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Heritage Lecture at Zimmerman Center on November 12, 2014

Westward Looking, Birds Eye View of southern end of Native Lands County Park in Long Level area of Lower Windsor Township (2014 Bing.com Birds Eye View; Annotations by S. H. Smith, 2014)
Westward Looking, Birds Eye View of southern end of Native Lands County Park in Long Level area of Lower Windsor Township (2014 Bing.com Birds Eye View; Annotations by S. H. Smith, 2014)

A Heritage Lecture at will be given at the Zimmerman Center, 1706 Long Level Road, on November 12, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. This lecture is $8 for Members and $12 for Non-Members, Register online or by calling 717-252-0229 X6. Use this link for further details about the Susquehanna Gateway Heritage Area and the Zimmerman Center for Heritage.

But for the quirks of history could the Zimmerman Center be a part of the Town of Pleasant Garden? In this lecture, I’ll take a look at a bridge, a town and later a railroad – all planned in the late 18th to mid-19th century for the Long Level area along the Susquehanna River, but never built.

The street along the river was named Front Street in the planned Town of Pleasant Garden. The location of the other planned streets in the town are laid out on the westward looking, Birds Eye View of southern end of Native Lands County Park in Long Level area.

In this lecture, I’ll share the discovery of the documents that pinpoint the locations of the town, bridge and later a railroad. These documents contain some neat quirks that you should enjoy during this evening of exploring local history.

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