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Bethel Meeting House.
Hackman, Jacob; Smith, Christian. Contractors.
Congregation is African American.
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Classification
RG 01-00 0202
APR 1846 F008 ML
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Custodial History
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Mechanics' lien filed against Methodist Episcopal Church of Conestoga Center
Admin/Biographical History
Liens filed by contractors showing names of parties including owner of property; description of property including location; nature of claim; description of materials and work done on property.
Liens filed by contractors showing names of parties including owner of property; description of property including location; nature of claim; description of materials and work done on property; volume and page number of recording in Mechanics' Liens Docket; and date filed.
Historic marker placed by Pennsylvania Water and Power Company near Safe Harbor. Conestoga Indian Town. The Conestoga Indians lived in sacttered settlements along this stream. They were the last of the once mighty Susquehannocks. Their f
Historic marker placed by Pennsylvania Water and Power Company near Safe Harbor. Conestoga Indian Town. The Conestoga Indians lived in sacttered settlements along this stream. They were the last of the once mighty Susquehannocks. Their f
Description
Historic marker placed by Pennsylvania Water and Power Company near Safe Harbor. "Conestoga Indian Town. The Conestoga Indians lived in sacttered settlements along this stream. They were the last of the once mighty Susquehannocks. Their final location was the Conestoga Indian Town which was along the road leading to Creswell. William Penn visited the Conestoga indians in 1701. The remnants of this tribe were massacred by the Paxton boys in December 1763."
Photograph- Historic marker placed by Pennsylvania Water and Power Company near Safe Harbor.
The Conestoga Road. As early as 1638 an Indian trail, used in the fur trade with the Swedish settlements on the Delaware, crossed Conestoga Creek 400 feet upstream. This trail later became the road connecting the Conestoga Indian settlements with Philadelphia. It passes Postlethwaite's Inn, the first courthouse in Lancaster County in 1729.
Photograph- Historic marker placed by Pennsylvania Water and Power Company near Safe Harbor.
The Conestoga Road. As early as 1638 an Indian trail, used in the fur trade with the Swedish settlements on the Delaware, crossed Conestoga Creek 400 feet upstream. This trail later became the road connecting the Conestoga Indian settlements with Philadelphia. It passes Postlethwaite's Inn, the first courthouse in Lancaster County in 1729.
Description
Historic marker placed by Pennsylvania Water and Power Company near Safe Harbor.
The Conestoga Road. As early as 1638 an Indian trail, used in the fur trade with the Swedish settlements on the Delaware, crossed Conestoga Creek 400 feet upstream. This trail later became the road connecting the Conestoga Indian settlements with Philadelphia. It passes Postlethwaite's Inn, the first courthouse in Lancaster County in 1729.
Watchmen for the railroad bridge at Safe Harbor during World War I. Standing left to right are George W. Myers, Henry H. Aston, ?, ?, ?, Victor Myers, and ?. Seated men are unidentified.
