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Hickory Run .- Before 1843, Mahlon K. Taylor, of Bucks County, owned six thousand three hundred and ninety-four acres of land about the mouth of Hickory Run, where he had a store and wharf. He soon after sold one thousand acres to Israel Day aud Samuel Say lor, of Easton, who erected a large mill with two i gangs of saws, a single mill, planing-mill, lath- and paling-mill, and a bark-mill. In 1855 they erected on the hill a large boarding-house, capable of accom- modating about one hundred and fifty men, who were at work in the woods and in the mills. Two double houses were also built. In the spring of 1865 they were destroyed by fire, and rebuilt the same year. They were then run till the timber on their lands was exhausted, and in about 1878 they were aban- doned. The property now belongs to Alexander B. Allen, of Flemington, N. J.
Mahlon K. Taylor & Co. owned a tract of land above Saylorsville, on which they built a mill. A large dam which supplied the mill was swept away by a freshet in 1847, and in the rush of waters seven lives were lost, -the wife and four children of Jacob
West, a blacksmith, a daughter of Isaae Gould, and a Mr. Crawford. The bodies were all recovered with the exception of one of the children. The mill was not again rebuilt.
The second mill on Hickory Run from the mouth was built by Heckman&& Auble, who purchased their land of M. K. Taylor. They had a double mill and a lath- and paling-mill. This property later came to thy' Goulds.
Next on the run, and above the Heckman & Auble mill, Isaac and Samuel Gould owned a tract of three thousand three hundred acres, which in later years was largely increased. Here they erected four mills, two on the run and two on Sand Spring Run, a fork of Hickory. These were all single mills, with lath- and paling-mill to each one. Tenement-houses were creeted. A store was opened, a post-office established, and a Methodist Church and school were erected. About one hundred men were employed in their work, which was continued till the timber was exhausted. The firm was dissolved, and Stephen Gould retained the business. After his death, and in 1878, the prop- erty passed to Albert Lewis & Co., of Bear Creek.
At that time A. J. Brodhead took the store and post-office, which were continued till the summer of 1883. In the November following Owen Eckert, sta- tion agent of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company at Hickory Run, was appointed postmaster, and the offiec is now kept at the station.
Above the Gould mill, in 1849, John Kelly owned six hundred and twenty-two acres of land, on which he had, in 1850, a double mill. In the great fire of 1876 the mill, house, and barn were destroyed, and in 1878 Mr. Kelly sold the property to Isaac Butz.
Daniel and Reuben Serfass in 1849 owned one thou- sand acres on Sand Spring Run, a fork of Hickory, above the Gould land. They erected two single mills and lath-, paling-, and shingle-mills, which, in 1866, were sold to Blakslee & Gillick. The mills were de- stroyed by the fire of 1876, and not again rebuilt. The property now belongs to T. Dorney, of Allentown.
In 1867 a sash- and blind-factory was built on Sand Spring Run by Stephen Donner, and was sold, in 1868, to William Birny, who ran it till after 1875, when it was torn down.
About 1852, J. & J. Blakslee purchased a mill prop- erty above Serfass', on Sand Spring Run.
The Methodist Church that was erceted on Hickory Run has, since 1878, been in charge of the following pastors: Revs. Bonford, Dunning, King, Bird, and Brice Hughes, who is now in charge.
Saylorsville, on the main stream of Hickory Run, above the Gould land, was bonght from M. K. Taylor by Day & Saylor, who erected mills there, which were long since abandoned. There are now two of their dwellings at the place, and the wintergreen distillery of lawk & Botter.
Leonardsville to-day contains two or three dwell- ings and a distillery owned by Benjamin Krege.
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About 1850, John Burk was owner of a tract of land there, and had erected a saw-mill. In 1876 there were at the place one steam saw-mill and one run by water, and twelve dwellings. They were all destroyed by the great fire of that year. The place was named after William Leonard, who was foreman for John Burk from the commencement of the work there.
Bridgeport .- In the year 1856, Keck, Childs & Co. erected a saw-mill on the banks of the Lehigh River, a short distance above Lehigh Tannery, having a ca- pacity of cutting yearly two and one-half million feet of lumber. They purchased three thousand two hun- dred and ninety-nine acres of land of George M. Hollenbeck, who had previously erected and run a saw-mill at the mouth of Hays' Creek. About 1870, Day & Saylor built a steam saw-mill at Bridgeport, which was run till 1872, when it was sold to Davis, McMurtry & Co., who ran it till 1880, when it was destroyed by fire. The site is now occupied by the mill of the Pioneer Kindling-Wood Company. A school-house is also in this settlement. It is also a station on the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
Albrightsville .- The property on which this set- ' P. Holcomb, when I. M. Holcomb & Co. became the tlement is located was part of the Brotzman tract, 1 firm-name (1866). At this time a post-oflice was established, and kept by I. M. Holcomb until about 1875. He was succeeded by George Stemson, and April 19, 1881, William F. Streeter, the present post- master, was appointed. In 1875 the Knickerbocker Ice Company, of Philadelphia, erected here an ice- house with capacity of three thousand tons. Alfred Lewis, of Bear Creek, also has an ice-house at this place. The tannery was entirely destroyed by fire in 1875, and has not been rebuilt. and passed to George Weaver, who owned it in 1839. He sold the greater portion of it to Aquilla Al- bright & Vansickle in 1840. Joseph Serfass bought twenty-five acres of Albright, and in 1844 erected the tavern-stand, which he kept till after 1850. William Getz was landlord in 1856, Jacob Christman in 1875, and Paul Eckert now keeps it. A post-office has been established there many years. David Snyder and Jacob Christman have been postmasters, and Paul Eckert is the present incumbent. Joseph Sertass started a store in a house adjoining the hotel, which was kept for many years. None is kept there now.
The school-house was built in 1855 by people of the district (in both Kidder and Penn Forest townships, this having been made a joint district). The old building is now nused, a larger and more commo- dious school-house having been erected.
The Lutherans organized a congregation in the place about 1873, which was supplied occasionally by . missionaries, The Rev. A. M. Strauss has charge of it at present. Services were held in the school-house until 1883, when the new church edifice was com- pleted.
The Methodists have services in the school-house, under the charge of the Rev. Bruce Hughes.
The elections of the district are held at the hotel of Paul Eckert.
Francis Wernetz has a saw-mill a short distance above the village, and William Getz has one below. Henry Deppe's saw- and grist-mill, on the other side of Mud Run, in Penn Forest township, is a shorter distance from the village.
East Haven .- In 1849, Lucius Blakslee owned and ran a saw-mill at this place, and a ferry across the river. The Prutzman school-house is at this place, 1
and a few dwellings. It is a station on the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
Mnd Run is a station on the Lehigh Valley Rail- road, at the mouth of Mud Run Creek, and also has a post-oflice. J. W. Slocum, the station agent, is the postmaster.
Lehigh Tannery .- Soon after the purchase of the large tract of land by Keck, Childs & Co., Thomas Smull & Co. purchased of them the land on which the settlement of Lehigh Tannery is located, and erected a tannery building four hundred and fifty feet in length, which, in 1860, was increased to six hun- dred and eighty feet, making it then the largest tan- nery in this country. Eighty thousand hides are tanned per year at this establishment. A store and hotel or boarding-house and dwellings were also erec- ted. The tannery. was operated by its builders sev- eral years and sold to Mr. Blakslee, who sold to C. P. Holcomb & Co. in 1865, who were in possession but a short time when the buildings were partially de- stroyed by fire. Repairs were made and work carried on under the name of this firm until the death of C.
Shortz, Lewis & Co., in the year 1866, erected a steam saw-mill at the foot of the dam, with a capacity of sawing from six to seven million feet of lumber annually. The logs were mostly supplied from Toby- hanna township. The mill was destroyed by fire in 1874, and not rebuilt.
The bridge across the Lehigh River at Lehigh Tan- nery was built by the county in 1867-68. A petition was presented to Luzerne and Carbon County court-, which was granted, and report of viewers confirmed. Carbon County court confirmed their action Sept. 30, 1867.
East Haven .- In 1849, Lucius Blakslee had at this place a saw-mill and a ferry across the river. Since the lumber has been cut off the place is of little importance. It now contains a school-house and a number of dwellings.
Mud Run is a station on the Lehigh Valley Rail- road, and contains the depot and a post-office. J. W. Slocum is station agent and postmaster. On Ahuid Run there have been many mills, from its mouth to Albrightsville. In 1843, John Hawk owned seven hundred acres here, and built a mill below the pres- ent mill of Jacob Hawk. Daniel Hawk had four hundred acres and a mill at Buskirk Falls. John Hawk also built a mill about two miles below Al-
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brightsville, known as the Loch Mill, on land he thought was his, but which belonged to Serfass and Gangwere. Joseph Serfass owned six hundred aeres along the run, and ereeted three mills. In 1875, Frederick Youndt owned a mill a short distance from the mouth of the stream. Long & Boilieu owned one about half-way from the month to Albrightsville. One was also owned by the Lehigh Grain, Coal, and Lumber Company, in the western part of the town- ship, on the stream flowing from Round Pond.
Schools .- There are seven school-houses, located as follows : East Haven, Bridgeport, Hickory Run, Al- brightsville, Lehigh Tannery, and two on the road from East Haven to Albrightsville. In 1878 the scholars attending school were two hundred and sixty-two. The total receipts for school purposes were $2294.62. Expenditures were $2085.99.
The following is a list of the school directors of the township since its organization :
1849 .- Lewis Billings, Jacob West, James W. Searles, W. Leonard, David Hill, John Kelsey.
1850 .- Phineas Dreisbach, David Hawk.
1851 .- Josiah A. Cole, George Crosley.
1852 .- Joseph Serfass, Daniel Serfass.
1853 .- Timothy Frable, Theodore C. Randolph, Henry German.
1854 .- Adam Rough, Phineas Dreisbach.
1855 .- Philip Woodring, T. C. Randolph, Timothy Frable, George H. Weiss.
1856 .- Adam Rough, Jacob Alteman, John Gould, David Baggs, William J. Nicholson.
1857 .- William Mocher, David Hawk.
1858 .- Philip Shoch, Philip Woodring, James W. Adams.
1859 .- Stoddard Driggs, Joseph Serfass, David Hawk.
1860 .- Jackson Fackenthal, David Hawk.
1861 .- Philip Woodring, William Mocher.
1862 .- Reuben Young, M. Brockley, John Blakslee. 1863 .- P. 11. Gillick, William. Wagner, John Blakslec.
1864 .- Philip Woodring, J. Watson.
IS65 .-- No record.
1866 .- William Wagner, John Blakslee.
1867 .- J. G. Hntmocher, J. D. Woodring.
1868 .- David Hawk, John Everts.
1869 .- William Wagner, Reuben Kolb.
1870 .- J. G. Woodring, J. G. Woodmacher.
1871 .- William F. Steeter, Jacob Hawk, Harrison Kimble.
1872 .- A. S. Gould, William Rauch.
1873 .- William F. Steeter, Jacob Smith.
1874 .- Alex. Campbell, J. S. Ilawks.
1875 .- William Rauch, A. S. Gonld, William F. Steeter.
1876 .- William F. Steeter.
1877 .- J. S. Hawk, Edw. Transne, Leonard Shaffer. 1878 .- William Rauch, Jos. Heimbach, George M. Stimson.
1879 .- William F. Steeter, Josiah Lower.
1880 .- Joseph Heimbach, Edw. Transue.
1881 .- George II. Stimson, William II. Ranch.
1882 .- J. D. Woodring, William F. Steeter, Amos Bisbing.
1883 .- A. Campbell, W. H. Miller.
The Justices of the Peace since the organization of the township have been as follows :
William Leonard, March, 1849.
Josiah A. Cole, March, 1850.
Joseph Serfass, March, 1851.
Henry A. Stark, March, 1852.
Thomas Kelsey, March, 1853.
William Wagner, March, 1854.
Josiah A. Cole, March, 1855.
William Mechler, March, 1856.
Washington Frable, March, 1857.
William Wagner, John Brugh, March, 1859.
Philip Woodring, March, 1863.
William Wagner, March, 1864.
John D. Harris, March, 1867.
William Wagner, March, 1869.
Jacob S. Hawk, Alex. S. Gould, March, 1872.
William F. Steeter, J. F. Hawk, March, 1877.
A. P. Carter, J. S. Hawk, March, 1882.
The present business interests of the township, as obtained from the assessment-roll of 1883, are as fol- lows :
T. L. MeKeen & Co., steam saw-mill.
Tobyhanna & Lehigh Lumber Company, steam saw- mill, located in the east part of the township, on the stream that takes its rise in Round Pond.
Pioneer Kindling-Wood Company, at Bridgeport.
Knickerbocker Ice Company, at Lehigh Tannery.
Jacob S. Hawk, saw- and paling-mill, Albrights- ville.
Francis Wernetz, saw- and paling-mill, Albrights- ville.
Joseph Meckes, saw-mill.
Distilleries. 1-William H. Blakslee, Alexander Campbell, Charles Dutton, T. H. & J. Dorney, Le- fernes Hawk, Hickory Run; Jacob S. Hawk, Al- brightsville.
The population of the township, as given by the census of 1880, was in the North Kidder District 661, and in the South District 546, making a total of 1207.
The Great Fire of 1875."-On the 14th day of May, in 1875, a fire broke out near Mud Run, and burned slowly until the 22d, when a strong wind com- meneed to blow from the west, and in less than two hours the fire swept from Francis Youndt's mill di- rectly up Mnd Run, a distance of ten miles, destroy- ing mills, houses, logs, timber, and standing trees. The estimated losses were: John Eckert, mills, house, lumber, and logs, $7000; Josiah Kunkle, mill and
1 The distilleries were for the distilling of wintergreen and Hack birch for the essential oil.
2 Many fires have swept over part of the township and caused great destruction, but none as great as The one here mentioned.
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house, $4000 ; Getz & Serfass, mills, $10,000; David Snyder, 812,000; Francis Wernert, $12,000. Long & Boileau's mills were saved; loss on 500,000 feet of logs, $4000. J. S. Hawk's mills were saved,-20,000 feet of sawed lumber and 150,000 feet of logs were burned; loss. $2500. Much other valuable property was destroyed. The fire swept eastward into Monroe County, and did much damage there.
CHAPTER XVI.
THE BOROUGH OF LEHIGHTON.
THE southwest part of the borough of Lehighton was occupied by the Gnadenhiitten Mission, an account of which will be found in the history of the township of Mahoning, and in the first chapter of the history of Carbon County. The original town plot was part of a large tract of land which, in 1794, was owned by Jacob Weiss and William Henry, and in that year the town plot was laid out. A few years ago, when the question of erecting a new school-house was being agitated, it was suggested that it be built on the town square. As the idea prevailed that the square could not legally be used for that purpose, it was thought best to obtain legal advice, and on the 17th of May, 1873, Henry Green, an attorney of Easton, delivered an opinion on the subject. From this opinion are obtained facts concerning the origin of Lehighton. Mr. Green says that the land in 1794 was owned by Jacob Weiss and William Henry, and that a plot of ground was laid out at their instance with streets, alleys, and a square called the " town square," with lots bordering on them all. A number of conveyances of lots were made between 1794 and 1800, which were described as bordering on the " town square," which was reserved for public use. No knowledge is obtained of who those first purchasers were.
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year 1814, Nicholas Fuller erected a tavern near the bridge, and kept it many years. Before 1820, David Heller built a tannery on the site of the Linderman block. About this time ( 1820) the settlement attracted the attention of John Davis, who erected a building on the site of the present residence of Joseph Obert, and opened a store. From this time on the growth of the settlement was slow, until the building of the canal through this region, in 1828-29. Efforts were made at this time to induce persons to locate at this place. A correspondent of the Lehigh Courier, then published at Mauch Chunk, writing of the place in March, 1830, says, --
" It is just far enough from the coal landing at Mauch Chunk to keep clear of the dust, the situation is open and free, the ground plot of the town is laid out upon an elevated piece of table-land, the lots are large, affording an extensive garden and yard to cach dwelling. The view from the town, although not ex- tensive, is beautiful. It commands a prospect of the river and eanal, the valley in which the town of Weiss- port is located, the Blue Mountain in the distance, and the nearer view of the Mahoning Mountain and the Lehigh hills. The Mahoning Creek flows at the foot of the Mahoning Mountain, and empties into the Lehigh within half a mile of the village."
The tannery that was started before 1820 was kept by David Heller till 1840, when he was succeeded by Stephen Kistler. It was torn away in 1870 to make room for the present Linderman Block.
John Davis continued in the mercantile business in Lehighton till 1836, when he removed to Easton, and later was president of the Easton National Bank. He was succeeded in the business by David Snyder.
The Moravians, of Bethlehem, who purchased in 1746 one hundred and twenty acres of land, on which the Gnadenhutten Mission was established, still re- tained a portion of the land on which the Gnaden- hitten Cemetery is now situated, and about the year 1820 the society built a log school-house, which was in charge of one of their members sent up from Bethle- hem. This school was attended by children from a region many miles in extent, on both sides of the river.
In the year 1804 the bridge was built across the Lehigh River at Jacob Weiss' mill, and the road continued from the bridge up the river, through the ; uarrows, to the place later so well known as the " Land- About the year 1825 a grist-mill was erected at the mouth of Mahoning Creek, and was operated by Daniel Snyder, who continued there many years. He was succeeded by John Koontz, who later sold the property to the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, who are still in possession, ing Tavern," and in this year the Lehigh and Susqne- hanna Turnpike Company was incorporated. After the road was built over the Broad Mountain, and a route was opened across the mountains to Berwick, on the Susquehanna River, the tide of travel was turned in this direction, and along the route taverns were opened. In 1859, Daniel Olewine purchased a portion of the Moravian land near the cemetery, and erected a tan- nery, which he conducted till 1873, when it was de- stroyed by fire. The property was purchased by B. J. Koontz, who erected the present buildings and con- tinned the business. The first in this vicinity was presided over by John Hagenbuch, who came from Siegfried's Ferry (now known as Siegfried's Bridge), in Northampton County, in the year 1809. This tavern was on the site of the present Exchange Hotel. John Hagenbach was land- lord for many years, and was succeeded by his son, Hotels .- The tavern opened by John Hagenbuch in 1809, of which mention has been made, was kept Reuben Hagenbueh. Mrs. Thomas Craig, of Towa- mensing, was a daughter of John Hagenbuch. In the I by his son, Reuben, until 1843, when Peter Bauman
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became the landlord, and continned till 1848, when the property was purchased by J. K. Wannemacher, who kept it from that time to 1862. It was then purchased by Thomas Kemerer, who sold it the next year to George Fegley, whose property, consisting of tavern, store, and other buildings, was destroyed at the place opposite Penn Haven, on the Lehigh River, by the great freshet of January, 1862. Mc. Fegley remained a year or two, and sold to J. A. Horn, who continued at the hotel till 1867, when he sold to Thomas Montz, the present proprietor, who erected the Exchange Hotel, of which he is now the landlord.
The tavern erected by Nicholas Feller in 1814 was kept by him many years, and passed to Christian Horn about 1840. He continued till 1855, and sold to George Esch, to whose estate it still belongs.
Abraham Horn, of Bethlehem, came to Lehighton in the year 1840, and built a tavern near the Lehigh- ton Spring, and kept it till 1843, when his son-in-law, Thomas Horn, succeeded him. It was continued as a tavern a few years and abandoned.
In the year 1842, Jacob Metzgar erected the hotel now known as the Carbon House, and opened it as a tavern under the sign of the Eagle. Upon his death, a few years later, the property was sold to Adam Ger- man, and the hotel was kept by Abraham Klotz till 1852. It was kept till 1858 by Daniel Clouss, Jonathan Kolb, Jesse Miller, and Elwyn Bauer. From 1858 to 1867, Col. John Lentz was the proprietor. After sev- eral changes it passed, in September, 1874, to J. W. Randenbush, the present proprietor.
Daniel Lapp opened a small store on one of the back streets about 1848, and later added a saloon and a tavern. The last was given up for several years, and reopened by Samuel Snyder, and kept success- ively by Augustus Miller, Aaron Schleicker, Wil- loughby Koontz, James Hill, and Fred. Miller. It was known as the Centennial Hotel, and was de- stroyed by fire in 1880.
Between 1850 and 1855, Enos Barrol enlarged and fitted up a barn in the north end of the town for a tavern, which he kept from that time till 1867-68. when it was purchased by J. A. Horn, who retitted it as the " Farmers' and Drovers' Home." During the spring of 1879 it was destroyed by fire. Mr. Horn, in the summer and fall of that year, erected the Man- sion House, near the depot of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. He remained its landlord till his death, in January, 1882. He was succeeded in the hotel by A. P. Clauss, who is the present proprietor.
Presbyterian Church .- On the 24th of December, 1859, a number of persons gathered in a school-house at Lehighton, a sermon was preached by the Rev. J. A. Dodge, and eight persons were organized into a Presbyterian society, to be known as the " Gnaden- hütten Presbyterian Church of Lehighton," and placed nuder the care of the Presbytery of Luzerne. Samuel Kennedy was elected as ruling elder. The congregation was to be supplied from the Presbytery
by the Rev. J. Darroch, who was to preach every other Sabbath. For eleven years the church was supplied by missionaries. On the 15th of February, 1872, it was reorganized by the Rev. Jacob Belville, of Mauch Chunk, and the Rev. Cornelius Earle, of Catasauqua. The congregation met in the Iron Street School-House, and fourteen persons were ad- mitted into church fellowship. Philip Miller and Thomas Harleman were elected ruling elders. Efforts were at once put forth to provide a suitable house of worship. A lot was procured, and the corner-stone of a church building was laid with appropriate cere- monies on the 29th of May, 1873. The work was car- ried on with energy, and on the 29th of March, 1874, services were held in the lecture-room ; and on the 7th of May, in the same year, the church was dedi- cated. The Rev. C. Earle, of Catasauqua, preached the dedicatory sermon. The Rev. H. F. Mason served the church as pastor from April 6, 1873, to April, 1874. He was succeeded by the Rev. John Carring- ton, July 4, 1875, who remained a few years and re- signed, since which time the church has been without a pastor.
The cause that brought about the organization of a Presbyterian Church at Lehighton was the action of a Miss Frederika Miska, a native of Moscow, Poland. She came to this country about 1825 or 1830, and pur- chased of the Moravians of Bethlehem two tracts of land, embracing the site of the old Gnadenhütten Mission, for which she agreed to pay five hundred dollars. A mortgage was given, which later was as- signed to a German minister of Philadelphia. She became convinced that it was her duty to build a church upon the site of the old mission, and made out a subscription-book and visited many places, and succeeded in raising five hundred dollars, The church which she contemplated, however, was never built. A Mr. George Douglass, of New York, presented her with five hundred dollars, which was a sufficient sum to take up the mortgage against the property, for which she executed to him a trust deed, dated Nov. 1, 1833, for the land, and made him trustee for other assets of which she was possessed, with the provision that the avails of the property should be used for the construction of a church on the Gnadenhütten property for the use of a denomination of Christians called Presbyterians. Under Mr. Douglass the ceme- tery was opened in Angust, 1848, for public nse. On the 29th of December, 1852, living in New York, so far away, he transferred the trust to Messrs. Mark Hlyndham, John Leisenring, Jonathan Simpson, Jo- seph H. Siewers, and William Gorman, of Manch Chunk, under the same restriction. After a time the property ceased to be productive, and a part of it was sold, and the proceeds placed at the disposal of the Presbyterian Church at Mauch Chunk, who were then erecting a house of worship at that place. In 1870 an act of Assembly was passed authorizing the trustees to sell the remainder of the property. In
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