The Blue Ball National Bank: The Making of a Successful Country Bank By Holly Kroekel Good The area of Blue Ball was originally settled in the late 1600s by groups of Welsh people, who were looking to establish permanent residence in a location that would be suitable for long term habitation. Bands

SPRING GROVE, WEAVERLAND AND BLUE BALL. SETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT By M. G. WEAVER SPRING GROVE, built on a bluff on the north bank of the Conestoga, close by one of the most beautiful springs in that region, became the home of Thomas Edwards, in the summer of 1719. He had secured the title to this