aplenty, and as the local population in- creased in size and mobility, the hotel prospered. But in the present cen- tury the tavern ceased operations and was boarded up. West Hempfield Township has been in these election districts of Lan- caster County over the years: 1729 to 1784 Part of the 1st District

Brecknock LANCASTER COUNTY TOWNSHIPS M onaghan rs. Warrington Huntingdon Do MenaIlen Antrim Manchester Hellem Paradise Strabane Berwick Cumberland Mt. Hamilton Ban Chanceford Strasburg Mt. Joy Germany Codorus Shrewsbury) �records but there is no evidence of when or how it became a township. Hempfield

successful, both economically and socially. In relating events leading to the building of these two churches, a history of the Gap Nickel Mines must be given. The Gap Nickel Mines, located thirteen miles east of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Bart Township, date back as early as 1718. 1 William Penn, because of

. An Authentic History of Lancaster County, Pennsyl- sylvania: J. E. Barr & Co., 1869. �NEGRO POPULATION DISTRIBUTION OF LANCASTER COUNTY BY TOWNSHIP AND BOROUGH 1850 Appendix I.1 Legend 0-50 Negroes r-1 50-100 Negroes-- 100-150 Negroes / 150-200 Negroes \ 200-500 Negroes'M over 500 Negroes 11111. 0.12