Myerstown and Eastern Lebanon County / Donald R. Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Donald R. (Donald Raymond), 1930- Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Postcard history series.

Images of America

Postcard history series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic buildings--Pennsylvania--Lebanon County--Pictorial works.

Historic buildings.

Lebanon County (Pa.)--History, Local--Pictorial works.

Lebanon County (Pa.).

Myerstown (Lebanon County, Pa.)--History--Pictorial works.

Myerstown (Lebanon County, Pa.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2013]

Summary:

Myerstown and the other Eastern Lebanon County towns are located in one of America's most fertile valleys. Rich limestone bedrock underlies much of the Lebanon Valley, which is anchored by Reading to the east and Harrisburg to the west. Myerstown, a borough since 1912, was laid out 144 years earlier by Isaac Meier on his plantation along the Tulpehocken Creek. Jackson Township surrounds Myerstown and is growing rapidly with small businesses, retirement communities, and Amish- and Mennonite-owned farms. Richland, a borough since 1906, was founded in the 1850s when a railroad was built through the valley. Heidelberg Township, the oldest of the municipalities, contains the 18th-century farm and village of Historic Schaefferstown. Millcreek Township includes the communities of Newmanstown and Millbach, where a quaint Pennsylvania German village is located.

Contents:

Myerstown : the streets of yesteryear

Myerstown : churches and homes

Myerstown : schools, sports, firehouses, and bands

Myerstown : business life and industries

Myerstown : Albright, the college that eloped

Jackson Township : the township beautiful

Richland : the borough beautiful

Heidelberg Township : Kleinfeltersville and Schaefferstown

Millcreek Township : Newmanstown and Millbach.

OCLC:

885208669