Frederick Hesser
Drummer Boy with General Washington's Continental Army in 1976.
Schuylkill County Sheriff, 1814-1817. Crier of Schuylkill County
Court, Orwigsburg. Buried St. John's U.C.C. Cemetery, Orwigsburg, 1846.
Hartman . . . — — Map (db m232707) HM
History of Orwigsburg
1795 - Founded by Peter Orwig.
1811 - First Seat of Schuylkill County.
1813 - First incorporated borough in Schuylkill County.
First institution of higher learning in Schuylkill County, Orwigsburg Academy.
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This marks the site of the first courthouse erected in Schuylkill County at Orwigsburg, Pa, in 1815. The courthouse served the county for 36 years until 1851. — — Map (db m232710) HM
Dedicated to those men and women
who went forth from Orwigsburg
and the surrounding area
to faithfully serve in
the armed forces of their country
during times of war and peace
We mourn for those who never returned
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