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1860 Buildings 21-30 in East Region of Springettsbury Township

Stony Brook area of East Region in what is now Springettsbury Township; from Shearer’s 1860 Map of York County, PA & Penn Pilot Aerial Photo, from Sept. 15, 1937, of Same Area (Annotations by S. H. Smith, 2014)
Stony Brook area of East Region in what is now Springettsbury Township; from Shearer’s 1860 Map of York County, PA & Penn Pilot Aerial Photo, from Sept. 15, 1937, of Same Area (Annotations by S. H. Smith, 2014)

Within this illustration, I’ve pointed out ten 1860 buildings and their corresponding location on a 1937 aerial photo.  I’m working my way around Springettsbury Township, ten buildings at a time, until all buildings from 1860 are visited.  The present commercial corridors are being visited first.  See the post: Springettsbury Township building tally during 1860, for my specification of the four regions.

Other posts in this series include:

Shearer’s 1860 Map of York County contains the owner/occupant of most buildings; for example (e29) is J. Kauffman.  Additional information on J. Kauffman can be found by consulting the 1860 Census of the United States; where one discovers this is 58-year-old farmer Joseph Kauffman.

The results after consulting 1860 Spring Garden Township census records are shown below.  Spring Garden Township 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:

StCensusE21to30

Five of these 1860 buildings still stand at these address:

  • [e22] – 3691 East Market Street: although the present building has extensive additions and modifications, the 1860 tavern structure is still contained within the Road House Restaurant
  • [e23] – 3697 East Market Street: residence
  • [e24] – 3743 East Market Street: this is pictured inset on 1860 Census graphic; it now houses Sky’s the Limit Salon
  • [e29] – 241 Stonewood Road: residence
  • [e30] – 344 Campbell Road: residence

Deed and early family history research concerning the history of these properties is ongoing. In an “East of Stony Run in Stony Brook” post, next Monday, I’ll focus on the region within the white-dashed-square; that I’ve placed on the 1937 aerial photo at the beginning of this post.

My goal is to get community involvement.  If anyone has a story associated with past owners of these properties, please post a comment.

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