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At the top of this illustration, I’ve pointed out, and marked, ten 1860 buildings in the northeast region within what is now Springettsbury Township. At the bottom of the above illustration is a 1937 aerial photo of the same region. I’ve zoomed in on the 1937 aerial photo to provide better detail in locating the 1860 properties (n1) through (n10).

I’m working my way around Springettsbury Township, ten buildings at a time, until all buildings from 1860 are visited. See the post: Springettsbury Township building tally during 1860,  for my specification of the four regions.

Other posts in this series include:

• 1860 Buildings 11 to 20 in North Region of Springettsbury Township
• 1860 Buildings 21-24 in North Region of Springettsbury Township
• 1860 Buildings 25-31 in North Region of Springettsbury Township
• 1860 Buildings 32-35 in North Region of Springettsbury Township
• 1860 Buildings 1-10 in South Region of Springettsbury Township
• 1860 Buildings 11-20 in South Region of Springettsbury Township
• 1860 Buildings 21-30 in South Region of Springettsbury Township
• 1860 Buildings 31-35 in South Region of Springettsbury Township
• 1860 Buildings 36-41 in South Region of Springettsbury Township
• 1860 Buildings 1-10 in East Region of Springettsbury Township
• 1860 Buildings 11-20 in East Region of Springettsbury Township
• 1860 Buildings 21-30 in East Region of Springettsbury Township
• 1860 Buildings 31-40 in East Region of Springettsbury Township
• 1860 Buildings 41-50 in East Region of Springettsbury Township
• 1860 Buildings 51-58 in East Region of Springettsbury Township
• 1860 Buildings 1-10 in West Region of Springettsbury Township As a side note, when properties (w1) through (w10) were first visited, the precise 1860 owners of only two of the properties could be identified. Initial deed searches have now increased that number to seven. The 1860 owners of properties (w1) through (w10) will be posted upon the discovery of the final three.
• 1860 Buildings 11-20 in West Region of Springettsbury Township
• 1860 Buildings 21-30 in West Region of Springettsbury Township
• 1860 Buildings 41-50 in West Region of Springettsbury Township
• 1860 Buildings 51-60 in West Region of Springettsbury Township
• 1860 Buildings 61-70 in West Region of Springettsbury Township
• 1860 Buildings 71-80 in West Region of Springettsbury Township

Shearer’s 1860 Map of York County  contains the owner/occupant of most buildings; for example (n9) is J. Billet. Additional information on J. Billet can be found by consulting the 1860 Census of the United States; where one discovers this is John Billet, a 51-year-old, farmer, with $4,400 in real estate holdings.

The results after consulting 1860 Spring Garden Township census records are shown below. Spring Garden Township 1860 Census records must be used because Springettsbury Township was formed from the northeast part of that township on April 20, 1891. The order of visitation, of the census taker, often provides assistance on who are neighbors and the tabulation of “value of real estate” separates the landowners from the renters or tenants:

Seven of these 1860 buildings still stand at these addresses:

• [n1] – 2751 Trout Run Road
• [n5] – 3640 Trout Run Road
• [n6] – 3580 Trout Run Road
• [n7] – 3751 Druck Valley Road
• [n8] – 3755 Druck Valley Road
• [n9] – 4029 Druck Valley Road
• [n10] – 3692 Druck Valley Road

Pennsylvania German Farmhouse

In May of 1989, Historic York, Inc. evaluated the property, designated as [n1] on the 1860 map and now having the address 2751 Trout Run Road. The stone house, barn and outbuildings of this classic Pennsylvania German Farm have been listed on the Springettsbury Township list of the most historically significant properties, ever since the inception of the initial list in 2001. The Pennsylvania German Farmhouse on this property is shown in the following photo.

The other structures on the property include a Sweitzer barn, stone springhouse, stable, and wooden Summerhouse with a brick chimney. Shearer’s 1860 Map of York County has very light leader lines from a few of the dots marking house locations to the owner names; such is the case for [n1] with “P. Williams, Jr.” tailing off and curving upward. The two Philip Williams in the area are placed per their age difference, via the Jr. and Sr. notes on Shearer’s 1860 Map.

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