The Conestoga Area Historical Society
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the Conestoga Area Historical Society
(717) 872-1699
cahs@pennmanorhistory.org
This page highlites Historic or notable locations in the Penn Manor Area - for more information on any of these sites, please contact us at (717) 872-1699 or e-mail us at cahs@pennmanorhistory.org. You can click on some to see more detailed information in the Internet.
Natural
Rock carvings (Conestoga Township, North of bridge near Rockhill)
Silvermine Park
Shenk's Ferry wild flower Preserve
Tucquan Glenn (Martic Township)
The Pinnacle
Turkey Hill Trail/Nature Area
Exposed rock strat formation (at the Norman Wood Bridge - call for info)


Historical Markers
Postlethwaite's Tavern (Conestoga)
Boehm's Chapel
Conestoga Indian Town (Indian Marker Road Manor Township)
Canal and Industry (Safe Harbor - PA State Marker in Conestoga Township), Martin Chartier & Peter Chartier - French Explorers and Indian Traders (Washington Boro)
The 40th Parallel (Maryland vs. PA Conflict in Washington Boro)
Great Minqua Path (Washington Boro)
Millersville University
Washington Boro Archelogical sites
For additional information on many of these click here.


Historic Architecture
Postlethwaites's Tavern
The Urban Family Home Main St. Conestoga, PA
Musser Hospital
David Mellinger Mansion
Steel Trestle Railroad Bridge Martic Forge
Powerhouse Bridge at Safe Harbor (also click here and here)
Colemanville covered Bridge
Millersville University (The Biemesderfer Executive Center)
Millersville University (Dutcher Hall)
Victorian Mansion - 417 Manor Avenue, Millersville (1885)
Log House - 135 Manor Avenue, Millersville
Safe Harbor Village (1929 - 1932)


Native Americans
Indian Town/Paxtan Massacre - Manor Township
Susquehannock Indian Archaelogical site - Washington Boro
Shenk's Ferry Clan Village (Crossgates Golf Course, now buried)
Indian Rock, Frey- Haverstick Site, Robert Farms Site


Industrial and Agricultural
The Reeves Abbott and Co. Iron Foundry 1848 Safe Harbor on the North East Corner of Main St. and River Rd. Conestoga. Today only the Iron Master's mansion remains.
The G. R. McAbee Power and Oil Company Dynamite Factory Shenk's Ferry Area
The Eisenlohr tobacco (Cigar Factory) building (1917) Main St. Conestoga
Sickman Mill and Miller's House Watch a small Video
Holtwood Hydroelectric Dam
Safe Harbor Hydroelectric Dam
Canal Lock No. 6 (the only remaining section of the Conestoga Navigation Co.
Turkey Hill Dairy
Windom Mill Plantation - c. 1760 is comprised of three Stone Houses, mill, barn, out building (the finest examples of this type of farm. Manor Township; 3407 Blue rock road. This farm is on the National Register of Historic Places.


Religion
The Immaculate Conception of St. Mary Catholic mission Church - only the cemetary remains. This church is important because the curch was visited on 4 document occasions by Bishop (Now Saint). John Newmann. Located near Safe Harbor in Conestoga.
River Corner Mennonite Church - founded 7 June, 1743 by Benedict Eshleman. The present church dates from 1777. River Corner Rd. Conesgoga.
Zion (Independent) Church - Formerly Zion German Reformed Church, the Zion United church of Christ. built 1872, Oldest church building in Millersville - Nth George St.
Boehm's Methodist Episcopal Church (now the United Methodist Church).
Tabernacle and Cottage Row, the Rawlingsville Camp Meeting Association, Tabernacle - 1901 - 1967, Cottage Row 1957-1960, The United Methodist Church (Technically this camp is in Providence Township)


Preserving the History
of the Penn Manor Area
Conestoga, Manor, Martic, Pequea Townships
and the borough of Millersville,
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
since 1990