West Lampeter Township near Willow Street in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
First Settlement in Lancaster County
1710
Photographed By Carl Gordon Moore Jr., November 19, 2020
1. First Settlement in Lancaster County -- 1710 Marker
Scale one inch = 100 perches
A* ["*" circled] indicates this tablet
B* Mennonite Ch. (Herr - grave)
C* old Chr. Herr House 1719
D* the big spring
E* old Miller graveyard
R-S Pequea Creek
Tract - 5 miles long - 6400 A
Lines run 12° from cardinals
I indicates West Willow
II Willow Street
III Lampeter Sq.
IV Strasburg Boro
First Land Owners
1 Martin Kindig_________530 acres
2 Martin Meylin_________264 ''
3 Christian Herr_________530 ''
4 Martin Kindig__________264 ''
5 John (Hans) Herr_______530 ''
6 Wendall Bowman_______530 ''
7 J. Rudolph Bundely_____530 ''
8 Chr'st'r Franciscus_____530 ''
9 Jacob Miller___________1008 ''
10 John Funk_____________530 ''
11 Martin Kindig________1060 ''
Add 6% for roads
----- marks old Conestoga Road
Erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society
Sept'r 8th, 1910.
Erected 1910 by Lancaster Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1710.
Location. 39° 58.379′ N, 76° 15.618′
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Blacksmith Shop (approx. half a mile away); Heine Weber Smokehouse (approx. half a mile away); Millstones (approx. half a mile away); Boehm's Chapel (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Boehms Chapel (approx. one mile away); Herr House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Martin Meylin’s Gunshop (approx. 1˝ miles away); Lime Valley Bridge (1871) (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Willow Street.
Photographed By Carl Gordon Moore Jr., November 19, 2020
2. First Settlement in Lancaster County Marker
Just behind the marker in photo 1; contents:
Celebrate
Community
300
Wilow Street Mennonite Church
1710-2010
"They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD for the display
of his splendor."-Isaiah 61:3
Community
300
Wilow Street Mennonite Church
1710-2010
"They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD for the display
of his splendor."-Isaiah 61:3
Photographed By Carl Gordon Moore Jr., November 19, 2020
3. First Settlement in Lancaster County Marker
On the building behind photos 1 and 2; contents, at upper left:
Willow Street
Mennonite Church
Erected 1848
Rebuilt 1889.
Rebuilt 1936
Rebuilt 1969
Mennonite Church
Erected 1848
Rebuilt 1889.
Rebuilt 1936
Rebuilt 1969
Photographed By Carl Gordon Moore Jr., November 19, 2020
4. First Settlement in Lancaster County Marker
Overview: Penn Grant Road in front; markers of photos 1 and 2 at left.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 683 times since then and 134 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 19, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 20, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
