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Feather Christmas trees were first created in Germany in the 1880s [1] [2] or 1890s [3] and are regarded as one of the first types of artificial Christmas trees. [2] [4] These first artificial trees were, in part, a response to growing environmental concerns in the late 19th century concerning deforestation associated with the harvest of Christmas trees in Germany. [2]
The Peter Wentz Farmstead is an historic, Pennsylvania German farm that has been continuously farmed since 1744. It is located in Worcester Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania near Lansdale. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]
The German feather trees were one response by Germans to continued deforestation in Germany. [3] Developed in the 1880s, the feather trees became increasingly popular during the early part of the 20th century. [3] The German feather trees eventually made their way to the United States where they became rather popular as well.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.
Location of Dauphin County in Pennsylvania. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register ...
History of old Germantown: with a description of its settlement and some account of its important persons, buildings and places connected with its development. Vol. 1. Germantown, Philadelphia: H. F. McCann. p. 453. Pennypacker, Samuel (1899). The Settlement of Germantown Pennsylvania and the Beginning of German Emigration to North America.