Of all the resources required for operation of the A&S, none was more deceptively vital than water. From its inception under steam locomotion, the A&S was quietly sustained by the vast water resources it continually crossed. Previous droughts and . . . — — Map (db m158460) HM
Bartshire was established in 1747
by Samuel and Ruth Downing,
a Quaker couple
from Downingtown, PA.
By 1776, Bartshire had become
the commercial center
of Southern Lancaster County.
On this location were situated
Blacksmith, Cooper and . . . — — Map (db m158799) HM