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Middletown Roots: Clockmakers, Wheat Machines and Prominent Families
The town founded by Dr. Peter Senseny grew around clocks and surveyors instruments from Jacob Danner, with wheat threshing machines boosting yields. Notable residents include Rachel Manuel, the Danner family, Isaac Hite Jr of Belle Grove, and George Wright, who allied with Catherine Senseny and tied Middletown to U.S. presidents via Hite and Madison connections. The Danner House Post Office and St Thomas Chapel anchor local heritage as restoration funds rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Senseny
Middletown
Peter Senseny
J.E. Norris
Lower Shenandoah Valley
Norris
J.W. Rhodes
Wilson
Frederick County
T.K. Cartmell
Cartmell
Jacob Danner
A.J. Tavenner
Danner
Tavenner
Cart
Rachel Manuel
Manuel
Danners
Sensenys
Second and
Church Sts
St. Thomas Chapel
York
England
Trust
Sensengs
Hite
Isaac Hite Jr
Belle Grove
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Joist Hite
Virginia
Great Mountain
Blue Ridge Range
Isaac Hite
Long Meadows
Isaac
Maj
Nellie Conway Madison
James Madison
U.S
Madison
Thomas Jefferson
George Wright
Catherine Senseny
McKeever
Ridings
Wright
Peter Senseny Wright