Greenwood Township near Millerstown in Perry County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Millerstown Transportation
A Transportation Hub
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Situated at the intersection of major roads, a railroad, and a canal, Millerstown flourished in the 19th and 20th centuries. Stage coaches, horse-drawn wagons and carriages gave way to automobiles by 1913, when some Millerstown residents owned their first cars.
As early as 1915, Charles E. Rippman sold and serviced automobiles and motorcycles on North Market Street. In 1921, J. D. and Roy Cupp operated Cupp Brothers Auto Supplies and Repairs on Locust Street. In 1936, J. D. relocated the company to North Market Street and acquired a Chrysler-Plymouth agency. Edwin Lash and Samuel Potter bought the business in 1976 and, and in 1978 Potter became sole owner.
J.P. Russell & Son established a fuel oil business in 1939 along Locust Street. They hauled the fuel to customers in a tank on the back of a pickup truck from which it was unloaded manually into five-gallon buckets, hand-carried and dumped into 55-gallon drums. In 1964, they moved to 60 North Market Street, where they operate in 2019. They now have several delivery trucks and a tractor-trailer.
H. F. Campbell, "Pop" and Sons began their trucking business in
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Today, locals travel outside of the area for most of their daily needs. However, the square remains a major intersection for businesses, residents, farmers and truckers attending to their daily business.
Erected 2019 by Borough of Millerstown; Historical Society of Perry County.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Perry County Heritage Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.
Location. 40° 32.24′ N, 77° 8.819′ W.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, in the Susquehanna Valley, and in Greater Harrisburg. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Millerstown - The Canal Era (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Railroad Across the River (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Canal that Went Over a Mountain (approx. ¼ mile away); Millerstown Dairies (approx. 0.3 miles away); Millerstown Recreation (approx. 0.3 miles away); Welcome to Millerstown (approx. half a mile away); World War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millerstown.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 25, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
