Historic Sites

This page highlights 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 send us an e-mail. Some of the locations below include links to additional information on 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
• The Biemesderfer Executive Center at Millersville University
• Dutcher Hall at Millersville University
• 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 church 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)

The Conestoga Area Historical Society
51 Kendig Road, Conestoga, PA 17516