into the Hosensack : Schantz's Creek, Walter's or Meckling's Creek (several branches included), In- dian Creek, and Trump's Run, etc. The Swamp Creek rises in Saucon township, and runs in a southern direction through the northeast corner of Lower Mil- ford and into Bucks County. In the same part of the township rises the Hicken Creek, which runs south- wardly into Bucks County, and empties into Swamp Creek.
In the southern corner of Lower Milford rises, near the foot of the Hosensack Hill, Krauss' Creek, which runs dne south into Montgomery County, and empties into the Perkiomen. In the same part of Lower Milford there is Stauffer's Creek, which rises on the Hosensack Hill, and empties into the Krauss' Creek. In the northern part of Lower Milford, on Chestnut Hill, rises Saucon Creek, which runs northwardly into Sancon township, and empties near Hellertown into the Lehigh River. Ortts or Wieder's Creek rises in the same part of Lower Milford, and running
Indian Creek rises in the western corner of Upper Milford, and crosses the township by running cast, southeast, and southwardly, and empties in Lower Milford into the Hosensack. The Perkiomen Creek rises in Berks County, and runs through Upper Mil- ford in the form of a horseshoe east, southeast, and sonthwardly. Leibert's Creek rises in the north- eastern part of Upper Milford, and runs west and northwardly through Leibert's Gap of the South Mountain, and empties in Lower Macungie township into the Little Lehigh Creek. Thany's, or Fetter- man's Creek rises near Shimersville, runs northeast, and empties at Vera Cruz into Leibert's Creek. In the northwestern part of Upper Milford is Miller's Creek, which rises near Shimersville, runs north- wardly into Lower Macungie, and empties into the Little Lehigh. These creeks turn within the bounds of Upper Milford ten grist, saw, and other mills.
Upper and Lower Milford are both well watered with the best and most wholesome water to be found in Lehigh or any other county in Pennsylvania. . Iron Ore .- On both sides of the South Mountain, in Upper Milford, iron ore is abundant and rich, pro- Creeks and brooks run through the fields and mead- ows, and add materially to the wealth of the inhabi- ! ducing from thirty-five to forty-five per cent. of metal.
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On the west foot of the mountain and in the vicinity of Emaus iron-ore mines have been kept in operation for nearly fifty years, and in particular on the prem- ises of Charles and Peter Schwarz, where mines have been operated very successfully by David Lewis from 1834 until 1870, and since 1870 by the Emaus Iron Company.
On the east side of the same mountain there were discovered, about the year 1848, several very rich mag- netic iron-ore veins. Those on the premises of William Brunner, Henry Wickert, and others have been oper- ated by David Lewis (the oldest ironmaster of Lehigh County), F. T. Jobst, and George Neumoyer. The Hellertown Iron Company, Lewis, Pascoe & Webb, Schwarz, Dickenshied & Co. took in 1880 a lease on the premises of F. T. Jobst (formerly of William Brunner), and continued the operation of the mines. They discovered some rich veins of ore from two to twelve feet thick, and delivered an average of five thousand tons ore per year. Several other mines along the mountain, on the premises of Daniel Klein, Joshna Fry, and others, have been kept in operation.
Abont the year 1870 there was discovered on the premises of Anthony Mechling (now deceased), in Zionsville, Upper Milford, one of the richest magnetic iron-ore veins in Lehigh County. It was worked by John S. Schreiber & Co. for about seven years, and since 1878 has been operated by the Crane Iron Com- pany. About the year 1875 there was also a rich vein of the same ore discovered on the premises of Charles Schoenly at the same place ; and about the year 1881 there was another rich vein of the same ore discov- ered on the premises of Mr. Gackenbach at the same place, and also on the premises of Jonas Kern.
All these mines are now carried on by the Crane Iron Company. The ore produces an average of forty- five per cent. clear iron.
On the premises of Mr. Shultz, in Shimersville, is one of the richest veins of oxide iron ore ever discoy- ered in Lehigh County. It produces an average of | fifty per cent. of iron.1
Organization of the Original Townships of Mil- ford and Upper Milford. --- The territory now com- prised in Upper and Lower Milford townships of Lehigh County was originally included in the county of Bucks, which was erceted in 1682. The township of Milford (in Bucks County) was organized in 1734. " No doubt the agitation for a township organization in Richland, whose inhabitants were moving in this direction," says Gen. Davis, in his " History of Bucks County," "stimulated the people of Milford to set up for themselves." On June 13, 1734, the settlers living between the present county line and the region then about to be laid out as Richland petitioned the court to lay out the country they inhabited into a township.
The court doubtless granted the prayer of the peti- tioners, for the township was laid out and established soon after. It was twiee surveyed, both times by John Chapman. On the back of the first draft still existing is indorsed " Bulla," the name by which the petitioners desired their township to be designated. If the name was ever used it was soon changed to Lower Milford, and then to Milford.
The organization of Upper Milford (now the Upper and Lower Milfords of Lehigh County) was undoubt- edly hastened by the organization of the " Bulla," or present Milford of Bucks. At what time the people commenced the township movement is not known, but we find that on June 10, 1737, a petition signed by Peter Walber, Ulrich Rieszer, Mathias Ochs (Ox), Johannes Meyer, Joseph Henckel, Daniel Rausch, Heinrich Wilhelm Dillinger, Heinrich Riesz, Chris- tian Biegel, William Bitz, Jacob Wetzel, Johannes Beltzart, Theobald Mechlin, Johannes Post, Melchior Stecher, Michael Kohler, Felix Brunner, Jacob Derry, Michael Zimmermann, William Langhorst, Martin Weitknecht, Johannes Baumgartner, Hans Ord was presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions, then sit- ting at Newtown, asking for the section of county in which they lived to be laid out in a township with the following bounds. Beginning at the northern corner of Milford township, at a chestnut, and then running up to Lawick Hills; then along the said hills to the county line westward; then down the county line to the other corner of Milford township ; then along the line of said township to the place of beginning.
The new township was surveyed by John Chapman on the 13th of March, 1737, and was in the form of a square six miles long by five and a half miles wide, coutaining thirty-three square miles, or twenty-one thousand one hundred and twenty acres.2
It may perhaps be interesting to follow here a copy of the original form of John Chapman's report of his surveys of Upper Milford to the court of Bucks County.
" By virtue of an order of Ist court to me directed, and at the request of the inhabitants, these may certify that I have Smveyed and laid ont the Said townships Beginning at the North East Fortier of Milord town- ship at a Chestunt being the Corner of the said township and then run- ning North West over Lawick hills six miles from the Said Corner of Said township lo a market white Oak, then South West along the back Side 300 elmins, then to the top and over the hill to live Miles and a half to the County line to a heap of stones, then down the County line Sonth East Six miles to the other Corner of Milford township, then along the Said township line North East 5 miles and a half to the place of Begin- ning
"Surveyed on The 13th day of the first month (March) 1737 8-by " JOHN CHAPMAN Surveyor"
In addition to the petitioners, the following family < were then settled in the territory : Dubs, Eberhard, Huber, Schmidt, Miller, Schumacher, Keiber, Ritter, Beyer, Bischop, Stähler, Bitting, Guthman, Rosz, Stocker, Ihrig, Schambach, Kern, and a little later came the Krauss, Yeakel, Kriebel, Rittenhaus, Flores,
" According to Mr. G. A. Aschbach's surveys the township is six nad one-half miles long und six and one-quarter miles wide, and contains forty and three-fifths square miles, or twenty-six thousand neres.
1 Since the above was written, it has been reported that a rich vein of manganese Ind been found on the premises of Reuben Shubert, near Zionsville, In Upper Milford ; and also on the premises of Rev. Eli Kel- Jer, at the same place. It is estimated to be worth five dollars per ton.
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Kurr, Schantz, Stauffer, Schelly, Hiestand, Schiffert, Metzger, Schubert, Martin Krammes, Schneiter, Heimbach, Dickenschiedt, Kemmerer, and others.'
Peter Walber was appointed constable of the terri- tory then Milford in 1737, the year before the organ- ization of Upper Milford, and he was elected constable in 1739. Johann Peter Walber (or Nat Walker, as he was often called) was the first constable of Upper Milford.
Dividing the Township .- On Dec. 6, 1852, Upper Milford was divided by order of the court of Lehigh County, by a line run through the middle of the township from northeast to southwest. The upper or northwestern part was called " Upper Milford," and the lower or southeastern part was called "Penn" township; but by the same court, in January, 1853, the name "Penn" was changed to Lower Milford. The first election in this new township ( Lower Mil- ford) was held at the public-house of Solomon Kem- merer, on March 18, 1853, at which the following township officers were elected : Justice of the Peace, Samuel Stauffer; Constable, George K. Carl ; Super- visors, Jacob Schantz, Samnel Derr; School Directors, Aaron Dubs, William C. Roeder, Daniel S. Yeakel, Abraham Pearson, Samuel Stauffer, Samuel Hottel; Auditors, Charles F. Dickenshied, Ephraim Christ, William F. Cramer; Inspectors, Anthony Mechling, Jacob Weaver ; Judge, Abraham Pearson ; Treasurer, Solomon Kennerer ; Clerk, Sant Wieder.
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The first election in Upper Milford ( after division) was held at the public-house of George Neitz, in Zionsville, on March 18, 1853, at which time the fol- lowing officers were elected : Justice of the Peace, Samuel Kemmerer ; Constable, George Schantzen- bach ; Supervisors, Charles E. Roeder, Lazarus Weid- ner ; Assessor, George Bachman ; Judge, Henry Dieť- fenderfer ; Auditor, Jacob Ehrhard; Inspectors, John Wieder, Charles F. Stahler ; School Directors, Fried- erich Sigmund, John Ortt, David Hiestand, Peter Henninger ; Treasurer, David Kern ; Clerk, William Hittel.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE OF CPPER MILFORD. (Prat to th. Pirision.) Contmissioned. Commissioned.
Joshua Stahler ........ 9, 1850 Joshua Stabler. # 15, 18-45
WMloughby Gabel ... April 9, 1850
Lorenz Stabler ........ 11, 1840
Renben Stahler ....... = 13, 1832 Willonghby Gabel ... " 15, 1845
After the Division. Commissioned. :
Commissioned.
Samuel Kemmerer ... April 13, 1853 |
Rimben Stahler .. ...... 14, 1857
W. H. Hillignes ...... Nov. 5, 1870
Samuel Kemmerer. . 13, 1858 | Leon 1. Snyder ...... March 24, 1871
Renten Stahler. ......
15, 1862 |
Phaon C. Weaver ... " 21, 1876
Samuel Kemmerer ... 11, 1863 ;
J. D. C. Kneller ..... 27, 1879
Renben Stahler. ...... 9, 1867 | Phaon C. Wenver ... April 9, 1881
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE OF LOWER MILFORD.
Commissioned. ,
Commissioned.
Samuel Stanffer. .. April 13, 1853
M. I. Albright ....... April 8, 1570
Willoughby Gable ...
10, 1855 : Samuel Stauller .. ... 15, 1873
Aaron 11. Wagner ... 15, 1873
Michael 11. Albright. 10, 1800 |
Saumed Stauffer ... ... March 25, 1878
Samuel Siantler ... 14, 1863
Aaron D. Wagner ... " 25,1878
Michnel IL. Albright. 16 11, 1865
I. E. E. Rorder ..... April 6, 1883
= Aaron H. Wagner ... 6, 1883 Charles Mangold. ... 14, 1868
Early Settlers .- Without any doubt Milford was settled by some individuals as early as 1715, or pre- vious to that year, but there are no records to substan- tiate this conclusion, except those carved on one or two buildings,-one, an old stone building near the Great Swamp Church, which shows upon its mantel the date " 1715." Nearly all of the early settlers in Milford were German. No doubt many of those early settlers, so-called "squatters," emme in prior to 1733.
Many of those early German settlers came to Mil- ford by the way of Falkner Swamp, Goshenhoppen, or by the Perkiomen Valley.
After 1733 there was an increased immigration to the lower part of the-present Lehigh County. During the years immediately following, the Schwenkfelders, the Mennonites, the Lutherans, and people of the Re- formed denomination came to this country, and many of them settled in the Hosensack Valley and other parts of Upper Milford.
Among the Schwenkfellers we find Balthasar Krausz (now Krauss), Hans Henry Jaeckel (now Yeakel), Caspar Jaeckel, Christoph Schubert, and others.
Among the Mennonites we find Dark Jansen ( Der- rick Jolson), Conradt Stamm, John Meyer (Moyer), Michael Meyer, Jacob Hiestandt, and others.
Among the German Reformed people we find the names of Ulrich Rieszer ( Reeser), Franz Busz, Jacob Wetzel, Peter Wetzel, Joseph Eberhard, Valentine Kaiser (or Felton Reiser), Alexander Diefenderfer (or Dibendeffer), Peter Linn, Jacob Dubs, Felix Brunner, Henry Huber, Andreas Kraeber (Greber), Ludwig Bitting, Philip Herzog, Friederich Wilhelm Kern, Andreas Engleman, Nicolaus Stähler, Peter Schlosser, Johannes Armbruster, Johannes Ortt (Ord), Christoph Andreas, George Stahl, Jacob Müller ( Mil- ler), and others.
Among the Lutherans we find the names of Jacob Kurr, Thomas Kurr, Theobald Michlin, Heinrich Wilhelm Dillinger (originally Dielinger), Michael Flores, George Klein, Jacob Busch, Balthasar Vetter- man (now Fetterman), Martin Schaffer, Peter Hüttel (now Hittel), Ludwig Siefers, Caspar Rutter ( Ritter), Gabriel Köhler (Cayler), Melchior Stecher, Mathias Ox, John Michguthman, Philip Stephan Pappen- meyer, Friederich Nungesser, Isaac Leopold Dolp (Delp), Joh. David Streib, Heinrich Riesz, Michael Zimmerman, and others.
Warrants were located in Upper Milford by the following-named early settlers :
James Steel, gentleman, of Philadelphia; warrant issued March 26, 1733, for two thousand four hundred acres of land in Pennsylvania in several tracts, two tracts of which were situate in Upper Milford (now in Lower Milford). One tract was situate on the county-line between Lehigh and Montgomery (then Bucks and Philadelphia) Counties, in the Hosensack Valley, contains five hundred acres and the ushal allowances, and was described as follows :
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Charles W. Wieand .. April 14, 1840
Saumonel C. Lee ........ April 14, 1868
Saminel Stanfler ....... 13, 1858
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1. Northeast, by line of trees erossing Parkeaw- ming Creek, three hundred and sixteen perches. 2. Thence by line of trees northwest, two hundred and sixty-five. 3. Thenee by line of trees southwest, three hundred and sixteen. 4. Thence by line of trees south- east, two hundred and sixty-five.
On the 31st of August, 1733, a proprietary patent was granted to James Steel for said traet of five hun- dred acres, with the reservation to pay a yearly quit- rent of one silver shilling per each hundred acres. James Steel sold this tract on Feb, 8, 1741, to James Hamilton, of Philadelphia, for one hundred and fifty pounds, who sold, Dec. 23, 1761, to Hans Henry Jackel (Yeakel) for twelve hundred and fifty pounds. This traet is at present in possession of Rev. Daniel Yeakel, David S. Yeakel (descendants of Hans Henry Yeakel), and Anthony Schultz, George Schultz, J. Deeh, and others. It is calculated to be of the richest farm-land in Lehigh County.
The other tract, containing two hundred and sev- enty-six acres, situate in the present Kranssdale, was surveyed to him on the 24th day of April, 1734; was sold and conveyed to Nicolaus Walber for one hun- dred and eighty-nine pounds; one hundred and sev- enty-nine acres thirty-five pereles was patented, 1768, to Rev. George Kriebel; and the remaining part of the tract, called "Old Rights," in 1770, to Friederich Limbach, Esq. It is at present in posses- sion of John Stauffer, Milton Oberholtzer, Jesse Bry, and Dr. Jonas R. Gerhard.
Michael Zimmerman received warrants for three tracts, dated Feb. 5, 1733 (renewed Nov. 13, 1734) ; Sept. 19, 1738, and May 6, 1741, for three hun- dred and thirty-three neres, sitnate in the Hosen- sack Valley, ou the county-line between Lehigh and Montgomery (then Bucks and Philadelphia) Coun- ties, and adjoining James Steel's or Hamilton's tract, and was patented to Michael and George Zimmer- man, Sr., on May 23, 1741. These premises were sold by the Zimmermans, Dec. 4, 1784, to John Yund, who sold, 1787, to John Roeder. It is at present in possession of Henry E. Roeder, David Roeder, and others : is very rich farming land.
Martin Weidknecht,- warrant issued to him on the 12th day of September, 1734, for one hundred and seventy arres, situate near the present Dillingers- ville. A patent was granted in 1822 for a part of the land to Jacob Eberhard, and in 1837 another patent for the other part to Jacob S. Meyer.
These premises are at present in possession of Lewis S. Roeder, Lewis II. Wieand, Joshma Stahler, Henry D. Meyer, Abraham Musselman, and John S. Rhoads. ;
Heinrich Wilhelm Dillinger, warrant issued to him for one hundred and fifty acres in 1784, who sold the same about 1760 to his son, John Jacob Dillinger, who obtained a patent for the same on the premises.
In 1752 another warrant for another traet, contain- ing twenty-three avres one hundred and twenty-six perches, and was patented by the State Executive
Council on Feb. 13, 1790, by the name of " Gaul," to John Dillinger, Jr.
These premises are at present in possession of Daniel Dillinger (a descendant), Frederick T. Jobst, Henry Boyer, and David Schuler, and others.
Jacob Wetzel. A warrant was issued on July 1, 1734, for a traet of land containing one hundred and fifty aeres to said Jacob Wetzel, and, in 1754, another warrant for another traet of fifty-one acres and thirty- nine perches, On the first tract a proprietary patent was granted on Sept. 10, 1747, and in the other on Aug. 9, 1754, both to said Jacob Wetzel.
These premises are situated in the Hosensack Val- ley in Lower Milford; at present in possession of David Schuler, John D. Eberhard, Daniel Rothen- berger, and others.
On April 4, 1771, a third patent was granted to said Jacob Wetzel for a tract of over forty-seven aeres, called "Mount Fair," now in possession of Abraham Kauffman and L. S. Roeder.
Stephen Riemer (or Reemer)-warraut issued to him on March 3, 1734, for one hundred acres, who sold the same Dec. 3, 1735, to Peter Wentz, of Phila- delphia, who obtained a patent for the same on the 9th of the same month ; is situate in the Hosensack Valley. Ou this tract the first. tour- and grist-mill was erected in Lehigh County by said Peter Wentz in 1740. Parts of the old premises are now in pos- session of Solomon Schantz, Reuben M. Roeder, and Jonathan Fretz. The latter is the mill property.
Christian Crall (or Kraul)-warrant issued for two hundred and fifty aeres, patented April 26, 1782, to William Schaffer, sitnate in the present village of Zionsville, and is now occupied by George Schall, Widow Michling, Renben Stahler, Jonathan Berkey, and others. The new Lutheran Church is also stand- ing on the same ground.
Conrad Wetzel -- warrant issued, dated Feb. 25, 1734, for one hundred and forty-five acres and fifty- three perches, to the said Conrad Wetzel, Esq. (for a number of years a justice of the peace) ; but as he did not comply with the conditions of the warrant, said warrant was transferred to Peter Moyer alan. 10, 1749), was patented Dec. 14, 1762, to Christian Miller of Long Swamp, Berks County. On these premises Valentine Deckenshied came accidentally, about the year 1772, to his death by falling from the upper part of his barn.
These premises are now in possession of Emanuel Moyer, Henry E. Moyer, etc.
George Schuhmacher (Shoemaker)- - warrant issued, June 7, 1731, for over two Intudred aeres, sitnate in the present Kraussdale, on the line between Lehigh and Montgomery County (then Bneks and Philadel- phia Counties), one hundred and forty aeres of which are sitnate in Lehigh County, in Lower Milford ; but as Schuhmacher did not comply with the conditions, a second warrant was issued for the same, dated Nov. 10, 1749, to Balthaser Kranss. A patent was granted
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for the same to the said Balthaser Krauss on Dec. 16, ; tract was patented by the name of "Shanzburg,"- 1749.
This property is still in possession of the Krauss family.
On Nov. 23, 1736, another warrant was issued for another tract of two hundred aeres to said George Schuhmacher. These premises are situated near Emaus, in Upper Milford. They were sold to Daniel later still part of the same to Francis Schwartz.
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Henry Kciber (Kaiber or Geber)-warrant issued, Jan. 26, 1734, for one hundred and fifty acres, in the Hosensack Valley, in Lower Milford, then Upper Milford ; was transferred, June 6, 1735, to Andreas Eckhard; was patented, Aug. 6, 1757, to George Klein ; is now occupied by Henry B. Schantz, Reu- ben M. Roeder, David Roeder, Christian Weiss, and others. On this tract the present village of Hosensack is located.
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