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The building at 33 East Main Street, now known as the Limestone Inn, was built in 1786. It was the home of Strasburg's first chief burgess (mayor) and served as the first post office beginning in 1805. As many as fifty students from the Strasburg Academy boarded in the house from 1839 to 1860. [3]
Strasburg is located in central Lancaster County at (39.982300, -76.182713 Pennsylvania Route 741 (Main Street) passes through the center of the borough, leading east 9 miles (14 km) to Gap and west 5.5 miles (8.9 km) to Willow Street.
Old Peter's Road went from the village of Conoy (modern Bainbridge) east to the village of Downington in Chester County. The name comes from Peter Bezaillon, who had a trading post and 700 acres (2.8 km 2) at Conoy by 1719. The road was laid out in 1718 on Bezaillon's bridle path, which followed an old Native
At this point, PA 372 turns north onto PA 896 and the two routes run concurrent through a mix of farms and homes. PA 372 splits from PA 896 by heading east on Christiana Pike, at which point PA 896 makes a turn to the west and enters the community of Georgetown. In Georgetown, the route makes a turn to the north and curves to the northwest ...
A railroad post office car and baggage car and 19 additional cabooses were added in the 1980s. [7] The farm's original house is also used for additional lodging rooms. [ 7 ] One expansion occurred after the town granted permission to add eight cabooses in 1984, which Denlinger said would cost $3,000 each and require up to $15,000 to remodel.
Academy Express, LLC, which agreed to a $20.5 million settlement to settle fraud allegations in 2022, is being recommended for an $85.1 million, five-year contract to service nine bus routes in ...
House built in 1754 on Strasburg Road in Strasburg, Pennsylvania. Strasburg Road was an early road in Pennsylvania connecting Philadelphia to Strasburg in Lancaster County.The route was surveyed by John Sellers and others in 1772-3 under the colonial administration of Governor Richard Penn and completed under the new administration of the independent state of Pennsylvania.
Strasburg RR in 2004. Strasburg Rail Road is a shortline railroad that connects the town of Strasburg with Amtrak's Keystone Corridor mainline. The line is used for excursion trains, which carry passengers on a 45-minute round-trip journey from East Strasburg to Leaman Place Junction through nearly 2,500 acres (1,000 ha) in southeastern Lancaster County.