Pickens Homestead, at time of photograph about 150 years old. Located near Cocalico P. O., Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Owner at time of photograph was Christian Wiest, seen in foreground of picture at right, who operated a saw mill near the home.
Signers of petition: D. S. Lutz, Peter Gress, Samuel K. Swigert, John Brunner, Jacob M. Shirk, [signature in German], Samuel Wiest, Henry Kurtz, Samuel Palm, William M. Crouse, John [Genner], Henry S. Matthe, John Reinhold, William Kagerrise, F. Augustus Strein.
Signers of petition for an eating house: D. S. Lutz, Peter Gress, Samuel K. Swigert, John Brunner, Jacob M. Shirk, [signature in German], Samuel Wiest, Henry Kurtz, Samuel Palm, William M. Crouse, John [Genner], Henry S. Matthew, John Reinhold, William Kagerrise, F. Augustus Strein.
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Known as the Cocalico Hotel, formerly as Cross Keys.
Bond: John Flickinger, Benjamin Flickinger.
Receipt.
Signers of petition: Benjamin Flickinger, George Rabold, John Flickinger, Lennard Stump, Henry Rahm, Samuel Pickens, John Stober, Abraham Kurtz, [signature in German], Henry Burkholder, Benjamin Kurtz, Frederick B. Reinhold.
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Signers of petition: John Genner, William Kagerrise, Reuben Bucher, Elias Binckley, Jeremiah Hornberger, [signature in German], Daniel W. Goodhart, Benjamin K. Binkley, Jacob Bergman Jr., William M. Crouse, William Crouse, Samuel Walter, Jacob M. Shirk, Levi Ruth, Samuel B. Flickinger, Jacob Eavling, Jacob Swigart.
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Located in the swamp, on the intersection of the public road leading from Ephrata to Sheaferstown and Womelsdorf and from Reading to Sheaferstown.
January term.
Signers of petition: Samuel Borgholder, Samuel McCalls, John Flickinger, Jacob Eberly, William McCauley, William Hoover, David Buchter, [signature in German], John Burkholder, [Jacob Singer], Jacob Kurtz, Daniel Rabold.
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