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In the late 1680s, a group of Susquehannock and Seneca established a settlement on the Conestoga River in present-day Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where they became known as the Conestoga. The population of this community gradually declined, and in 1763, the last members were massacred by the vigilante group known as the Paxton Boys .
Landis Mill Covered Bridge was built in 1873 by Elias McMellen at a cost of $969. McMellen, who built many of Lancaster's covered bridges using the Burr arch truss, chose to build this short bridge using a simpler design with multiple kingpost trusses and, instead of Burr arches, pyramidal-shaped trusses to add additional support. [3]
PA 61 southbound in Leesport Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad heritage steam train in Leesport. As of 2010, there were 9.55 miles (15.37 km) of public roads in Leesport, of which 2.33 miles (3.75 km) were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 7.22 miles (11.62 km) were maintained by the borough.
Martic Township is a township in southwestern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 5,237. [2] Martic Township was organized in 1729. It borders Conestoga, Providence, Pequea and Drumore townships.
A Big Bang Cannon and its box. The Big-Bang Cannon, also known as the Calcium Cannon, [1] is an American toy cannon first manufactured in the early 20th-century. Numerous consumer fireworks injuries [2] convinced a physics professor at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to patent a "Gas Gun" in 1907, and the manufacturing of Big-Bang Cannons started in 1912, from the Gas Cannon Company.
The Radnor Trail is a 2.4-mile-long (3.9 km) rail trail that travels through Radnor Township in south-eastern Pennsylvania. The former Philadelphia & Western Railroad line is paved and has multiple entry points and parking at the Conestoga Road entry point.
PA 401 is called Conestoga Road its entire length and runs through rural areas with suburban development toward the eastern part of the route. PA 401 follows a former turnpike chartered in 1809 known as the Little Conestoga Turnpike. PA 401 was designated along Conestoga Road between PA 29 (Phoenixville Pike) and US 30/PA 1 in 1928. The route ...
The Coatesville Area High School, colloquially known as “The Ville”, is a public high school in Caln Township, [2] in central Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Coatesville Area School District, and the school has a Coatesville postal address. The high school is divided into two schools: [3]