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Springdale a Looking Glass for Frederick County History
Star Staff Writer Bartonville describes Springdale as a window into Frederick County origins. The article recounts Yost Hite and early land speculation with the Van Meter family, noting the 1753 John Hite house and Springdale’s evolving layout along Rt. 11. Betty Stewart shares family ties to Van Meter and DeBois, linking furniture and relics to the era.
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Star
Bartonsville
George Washington
Yost Hite
Shenandoah Valley
Hite
Issac
John van Meter
Colony of
Virginia
van Meters
Springdale
F.G. Stewart
Rt. 11
Frederick County
Pennsylvania
Betty Stewart
Farrell Stewart
van Meter
DeBois
Anna Maria DeBois
Garland Quarles
Opequon Creek
Yost
John
John Hite
Stewarts
Lord Fairfax
Marlboro