East Berlin’s Early Growth Through 1817 Turnpike Plans
The history recounts land transfers from the Miller widow to Hartley heirs, quit rents, early builders, and Berlin’s first structures. It notes 1765 to 1769 house sites, a 1769 English school, a mill by Peter Lane, a flood-destroyed stone arch bridge, and Berlin’s rise as a stop on the Cumberland to Baltimore road. It then covers the 1811 act to form the Berlin and Hanover Turnpike Road, key commissioners, share subscriptions, and 1817 governance confirmations of the turnpike project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Miller
John Hartley
Wm. Wolf
Geo. Dick
Hartley
William W. Resser
Charles Himes
Jacob Sarbaugh
James Mackey
Berlin
Robert John Chester
Conewago
Peter Lane
Lehn
George King
Cumberland County
Baltimore
Cumber
Land County
East Berlin
Hanover
General Assembly
Michael Geiselman
Adams
Abbottstown
York County
Berlin and Hanover
Samuel Fahnestock
John B. Arnold
William Patterson
Boris Fahnestock
Tobias Kepner
Frederick Bougher
John Blake, Junior
Henry Gitt
Simon Snyder
East Berlin History and Growth in the 19th Century
The East Berlin borough history describes a toll road linked to the state system from Harrisburg to the Line, a 19th century population of around 4100, and a bustling town with churches, a library, mills, trades, and a developing water system. It notes the union church, later Reformed and Lutheran changes, the Berlin Improvement Society, and early industry, including mills, shops, a printing press, and the East Berlin News. The 1927 and 1960 census figures, civic leaders, and a long-standing fire company founded in 1696 with modernization in 1924 are also outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Creek
Conewago
Michael Geiselman
East Berlin Flour and Feed Co., Inc
Wm. Hart
Orpheus Myers
Liberty Fire Company
Diversified Industries
East Berlin
Berlin
Red Hill
Lloyd Chronister
Robert Lau
Curtis Eisenhart
C. D. Krout
Richard Wise
George Shetter
Horace Baker
William Lerew
Charles Grim
John Philips
John Philips Is Mayor. Justices of the Peace
Archie’ Himes
Harper Philips
F. R. Darone
C. Harry Myers
W. C. Leib
Earl Bollinger
A. D. Himes
Melvin Rohrbaugh
Melvin Eisenhart
Karvin Krout
John Kohler
Pride Of East Berlin Schools A Model For Town
East Berlin celebrates a strong public school system with active officers including President John E Gentzler and Director D E Brandt. Principal J Harold Little leads with assistants Kathryn Wilson Beulah Wentz Miriam Cashman and Luther Yohe. Residents recall 1936 talks by C M Hartman bringing talking movies to POS hall with later upgrades including a 1956 Cadillac ambulance and a 1961 model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
John E. Gentzler
Eugene Elgin
Cleason E. Smith
D. E. Brandt
Harry Emig
J. Harold Little
Kathryn Wilson
Beulah Wentz
Miriam Cashman
Luther Yohe
East Berlin
C. M. Hartman
York
Fire Company
John Kohler
Carlton Jacobs
Paul Corwin
Also Mentioned on This Page
East Berlin, Pennsylvania
NEW Oxford Social
Valley Motors
Carlisle Street
Hanover, Pa
Sheets Bros
Harrisburg
John Frankenberger
John Hildebrand
John J. Kline
Bender’s Lane
B. A. Jacobs
Daniel Mummert
James McIntire
William Hersh
Gettysburg
M. L. Slothour
Paul Jacobs
Elmer Spangler
Elmer Lau
Firmin Myers
Clinton Cashman
J. L. Burgard
Board of Health
Henry Godenour
Studebaker House
Pride of
UTZ Potato Chip Co., Inc
Trone & Weikert
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