Historic structures Survey and Determination of Eligibility Report : East Lampeter, Leacock, Strasburg, Paradise, Salisbury, and Sadsbury Townships, Lancaster County, Pensylvania
Chapters: INDIAN PEOPLES IN SALISBURY TOWNSHIP // THE BEGINNING OF SALISBURY TOWNSHIP // THE DEVELOPMENT OF SALISBURY TOWNSHIP // SOUTH HERMITAGE // GAP // PUDDINTOWN - BETHANIA - JACKSONVILLE // WHITE CHIMNEYS // BELMONT // BUYERSTOWN // MILLWOOD // LIMEVILLE //BUENA VISTA // WHITE HORSE // SPRING GARDEN // SPRINGVILLE // WELSH MOUNTAIN - MT. AIRY // MEADVILLE // WERTZTOWN // CAMBRIDGE // MAST POST OFFICE // CAINS
Summary
After the introductory chapters, "South Hermitage" begins the book because the Township's first colonist, Robert Gault, settled there. The next chapter, "Gap", contains the oldest documented house still standing in Salisbury Township, the Francis Jones Hotel, 1728, which started commerce there. The history then continues contiguously around the Township. Each chapter contains the history of the land, families, schools, churches, commerce, and in most cases, a personal account of life in the early days of the Township.Maps of each area: 1864, 1875, 1899, 1977 and 1984, precede each chapter so that readers can see at a glance who lived in a specific place. [from Salisburytownship.org]
Chapters: People and cultures -- Community -- Education -- Transportation -- Transportation at work -- Business and industry.
Summary
Archival photographs are used to tell the story of these Lancaster County communities - the people and their culture, community, education, transportation, business, and industry.
Union Church also known as Eby Union Church or Strickler Church Cemetery / Location, 722 East from Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, to Strickler Road, and then north on Strickler for 1/2 mile. Rapho Township, Lancaster County
Part I: Stackstown- History of Stackstown, Tillman S. Kraybill farm, Oliver Sager, William Ort, Benjamin Hoffman, Goudie's Creamery, Aunt Sally's store, Demmy's milk route, Stackstown Store // Part II: Billmeyer: J. E. Baker, Conoy Store, Billmeyer School, Rebecca Chapel, Bainbridge Sportsmen's Club // Part III: Wickersham School.
Summary
"Located in the rolling hills of Lancaster County,Pennsylvania, the Wickersham Grammar School faithfully served the surrounding communities from 1870 to 1955....Although the Wickersham School forms the heart of this book, I have included the history of Stackstown and Billmeyer, since the pupils who attended the school came from these areas." [from the preface]
Written historical and descriptive data and photographs [a state-level recordation, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau for Historic Preservation.
