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Event |
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1740 |
mill |
The "Penn coterie" named "The Manor of Maske", a {{Convert|72|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} area which included "squatters" Robert Black and Samuel Gettys. Circa 1765, the Mason-Dixon survey placed the marker near the confluence of Rock Creek and Marsh Creek, south of the subsequent ocation of Black's Mill in Pennsylvania. |
{{Coord|39.71993|-77.221441|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=Mason-Dixon milestone}} |
1787-01 |
mill |
Robert Black had built a mill with an undershot waterwheel on Rock Creek which he operated until 1799, followed by son Henry Black until 1813), and grandson Robert Black (1838).{{Rp|83}} In 1799, the property of "Henry Black, miller", was assessed at $756. |
{{nowrap|{{Coord|39.756505|N|77.230156|W|region:US_type:landmark}}}} |
{{nowrap|1825-06-26}} |
mill |
A storm carried away part of the Black's Mill dam,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Yk8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U_8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4456,3388851&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en and subsequent mill owners were G. W. Horner (1838-49), Silas Miles Horner (1849-), and T. McAllister (1865-).{{Rp|83}} |
{{Coord|39.758672|N|77.226017|W|region:US_type:landmark}} |
1841 |
bridge |
John Camp built a covered bridge of two 60-foot spans downstream of the Black's Mill dam for a road between Gettysburg and Taneytown, Maryland. |
{{Coord|39|45|24|N|77|13|53|W|region:US_type:landmark}} |
1858 |
mill |
The "S Horner Saw & Grist Mill" was depicted on a mapped island of Rock Creek near the "N M Horner" and "S M Horner" properties. |
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1858 |
organization |
The Willow Grove school was on the southeast corner of the Plum Run/Taneytown Rd crossing ("Dr. J. Runkle" property) after previously opening upstream along Plumb Run "on the Theodore McCallister property", then moving to Lott Road (now Soloman Rd) on the Harry Black farm.{{Rp|c11}} |
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1861-05-06 |
Captain Stoneman’s four companies of cavalry from Carlisle barracks encamped at Horner’s Mill (the Cavalry School for Practice was at Carlisle). |
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1863-07-01 |
Two of General Oliver O. Howard's XI Corps divisions "my Third, General Schurz, and my Second, General Steinwehr, in the order named, taking the route by Horner's Mill" to Gettysburg. The route from Fairplay to Gettysburg was by fording Marsh Creek and passing Myers Mill, Rock Creek Chapel, and Horners Mill; the latter which the Third Division passed shortly after 10:30 a.m. In 1947, a marker regarding the XI Corps was placed on the East side of the Taneytown Road just north of the Barlow-Greenmount road,http://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=723 and after the marker had been lost, it was replaced in late July 2009 at the Barlow fire hall. |
{{Coord|39.762177|-77.232382|region:US_type:event|name=PHMC marker}} |
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General Hancock's II Corps from Taneytown arrived at Gettysburg ~3 pmhttp://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=10826 via both the Horner's Mill covered bridge and the nearby downstream fording. |
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At night, General Meade crossed the Horner's Mill covered bridge enroute to Gettysburg from Taneytown.http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=10826 |
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1863-07-03 |
General Farnsworth's cavalry watered their horses near the Rock Creek covered bridge prior to Wells' charge on South Cavalry Field.http://www.gettysburgdaily.com/?p=7756 |
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1863-07-07 |
The XII Corps (Union Army) was ordered from Gettysburg through Taneytown to Frederick, Maryland.http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/forums/ViewPost.aspx?ForumID=10&ID=19939 |
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1871-04-18 |
bridge |
A contract was issued for restoring the covered bridge to higher piers after it was "swept away by a flood" "half a mile" downstream. |
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1879 |
mill |
Bids were solicited for carrying the mail between Gettysburg and Harney, Marylandhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h1EmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BwAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628,6013584&dq=gettysburg-female-seminary&hl=en via Horner's Mill. On March 3, 1881, the stone home at the mill was sold by Newton M. Horner to J. Gibson Walker to , and subsequent transfers were to Charles Hartmen (1913), John Adams (1919), John Dietrick (1922), Lloyd Dubbs (1924), Samuel Gault Weaver (1925), and George & Elsie Geiselman (1930).{{Rp|c21}} |
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1885 |
store |
The first general store at Barlow was established south of Rock Creek by Josephus Mills and was subsequently operated by his son Abner S. Mills (-1913), John W. Black (-1915), and J. Carnahan Smith (-1929, Barlow General Store). |
{{Coord|39.755802|-77.229123}} |
1886-02-12 |
mill |
The Horner's Mill dam broke during flooding and ~{{Convert|165|ft|m|abbr=on}} of the breast was carried away. |
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1889-06-06 |
bridge |
Flooding further damaged the Horner's Mill covered bridge, which had center pier damage from the 1886 flood, but the "Grand Jury refused to approve a bridge".http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YDcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,1299655&dq=mcallister's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1890-12-20 |
store |
The Barlow post office began in the Josephus Mills store with Mr. David H. Sterner carrying the mail to/from the Sedgewick Post Office.http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=OTBXYDkIvNoC&dat=18910120&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |
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1892-08-02 |
mill |
Silas Mc. Horner offered for sale the"MILL BUILDING, first story of stone and upper stories of frame … adjoining lands of … Josephus Mills and {{sic|Mills's}} store". |
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1900 |
Barlow had a population of ~43 with 10 dwellings plus the school, a steam chopping mill, 2 ice houses, "and an ice cream manufactory … famous for the celebrated Barlow ice cream." The Mount Joy Lutheran Church and Rock Creek Chapel (Methodist Episcopal) churches were "both a {{sic|quarter mile''"}} from Barlow |
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1909-05-04 |
organization |
The Barlow Rural Telephone Company completed the party line to the community. In 1944, Lloyd Durboraw sold his Barlow phone stock,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=StYlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g_wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7118,2567688&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en and in 1954, anonymous disturbing comments were a problem on the party line.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KTkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8v0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3796,1850986&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en The group ended in 1957 when private lines replaced the party line.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-GwmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4769,2916398&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en |
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1921-08-24 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Association held its first picnic (at the nearby Shriver's Grove west of Barlow). Annual picnics were later held at Benner's Grove south of Barlow and were called off {{circa|1941}}.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5MY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HzcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7308,4139554&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.763059|-77.243028}} |
1923-04-01 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Milk Association was formed to consolidate exports from Adams County.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8cAlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e_YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1775,1088240&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-04-20 |
bridge |
The contract was awardedhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A6ElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1890,5198035&dq=1923+barlow+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en for construction of "Barlow Bridge No. 27" to replace the Barlow covered bridge, and the upstream temporary bridge subsequently flooded into the unfinished construction works (the bridge's roadway was increased from 16 to 20 feet.) |
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1927 |
organization |
The Barlow "Pig Club" was formed.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-uIlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1675,2165663&dq=barlow+durboraw+gouker&hl=en In 1948, a committee was named to select a name for the Barlow 4-H clubhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YK5cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iFgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6601,2255259&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en ("Barlow Snackers" by 1952).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vo8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yfIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5844,1993519&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en |
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1929 |
store |
Clarence E. "Jumbo" Fair opened a new general store at the Barlow creamery on the creek's north bank, which was later operated by Bill Mellott, Tom Reed (1947-50), John & Ruth Witherow (1955-), Leroy DeGroft, John & Romaine Maring (1964-70, Maring's Grocery), and Homer Brown (1970]-1974, Brown's Grocery). |
{{Coord|39.757354|-77.231585|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former store}} |
1930 |
road |
The Taneytown Road's eastward curve south of Rock Creek to the end of Chapel Road was straightened westward from along the miller's log house and the former Barlow store by creating an elevated meadow roadbed using excavation from the hill adjacent to the south.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=No49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=rjUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7177,5398809&dq=rack+mount-joy+gettysburg&hl=en (The Taneytown Rd had only 3 miles of pavement from Gettysburg in 1921.)http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IWUmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6499,2857555&dq=reaver's+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.753519|-77.227361|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former road intersection}} |
1931-02-10 |
organization |
The Barlow Volunteer Fire Company organizedhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_sklAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DPwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5982,5251315&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en at Fair's storehttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_sklAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DPwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5982,5251315&dq=barlow-community+1931&hl=en and held an ox roast at the Chester Shriver's grove in October.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TrMlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EvwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4739,3252684&dq=barlow-fire&hl=en A fire bell at Fair's store was used to alert volunteer firemenhttp://www.emmitsburg.net/archive_list/articles/history/stories/reflections/barlow_fire_company.htm until the 1939 fire hall was completed.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wIklAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ufIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1652,613481&dq=joy-lutheran+hall+barlow&hl=en The first fire was at the J. F. Jacobs home on April 8, 1931.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IIolAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s_IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6579,4374004&dq=barlow-fire&hl=en |
{{Coord |39|45|44|N|77|13|56|W|}} |
1934 |
road |
The Horner's Mill Road (now Barlow-Two Taverns Rd) at Barlow was rerouted by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) from the hill along the mill's stone farmhouse to the south several yards into the excavated side of the hill along a run, just east of its intersection with the Taneytown Rd between the mill property and the former Barlow store property.{{Rp|142}} |
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1934-09 |
organization |
The fire company hosted the Adams County Fireman's Assoc. with an equipment demostration at Fair's Store along Rock Creek and a parade to Benner's Grove.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aAkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jf0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3242,1968780&dq=benner-grove+barlow&hl=en |
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1937 |
mill |
The mill dam was rebuilt slightly upstream by the Adams County Fish and Game Assoc. with help from the WPA, but a fallen tree breached the dam within 2 years.{{Rp|150}} |
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{{circa|1940}} |
organization |
The Barlow Baseball Club of the Adams County Junior Baseball League built a field with backstop to the west of the fire hall.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gQomAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N_0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4792,7886715&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en The team made the playoffs in 1941,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Tu8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6773,3690336&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en in 1943 Chester Shriver Jr. was cited by Wid Matthews of the Brooklyn Dodgers as a post-war prospect,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t61cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5977,2057494&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en and by 1947 the team played in the Southern Pennsylvania Baseball league.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=raclAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DvMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6050,966698&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.762321|-77.233983}} |
1947 |
organization |
The Willow Grove schoolhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6o49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7288,7203041&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en was sold, as were the nearby Centennial Hallhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CqglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DvMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2938,6261581&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en (Greenbush) school on the "Barlow-Natural Dam road"http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f3hbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IVENAAAAIBAJ&pg=4555,3029898&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en and Mt Joy's Fair View school.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CqglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DvMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2938,6261581&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord |39.764144|-77.232194}} |
1989{{Rp|118}} |
bridge |
The wider bridge to replace the 1923 bridge included a PENNDoT survey marker on the top of the south abutment's upstream side. |
{{Coord|39.756682|-77.231199}} |
2008-08-04 |
organization |
The service area for the Barlow Volunteer Fire Company was increased to include a portion of the defunct Kingsdale Fire Company area at Maryland Line Road.http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/news/local/article_113cd2e6-9cc1-5c33-818d-43a45271629d.html |
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Date |
Topic |
Event |
Coordinates |
1740 |
mill |
The "Penn coterie" named "The Manor of Maske", a {{Convert|72|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} area which included "squatters" Robert Black and Samuel Gettys. Circa 1765, the Mason-Dixon survey placed the marker near the confluence of Rock Creek and Marsh Creek, south of the subsequent ocation of Black's Mill in Pennsylvania. |
{{Coord|39.71993|-77.221441|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=Mason-Dixon milestone}} |
1787-01 |
mill |
Robert Black had built a mill with an undershot waterwheel on Rock Creek which he operated until 1799, followed by son Henry Black until 1813), and grandson Robert Black (1838).{{Rp|83}} In 1799, the property of "Henry Black, miller", was assessed at $756. |
{{nowrap|{{Coord|39.756505|N|77.230156|W|region:US_type:landmark}}}} |
{{nowrap|1825-06-26}} |
mill |
A storm carried away part of the Black's Mill dam,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Yk8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U_8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4456,3388851&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en and subsequent mill owners were G. W. Horner (1838-49), Silas Miles Horner (1849-), and T. McAllister (1865-).{{Rp|83}} |
{{Coord|39.758672|N|77.226017|W|region:US_type:landmark}} |
1841 |
bridge |
John Camp built a covered bridge of two 60-foot spans downstream of the Black's Mill dam for a road between Gettysburg and Taneytown, Maryland. |
{{Coord|39|45|24|N|77|13|53|W|region:US_type:landmark}} |
1858 |
mill |
The "S Horner Saw & Grist Mill" was depicted on a mapped island of Rock Creek near the "N M Horner" and "S M Horner" properties. |
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1858 |
organization |
The Willow Grove school was on the southeast corner of the Plum Run/Taneytown Rd crossing ("Dr. J. Runkle" property) after previously opening upstream along Plumb Run "on the Theodore McCallister property", then moving to Lott Road (now Soloman Rd) on the Harry Black farm.{{Rp|c11}} |
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1861-05-06 |
Captain Stoneman’s four companies of cavalry from Carlisle barracks encamped at Horner’s Mill (the Cavalry School for Practice was at Carlisle). |
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1863-07-01 |
Two of General Oliver O. Howard's XI Corps divisions "my Third, General Schurz, and my Second, General Steinwehr, in the order named, taking the route by Horner's Mill" to Gettysburg. The route from Fairplay to Gettysburg was by fording Marsh Creek and passing Myers Mill, Rock Creek Chapel, and Horners Mill; the latter which the Third Division passed shortly after 10:30 a.m. In 1947, a marker regarding the XI Corps was placed on the East side of the Taneytown Road just north of the Barlow-Greenmount road,http://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=723 and after the marker had been lost, it was replaced in late July 2009 at the Barlow fire hall. |
{{Coord|39.762177|-77.232382|region:US_type:event|name=PHMC marker}} |
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General Hancock's II Corps from Taneytown arrived at Gettysburg ~3 pmhttp://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=10826 via both the Horner's Mill covered bridge and the nearby downstream fording. |
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At night, General Meade crossed the Horner's Mill covered bridge enroute to Gettysburg from Taneytown.http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=10826 |
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1863-07-03 |
General Farnsworth's cavalry watered their horses near the Rock Creek covered bridge prior to Wells' charge on South Cavalry Field.http://www.gettysburgdaily.com/?p=7756 |
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1863-07-07 |
The XII Corps (Union Army) was ordered from Gettysburg through Taneytown to Frederick, Maryland.http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/forums/ViewPost.aspx?ForumID=10&ID=19939 |
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1871-04-18 |
bridge |
A contract was issued for restoring the covered bridge to higher piers after it was "swept away by a flood" "half a mile" downstream. |
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1879 |
mill |
Bids were solicited for carrying the mail between Gettysburg and Harney, Marylandhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h1EmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BwAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628,6013584&dq=gettysburg-female-seminary&hl=en via Horner's Mill. On March 3, 1881, the stone home at the mill was sold by Newton M. Horner to J. Gibson Walker to , and subsequent transfers were to Charles Hartmen (1913), John Adams (1919), John Dietrick (1922), Lloyd Dubbs (1924), Samuel Gault Weaver (1925), and George & Elsie Geiselman (1930).{{Rp|c21}} |
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1885 |
store |
The first general store at Barlow was established south of Rock Creek by Josephus Mills and was subsequently operated by his son Abner S. Mills (-1913), John W. Black (-1915), and J. Carnahan Smith (-1929, Barlow General Store). |
{{Coord|39.755802|-77.229123}} |
1886-02-12 |
mill |
The Horner's Mill dam broke during flooding and ~{{Convert|165|ft|m|abbr=on}} of the breast was carried away. |
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1889-06-06 |
bridge |
Flooding further damaged the Horner's Mill covered bridge, which had center pier damage from the 1886 flood, but the "Grand Jury refused to approve a bridge".http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YDcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,1299655&dq=mcallister's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1890-12-20 |
store |
The Barlow post office began in the Josephus Mills store with Mr. David H. Sterner carrying the mail to/from the Sedgewick Post Office.http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=OTBXYDkIvNoC&dat=18910120&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |
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1892-08-02 |
mill |
Silas Mc. Horner offered for sale the"MILL BUILDING, first story of stone and upper stories of frame … adjoining lands of … Josephus Mills and {{sic|Mills's}} store". |
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1900 |
Barlow had a population of ~43 with 10 dwellings plus the school, a steam chopping mill, 2 ice houses, "and an ice cream manufactory … famous for the celebrated Barlow ice cream." The Mount Joy Lutheran Church and Rock Creek Chapel (Methodist Episcopal) churches were "both a {{sic|quarter mile''"}} from Barlow |
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1909-05-04 |
organization |
The Barlow Rural Telephone Company completed the party line to the community. In 1944, Lloyd Durboraw sold his Barlow phone stock,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=StYlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g_wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7118,2567688&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en and in 1954, anonymous disturbing comments were a problem on the party line.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KTkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8v0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3796,1850986&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en The group ended in 1957 when private lines replaced the party line.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-GwmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4769,2916398&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en |
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1921-08-24 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Association held its first picnic (at the nearby Shriver's Grove west of Barlow). Annual picnics were later held at Benner's Grove south of Barlow and were called off {{circa|1941}}.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5MY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HzcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7308,4139554&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.763059|-77.243028}} |
1923-04-01 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Milk Association was formed to consolidate exports from Adams County.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8cAlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e_YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1775,1088240&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-04-20 |
bridge |
The contract was awardedhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A6ElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1890,5198035&dq=1923+barlow+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en for construction of "Barlow Bridge No. 27" to replace the Barlow covered bridge, and the upstream temporary bridge subsequently flooded into the unfinished construction works (the bridge's roadway was increased from 16 to 20 feet.) |
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1927 |
organization |
The Barlow "Pig Club" was formed.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-uIlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1675,2165663&dq=barlow+durboraw+gouker&hl=en In 1948, a committee was named to select a name for the Barlow 4-H clubhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YK5cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iFgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6601,2255259&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en ("Barlow Snackers" by 1952).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vo8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yfIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5844,1993519&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en |
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1929 |
store |
Clarence E. "Jumbo" Fair opened a new general store at the Barlow creamery on the creek's north bank, which was later operated by Bill Mellott, Tom Reed (1947-50), John & Ruth Witherow (1955-), Leroy DeGroft, John & Romaine Maring (1964-70, Maring's Grocery), and Homer Brown (1970)-1974, Brown's Grocery). |
{{Coord|39.757354|-77.231585|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former store}} |
1930 |
road |
The Taneytown Road's eastward curve south of Rock Creek to the end of Chapel Road was straightened westward from along the miller's log house and the former Barlow store by creating an elevated meadow roadbed using excavation from the hill adjacent to the south.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=No49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=rjUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7177,5398809&dq=rack+mount-joy+gettysburg&hl=en (The Taneytown Rd had only 3 miles of pavement from Gettysburg in 1921.)http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IWUmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6499,2857555&dq=reaver's+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.753519|-77.227361|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former road intersection}} |
1931-02-10 |
organization |
The Barlow Volunteer Fire Company organizedhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_sklAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DPwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5982,5251315&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en at Fair's storehttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_sklAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DPwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5982,5251315&dq=barlow-community+1931&hl=en and held an ox roast at the Chester Shriver's grove in October.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TrMlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EvwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4739,3252684&dq=barlow-fire&hl=en A fire bell at Fair's store was used to alert volunteer firemenhttp://www.emmitsburg.net/archive_list/articles/history/stories/reflections/barlow_fire_company.htm until the 1939 fire hall was completed.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wIklAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ufIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1652,613481&dq=joy-lutheran+hall+barlow&hl=en The first fire was at the J. F. Jacobs home on April 8, 1931.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IIolAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s_IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6579,4374004&dq=barlow-fire&hl=en |
{{Coord |39|45|44|N|77|13|56|W|}} |
1934 |
road |
The Horner's Mill Road (now Barlow-Two Taverns Rd) at Barlow was rerouted by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) from the hill along the mill's stone farmhouse to the south several yards into the excavated side of the hill along a run, just east of its intersection with the Taneytown Rd between the mill property and the former Barlow store property.{{Rp|142}} |
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1934-09 |
organization |
The fire company hosted the Adams County Fireman's Assoc. with an equipment demostration at Fair's Store along Rock Creek and a parade to Benner's Grove.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aAkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jf0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3242,1968780&dq=benner-grove+barlow&hl=en |
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1937 |
mill |
The mill dam was rebuilt slightly upstream by the Adams County Fish and Game Assoc. with help from the WPA, but a fallen tree breached the dam within 2 years.{{Rp|150}} |
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{{circa|1940}} |
organization |
The Barlow Baseball Club of the Adams County Junior Baseball League built a field with backstop to the west of the fire hall.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gQomAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N_0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4792,7886715&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en The team made the playoffs in 1941,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Tu8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6773,3690336&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en in 1943 Chester Shriver Jr. was cited by Wid Matthews of the Brooklyn Dodgers as a post-war prospect,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t61cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5977,2057494&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en and by 1947 the team played in the Southern Pennsylvania Baseball league.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=raclAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DvMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6050,966698&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.762321|-77.233983}} |
1947 |
organization |
The Willow Grove schoolhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6o49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7288,7203041&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en was sold, as were the nearby Centennial Hallhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CqglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DvMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2938,6261581&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en (Greenbush) school on the "Barlow-Natural Dam road"http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f3hbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IVENAAAAIBAJ&pg=4555,3029898&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en and Mt Joy's Fair View school.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CqglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DvMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2938,6261581&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord |39.764144|-77.232194}} |
1989{{Rp|118}} |
bridge |
The wider bridge to replace the 1923 bridge included a PENNDoT survey marker on the top of the south abutment's upstream side. |
{{Coord|39.756682|-77.231199}} |
2008-08-04 |
organization |
The service area for the Barlow Volunteer Fire Company was increased to include a portion of the defunct Kingsdale Fire Company area at Maryland Line Road.http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/news/local/article_113cd2e6-9cc1-5c33-818d-43a45271629d.html |
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1740 |
mill |
The "Penn coterie" named "The Manor of Maske", a {{Convert|72|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} area which included "squatters" Robert Black and Samuel Gettys. Circa 1765, the Mason-Dixon survey placed the marker near the confluence of Rock Creek and Marsh Creek, south of the subsequent location of Black's Mill in Pennsylvania. |
{{Coord|39.71993|-77.221441|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=Mason-Dixon milestone}} |
1787-01 |
mill |
Robert Black had built a mill with an undershot waterwheel on Rock Creek which he operated until 1799, followed by son Henry Black until 1813, and grandson Robert Black (1838).{{Rp|83}} In 1799, the property of "Henry Black, miller", was assessed at $756. |
{{nowrap|{{Coord|39.756505|N|77.230156|W|region:US_type:landmark}}}} |
1821 |
mill |
The mill labeled Black" was depicted on the west of the road from Gettysburg to Taneytown on the south bank of Rock c. |
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{{nowrap|1825-06-26}} |
mill |
A storm carried away part of the Black's Mill dam,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Yk8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U_8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4456,3388851&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en and subsequent mill owners were George W. Horner (1838-49), and Silas Miles Horner (1849-).{{Rp|83}} |
{{Coord|39.758672|N|77.226017|W|region:US_type:landmark}} |
1841 |
bridge |
John Camp built a covered bridge of two 60-foot spans downstream of the Black's Mill dam for a road between Gettysburg and Taneytown, Maryland. |
{{Coord|39|45|24|N|77|13|53|W|region:US_type:landmark}} |
1858 |
mill |
The "S Horner Saw & Grist Mill" was depicted on a mapped island of Rock Creek near the "N M Horner" and "S M Horner" properties. |
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1858 |
organization |
The Willow Grove school was on the southeast corner of the Plum Run/Taneytown Rd crossing ("Dr. J. Runkle" property) after previously opening upstream along Plum Run "on the Theodore McCallister property", then moving to Lott Road (now Soloman Rd) on the Harry Black farm.{{Rp|c11}} |
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1861-05-06 |
Captain Stoneman’s four companies of cavalry from Carlisle Barracks encamped at Horner’s Mill (the Cavalry School for Practice was at Carlisle). |
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1863-07-01 |
Two of General Howard's divisions "my Third, General Schurz, and my Second, General Steinwehr, in the order named, taking the route by Horner's Mill" to Gettysburg. The detour used a Marsh Creek fording and passing Myer's Mill, Rock Creek Chapel, and Horners Mill; which the Third Division passed at 10:30 a.m. In 1947, an XI Corps marker was placed on the east of the Taneytown Rd just south of the Barlow-Greenmount Rd and after the marker had been lost, it was replaced in late July 2009 at the Barlow fire hall. |
{{Coord|39.762177|-77.232382|region:US_type:event|name=PHMC marker}} |
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General Hancock's II Corps from Taneytown arrived at Gettysburg ~3 pmhttp://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=10826 after using both the Horner's Mill covered bridge and the nearby downstream fording. |
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At night, General Meade crossed the Horner's Mill covered bridge enroute to Gettysburg from Taneytown. |
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1863-07-03 |
General Farnsworth's cavalry watered their horses near the Rock Creek covered bridge prior to Wells' charge on South Cavalry Field.http://www.gettysburgdaily.com/?p=7756 |
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1863-07-07 |
The XII Corps (Union Army) was ordered from Gettysburg through Taneytown to Frederick, Maryland.http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/forums/ViewPost.aspx?ForumID=10&ID=19939 |
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1871-04-18 |
bridge |
A contract was issued for restoring the covered bridge to higher piers after it was "swept away by a flood" "half a mile" downstream. |
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1879 |
mill |
Bids were solicited for carrying the mail between Gettysburg and Harney, Marylandhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h1EmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BwAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628,6013584&dq=gettysburg-female-seminary&hl=en via Horner's Mill. On March 3, 1881, the stone home at the mill was sold by Newton M. Horner to J. Gibson Walker, and subsequent transfers were to Charles Hartmen (1913), John Adams (1919), John Dietrick (1922), Lloyd Dubbs (1924), Samuel Gault Weaver (1925), and George & Elsie Geiselman (1930).{{Rp|c21}} |
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1885 |
store |
The first general store at Barlow was established south of Rock Creek by Josephus Mills and was subsequently operated by his son Abner S. Mills (-1913), John W. Black (-1915), and J. Carnahan Smith (-1929, Barlow General Store). |
{{Coord|39.755802|-77.229123}} |
1886-02-12 |
mill |
The Horner's Mill dam broke during flooding and ~{{Convert|165|ft|m|abbr=on}} of the breast was carried away. |
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1889-06-06 |
bridge |
Flooding further damaged the Horner's Mill covered bridge, which had center pier damage from the 1886 flood, but the "Grand Jury refused to approve a bridge".http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YDcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,1299655&dq=mcallister's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1890-12-20 |
store |
The Barlow post office began in the Josephus Mills store with Mr. David H. Sterner carrying the mail to/from the Sedgewick Post Office.http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=OTBXYDkIvNoC&dat=18910120&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |
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1892-08-02 |
mill |
Silas Mc. Horner offered for sale the "MILL BUILDING, first story of stone and upper stories of frame … adjoining lands of … Josephus Mills and {{sic|Mills's}} store". |
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1897{{Rp|c15}} |
store |
Abner S. Mills replaced the "smaller house which contained a store operated by Josephus Mills" and operated the store in the new house until 1913, and the subsequent operator(s){{Rp|c15}} ("John W. Black and Emma S. Black") sold the store to "J. Carna Smith" on March 29, 1915). The store was liquidated at auction in 1939;http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0Q8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2826,2834106&dq=barlow-store+taneytown&hl=en and the building was sold on May 6, 1944, and had a fire in 1953. |
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1900 |
Barlow had a population of ~43 with 10 dwellings plus the school, a steam chopping mill, 2 ice houses, "and an ice cream manufactory … famous for the celebrated Barlow ice cream." The Mount Joy Lutheran Church and Rock Creek Chapel (Methodist Episcopal) churches were "both a {{sic|quarter mile''"}} from Barlow |
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1909-05-04 |
organization |
The Barlow Rural Telephone Company completed the party line to the community. In 1944, Lloyd Durboraw sold his Barlow phone stock,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=StYlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g_wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7118,2567688&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en and in 1954, anonymous disturbing comments were a problem on the party line.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KTkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8v0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3796,1850986&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en The group ended in 1957 when private lines replaced the party line.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-GwmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4769,2916398&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en |
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1921-08-24 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Association held its first picnic (at the nearby Shriver's Grove west of Barlow). Annual picnics were later held at Benner's Grove south of Barlow and were called off {{circa|1941}}.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5MY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HzcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7308,4139554&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.763059|-77.243028}} |
1923-04-01 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Milk Association was formed to consolidate exports from Adams County.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8cAlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e_YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1775,1088240&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-04-20 |
bridge |
The contract was awardedhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A6ElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1890,5198035&dq=1923+barlow+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en for construction of "Barlow Bridge No. 27" to replace the Barlow covered bridge, and the upstream temporary bridge subsequently flooded into the unfinished construction works (the bridge's roadway was increased from 16 to 20 feet.) |
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1927 |
organization |
The Barlow "Pig Club" was formed.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-uIlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1675,2165663&dq=barlow+durboraw+gouker&hl=en In 1948, a committee was named to select a namehttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YK5cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iFgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6601,2255259&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en for the 1940 Barlow 4-H clubhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4MQlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5071,3903987&dq=calvin-gilbert&hl=en ("Barlow Snackers" by 1952).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vo8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yfIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5844,1993519&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en |
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1929 |
store |
Clarence E. "Jumbo" Fair opened a new general store at the Barlow creamery on the creek's north bank, which was later operated by Bill Mellott, Tom Reed (1947-50), John & Ruth Witherow (1955-), Leroy DeGroft, John & Romaine Maring (1964-70, Maring's Grocery), and Homer Brown (1970-1974, Brown's Grocery). |
{{Coord|39.757354|-77.231585|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former store}} |
1930 |
road |
The Taneytown Road's eastward curve south of Rock Creek to the end of Chapel Road was straightened westward from along the miller's log house and the former Barlow store by creating an elevated meadow roadbed using excavation from the hill adjacent to the south.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=No49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=rjUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7177,5398809&dq=rack+mount-joy+gettysburg&hl=en (The Taneytown Rd had only 3 miles of pavement from Gettysburg in 1921.)http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IWUmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6499,2857555&dq=reaver's+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.753519|-77.227361|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former road intersection}} |
1931-02-10 |
organization |
The Barlow Volunteer Fire Company organizedhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_sklAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DPwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5982,5251315&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en at Fair's storehttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_sklAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DPwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5982,5251315&dq=barlow-community+1931&hl=en and held an ox roast at the Chester Shriver's grove in October.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TrMlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EvwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4739,3252684&dq=barlow-fire&hl=en A fire bell at Fair's store was used to alert volunteer firemenhttp://www.emmitsburg.net/archive_list/articles/history/stories/reflections/barlow_fire_company.htm until the 1939 fire hall was completed.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wIklAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ufIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1652,613481&dq=joy-lutheran+hall+barlow&hl=en The first fire was at the J. F. Jacobs home on April 8, 1931.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IIolAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s_IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6579,4374004&dq=barlow-fire&hl=en |
{{Coord |39|45|44|N|77|13|56|W|}} |
1934 |
road |
The Horner's Mill Road (now Barlow-Two Taverns Rd) at Barlow was rerouted by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) from the hill along the mill's stone farmhouse to the south several yards into the excavated side of the hill along a run, just east of its intersection with the Taneytown Rd between the mill property and the former Barlow store property.{{Rp|142}} |
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1934-09 |
organization |
The fire company hosted the Adams County Fireman's Assoc. with an equipment demonstration at Fair's Store along Rock Creek and a parade to Benner's Grove.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aAkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jf0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3242,1968780&dq=benner-grove+barlow&hl=en |
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1937 |
mill |
The mill dam was rebuilt slightly upstream by the Adams County Fish and Game Assoc. with help from the WPA, but a fallen tree breached the dam within 2 years.{{Rp|150}} |
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{{circa|1940}} |
organization |
The Barlow Baseball Club of the Adams County Junior Baseball League built a field with backstop to the west of the fire hall.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gQomAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N_0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4792,7886715&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en The team made the playoffs in 1941,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Tu8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6773,3690336&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en in 1943 Chester Shriver Jr. was cited by Wid Matthews of the Brooklyn Dodgers as a post-war prospect,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t61cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5977,2057494&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en and by 1947 the team played in the Southern Pennsylvania Baseball league.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=raclAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DvMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6050,966698&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.762321|-77.233983}} |
1947 |
organization |
The Willow Grove schoolhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6o49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7288,7203041&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en was sold, as were the nearby Centennial Hallhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CqglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DvMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2938,6261581&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en (Greenbush) school on the "Barlow-Natural Dam road"http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f3hbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IVENAAAAIBAJ&pg=4555,3029898&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en and Mt Joy's Fair View school.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CqglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DvMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2938,6261581&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord |39.764144|-77.232194}} |
1989{{Rp|118}} |
bridge |
The wider bridge to replace the 1923 bridge included a PENNDoT survey marker on the top of the south abutment's upstream side. |
{{Coord|39.756682|-77.231199}} |
2008-08-04 |
organization |
The service area for the Barlow Volunteer Fire Company was increased to include a portion of the defunct Kingsdale Fire Company area at Maryland Line Road.http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/news/local/article_113cd2e6-9cc1-5c33-818d-43a45271629d.html |
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1738-03 |
mill |
Robert Black settled in a southcentral Pennsylvania area of {{Convert|72|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} which in 1740 the "Penn coterie" named "The Manor of Maske". Circa 1765, the Mason-Dixon survey placed a marker near the confluence of Rock Creek and Marsh Creek, south of the site for Robert Black's mill. |
{{Coord|39.7217|-77.220728|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=Mason-Dixon marker}} |
1787-01 |
mill |
"Robert Black of Mount Joy Township has built a merchant mill on the waters of Rock Creek" with undershot water wheel, and the gristmill became Henry Black's (1799-1813) and Robert Black's (-1838).{{Rp|83}} A 1792 property claim identifyed Robert Black as deceased, and in 1799{{Clarify me|if the 1792 claim says Robert Black was deceased, then who owned/operated the mill until Henry began in 1799 (per Geiselman--perhaps questionable)?|date=May 2011}} the "Henry Black, miller", property assessment was $756. |
{{nowrap|{{Coord|39.756505|N|77.230156|W|region:US_type:landmark}}}} |
1821 |
mill |
The mill labeled "Black" on the south bank of "Rock c." was depicted on the west side of the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown. |
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{{nowrap|1825-06-26}} |
mill |
Flooding carried away part of the dam at Black's Mill (became Horner's Mill under George W. Horner, 1838-49, and Silas Miles Horner, 1849-).{{Rp|83}} |
{{Coord|39.758672|N|77.226017|W|region:US_type:landmark |name=former mill dam}} |
1841 |
bridge |
John Camp built a covered bridge of two 60-foot spans downstream of the Black's Mill dam for a road between Gettysburg and Taneytown, Maryland. |
{{Coord|39|45|24|N|77|13|53|W|region:US_type:landmark}} |
1858 |
mill |
The "S Horner Saw & Grist Mill" was depicted on a mapped island of Rock Creek near the "N M Horner" and "S M Horner" dwellings. On March 3, 1881, the stone home at the mill was sold by Newton M. Horner to J. Gibson Walker, and subsequent transfers were to Charles Hartman (1913), John Adams (1919), John Dietrick (1922), Lloyd Dubbs (1924), Samuel Gault Weaver (1925), and George & Elsie Geiselman (1930).{{Rp|132}} |
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1858 |
school |
Willow Grove school was depicted on the southeast corner of the Taneytown Rd crossing over Plum Run ("Dr. J. Runkle" property) after previously opening upstream along Plum Run "on the Theodore McCallister property", then moving to Lott Road (now Soloman Rd) on the Harry Black farm.{{Rp|c11}} |
{{Coord|39.764424|-77.231848 |name=1858 school location}} |
1861-05-06 |
Captain Stoneman’s four companies of cavalry from Carlisle Barracks encamped at Horner’s Mill |
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1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
General Howard's 2 divisions: "my Third, General Schurz, and my Second, General Steinwehr, in the order named, taking the route by Horner's Mill" to Gettysburg. The detour used a Marsh Creek fording and passed Myer's Mill, Rock Creek Chapel, and Horners Mill; which the Third Division passed at 10:30 a.m. In 1947, an XI Corps marker was placed on the Taneytown Rd's east side south of the Barlow-Greenmount Rd and after the marker had been lost, it was replaced in late July 2008 at the Barlow fire hall. |
{{Coord|39.762177|-77.232382|region:US_type:event|name=historical marker}} |
1861-07-01 |
Civil War |
Part of General Hancock's II Corps from Taneytown used the neaby fording downstream of Horner's Mill, as well as the covered bridge, to arrive at Gettysburg ~3 pm.http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=10826 |
{{Coord|39.75402|-77.232599 |name=former Chapel Rd fording}} |
1861-07-01 |
Civil War |
At night, General Meade crossed the Horner's Mill covered bridge enroute to Gettysburg after Hancock had returned via Horner's Mill to brief Meade at Taneytown.http://books.google.com/books?id=rQUTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA29 |
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1861-07-02 |
Civil War |
The remainder of II Corps (Union Army) departed from a bivouac near Horner's Mill to arrive at Cemetery Hill at 7 a.m.http://books.google.com/books?id=rQUTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA29http://books.google.com/books?id=rQUTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA33 |
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1863-07-03 |
Civil War |
General Farnsworth's Union cavalry watered their horses near the Rock Creek covered bridge prior to Wells' charge on South Cavalry Field.http://www.gettysburgdaily.com/?p=7756 |
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1863-07-06 |
Civil War |
At 4:15 a.m. the General Howard at Horner's recommended the XI Corps deploy to Emmitsburg.http://members.cox.net/rb2307/content/GETTYSBURG_SIGNAL_STATION.htm |
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1863-07-07 |
Civil War |
The XII Corps (Union Army) left Gettysburg via Horner's Mill on orders to go to Frederick, Maryland, via Taneytown.http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/forums/ViewPost.aspx?ForumID=10&ID=19939 |
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1871-04-18 |
bridge |
A contract was issued for restoring the Horner's Mill covered bridge to higher piers after it was "swept away by a flood…half a mile" downstream. |
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1879 |
mill |
Bids were solicited for carrying the mail via Horner's Mill between Gettysburg and Harney, Maryland.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h1EmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BwAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628,6013584&dq=gettysburg-female-seminary&hl=en |
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1885 |
store |
A general store near Horner's Mill was established south of Rock Creek by Josephus Mills. |
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1886-02-12 |
mill |
The Horner's Mill dam breached during a flood and ~{{Convert|165|ft|m|abbr=on}} of the breast was carried away. |
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1887 |
PA 134 |
The Gilbert & Smith foundry was awarded the contract for the superstructure of a low truss iron bridge over Plum Run (stone work contract to Nelson Collins). |
{{Coord|39.765039|-77.231998|name=Plum Run bridge}} |
1889-06-06 |
bridge |
Flooding further damaged the Horner's Mill covered bridge, which had center pier damage from the 1886 flood, but the "Grand Jury refused to approve a bridge".http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YDcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,1299655&dq=mcallister's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1890-12-20 |
store |
The Barlow Post Office began in the Josephus Mills store with David H. Sterner carrying the mail to/from the Sedgwick Post Office at Round Top. |
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1892-08-02 |
mill |
Silas Mc. Horner offered for sale the "MILL BUILDING, first story of stone and upper stories of frame … adjoining lands of … Josephus Mills and {{sic|Mills's}} store". |
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1897{{Rp|c15}} |
store |
The "smaller house which contained a store operated by Josephus Mills" was replaced by Abner S. Mills, who ran the store in the new house until 1911. The subsequent operator and his wife,{{Rp|c15}} "John W. Black and Emma S. Black", sold the store to "J. Carna Smith" in July 1914http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GMBcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4934,4090358&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en (deeded on March 29, 1915). |
{{Coord|39.755802|-77.229123 |name=1897-1929 general store}} |
1900-01-22 |
Barlow had a population of ~43 with 10 dwellings plus the school, a steam chopping mill, 2 ice houses, "and an ice cream manufactory … famous for the celebrated Barlow ice cream." The 1828 Rock Creek Chapel (Methodist Episcopal Church){{Rp|82}} and 1852 Mount Joy Lutheran Church were "both a {{sic|quarter mile''"}} from Barlow. |
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1909-05-04 |
organization |
The Barlow Rural Telephone Company completed the party line to the community. In 1944 Lloyd Durboraw sold his Barlow phone stock,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=StYlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g_wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7118,2567688&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en in 1954 "phantom voices" were a problem on the line,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KTkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8v0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3796,1850986&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en and in 1957 the group ended when private lines replaced the party line.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-GwmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4769,2916398&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en |
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1921-08-24 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Association's 1st picnic was at the nearby Shriver's Grove. Later annual picnics were held at Benner's Grove south of Barlow (called off {{circa|1941}}).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5MY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HzcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7308,4139554&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.763059|-77.243028|name=former picnic grove}} |
1923-04-01 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Milk Association was formed to consolidate exports from Adams County.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8cAlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e_YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1775,1088240&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-04-20 |
bridge |
"Barlow Bridge No. 27" was contractedhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A6ElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1890,5198035&dq=1923+barlow+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en for concrete (increase the road width, 16 to 20 feet). In 1921 the Taneytown Rd from Gettysburg was paved only 3 miles.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IWUmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6499,2857555&dq=reaver's+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-08-30 |
bridge |
The upstream temporary bridge flooded into the unfinished construction works, flooding the former miller's house{{Rp|27}} and washing away 2 hogs and 20 bee hives.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMc9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=TTcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6623,2029747&dq=1923+flood+barlow&hl=en |
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1927 |
organization |
The Barlow "Pig Club" was formed.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-uIlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1675,2165663&dq=barlow+durboraw+gouker&hl=en In 1948, a committee was named to select a namehttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YK5cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iFgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6601,2255259&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en for the 1940 Barlow 4-H clubhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4MQlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5071,3903987&dq=calvin-gilbert&hl=en ("Barlow Snackers" by 1952).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vo8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yfIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5844,1993519&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en |
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1929 |
store |
James Carnahan Smith closed the "Barlow General Store" (goods auctioned 1939,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0Q8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2826,2834106&dq=barlow-store+taneytown&hl=en building rented 1939http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6g8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3344,673909&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en & sold May 6, 1944, & 1953 fire.) |
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1929 |
store |
Clarence E. "Jumbo" Fair opened a new general store at the Barlow creamery on the creek's north bank, which was later operated by Bill Mellott, Tom Reed (1947-50), John & Ruth Witherow (1955-), Leroy DeGroft (1963), John & Romaine Maring (1964-70, Maring's Grocery), and Homer Brown (1970-1974, Brown's Grocery). |
{{Coord|39.757354|-77.231585|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former creamery and store}} |
1929 |
school |
Willow Grove school was used for church services from February-April while the Mt. Joy Lutheran Church was being renovated. |
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1930 |
PA 134 |
Taneytown Rd's eastward curve from Rock Creek to the former end of Chapel Road was straightened westward from along the miller's log house and the former Barlow store to an elevated meadow roadbed built using excavation from the hill adjacent to the south. |
{{Coord|39.753519|-77.227361|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former end of Chapel Rd}} |
1931-02-10 |
fire co. |
The Barlow Volunteer Fire Company organized at Fair's store, where a fire bell alerted volunteer firemen{{Rp|c20}} until siren was completed at the 1939 fire hall. The first fire call was to the J. F. Jacobs wash house on April 8, and the company held an ox roast at the Chester Shriver's grove on October 10, 1931. |
{{Coord |39|45|44|N|77|13|56|W|name=community hall}} |
1934 |
road |
Horner's Mill Rd (now Barlow-Two Taverns Rd, Hoffman Orphanage Rd in 1953) was rerouted by the WPA at Barlow from the hill along the mill's stone farmhouse to the south several yards into the excavated side of the hill along a run, just east of its intersection with the Taneytown Rd between the mill property and the former Barlow store property.{{Rp|142}} |
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1934-09 |
fire co. |
An equipment demonstration during the Adams County Fireman's Association meeting was held at Rock Creek, followed by a parade to Benner's Grove.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aAkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jf0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3242,1968780&dq=benner-grove+barlow&hl=en |
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1937 |
mill |
The mill dam was rebuilt slightly upstream by the Adams County Fish and Game Association with help from the WPA, but a fallen tree breached the dam within 2 years.{{Rp|150}} |
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{{circa|1940}} |
organization |
The Barlow Baseball Club of the county Junior Baseball League (Southern Pennsylvania Baseball league by 1947) built a field with backstop to the west of the fire hall.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gQomAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N_0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4792,7886715&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en The team made the playoffs in 1941,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Tu8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6773,3690336&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en and in 1943 Chester Shriver Jr. was cited by Wid Matthews of the Brooklyn Dodgers as a post-war prospect.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t61cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5977,2057494&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.762321|-77.233983|name=former baseball field}} |
1947 |
school |
Willow Grove schoolhousehttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6o49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7288,7203041&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en was sold after classes had been moved to the west side of the Taneytown Rd{{Rp|49}} (cf. nearby Centennial Hall/Green Bush school). |
{{Coord |39.764144|-77.232194|name=former school}} |
1989{{Rp|118}} |
bridge |
The wider bridge to replace the 1923 bridge included a PENNDoT survey marker on the top of the south abutment's upstream side. |
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2008-08-04 |
fire co. |
The Barlow fire service area was increased to include a portion of the defunct Kingsdale Fire Company area at Maryland Line Road. |
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{{circa|2009}} |
One of the 10 Barlow dwellings of 1900 was demolished at 1998 Taneytown Rdhttp://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=1998+Taneytown+Road+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1998+Taneytown+Rd,+Gettysburg,+Pennsylvania+17325&gl=us&ll=39.762409,-77.232227&spn=0,0.003259&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=39.762409,-77.232227&panoid=N-SBVbBVQu1IiQagCob3RQ&cbp=12,97.78,,0,0 after a fire several years earlier.{{When|when did it burn, and what month was it demolished?|date=May 2011}} |
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2011-05-21 |
fire co. |
The fire company held the first bi-annual community day to replace the former 3-day July carnival. |
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Topic |
Event |
Coordinates |
1738-03 |
Robert Black settled in a disputed Calvert/Penn area of {{Convert|72|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} which in 1740 the "Penn coterie" named "The Manor of Maske". In 1763, the Mason-Dixon survey placed a marker near the confluence of Rock Creek and Marsh Creek, south of the subsequent site for Robert Black's mill.http://mary-pennbb.com/history.html A Black's Cemetery 1760 gravestone identified Robert Black's death (the heirs made a 1792 property claim). In 1762, a Robert Black remained in each of Cumberland and Mt Joy townships. |
{{Coord|39.7217|-77.220728|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=Mason-Dixon marker}} |
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1787-01 |
mill |
"Robert Black of Mount Joy Township has built a merchant mill with undershot water wheel on the waters of Rock Creek and wants a road from the mill to John Little's" |
{{nowrap|{{Coord|39.756505|N|77.230156|W|region:US_type:landmark}}}} |
1799 |
mill |
The "Henry Black, miller", property assessment was $756 after the 1799 death of Robert Black (in 1838, the was Henry's son, Robert Black).{{Rp|83}} |
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1808 |
PA 134 |
The Adams County court approved a road from Gettysburg to Maryland past Black's Mill at the end of the road from Little's. |
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1821 |
mill |
The map symbol (waterwheel) for the "Black" mill on the south bank of "Rock c." was depicted on the west side of the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown. |
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{{nowrap|1825-06-26}} |
mill |
Flooding carried away part of the dam at Black's Mill, which became George W. Horner's, 1838-49, and Silas Miles Horner's, 1849{{Rp|83}}-1890. In June 1826, a Shippensburg wagon team died after being swept from the fording at Black's mill.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MHElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xvIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3537,3636240&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=enhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a4YlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wfIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3089,785298&dq=black's-mill+rock-creek&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.758672|N|77.226017|W|region:US_type:landmark |name=former mill dam}} |
1828-04-30 |
mill |
"Black's Mill, Rock Creek" accepted wool for John Arnold and on June 25, 1828, for the Rochdale {{sic|Wollen}} Factory.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8owlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1PIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5974,7795413&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en Later at "Black's Mill, on Rock-creek" on May 6, 1833, wool was accepted for the "Middle-Creek factory". In 1863, "Andre McKinney's, near Black's Mill" collected wool for the Rochdale factory. |
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1841 |
bridge |
John Camp built a covered bridge of two 60-foot spans downstream of the Black's Mill dam for the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown, Maryland. |
{{Coord|39.756866|-77.231441|region:US_type:landmark}} |
1858 |
mill |
The "S Horner Saw & Grist Mill" was depicted on a mapped island of Rock Creek near the "N M Horner" and "S M Horner" dwellings. |
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1858 |
school |
Willow Grove school was depicted on the southeast corner of the Taneytown Rd crossing over Plum Run ("Dr. J. Runkle" property) after previously opening upstream along Plum Run "on the Theodore McCallister property", then moving to Lott Road (now Soloman Rd) on the Harry Black farm.{{Rp|c11}} |
{{Coord|39.764424|-77.231848 |name=1858 school location}} |
1861-05-06 |
Captain Stoneman’s four companies of cavalry from Carlisle Barracks encamped at Horner’s Mill |
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1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
General Howard's 2 divisions: "my Third, General Schurz, and my Second, General Steinwehr, in the order named, taking the route by Horner's Mill" to Gettysburg. The detour used a Marsh Creek fording and passed Myer's Mill, Rock Creek Chapel, and Horners Mill; which the Third Division passed at 10:30 a.m. In 1947, an XI Corps marker was placed on the Taneytown Rd's east side south of the Barlow-Greenmount Rd and after the marker had been lost, it was replaced on the west in late July 2008 at the Barlow fire hall. |
{{Coord|39.762177|-77.232382|region:US_type:event|name=historical marker}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
Winfield Scott Hancock's troops from Taneytown used the neaby fording downstream of Horner's Mill, as well as the covered bridge, to arrive at Gettysburg ~3 pm. |
{{Coord|39.753884|-77.232682 |name=former Chapel Rd fording}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
At night, General Meade crossed the Horner's Mill covered bridge enroute to Gettysburg after Hancock had returned via Horner's Mill to brief Meade at Taneytown.{{Rp|29}} |
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1863-07-02 |
Civil War |
The II Corps (Union Army) departed from a bivouac near Horner's Mill to arrive at Cemetery Ridge at 7 a.m.{{Rp|33}} |
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1863-07-03 |
Civil War |
General Farnsworth's Union cavalry watered their horses near the Horner's Mill covered bridge prior to Wells' charge on South Cavalry Field.http://www.gettysburgdaily.com/?p=7756 |
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1863-07-06 |
Civil War |
At 4:15 a.m. General Howard at Horner's recommended the XI Corps maneuver to Emmitsburg.http://members.cox.net/rb2307/content/GETTYSBURG_SIGNAL_STATION.htm |
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1863-07-07 |
Civil War |
The XII Corps (Union Army) left the Gettysburg Battlefield via Horner's Mill on orders to go to Frederick, Maryland, via Taneytown.http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/forums/ViewPost.aspx?ForumID=10&ID=19939 |
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1871-04-18 |
bridge |
A contract was issued for restoring the Horner's Mill covered bridge to higher piers after it was "swept away by a flood…half a mile" downstream. |
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1879 |
mill |
Bids were solicited for carrying the mail via Horner's Mill between Gettysburg and Harney, Maryland.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h1EmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BwAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628,6013584&dq=gettysburg-female-seminary&hl=en |
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1881-03-03 |
The stone home near the mill was sold by Newton M. Horner to J. Gibson Walker, and subsequent transfers were to Charles Hartman (1913), John Adams (1919), John Dietrick (1922), Lloyd Dubbs (1924), Samuel Gault Weaver (1925), and George & Elsie Geiselman (1930).{{Rp|132}} |
{{Coord|39.756395|-77.228479|name=stone home fomerly near mill}} |
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1885 |
store |
Josephus Mills opened a general store in part of his home near Horner's Mill{{Rp|88}} (former "S M Horner" dwelling on west of Taneytown Rd/Horner's Mill Rd intersection.). |
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1886-02-12 |
mill |
The Horner's Mill dam breached during a flood and ~{{Convert|165|ft|m|abbr=on}} of the breast was carried away. |
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1887 |
PA 134 |
The low truss iron bridge over Plum Run was contracted (superstructure contract to Gilbert & Smith foundry, stone work to Nelson Collins). |
{{Coord|39.765039|-77.231998|name=Plum Run bridge}} |
1889-06-06 |
bridge |
Flooding further damaged the Horner's Mill covered bridge, which had center pier damage from the 1886 flood, but the "Grand Jury refused to approve a bridge".http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YDcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,1299655&dq=mcallister's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1890-12-20 |
store |
The Barlow Post Office began in the Josephus Mills store with David H. Sterner carrying the mail to/from the Sedgwick Post Office at Round Top. |
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1892-08-02 |
mill |
Silas Mc. Horner offered for sale the "MILL BUILDING, first story of stone and upper stories of frame … adjoining lands of … Josephus Mills and {{sic|Mills's}} store". |
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1897{{Rp|c15}} |
store |
The "smaller house which contained a store operated by Josephus Mills" was replaced by Abner S. Mills, who ran the store in the new house until 1911. The subsequent operator and his wife,{{Rp|c15}} "John W. Black and Emma S. Black", sold the store to "J. Carna Smith" in July 1914http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GMBcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4934,4090358&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en (deeded on March 29, 1915). |
{{Coord|39.755802|-77.229123 |name=1897-1929 general store}} |
1900-01-22 |
Barlow had a population of ~43 with 10 dwellings plus the school, a steam chopping mill, 2 ice houses, "and an ice cream manufactory … famous for the celebrated Barlow ice cream." The 1828 Rock Creek Chapel (Methodist Episcopal Church){{Rp|82}} and 1852 Mount Joy Lutheran Church were "both a {{sic|quarter mile''"}} from Barlow. |
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1909-05-04 |
organization |
The Barlow Rural Telephone Company's party line was completed. After 1954 "phantom voices",http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KTkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8v0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3796,1850986&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en the group ended in 1957 when replaced by private lines.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-GwmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4769,2916398&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en |
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1921-08-24 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Association's 1st picnic was at the nearby Shriver's Grove. Later annual picnics were held at Benner's Grove south of Barlow (called off {{circa|1941}}).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5MY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HzcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7308,4139554&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.763059|-77.243028|name=former picnic grove}} |
1923-04-01 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Milk Association was formed to consolidate exports from Adams County.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8cAlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e_YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1775,1088240&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-04-20 |
bridge |
"Barlow Bridge No. 27" was contractedhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A6ElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1890,5198035&dq=1923+barlow+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en for concrete to increase the road width to 20 feet from 16. In 1921 the Taneytown Rd from Gettysburg was paved only 3 miles.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IWUmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6499,2857555&dq=reaver's+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-08-30 |
bridge |
The upstream temporary bridge flooded into the unfinished new bridge, flooding 2 hogs and 20 beehiveshttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMc9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=TTcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6623,2029747&dq=1923+flood+barlow&hl=en from the miller's house and floating pies from the kitchen oven.{{Rp|27}} |
{{Coord|39.756082|-77.22996|name=former miller house}} |
1927 |
organization |
The Barlow "Pig Club" was formed,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-uIlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1675,2165663&dq=barlow+durboraw+gouker&hl=en and in 1932 the Barlow Home Economics Club organized.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bIolAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s_IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4383,2300338&dq=barlow-home-economics-club&hl=en |
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1929 |
school |
After having moved to the road's west side, Willow Grove school was used for February-April services during Mt. Joy church renovations. |
{{Coord |39.764144|-77.232194|name=former Willow Grove school}} |
1929 |
store |
James Carnahan Smith closed the "Barlow General Store" (goods auctioned 1939,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0Q8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2826,2834106&dq=barlow-store+taneytown&hl=en building rented 1940,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6g8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3344,673909&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en sold 1944, & had 1953 fire.) |
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1929 |
store |
Clarence E. "Jumbo" Fair opened a new general store at the Barlow creamery on the creek's north bank, which was later operated by Bill Mellott, Tom Reed (1947-50), John & Ruth Witherow (1955-), Leroy DeGroft (1963), John & Romaine Maring (1964-70, Maring's Grocery), and Homer Brown (1970-1974, Brown's Grocery). |
{{Coord|39.757354|-77.231585|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=19th cent. creamery & 1929 store}} |
1930 |
PA 134 |
The Taneytown Rd's eastward curve from Rock Creek to the end of Chapel Rd was straightened to an elevated meadow roadbed built using excavation from the hill adjacent to the south. The roadway was moved westward from along the miller's log house and the former Barlow store, bypassing a hill and small run crossing. |
{{Coord|39.753519|-77.227361|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former end of Chapel Rd}} |
1931-02-10 |
fire co. |
The Barlow Volunteer Fire Company organized at Fair's store, where a fire bell alerted volunteer firemen{{Rp|c20}} until a siren became available. The first fire call was to the J. F. Jacobs wash house on April 8, and the company held an ox roast at the Chester Shriver's grove on October 10, 1931. |
{{Coord |39|45|44|N|77|13|56|W|name=community hall}} |
1934 |
road |
Horner's Mill Rd (now Barlow-Two Taverns Rd, Hoffman Orphanage Rd in 1953) was rerouted by the WPA at Barlow from the hill along the mill's stone farmhouse to the south several yards into the excavated side of the hill along a run, just east of its intersection with the Taneytown Rd between the mill property and the former Barlow store property.{{Rp|142}} |
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1934-09 |
fire co. |
After an equipment demonstration at Rock Creek during the Adams County Fireman's Association meeting, the companies paraded to Benner's Grove.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aAkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jf0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3242,1968780&dq=benner-grove+barlow&hl=en |
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1937 |
mill |
The mill dam was rebuilt slightly upstream by the Adams County Fish and Game Association with help from the WPA, but a fallen tree breached the dam within 2 years.{{Rp|150}} |
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1939 |
organization |
The Barlow 4-H club organized at Horner's school house,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HCgzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bQAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1585,4986603&dq=barlow-4-h&hl=en and a 1948 committee was formed to name the clubhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YK5cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iFgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6601,2255259&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en ("Barlow Snackers" name created in 1952).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CdglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rPwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4580,6595443&dq=barlow-snackers&hl=en |
{{Coord |39.754589|-77.205917|name=former Hickory Hill Academy}} |
{{circa|1940}} |
organization |
The Barlow Baseball Club of the county Junior Baseball League (Southern Pennsylvania Baseball league by 1947) built a field with backstop to the west of the 1939 fire hall.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gQomAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N_0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4792,7886715&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en The team made the playoffs in 1941,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Tu8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6773,3690336&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en and in 1943 Chester Shriver Jr. was cited by Wid Matthews of the Brooklyn Dodgers as a post-war prospect.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t61cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5977,2057494&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.762321|-77.233983|name=former baseball field}} |
1947 |
school |
Willow Grove schoolhousehttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6o49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7288,7203041&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en was sold as was the Centennial Hall/Green Bush school. southwest of Barlow on the "Barlow-Natural Dam road".,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f3hbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IVENAAAAIBAJ&pg=4555,3029898&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1989{{Rp|118}} |
bridge |
The wider bridge to replace the 1923 bridge included a PENNDoT survey marker on the top of the south abutment's upstream side. |
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2008-08-04 |
fire co. |
The Barlow fire service area was increased to include a portion of the defunct Kingsdale Fire Company area at Maryland Line Road. |
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{{circa|2009}} |
One of the 10 Barlow dwellings of 1900 was demolished at 1998 Taneytown Rdhttp://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=1998+Taneytown+Road+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1998+Taneytown+Rd,+Gettysburg,+Pennsylvania+17325&gl=us&ll=39.762409,-77.232227&spn=0,0.003259&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=39.762409,-77.232227&panoid=N-SBVbBVQu1IiQagCob3RQ&cbp=12,97.78,,0,0 after a fire several years earlier.{{When|when did it burn, and what month was it demolished?|date=May 2011}} |
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2011-05-21 |
fire co. |
The fire company held the first bi-annual community day to replace the former 3-day July carnival. |
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Topic |
Event |
Coordinates |
1738-03 |
Robert Black settled in a disputed Calvert/Penn area of {{Convert|72|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} which in 1740 the "Penn coterie" named "The Manor of Maske". In 1763, the Mason-Dixon survey placed a marker near the confluence of Rock Creek and Marsh Creek, south of the subsequent site for Robert Black's mill.http://mary-pennbb.com/history.html A Black's Cemetery 1760 gravestone identified Robert Black's death (the heirs made a 1792 property claim). In 1762, a Robert Black remained in each of Cumberland and Mt Joy townships. |
{{Coord|39.7217|-77.220728|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=Mason-Dixon marker}} |
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1787-01 |
mill |
"Robert Black of Mount Joy Township has built a merchant mill with undershot water wheel on the waters of Rock Creek and wants a road from the mill to John Little's" |
{{nowrap|{{Coord|39.756505|N|77.230156|W|region:US_type:landmark}}}} |
1799 |
mill |
The "Henry Black, miller", property assessment was $756 after the 1799 death of Robert Black (in 1838, the was Henry's son, Robert Black).{{Rp|83}} |
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1808 |
PA 134 |
The Adams County court approved a road from Gettysburg to Maryland past Black's Mill at the end of the road from Little's. |
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1821 |
mill |
The map symbol (waterwheel) for the "Black" mill on the south bank of "Rock c." was depicted on the west side of the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown. |
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{{nowrap|1825-06-26}} |
mill |
Flooding carried away part of the dam at Black's Mill, which became George W. Horner's, 1838-49, and Silas Miles Horner's, 1849{{Rp|83}}-1890. In June 1826, a Shippensburg wagon team died after being swept from the fording at Black's mill.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MHElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xvIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3537,3636240&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=enhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a4YlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wfIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3089,785298&dq=black's-mill+rock-creek&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.758672|N|77.226017|W|region:US_type:landmark |name=former mill dam}} |
1828-04-30 |
mill |
"Black's Mill, Rock Creek" accepted wool for John Arnold and on June 25, 1828, for the Rochdale {{sic|Wollen}} Factory.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8owlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1PIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5974,7795413&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en Later at "Black's Mill, on Rock-creek" on May 6, 1833, wool was accepted for the "Middle-Creek factory". In 1863, "Andre McKinney's, near Black's Mill" collected wool for the Rochdale factory. |
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1841 |
bridge |
John Camp built a covered bridge of two 60-foot spans downstream of the Black's Mill dam for the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown, Maryland. |
{{Coord|39.756866|-77.231441|region:US_type:landmark}} |
1858 |
mill |
The "S Horner Saw & Grist Mill" was depicted on a mapped island of Rock Creek near the "N M Horner" and "S M Horner" dwellings. |
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1858 |
school |
Willow Grove school was depicted on the southeast corner of the Taneytown Rd crossing over Plum Run ("Dr. J. Runkle" property) after previously opening upstream along Plum Run "on the Theodore McCallister property", then moving to Lott Road (now Soloman Rd) on the Harry Black farm.{{Rp|c11}} |
{{Coord|39.764424|-77.231848 |name=1858 school location}} |
1861-05-06 |
Captain Stoneman’s four companies of cavalry from Carlisle Barracks encamped at Horner’s Mill |
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1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
General Howard's 2 divisions: "my Third, General Schurz, and my Second, General Steinwehr, in the order named, taking the route by Horner's Mill" to Gettysburg. The detour used a Marsh Creek fording and passed Myer's Mill, Rock Creek Chapel, and Horners Mill; which the Third Division passed at 10:30 a.m. In 1947, an XI Corps marker was placed on the Taneytown Rd's east side south of the Barlow-Greenmount Rd and after the marker had been lost, it was replaced on the west in late July 2008 at the Barlow fire hall. |
{{Coord|39.762177|-77.232382|region:US_type:event|name=historical marker}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
Winfield Scott Hancock's troops from Taneytown used the neaby fording downstream of Horner's Mill, as well as the covered bridge, to arrive at Gettysburg ~3 pm. |
{{Coord|39.753884|-77.232682 |name=former Chapel Rd fording}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
At night, General Meade crossed the Horner's Mill covered bridge enroute to Gettysburg after Hancock had returned via Horner's Mill to brief Meade at Taneytown.{{Rp|29}} |
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1863-07-02 |
Civil War |
The II Corps (Union Army) departed from a bivouac near Horner's Mill to arrive at Cemetery Ridge at 7 a.m.{{Rp|33}} |
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1863-07-03 |
Civil War |
General Farnsworth's Union cavalry watered their horses near the Horner's Mill covered bridge prior to Wells' charge on South Cavalry Field.http://www.gettysburgdaily.com/?p=7756 |
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1863-07-06 |
Civil War |
At 4:15 a.m. General Howard at Horner's recommended the XI Corps maneuver to Emmitsburg.http://members.cox.net/rb2307/content/GETTYSBURG_SIGNAL_STATION.htm |
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1863-07-07 |
Civil War |
The XII Corps (Union Army) left the Gettysburg Battlefield via Horner's Mill on orders to go to Frederick, Maryland, via Taneytown.http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/forums/ViewPost.aspx?ForumID=10&ID=19939 |
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1871-04-18 |
bridge |
A contract was issued for restoring the Horner's Mill covered bridge to higher piers after it was "swept away by a flood…half a mile" downstream. |
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1879 |
mill |
Bids were solicited for carrying the mail via Horner's Mill between Gettysburg and Harney, Maryland.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h1EmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BwAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628,6013584&dq=gettysburg-female-seminary&hl=en |
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1881-03-03 |
The stone home near the mill was sold by Newton M. Horner to J. Gibson Walker, and subsequent transfers were to Charles Hartman (1913), John Adams (1919), John Dietrick (1922), Lloyd Dubbs (1924), Samuel Gault Weaver (1925), and George & Elsie Geiselman (1930).{{Rp|132}} |
{{Coord|39.756395|-77.228479|name=stone home fomerly near mill}} |
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1885 |
store |
Josephus Mills opened a general store in part of his home near Horner's Mill{{Rp|88}} (former "S M Horner" dwelling on west of Taneytown Rd/Horner's Mill Rd intersection.). |
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1886-02-12 |
mill |
The Horner's Mill dam breached during a flood and ~{{Convert|165|ft|m|abbr=on}} of the breast was carried away. |
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1887 |
PA 134 |
The low truss iron bridge over Plum Run was contracted (superstructure contract to Gilbert & Smith foundry, stone work to Nelson Collins). |
{{Coord|39.765039|-77.231998|name=Plum Run bridge}} |
1889-06-06 |
bridge |
Flooding further damaged the Horner's Mill covered bridge, which had center pier damage from the 1886 flood, but the "Grand Jury refused to approve a bridge".http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YDcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,1299655&dq=mcallister's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1890-12-20 |
store |
The Barlow Post Office began in the Josephus Mills store with David H. Sterner carrying the mail to/from the Sedgwick Post Office at Round Top. |
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1892-08-02 |
mill |
Silas Mc. Horner offered for sale the "MILL BUILDING, first story of stone and upper stories of frame … adjoining lands of … Josephus Mills and {{sic|Mills's}} store". |
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1897{{Rp|c15}} |
store |
The "smaller house which contained a store operated by Josephus Mills" was replaced by Abner S. Mills, who ran the store in the new house until 1911. The subsequent operator and his wife,{{Rp|c15}} "John W. Black and Emma S. Black", sold the store to "J. Carna Smith" in July 1914http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GMBcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4934,4090358&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en (deeded on March 29, 1915). |
{{Coord|39.755802|-77.229123 |name=1897-1929 general store}} |
1900-01-22 |
Barlow had a population of ~43 with 10 dwellings plus the school, a steam chopping mill, 2 ice houses, "and an ice cream manufactory … famous for the celebrated Barlow ice cream." The 1828 Rock Creek Chapel (Methodist Episcopal Church){{Rp|82}} and 1852 Mount Joy Lutheran Church were "both a {{sic|quarter mile''"}} from Barlow. |
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1909-05-04 |
organization |
The Barlow Rural Telephone Company's party line was completed. After 1954 "phantom voices",http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KTkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8v0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3796,1850986&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en the group ended in 1957 when replaced by private lines.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-GwmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4769,2916398&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en |
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1921-08-24 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Association's 1st picnic was at the nearby Shriver's Grove. Later annual picnics were held at Benner's Grove south of Barlow (called off {{circa|1941}}).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5MY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HzcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7308,4139554&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.763059|-77.243028|name=former picnic grove}} |
1923-04-01 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Milk Association was formed to consolidate exports from Adams County.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8cAlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e_YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1775,1088240&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-04-20 |
bridge |
"Barlow Bridge No. 27" was contractedhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A6ElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1890,5198035&dq=1923+barlow+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en for concrete to increase the road width to 20 feet from 16. In 1921 the Taneytown Rd from Gettysburg was paved only 3 miles.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IWUmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6499,2857555&dq=reaver's+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-08-30 |
bridge |
The upstream temporary bridge flooded into the unfinished new bridge, flooding 2 hogs and 20 beehiveshttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMc9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=TTcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6623,2029747&dq=1923+flood+barlow&hl=en from the miller's house and floating pies from the kitchen oven.{{Rp|27}} |
{{Coord|39.756082|-77.22996|name=former miller house}} |
1927 |
organization |
The Barlow "Pig Club" was formed,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-uIlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1675,2165663&dq=barlow+durboraw+gouker&hl=en and in 1932 the Barlow Home Economics Club organized.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bIolAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s_IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4383,2300338&dq=barlow-home-economics-club&hl=en |
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1929 |
school |
After having moved to the road's west side, Willow Grove school was used for February-April services during Mt. Joy church renovations. |
{{Coord |39.764144|-77.232194|name=former Willow Grove school}} |
1929 |
store |
James Carnahan Smith closed the "Barlow General Store" (goods auctioned 1939,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0Q8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2826,2834106&dq=barlow-store+taneytown&hl=en building rented 1940,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6g8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3344,673909&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en sold 1944, & had 1953 fire.) |
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1929 |
store |
Clarence E. "Jumbo" Fair opened a new general store at the Barlow creamery on the creek's north bank, which was later operated by Bill Mellott, Tom Reed (1947-50), John & Ruth Witherow (1955-), Leroy DeGroft (1963), John & Romaine Maring (1964-70, Maring's Grocery), and Homer Brown (1970-1974, Brown's Grocery). |
{{Coord|39.757354|-77.231585|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=19th cent. creamery & 1929 store}} |
1930 |
PA 134 |
The Taneytown Rd's eastward curve from Rock Creek to the end of Chapel Rd was straightened to an elevated meadow roadbed built using excavation from the hill adjacent to the south. The roadway was moved westward from along the miller's log house and the former Barlow store, bypassing a hill and small run crossing. |
{{Coord|39.753519|-77.227361|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former end of Chapel Rd}} |
1931-02-10 |
fire co. |
The Barlow Volunteer Fire Company organized at Fair's store, where a fire bell alerted volunteer firemen{{Rp|c20}} until a siren became available. The first fire call was to the J. F. Jacobs wash house on April 8, and the company held an ox roast at the Chester Shriver's grove on October 10, 1931. |
{{Coord |39|45|44|N|77|13|56|W|name=community hall}} |
1934 |
road |
Horner's Mill Rd (now Barlow-Two Taverns Rd, Hoffman Orphanage Rd in 1953) was rerouted by the WPA at Barlow from the hill along the mill's stone farmhouse to the south several yards into the excavated side of the hill along a run, just east of its intersection with the Taneytown Rd between the mill property and the former Barlow store property.{{Rp|142}} |
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1934-09 |
fire co. |
After an equipment demonstration at Rock Creek during the Adams County Fireman's Association meeting, the companies paraded to Benner's Grove.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aAkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jf0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3242,1968780&dq=benner-grove+barlow&hl=en |
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1937 |
mill |
The mill dam was rebuilt slightly upstream by the Adams County Fish and Game Association with help from the WPA, but a fallen tree breached the dam within 2 years.{{Rp|150}} |
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1939 |
organization |
The Barlow 4-H club organized at Horner's school house,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HCgzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bQAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1585,4986603&dq=barlow-4-h&hl=en and a 1948 committee was formed to name the clubhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YK5cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iFgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6601,2255259&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en ("Barlow Snackers" name created in 1952).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CdglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rPwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4580,6595443&dq=barlow-snackers&hl=en |
{{Coord |39.754589|-77.205917|name=former Hickory Hill Academy}} |
{{circa|1940}} |
organization |
The Barlow Baseball Club of the county Junior Baseball League (Southern Pennsylvania Baseball league by 1947) built a field with backstop to the west of the 1939 fire hall.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gQomAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N_0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4792,7886715&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en The team made the playoffs in 1941,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Tu8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6773,3690336&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en and in 1943 Chester Shriver Jr. was cited by Wid Matthews of the Brooklyn Dodgers as a post-war prospect.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t61cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5977,2057494&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.762321|-77.233983|name=former baseball field}} |
1947 |
school |
Willow Grove schoolhousehttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6o49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7288,7203041&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en was sold as was the Centennial Hall/Green Bush school. southwest of Barlow on the "Barlow-Natural Dam road".,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f3hbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IVENAAAAIBAJ&pg=4555,3029898&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1989{{Rp|118}} |
bridge |
The wider bridge to replace the 1923 bridge included a PENNDoT survey marker on the top of the south abutment's upstream side. |
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2008-08-04 |
fire co. |
The Barlow fire service area was increased to include a portion of the defunct Kingsdale Fire Company area at Maryland Line Road. |
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{{circa|2009}} |
One of the 10 Barlow dwellings of 1900 was demolished at 1998 Taneytown Rdhttp://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=1998+Taneytown+Road+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1998+Taneytown+Rd,+Gettysburg,+Pennsylvania+17325&gl=us&ll=39.762409,-77.232227&spn=0,0.003259&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=39.762409,-77.232227&panoid=N-SBVbBVQu1IiQagCob3RQ&cbp=12,97.78,,0,0 after a fire several years earlier.{{When|when did it burn, and what month was it demolished?|date=May 2011}} |
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2011-05-21 |
fire co. |
The fire company held the first bi-annual community day to replace the former 3-day July carnival. |
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1738-03 |
Robert Black settled in a disputed Calvert/Penn area of {{Convert|72|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} which in 1740 the "Penn coterie" named "The Manor of Maske". In 1763, the Mason-Dixon survey placed a marker near the confluence of Rock Creek and Marsh Creek, south of the subsequent site for Robert Black's mill.http://mary-pennbb.com/history.html A Black's Cemetery 1760 gravestone identified Robert Black's death (the heirs made a 1792 property claim). In 1762, a Robert Black remained in each of Cumberland and Mt Joy townships. |
{{Coord|39.7217|-77.220728|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=Mason-Dixon marker}} |
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1787-01 |
mill |
"Robert Black of Mount Joy Township has built a merchant mill with undershot water wheel on the waters of Rock Creek and wants a road from the mill to John Little's" |
{{nowrap|{{Coord|39.756505|N|77.230156|W|region:US_type:landmark}}}} |
1799 |
mill |
The "Henry Black, miller", property assessment was $756 after the 1799 death of Robert Black (in 1838, the was Henry's son, Robert Black).{{Rp|83}} |
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1808 |
PA 134 |
The Adams County court approved a road from Gettysburg to Maryland past Black's Mill at the end of the road from Little's. |
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1821 |
mill |
The map symbol (waterwheel) for the "Black" mill on the south bank of "Rock c." was depicted on the west side of the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown. |
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{{nowrap|1825-06-26}} |
mill |
Flooding carried away part of the dam at Black's Mill, which became George W. Horner's, 1838–49, and Silas Miles Horner's, 1849{{Rp|83}}-1890. In June 1826, a Shippensburg wagon team died after being swept from the fording at Black's mill.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MHElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xvIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3537,3636240&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=enhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a4YlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wfIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3089,785298&dq=black's-mill+rock-creek&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.758672|N|77.226017|W|region:US_type:landmark |name=former mill dam}} |
1828-04-30 |
mill |
"Black's Mill, Rock Creek" accepted wool for John Arnold and on June 25, 1828, for the Rochdale {{sic|Wollen}} Factory.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8owlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1PIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5974,7795413&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en Later at "Black's Mill, on Rock-creek" on May 6, 1833, wool was accepted for the "Middle-Creek factory". In 1863, "Andre McKinney's, near Black's Mill" collected wool for the Rochdale factory. |
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1841 |
bridge |
John Camp built a covered bridge of two 60-foot spans downstream of the Black's Mill dam for the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown, Maryland. |
{{Coord|39.756866|-77.231441|region:US_type:landmark}} |
1858 |
mill |
The "S Horner Saw & Grist Mill" was depicted on a mapped island of Rock Creek near the "N M Horner" and "S M Horner" dwellings. |
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1858 |
school |
Willow Grove school was depicted on the southeast corner of the Taneytown Rd crossing over Plum Run ("Dr. J. Runkle" property) after previously opening upstream along Plum Run "on the Theodore McCallister property", then moving to Lott Road (now Soloman Rd) on the Harry Black farm.{{Rp|c11}} |
{{Coord|39.764424|-77.231848 |name=1858 school location}} |
1861-05-06 |
Captain Stoneman’s four companies of cavalry from Carlisle Barracks encamped at Horner’s Mill |
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1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
General Howard's 2 divisions: "my Third, General Schurz, and my Second, General Steinwehr, in the order named, taking the route by Horner's Mill" to Gettysburg. The detour used a Marsh Creek fording and passed Myer's Mill, Rock Creek Chapel, and Horners Mill; which the Third Division passed at 10:30 a.m. In 1947, an XI Corps marker was placed on the Taneytown Rd's east side south of the Barlow-Greenmount Rd and after the marker had been lost, it was replaced on the west in late July 2008 at the Barlow fire hall. |
{{Coord|39.762177|-77.232382|region:US_type:event|name=historical marker}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
Winfield Scott Hancock's troops from Taneytown used the neaby fording downstream of Horner's Mill, as well as the covered bridge, to arrive at Gettysburg ~3 pm. |
{{Coord|39.753884|-77.232682 |name=former Chapel Rd fording}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
At night, General Meade crossed the Horner's Mill covered bridge enroute to Gettysburg after Hancock had returned via Horner's Mill to brief Meade at Taneytown.{{Rp|29}} |
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1863-07-02 |
Civil War |
The II Corps (Union Army) departed from a bivouac near Horner's Mill to arrive at Cemetery Ridge at 7 a.m.{{Rp|33}} |
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1863-07-03 |
Civil War |
General Farnsworth's Union cavalry watered their horses near the Horner's Mill covered bridge prior to Wells' charge on South Cavalry Field.http://www.gettysburgdaily.com/?p=7756 |
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1863-07-06 |
Civil War |
At 4:15 a.m. General Howard at Horner's recommended the XI Corps maneuver to Emmitsburg.http://members.cox.net/rb2307/content/GETTYSBURG_SIGNAL_STATION.htm |
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1863-07-07 |
Civil War |
The XII Corps (Union Army) left the Gettysburg Battlefield via Horner's Mill on orders to go to Frederick, Maryland, via Taneytown.http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/forums/ViewPost.aspx?ForumID=10&ID=19939 |
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1871-04-18 |
bridge |
A contract was issued for restoring the Horner's Mill covered bridge to higher piers after it was "swept away by a flood…half a mile" downstream. |
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1879 |
mill |
Bids were solicited for carrying the mail via Horner's Mill between Gettysburg and Harney, Maryland.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h1EmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BwAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628,6013584&dq=gettysburg-female-seminary&hl=en |
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1881-03-03 |
The stone home near the mill was sold by Newton M. Horner to J. Gibson Walker, and subsequent transfers were to Charles Hartman (1913), John Adams (1919), John Dietrick (1922), Lloyd Dubbs (1924), Samuel Gault Weaver (1925), and George & Elsie Geiselman (1930).{{Rp|132}} |
{{Coord|39.756395|-77.228479|name=stone home fomerly near mill}} |
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1885 |
store |
Josephus Mills opened a general store in part of his home near Horner's Mill{{Rp|88}} (former "S M Horner" dwelling on west of Taneytown Rd/Horner's Mill Rd intersection.). |
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1886-02-12 |
mill |
The Horner's Mill dam breached during a flood and ~{{Convert|165|ft|m|abbr=on}} of the breast was carried away. |
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1887 |
PA 134 |
The low truss iron bridge over Plum Run was contracted (superstructure contract to Gilbert & Smith foundry, stone work to Nelson Collins). |
{{Coord|39.765039|-77.231998|name=Plum Run bridge}} |
1889-06-06 |
bridge |
Flooding further damaged the Horner's Mill covered bridge, which had center pier damage from the 1886 flood, but the "Grand Jury refused to approve a bridge".http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YDcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,1299655&dq=mcallister's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1890-12-20 |
store |
The Barlow Post Office began in the Josephus Mills store with David H. Sterner carrying the mail to/from the Sedgwick Post Office at Round Top. |
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1892-08-02 |
mill |
Silas Mc. Horner offered for sale the "MILL BUILDING, first story of stone and upper stories of frame … adjoining lands of … Josephus Mills and {{sic|Mills's}} store". |
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1897{{Rp|c15}} |
store |
The "smaller house which contained a store operated by Josephus Mills" was replaced by Abner S. Mills, who ran the store in the new house until 1911. The subsequent operator and his wife,{{Rp|c15}} "John W. Black and Emma S. Black", sold the store to "J. Carna Smith" in July 1914 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GMBcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4934,4090358&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en (deeded on March 29, 1915). |
{{Coord|39.755802|-77.229123 |name=1897-1929 general store}} |
1900-01-22 |
Barlow had a population of ~43 with 10 dwellings plus the school, a steam chopping mill, 2 ice houses, "and an ice cream manufactory … famous for the celebrated Barlow ice cream." The 1828 Rock Creek Chapel (Methodist Episcopal Church){{Rp|82}} and 1852 Mount Joy Lutheran Church were "both a {{sic|quarter mile''"}} from Barlow. |
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1909-05-04 |
organization |
The Barlow Rural Telephone Company's party line was completed. After 1954 "phantom voices",http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KTkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8v0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3796,1850986&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en the group ended in 1957 when replaced by private lines.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-GwmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4769,2916398&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en |
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1921-08-24 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Association's 1st picnic was at the nearby Shriver's Grove. Later annual picnics were held at Benner's Grove south of Barlow (called off {{c.|1941}}).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5MY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HzcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7308,4139554&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.763059|-77.243028|name=former picnic grove}} |
1923-04-01 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Milk Association was formed to consolidate exports from Adams County.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8cAlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e_YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1775,1088240&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-04-20 |
bridge |
"Barlow Bridge No. 27" was contracted http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A6ElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1890,5198035&dq=1923+barlow+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en for concrete to increase the road width to 20 feet from 16. In 1921 the Taneytown Rd from Gettysburg was paved only 3 miles.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IWUmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6499,2857555&dq=reaver's+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-08-30 |
bridge |
The upstream temporary bridge flooded into the unfinished new bridge, flooding 2 hogs and 20 beehives http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMc9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=TTcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6623,2029747&dq=1923+flood+barlow&hl=en from the miller's house and floating pies from the kitchen oven.{{Rp|27}} |
{{Coord|39.756082|-77.22996|name=former miller house}} |
1927 |
organization |
The Barlow "Pig Club" was formed,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-uIlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1675,2165663&dq=barlow+durboraw+gouker&hl=en and in 1932 the Barlow Home Economics Club organized.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bIolAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s_IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4383,2300338&dq=barlow-home-economics-club&hl=en |
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1929 |
school |
After having moved to the road's west side, Willow Grove school was used for February–April services during Mt. Joy church renovations. |
{{Coord |39.764144|-77.232194|name=former Willow Grove school}} |
1929 |
store |
James Carnahan Smith closed the "Barlow General Store" (goods auctioned 1939,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0Q8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2826,2834106&dq=barlow-store+taneytown&hl=en building rented 1940,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6g8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3344,673909&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en sold 1944, & had 1953 fire.) |
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1929 |
store |
Clarence E. "Jumbo" Fair opened a new general store at the Barlow creamery on the creek's north bank, which was later operated by Bill Mellott, Tom Reed (1947–50), John & Ruth Witherow (1955-), Leroy DeGroft (1963), John & Romaine Maring (1964–70, Maring's Grocery), and Homer Brown (1970-1974, Brown's Grocery). |
{{Coord|39.757354|-77.231585|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=19th century creamery & 1929 store}} |
1930 |
PA 134 |
The Taneytown Rd's eastward curve from Rock Creek to the end of Chapel Rd was straightened to an elevated meadow roadbed built using excavation from the hill adjacent to the south. The roadway was moved westward from along the miller's log house and the former Barlow store, bypassing a hill and small run crossing. |
{{Coord|39.753519|-77.227361|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former end of Chapel Rd}} |
1931-02-10 |
fire co. |
The Barlow Volunteer Fire Company organized at Fair's store, where a fire bell alerted volunteer firemen{{Rp|c20}} until a siren became available. The first fire call was to the J. F. Jacobs wash house on April 8, and the company held an ox roast at the Chester Shriver's grove on October 10, 1931. |
{{Coord |39|45|44|N|77|13|56|W|name=community hall}} |
1934 |
road |
Horner's Mill Rd (now Barlow-Two Taverns Rd, Hoffman Orphanage Rd in 1953) was rerouted by the WPA at Barlow from the hill along the mill's stone farmhouse to the south several yards into the excavated side of the hill along a run, just east of its intersection with the Taneytown Rd between the mill property and the former Barlow store property.{{Rp|142}} |
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1934-09 |
fire co. |
After an equipment demonstration at Rock Creek during the Adams County Fireman's Association meeting, the companies paraded to Benner's Grove.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aAkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jf0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3242,1968780&dq=benner-grove+barlow&hl=en |
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1937 |
mill |
The mill dam was rebuilt slightly upstream by the Adams County Fish and Game Association with help from the WPA, but a fallen tree breached the dam within 2 years.{{Rp|150}} |
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1939 |
organization |
The Barlow 4-H club organized at Horner's school house,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HCgzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bQAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1585,4986603&dq=barlow-4-h&hl=en and a 1948 committee was formed to name the club http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YK5cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iFgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6601,2255259&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en ("Barlow Snackers" name created in 1952).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CdglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rPwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4580,6595443&dq=barlow-snackers&hl=en |
{{Coord |39.754589|-77.205917|name=former Hickory Hill Academy}} |
{{c.|1940}} |
organization |
The Barlow Baseball Club of the county Junior Baseball League (Southern Pennsylvania Baseball league by 1947) built a field with backstop to the west of the 1939 fire hall.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gQomAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N_0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4792,7886715&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en The team made the playoffs in 1941,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Tu8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6773,3690336&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en and in 1943 Chester Shriver Jr. was cited by Wid Matthews of the Brooklyn Dodgers as a post-war prospect.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t61cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5977,2057494&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.762321|-77.233983|name=former baseball field}} |
1947 |
school |
Willow Grove schoolhouse http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6o49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7288,7203041&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en was sold as was the Centennial Hall/Green Bush school. southwest of Barlow on the "Barlow-Natural Dam road".,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f3hbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IVENAAAAIBAJ&pg=4555,3029898&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1989{{Rp|118}} |
bridge |
The wider bridge to replace the 1923 bridge included a PENNDoT survey marker on the top of the south abutment's upstream side. |
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2008-08-04 |
fire co. |
The Barlow fire service area was increased to include a portion of the defunct Kingsdale Fire Company area at Maryland Line Road. |
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{{c.|2009}} |
One of the 10 Barlow dwellings of 1900 was demolished at 1998 Taneytown Rd http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=1998+Taneytown+Road+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1998+Taneytown+Rd,+Gettysburg,+Pennsylvania+17325&gl=us&ll=39.762409,-77.232227&spn=0,0.003259&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=39.762409,-77.232227&panoid=N-SBVbBVQu1IiQagCob3RQ&cbp=12,97.78,,0,0 after a fire several years earlier.{{When|when did it burn, and what month was it demolished?|date=May 2011}} |
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2011-05-21 |
fire co. |
The fire company held the first bi-annual community day to replace the former 3-day July carnival. |
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Topic |
Event |
Coordinates |
1738-03 |
Robert Black settled in a disputed Calvert/Penn area of {{Convert|72|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} which in 1740 the "Penn coterie" named "The Manor of Maske". In 1763, the Mason-Dixon survey placed a marker near the confluence of Rock Creek and Marsh Creek, south of the subsequent site for Robert Black's mill.http://mary-pennbb.com/history.html A Black's Cemetery 1760 gravestone identified Robert Black's death (the heirs made a 1792 property claim). In 1762, a Robert Black remained in each of Cumberland and Mt Joy townships. |
{{Coord|39.7217|-77.220728|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=Mason-Dixon marker}} |
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1787-01 |
mill |
"Robert Black of Mount Joy Township has built a merchant mill with undershot water wheel on the waters of Rock Creek and wants a road from the mill to John Little's" |
{{nowrap|{{Coord|39.756505|N|77.230156|W|region:US_type:landmark}}}} |
1799 |
mill |
The "Henry Black, miller", property assessment was $756 after the 1799 death of Robert Black (in 1838, the was Henry's son, Robert Black).{{Rp|83}} |
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1808 |
PA 134 |
The Adams County court approved a road from Gettysburg to Maryland past Black's Mill at the end of the road from Little's. |
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1821 |
mill |
The map symbol (waterwheel) for the "Black" mill on the south bank of "Rock c." was depicted on the west side of the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown. |
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{{nowrap|1825-06-26}} |
mill |
Flooding carried away part of the dam at Black's Mill, which became George W. Horner's, 1838–49, and Silas Miles Horner's, 1849{{Rp|83}}-1890. In June 1826, a Shippensburg wagon team died after being swept from the fording at Black's mill.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MHElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xvIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3537,3636240&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=enhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a4YlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wfIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3089,785298&dq=black's-mill+rock-creek&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.758672|N|77.226017|W|region:US_type:landmark |name=former mill dam}} |
1828-04-30 |
mill |
"Black's Mill, Rock Creek" accepted wool for John Arnold and on June 25, 1828, for the Rochdale {{sic|Wollen}} Factory.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8owlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1PIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5974,7795413&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en Later at "Black's Mill, on Rock-creek" on May 6, 1833, wool was accepted for the "Middle-Creek factory". In 1863, "Andre McKinney's, near Black's Mill" collected wool for the Rochdale factory. |
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1841 |
bridge |
John Camp built a covered bridge of two 60-foot spans downstream of the Black's Mill dam for the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown, Maryland. |
{{Coord|39.756866|-77.231441|region:US_type:landmark}} |
1858 |
mill |
The "S Horner Saw & Grist Mill" was depicted on a mapped island of Rock Creek near the "N M Horner" and "S M Horner" dwellings. |
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1858 |
school |
Willow Grove school was depicted on the southeast corner of the Taneytown Rd crossing over Plum Run ("Dr. J. Runkle" property) after previously opening upstream along Plum Run "on the Theodore McCallister property", then moving to Lott Road (now Soloman Rd) on the Harry Black farm.{{Rp|c11}} |
{{Coord|39.764424|-77.231848 |name=1858 school location}} |
1861-05-06 |
Captain Stoneman’s four companies of cavalry from Carlisle Barracks encamped at Horner’s Mill |
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1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
General Howard's 2 divisions: "my Third, General Schurz, and my Second, General Steinwehr, in the order named, taking the route by Horner's Mill" to Gettysburg. The detour used a Marsh Creek fording and passed Myer's Mill, Rock Creek Chapel, and Horners Mill; which the Third Division passed at 10:30 a.m. In 1947, an XI Corps marker was placed on the Taneytown Rd's east side south of the Barlow-Greenmount Rd and after the marker had been lost, it was replaced on the west in late July 2008 at the Barlow fire hall. |
{{Coord|39.762177|-77.232382|region:US_type:event|name=historical marker}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
Winfield Scott Hancock's troops from Taneytown used the neaby fording downstream of Horner's Mill, as well as the covered bridge, to arrive at Gettysburg ~3 pm. |
{{Coord|39.753884|-77.232682 |name=former Chapel Rd fording}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
At night, General Meade crossed the Horner's Mill covered bridge enroute to Gettysburg after Hancock had returned via Horner's Mill to brief Meade at Taneytown.{{Rp|29}} |
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1863-07-02 |
Civil War |
The II Corps (Union Army) departed from a bivouac near Horner's Mill to arrive at Cemetery Ridge at 7 a.m.{{Rp|33}} |
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1863-07-03 |
Civil War |
General Farnsworth's Union cavalry watered their horses near the Horner's Mill covered bridge prior to Wells' charge on South Cavalry Field.http://www.gettysburgdaily.com/?p=7756 |
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1863-07-06 |
Civil War |
At 4:15 a.m. General Howard at Horner's recommended the XI Corps maneuver to Emmitsburg.http://members.cox.net/rb2307/content/GETTYSBURG_SIGNAL_STATION.htm |
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1863-07-07 |
Civil War |
The XII Corps (Union Army) left the Gettysburg Battlefield via Horner's Mill on orders to go to Frederick, Maryland, via Taneytown.http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/forums/ViewPost.aspx?ForumID=10&ID=19939 |
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1871-04-18 |
bridge |
A contract was issued for restoring the Horner's Mill covered bridge to higher piers after it was "swept away by a flood…half a mile" downstream. |
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1879 |
mill |
Bids were solicited for carrying the mail via Horner's Mill between Gettysburg and Harney, Maryland.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h1EmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BwAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628,6013584&dq=gettysburg-female-seminary&hl=en |
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1881-03-03 |
The stone home near the mill was sold by Newton M. Horner to J. Gibson Walker, and subsequent transfers were to Charles Hartman (1913), John Adams (1919), John Dietrick (1922), Lloyd Dubbs (1924), Samuel Gault Weaver (1925), and George & Elsie Geiselman (1930).{{Rp|132}} |
{{Coord|39.756395|-77.228479|name=stone home fomerly near mill}} |
|
1885 |
store |
Josephus Mills opened a general store in part of his home near Horner's Mill{{Rp|88}} (former "S M Horner" dwelling on west of Taneytown Rd/Horner's Mill Rd intersection.). |
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1886-02-12 |
mill |
The Horner's Mill dam breached during a flood and ~{{Convert|165|ft|m|abbr=on}} of the breast was carried away. |
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1887 |
PA 134 |
The low truss iron bridge over Plum Run was contracted (superstructure contract to Gilbert & Smith foundry, stone work to Nelson Collins). |
{{Coord|39.765039|-77.231998|name=Plum Run bridge}} |
1889-06-06 |
bridge |
Flooding further damaged the Horner's Mill covered bridge, which had center pier damage from the 1886 flood, but the "Grand Jury refused to approve a bridge".http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YDcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,1299655&dq=mcallister's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1890-12-20 |
store |
The Barlow Post Office began in the Josephus Mills store with David H. Sterner carrying the mail to/from the Sedgwick Post Office at Round Top. |
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1892-08-02 |
mill |
Silas Mc. Horner offered for sale the "MILL BUILDING, first story of stone and upper stories of frame … adjoining lands of … Josephus Mills and {{sic|Mills's}} store". |
|
1897{{Rp|c15}} |
store |
The "smaller house which contained a store operated by Josephus Mills" was replaced by Abner S. Mills, who ran the store in the new house until 1911. The subsequent operator and his wife,{{Rp|c15}} "John W. Black and Emma S. Black", sold the store to "J. Carna Smith" in July 1914 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GMBcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4934,4090358&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en (deeded on March 29, 1915). |
{{Coord|39.755802|-77.229123 |name=1897-1929 general store}} |
1900-01-22 |
Barlow had a population of ~43 with 10 dwellings plus the school, a steam chopping mill, 2 ice houses, "and an ice cream manufactory … famous for the celebrated Barlow ice cream." The 1828 Rock Creek Chapel (Methodist Episcopal Church){{Rp|82}} and 1852 Mount Joy Lutheran Church were "both a {{sic|quarter mile''"}} from Barlow. |
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1909-05-04 |
organization |
The Barlow Rural Telephone Company's party line was completed. After 1954 "phantom voices",http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KTkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8v0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3796,1850986&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en the group ended in 1957 when replaced by private lines.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-GwmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4769,2916398&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en |
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1921-08-24 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Association's 1st picnic was at the nearby Shriver's Grove. Later annual picnics were held at Benner's Grove south of Barlow (called off {{c.|1941}}).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5MY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HzcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7308,4139554&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.763059|-77.243028|name=former picnic grove}} |
1923-04-01 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Milk Association was formed to consolidate exports from Adams County.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8cAlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e_YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1775,1088240&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-04-20 |
bridge |
"Barlow Bridge No. 27" was contracted http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A6ElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1890,5198035&dq=1923+barlow+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en for concrete to increase the road width to 20 feet from 16. In 1921 the Taneytown Rd from Gettysburg was paved only 3 miles.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IWUmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6499,2857555&dq=reaver's+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-08-30 |
bridge |
The upstream temporary bridge flooded into the unfinished new bridge, flooding 2 hogs and 20 beehives http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMc9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=TTcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6623,2029747&dq=1923+flood+barlow&hl=en from the miller's house and floating pies from the kitchen oven.{{Rp|27}} |
{{Coord|39.756082|-77.22996|name=former miller house}} |
1927 |
organization |
The Barlow "Pig Club" was formed,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-uIlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1675,2165663&dq=barlow+durboraw+gouker&hl=en and in 1932 the Barlow Home Economics Club organized.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bIolAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s_IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4383,2300338&dq=barlow-home-economics-club&hl=en |
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1929 |
school |
After having moved to the road's west side, Willow Grove school was used for February–April services during Mt. Joy church renovations. |
{{Coord |39.764144|-77.232194|name=former Willow Grove school}} |
1929 |
store |
James Carnahan Smith closed the "Barlow General Store" (goods auctioned 1939,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0Q8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2826,2834106&dq=barlow-store+taneytown&hl=en building rented 1940,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6g8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3344,673909&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en sold 1944, & had 1953 fire.) |
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1929 |
store |
Clarence E. "Jumbo" Fair opened a new general store at the Barlow creamery on the creek's north bank, which was later operated by Bill Mellott, Tom Reed (1947–50), John & Ruth Witherow (1955-), Leroy DeGroft (1963), John & Romaine Maring (1964–70, Maring's Grocery), and Homer Brown (1970-1974, Brown's Grocery). |
{{Coord|39.757354|-77.231585|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=19th century creamery & 1929 store}} |
1930 |
PA 134 |
The Taneytown Rd's eastward curve from Rock Creek to the end of Chapel Rd was straightened to an elevated meadow roadbed built using excavation from the hill adjacent to the south. The roadway was moved westward from along the miller's log house and the former Barlow store, bypassing a hill and small run crossing. |
{{Coord|39.753519|-77.227361|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former end of Chapel Rd}} |
1931-02-10 |
fire co. |
The Barlow Volunteer Fire Company organized at Fair's store, where a fire bell alerted volunteer firemen{{Rp|c20}} until a siren became available. The first fire call was to the J. F. Jacobs wash house on April 8, and the company held an ox roast at the Chester Shriver's grove on October 10, 1931. |
{{Coord |39|45|44|N|77|13|56|W|name=community hall}} |
1934 |
road |
Horner's Mill Rd (now Barlow-Two Taverns Rd, Hoffman Orphanage Rd in 1953) was rerouted by the WPA at Barlow from the hill along the mill's stone farmhouse to the south several yards into the excavated side of the hill along a run, just east of its intersection with the Taneytown Rd between the mill property and the former Barlow store property.{{Rp|142}} |
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1934-09 |
fire co. |
After an equipment demonstration at Rock Creek during the Adams County Fireman's Association meeting, the companies paraded to Benner's Grove.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aAkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jf0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3242,1968780&dq=benner-grove+barlow&hl=en |
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1937 |
mill |
The mill dam was rebuilt slightly upstream by the Adams County Fish and Game Association with help from the WPA, but a fallen tree breached the dam within 2 years.{{Rp|150}} |
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1939 |
organization |
The Barlow 4-H club organized at Horner's school house,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HCgzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bQAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1585,4986603&dq=barlow-4-h&hl=en and a 1948 committee was formed to name the club http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YK5cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iFgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6601,2255259&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en ("Barlow Snackers" name created in 1952).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CdglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rPwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4580,6595443&dq=barlow-snackers&hl=en |
{{Coord |39.754589|-77.205917|name=former Hickory Hill Academy}} |
{{c.|1940}} |
organization |
The Barlow Baseball Club of the county Junior Baseball League (Southern Pennsylvania Baseball league by 1947) built a field with backstop to the west of the 1939 fire hall.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gQomAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N_0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4792,7886715&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en The team made the playoffs in 1941,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Tu8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6773,3690336&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en and in 1943 Chester Shriver Jr. was cited by Wid Matthews of the Brooklyn Dodgers as a post-war prospect.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t61cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5977,2057494&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.762321|-77.233983|name=former baseball field}} |
1947 |
school |
Willow Grove schoolhouse http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6o49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7288,7203041&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en was sold as was the Centennial Hall/Green Bush school. southwest of Barlow on the "Barlow-Natural Dam road".,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f3hbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IVENAAAAIBAJ&pg=4555,3029898&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1989{{Rp|118}} |
bridge |
The wider bridge to replace the 1923 bridge included a PENNDoT survey marker on the top of the south abutment's upstream side. |
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2008-08-04 |
fire co. |
The Barlow fire service area was increased to include a portion of the defunct Kingsdale Fire Company area at Maryland Line Road. |
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{{c.|2009}} |
One of the 10 Barlow dwellings of 1900 was demolished at 1998 Taneytown Rd http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=1998+Taneytown+Road+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1998+Taneytown+Rd,+Gettysburg,+Pennsylvania+17325&gl=us&ll=39.762409,-77.232227&spn=0,0.003259&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=39.762409,-77.232227&panoid=N-SBVbBVQu1IiQagCob3RQ&cbp=12,97.78,,0,0 after a fire several years earlier.{{When|when did it burn, and what month was it demolished?|date=May 2011}} |
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2011-05-21 |
fire co. |
The fire company held the first bi-annual community day to replace the former 3-day July carnival. |
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Topic |
Event |
Coordinates |
1738-03 |
Robert Black settled in a disputed Calvert/Penn area of {{Convert|72|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} which in 1740 the "Penn coterie" named "The Manor of Maske". In 1763, the Mason-Dixon survey placed a marker near the confluence of Rock Creek and Marsh Creek, south of the subsequent site for Robert Black's mill.http://mary-pennbb.com/history.html A Black's Cemetery 1760 gravestone identified Robert Black's death (the heirs made a 1792 property claim). In 1762, a Robert Black remained in each of Cumberland and Mt Joy townships. |
{{Coord|39.7217|-77.220728|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=Mason-Dixon marker}} |
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1787-01 |
mill |
"Robert Black of Mount Joy Township has built a merchant mill with undershot water wheel on the waters of Rock Creek and wants a road from the mill to John Little's" |
{{nowrap|{{Coord|39.756505|N|77.230156|W|region:US_type:landmark}}}} |
1799 |
mill |
The "Henry Black, miller", property assessment was $756 after the 1799 death of Robert Black (in 1838, the was Henry's son, Robert Black).{{Rp|83}} |
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1808 |
PA 134 |
The Adams County court approved a road from Gettysburg to Maryland past Black's Mill at the end of the road from Little's. |
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1821 |
mill |
The map symbol (waterwheel) for the "Black" mill on the south bank of "Rock c." was depicted on the west side of the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown. |
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{{nowrap|1825-06-26}} |
mill |
Flooding carried away part of the dam at Black's Mill, which became George W. Horner's, 1838–49, and Silas Miles Horner's, 1849{{Rp|83}}-1890. In June 1826, a Shippensburg wagon team died after being swept from the fording at Black's mill.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MHElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xvIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3537,3636240&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=enhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a4YlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wfIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3089,785298&dq=black's-mill+rock-creek&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.758672|N|77.226017|W|region:US_type:landmark |name=former mill dam}} |
1828-04-30 |
mill |
"Black's Mill, Rock Creek" accepted wool for John Arnold and on June 25, 1828, for the Rochdale {{sic|Wollen}} Factory.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8owlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1PIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5974,7795413&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en Later at "Black's Mill, on Rock-creek" on May 6, 1833, wool was accepted for the "Middle-Creek factory". In 1863, "Andre McKinney's, near Black's Mill" collected wool for the Rochdale factory. |
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1841 |
bridge |
John Camp built a covered bridge of two 60-foot spans downstream of the Black's Mill dam for the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown, Maryland. |
{{Coord|39.756866|-77.231441|region:US_type:landmark}} |
1858 |
mill |
The "S Horner Saw & Grist Mill" was depicted on a mapped island of Rock Creek near the "N M Horner" and "S M Horner" dwellings. |
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1858 |
school |
Willow Grove school was depicted on the southeast corner of the Taneytown Rd crossing over Plum Run ("Dr. J. Runkle" property) after previously opening upstream along Plum Run "on the Theodore McCallister property", then moving to Lott Road (now Soloman Rd) on the Harry Black farm.{{Rp|c11}} |
{{Coord|39.764424|-77.231848 |name=1858 school location}} |
1861-05-06 |
Captain Stoneman’s four companies of cavalry from Carlisle Barracks encamped at Horner’s Mill |
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1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
General Howard's 2 divisions: "my Third, General Schurz, and my Second, General Steinwehr, in the order named, taking the route by Horner's Mill" to Gettysburg. The detour used a Marsh Creek fording and passed Myer's Mill, Rock Creek Chapel, and Horners Mill; which the Third Division passed at 10:30 a.m. In 1947, an XI Corps marker was placed on the Taneytown Rd's east side south of the Barlow-Greenmount Rd and after the marker had been lost, it was replaced on the west in late July 2008 at the Barlow fire hall. |
{{Coord|39.762177|-77.232382|region:US_type:event|name=historical marker}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
Winfield Scott Hancock's troops from Taneytown used the neaby fording downstream of Horner's Mill, as well as the covered bridge, to arrive at Gettysburg ~3 pm. |
{{Coord|39.753884|-77.232682 |name=former Chapel Rd fording}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
At night, General Meade crossed the Horner's Mill covered bridge en route to Gettysburg after Hancock had returned via Horner's Mill to brief Meade at Taneytown.{{Rp|29}} |
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1863-07-02 |
Civil War |
The II Corps (Union Army) departed from a bivouac near Horner's Mill to arrive at Cemetery Ridge at 7 a.m.{{Rp|33}} |
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1863-07-03 |
Civil War |
General Farnsworth's Union cavalry watered their horses near the Horner's Mill covered bridge prior to Wells' charge on South Cavalry Field.http://www.gettysburgdaily.com/?p=7756 |
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1863-07-06 |
Civil War |
At 4:15 a.m. General Howard at Horner's recommended the XI Corps maneuver to Emmitsburg.http://members.cox.net/rb2307/content/GETTYSBURG_SIGNAL_STATION.htm |
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1863-07-07 |
Civil War |
The XII Corps (Union Army) left the Gettysburg Battlefield via Horner's Mill on orders to go to Frederick, Maryland, via Taneytown.http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/forums/ViewPost.aspx?ForumID=10&ID=19939 |
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1871-04-18 |
bridge |
A contract was issued for restoring the Horner's Mill covered bridge to higher piers after it was "swept away by a flood…half a mile" downstream. |
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1879 |
mill |
Bids were solicited for carrying the mail via Horner's Mill between Gettysburg and Harney, Maryland.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h1EmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BwAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628,6013584&dq=gettysburg-female-seminary&hl=en |
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1881-03-03 |
The stone home near the mill was sold by Newton M. Horner to J. Gibson Walker, and subsequent transfers were to Charles Hartman (1913), John Adams (1919), John Dietrick (1922), Lloyd Dubbs (1924), Samuel Gault Weaver (1925), and George & Elsie Geiselman (1930).{{Rp|132}} |
{{Coord|39.756395|-77.228479|name=stone home fomerly near mill}} |
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1885 |
store |
Josephus Mills opened a general store in part of his home near Horner's Mill{{Rp|88}} (former "S M Horner" dwelling on west of Taneytown Rd/Horner's Mill Rd intersection.). |
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1886-02-12 |
mill |
The Horner's Mill dam breached during a flood and ~{{Convert|165|ft|m|abbr=on}} of the breast was carried away. |
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1887 |
PA 134 |
The low truss iron bridge over Plum Run was contracted (superstructure contract to Gilbert & Smith foundry, stone work to Nelson Collins). |
{{Coord|39.765039|-77.231998|name=Plum Run bridge}} |
1889-06-06 |
bridge |
Flooding further damaged the Horner's Mill covered bridge, which had center pier damage from the 1886 flood, but the "Grand Jury refused to approve a bridge".http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YDcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,1299655&dq=mcallister's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1890-12-20 |
store |
The Barlow Post Office began in the Josephus Mills store with David H. Sterner carrying the mail to/from the Sedgwick Post Office at Round Top. |
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1892-08-02 |
mill |
Silas Mc. Horner offered for sale the "MILL BUILDING, first story of stone and upper stories of frame … adjoining lands of … Josephus Mills and {{sic|Mills's}} store". |
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1897{{Rp|c15}} |
store |
The "smaller house which contained a store operated by Josephus Mills" was replaced by Abner S. Mills, who ran the store in the new house until 1911. The subsequent operator and his wife,{{Rp|c15}} "John W. Black and Emma S. Black", sold the store to "J. Carna Smith" in July 1914 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GMBcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4934,4090358&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en (deeded on March 29, 1915). |
{{Coord|39.755802|-77.229123 |name=1897-1929 general store}} |
1900-01-22 |
Barlow had a population of ~43 with 10 dwellings plus the school, a steam chopping mill, 2 ice houses, "and an ice cream manufactory … famous for the celebrated Barlow ice cream." The 1828 Rock Creek Chapel (Methodist Episcopal Church){{Rp|82}} and 1852 Mount Joy Lutheran Church were "both a {{sic|quarter mile''"}} from Barlow. |
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1909-05-04 |
organization |
The Barlow Rural Telephone Company's party line was completed. After 1954 "phantom voices",http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KTkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8v0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3796,1850986&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en the group ended in 1957 when replaced by private lines.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-GwmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4769,2916398&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en |
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1921-08-24 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Association's 1st picnic was at the nearby Shriver's Grove. Later annual picnics were held at Benner's Grove south of Barlow (called off {{c.|1941}}).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5MY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HzcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7308,4139554&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.763059|-77.243028|name=former picnic grove}} |
1923-04-01 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Milk Association was formed to consolidate exports from Adams County.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8cAlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e_YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1775,1088240&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-04-20 |
bridge |
"Barlow Bridge No. 27" was contracted http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A6ElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1890,5198035&dq=1923+barlow+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en for concrete to increase the road width to 20 feet from 16. In 1921 the Taneytown Rd from Gettysburg was paved only 3 miles.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IWUmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6499,2857555&dq=reaver's+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-08-30 |
bridge |
The upstream temporary bridge flooded into the unfinished new bridge, flooding 2 hogs and 20 beehives http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMc9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=TTcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6623,2029747&dq=1923+flood+barlow&hl=en from the miller's house and floating pies from the kitchen oven.{{Rp|27}} |
{{Coord|39.756082|-77.22996|name=former miller house}} |
1927 |
organization |
The Barlow "Pig Club" was formed,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-uIlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1675,2165663&dq=barlow+durboraw+gouker&hl=en and in 1932 the Barlow Home Economics Club organized.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bIolAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s_IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4383,2300338&dq=barlow-home-economics-club&hl=en |
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1929 |
school |
After having moved to the road's west side, Willow Grove school was used for February–April services during Mt. Joy church renovations. |
{{Coord |39.764144|-77.232194|name=former Willow Grove school}} |
1929 |
store |
James Carnahan Smith closed the "Barlow General Store" (goods auctioned 1939,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0Q8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2826,2834106&dq=barlow-store+taneytown&hl=en building rented 1940,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6g8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3344,673909&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en sold 1944, & had 1953 fire.) |
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1929 |
store |
Clarence E. "Jumbo" Fair opened a new general store at the Barlow creamery on the creek's north bank, which was later operated by Bill Mellott, Tom Reed (1947–50), John & Ruth Witherow (1955-), Leroy DeGroft (1963), John & Romaine Maring (1964–70, Maring's Grocery), and Homer Brown (1970-1974, Brown's Grocery). |
{{Coord|39.757354|-77.231585|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=19th century creamery & 1929 store}} |
1930 |
PA 134 |
The Taneytown Rd's eastward curve from Rock Creek to the end of Chapel Rd was straightened to an elevated meadow roadbed built using excavation from the hill adjacent to the south. The roadway was moved westward from along the miller's log house and the former Barlow store, bypassing a hill and small run crossing. |
{{Coord|39.753519|-77.227361|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former end of Chapel Rd}} |
1931-02-10 |
fire co. |
The Barlow Volunteer Fire Company organized at Fair's store, where a fire bell alerted volunteer firemen{{Rp|c20}} until a siren became available. The first fire call was to the J. F. Jacobs wash house on April 8, and the company held an ox roast at the Chester Shriver's grove on October 10, 1931. |
{{Coord |39|45|44|N|77|13|56|W|name=community hall}} |
1934 |
road |
Horner's Mill Rd (now Barlow-Two Taverns Rd, Hoffman Orphanage Rd in 1953) was rerouted by the WPA at Barlow from the hill along the mill's stone farmhouse to the south several yards into the excavated side of the hill along a run, just east of its intersection with the Taneytown Rd between the mill property and the former Barlow store property.{{Rp|142}} |
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1934-09 |
fire co. |
After an equipment demonstration at Rock Creek during the Adams County Fireman's Association meeting, the companies paraded to Benner's Grove.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aAkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jf0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3242,1968780&dq=benner-grove+barlow&hl=en |
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1937 |
mill |
The mill dam was rebuilt slightly upstream by the Adams County Fish and Game Association with help from the WPA, but a fallen tree breached the dam within 2 years.{{Rp|150}} |
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1939 |
organization |
The Barlow 4-H club organized at Horner's school house,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HCgzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bQAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1585,4986603&dq=barlow-4-h&hl=en and a 1948 committee was formed to name the club http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YK5cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iFgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6601,2255259&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en ("Barlow Snackers" name created in 1952).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CdglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rPwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4580,6595443&dq=barlow-snackers&hl=en |
{{Coord |39.754589|-77.205917|name=former Hickory Hill Academy}} |
{{c.|1940}} |
organization |
The Barlow Baseball Club of the county Junior Baseball League (Southern Pennsylvania Baseball league by 1947) built a field with backstop to the west of the 1939 fire hall.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gQomAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N_0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4792,7886715&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en The team made the playoffs in 1941,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Tu8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6773,3690336&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en and in 1943 Chester Shriver Jr. was cited by Wid Matthews of the Brooklyn Dodgers as a post-war prospect.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t61cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5977,2057494&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.762321|-77.233983|name=former baseball field}} |
1947 |
school |
Willow Grove schoolhouse http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6o49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7288,7203041&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en was sold as was the Centennial Hall/Green Bush school. southwest of Barlow on the "Barlow-Natural Dam road".,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f3hbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IVENAAAAIBAJ&pg=4555,3029898&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1989{{Rp|118}} |
bridge |
The wider bridge to replace the 1923 bridge included a PENNDoT survey marker on the top of the south abutment's upstream side. |
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2008-08-04 |
fire co. |
The Barlow fire service area was increased to include a portion of the defunct Kingsdale Fire Company area at Maryland Line Road. |
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{{c.|2009}} |
One of the 10 Barlow dwellings of 1900 was demolished at 1998 Taneytown Rd http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=1998+Taneytown+Road+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1998+Taneytown+Rd,+Gettysburg,+Pennsylvania+17325&gl=us&ll=39.762409,-77.232227&spn=0,0.003259&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=39.762409,-77.232227&panoid=N-SBVbBVQu1IiQagCob3RQ&cbp=12,97.78,,0,0 after a fire several years earlier.{{When|when did it burn, and what month was it demolished?|date=May 2011}} |
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2011-05-21 |
fire co. |
The fire company held the first bi-annual community day to replace the former 3-day July carnival. |
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Topic |
Event |
Coordinates |
1738-03 |
Robert Black settled in a disputed Calvert/Penn area of {{Convert|72|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} which in 1740 the "Penn coterie" named "The Manor of Maske". In 1763, the Mason-Dixon survey placed a marker near the confluence of Rock Creek and Marsh Creek, south of the subsequent site for Robert Black's mill.http://mary-pennbb.com/history.html A Black's Cemetery 1760 gravestone identified Robert Black's death (the heirs made a 1792 property claim). In 1762, a Robert Black remained in each of Cumberland and Mt Joy townships. |
{{Coord|39.7217|-77.220728|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=Mason-Dixon marker}} |
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1787-01 |
mill |
"Robert Black of Mount Joy Township has built a merchant mill with undershot water wheel on the waters of Rock Creek and wants a road from the mill to John Little's" |
{{nowrap|{{Coord|39.756505|N|77.230156|W|region:US_type:landmark}}}} |
1799 |
mill |
The "Henry Black, miller", property assessment was $756 after the 1799 death of Robert Black (in 1838, the was Henry's son, Robert Black).{{Rp|83}} |
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1808 |
PA 134 |
The Adams County court approved a road from Gettysburg to Maryland past Black's Mill at the end of the road from Little's. |
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1821 |
mill |
The map symbol (waterwheel) for the "Black" mill on the south bank of "Rock c." was depicted on the west side of the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown. |
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{{nowrap|1825-06-26}} |
mill |
Flooding carried away part of the dam at Black's Mill, which became George W. Horner's, 1838–49, and Silas Miles Horner's, 1849{{Rp|83}}-1890. In June 1826, a Shippensburg wagon team died after being swept from the fording at Black's mill.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MHElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xvIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3537,3636240&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=enhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a4YlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wfIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3089,785298&dq=black's-mill+rock-creek&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.758672|N|77.226017|W|region:US_type:landmark |name=former mill dam}} |
1828-04-30 |
mill |
"Black's Mill, Rock Creek" accepted wool for John Arnold and on June 25, 1828, for the Rochdale {{sic|Wollen}} Factory.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8owlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1PIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5974,7795413&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en Later at "Black's Mill, on Rock-creek" on May 6, 1833, wool was accepted for the "Middle-Creek factory". In 1863, "Andre McKinney's, near Black's Mill" collected wool for the Rochdale factory. |
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1841 |
bridge |
John Camp built a covered bridge of two 60-foot spans downstream of the Black's Mill dam for the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown, Maryland. |
{{Coord|39.756866|-77.231441|region:US_type:landmark}} |
1858 |
mill |
The "S Horner Saw & Grist Mill" was depicted on a mapped island of Rock Creek near the "N M Horner" and "S M Horner" dwellings. |
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1858 |
school |
Willow Grove school was depicted on the southeast corner of the Taneytown Rd crossing over Plum Run ("Dr. J. Runkle" property) after previously opening upstream along Plum Run "on the Theodore McCallister property", then moving to Lott Road (now Soloman Rd) on the Harry Black farm.{{Rp|c11}} |
{{Coord|39.764424|-77.231848 |name=1858 school location}} |
1861-05-06 |
Captain Stoneman’s four companies of cavalry from Carlisle Barracks encamped at Horner’s Mill |
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1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
General Howard's 2 divisions: "my Third, General Schurz, and my Second, General Steinwehr, in the order named, taking the route by Horner's Mill" to Gettysburg. The detour used a Marsh Creek fording and passed Myer's Mill, Rock Creek Chapel, and Horners Mill; which the Third Division passed at 10:30 a.m. In 1947, an XI Corps marker was placed on the Taneytown Rd's east side south of the Barlow-Greenmount Rd and after the marker had been lost, it was replaced on the west in late July 2008 at the Barlow fire hall. |
{{Coord|39.762177|-77.232382|region:US_type:event|name=historical marker}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
Winfield Scott Hancock's troops from Taneytown used the neaby fording downstream of Horner's Mill, as well as the covered bridge, to arrive at Gettysburg ~3 pm. |
{{Coord|39.753884|-77.232682 |name=former Chapel Rd fording}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
At night, General Meade crossed the Horner's Mill covered bridge en route to Gettysburg after Hancock had returned via Horner's Mill to brief Meade at Taneytown.{{Rp|29}} |
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1863-07-02 |
Civil War |
The II Corps (Union Army) departed from a bivouac near Horner's Mill to arrive at Cemetery Ridge at 7 a.m.{{Rp|33}} |
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1863-07-03 |
Civil War |
General Farnsworth's Union cavalry watered their horses near the Horner's Mill covered bridge prior to Wells' charge on South Cavalry Field.http://www.gettysburgdaily.com/?p=7756 |
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1863-07-06 |
Civil War |
At 4:15 a.m. General Howard at Horner's recommended the XI Corps maneuver to Emmitsburg.http://members.cox.net/rb2307/content/GETTYSBURG_SIGNAL_STATION.htm |
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1863-07-07 |
Civil War |
The XII Corps (Union Army) left the Gettysburg Battlefield via Horner's Mill on orders to go to Frederick, Maryland, via Taneytown.http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/forums/ViewPost.aspx?ForumID=10&ID=19939 |
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1871-04-18 |
bridge |
A contract was issued for restoring the Horner's Mill covered bridge to higher piers after it was "swept away by a flood…half a mile" downstream. |
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1879 |
mill |
Bids were solicited for carrying the mail via Horner's Mill between Gettysburg and Harney, Maryland.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h1EmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BwAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628,6013584&dq=gettysburg-female-seminary&hl=en |
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1881-03-03 |
The stone home near the mill was sold by Newton M. Horner to J. Gibson Walker, and subsequent transfers were to Charles Hartman (1913), John Adams (1919), John Dietrick (1922), Lloyd Dubbs (1924), Samuel Gault Weaver (1925), and George & Elsie Geiselman (1930).{{Rp|132}} |
{{Coord|39.756395|-77.228479|name=stone home fomerly near mill}} |
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1885 |
store |
Josephus Mills opened a general store in part of his home near Horner's Mill{{Rp|88}} (former "S M Horner" dwelling on west of Taneytown Rd/Horner's Mill Rd intersection.). |
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1886-02-12 |
mill |
The Horner's Mill dam breached during a flood and ~{{Convert|165|ft|m|abbr=on}} of the breast was carried away. |
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1887 |
PA 134 |
The low truss iron bridge over Plum Run was contracted (superstructure contract to Gilbert & Smith foundry, stone work to Nelson Collins). |
{{Coord|39.765039|-77.231998|name=Plum Run bridge}} |
1889-06-06 |
bridge |
Flooding further damaged the Horner's Mill covered bridge, which had center pier damage from the 1886 flood, but the "Grand Jury refused to approve a bridge".http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YDcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,1299655&dq=mcallister's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1890-12-20 |
store |
The Barlow Post Office began in the Josephus Mills store with David H. Sterner carrying the mail to/from the Sedgwick Post Office at Round Top. |
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1892-08-02 |
mill |
Silas Mc. Horner offered for sale the "MILL BUILDING, first story of stone and upper stories of frame … adjoining lands of … Josephus Mills and {{sic|Mills's}} store". |
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1897{{Rp|c15}} |
store |
The "smaller house which contained a store operated by Josephus Mills" was replaced by Abner S. Mills, who ran the store in the new house until 1911. The subsequent operator and his wife,{{Rp|c15}} "John W. Black and Emma S. Black", sold the store to "J. Carna Smith" in July 1914 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GMBcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4934,4090358&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en (deeded on March 29, 1915). |
{{Coord|39.755802|-77.229123 |name=1897-1929 general store}} |
1900-01-22 |
Barlow had a population of ~43 with 10 dwellings plus the school, a steam chopping mill, 2 ice houses, "and an ice cream manufactory … famous for the celebrated Barlow ice cream." The 1828 Rock Creek Chapel (Methodist Episcopal Church){{Rp|82}} and 1852 Mount Joy Lutheran Church were "both a {{sic|quarter mile''"}} from Barlow. |
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1909-05-04 |
organization |
The Barlow Rural Telephone Company's party line was completed. After 1954 "phantom voices",http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KTkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8v0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3796,1850986&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en the group ended in 1957 when replaced by private lines.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-GwmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4769,2916398&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en |
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1921-08-24 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Association's 1st picnic was at the nearby Shriver's Grove. Later annual picnics were held at Benner's Grove south of Barlow (called off {{c.|1941}}).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5MY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HzcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7308,4139554&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.763059|-77.243028|name=former picnic grove}} |
1923-04-01 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Milk Association was formed to consolidate exports from Adams County.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8cAlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e_YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1775,1088240&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-04-20 |
bridge |
"Barlow Bridge No. 27" was contracted http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A6ElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1890,5198035&dq=1923+barlow+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en for concrete to increase the road width to 20 feet from 16. In 1921 the Taneytown Rd from Gettysburg was paved only 3 miles.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IWUmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6499,2857555&dq=reaver's+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-08-30 |
bridge |
The upstream temporary bridge flooded into the unfinished new bridge, flooding 2 hogs and 20 beehives http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMc9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=TTcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6623,2029747&dq=1923+flood+barlow&hl=en from the miller's house and floating pies from the kitchen oven.{{Rp|27}} |
{{Coord|39.756082|-77.22996|name=former miller house}} |
1927 |
organization |
The Barlow "Pig Club" was formed,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-uIlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1675,2165663&dq=barlow+durboraw+gouker&hl=en and in 1932 the Barlow Home Economics Club organized.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bIolAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s_IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4383,2300338&dq=barlow-home-economics-club&hl=en |
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1929 |
school |
After having moved to the road's west side, Willow Grove school was used for February–April services during Mt. Joy church renovations. |
{{Coord |39.764144|-77.232194|name=former Willow Grove school}} |
1929 |
store |
James Carnahan Smith closed the "Barlow General Store" (goods auctioned 1939,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0Q8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2826,2834106&dq=barlow-store+taneytown&hl=en building rented 1940,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6g8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3344,673909&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en sold 1944, & had 1953 fire.) |
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1929 |
store |
Clarence E. "Jumbo" Fair opened a new general store at the Barlow creamery on the creek's north bank, which was later operated by Bill Mellott, Tom Reed (1947–50), John & Ruth Witherow (1955-), Leroy DeGroft (1963), John & Romaine Maring (1964–70, Maring's Grocery), and Homer Brown (1970-1974, Brown's Grocery). |
{{Coord|39.757354|-77.231585|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=19th century creamery & 1929 store}} |
1930 |
PA 134 |
The Taneytown Rd's eastward curve from Rock Creek to the end of Chapel Rd was straightened to an elevated meadow roadbed built using excavation from the hill adjacent to the south. The roadway was moved westward from along the miller's log house and the former Barlow store, bypassing a hill and small run crossing. |
{{Coord|39.753519|-77.227361|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former end of Chapel Rd}} |
1931-02-10 |
fire co. |
The Barlow Volunteer Fire Company organized at Fair's store, where a fire bell alerted volunteer firemen{{Rp|c20}} until a siren became available. The first fire call was to the J. F. Jacobs wash house on April 8, and the company held an ox roast at the Chester Shriver's grove on October 10, 1931. |
{{Coord |39|45|44|N|77|13|56|W|name=community hall}} |
1934 |
road |
Horner's Mill Rd (now Barlow-Two Taverns Rd, Hoffman Orphanage Rd in 1953) was rerouted by the WPA at Barlow from the hill along the mill's stone farmhouse to the south several yards into the excavated side of the hill along a run, just east of its intersection with the Taneytown Rd between the mill property and the former Barlow store property.{{Rp|142}} |
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1934-09 |
fire co. |
After an equipment demonstration at Rock Creek during the Adams County Fireman's Association meeting, the companies paraded to Benner's Grove.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aAkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jf0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3242,1968780&dq=benner-grove+barlow&hl=en |
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1937 |
mill |
The mill dam was rebuilt slightly upstream by the Adams County Fish and Game Association with help from the WPA, but a fallen tree breached the dam within 2 years.{{Rp|150}} |
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1939 |
organization |
The Barlow 4-H club organized at Horner's school house,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HCgzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bQAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1585,4986603&dq=barlow-4-h&hl=en and a 1948 committee was formed to name the club http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YK5cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iFgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6601,2255259&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en ("Barlow Snackers" name created in 1952).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CdglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rPwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4580,6595443&dq=barlow-snackers&hl=en |
{{Coord |39.754589|-77.205917|name=former Hickory Hill Academy}} |
{{c.|1940}} |
organization |
The Barlow Baseball Club of the county Junior Baseball League (Southern Pennsylvania Baseball league by 1947) built a field with backstop to the west of the 1939 fire hall.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gQomAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N_0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4792,7886715&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en The team made the playoffs in 1941,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Tu8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6773,3690336&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en and in 1943 Chester Shriver Jr. was cited by Wid Matthews of the Brooklyn Dodgers as a post-war prospect.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t61cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5977,2057494&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.762321|-77.233983|name=former baseball field}} |
1947 |
school |
Willow Grove schoolhouse http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6o49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7288,7203041&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en was sold as was the Centennial Hall/Green Bush school. southwest of Barlow on the "Barlow-Natural Dam road".,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f3hbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IVENAAAAIBAJ&pg=4555,3029898&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1989{{Rp|118}} |
bridge |
The wider bridge to replace the 1923 bridge included a PENNDoT survey marker on the top of the south abutment's upstream side. |
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2008-08-04 |
fire co. |
The Barlow fire service area was increased to include a portion of the defunct Kingsdale Fire Company area at Maryland Line Road. |
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{{c.|2009}} |
One of the 10 Barlow dwellings of 1900 was demolished at 1998 Taneytown Rd http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=1998+Taneytown+Road+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1998+Taneytown+Rd,+Gettysburg,+Pennsylvania+17325&gl=us&ll=39.762409,-77.232227&spn=0,0.003259&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=39.762409,-77.232227&panoid=N-SBVbBVQu1IiQagCob3RQ&cbp=12,97.78,,0,0 after a fire several years earlier.{{When|when did it burn, and what month was it demolished?|date=May 2011}} |
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2011-05-21 |
fire co. |
The fire company held the first bi-annual community day to replace the former 3-day July carnival. |
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Topic |
Event |
Coordinates |
1738-03 |
Robert Black settled in a disputed Calvert/Penn area of {{Convert|72|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} which in 1740 the "Penn coterie" named "The Manor of Maske". In 1763, the Mason-Dixon survey placed a marker near the confluence of Rock Creek and Marsh Creek, south of the subsequent site for Robert Black's mill.http://mary-pennbb.com/history.html A Black's Cemetery 1760 gravestone identified Robert Black's death (the heirs made a 1792 property claim). In 1762, a Robert Black remained in each of Cumberland and Mt Joy townships. |
{{Coord|39.7217|-77.220728|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=Mason-Dixon marker}} |
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1787-01 |
mill |
"Robert Black of Mount Joy Township has built a merchant mill with undershot water wheel on the waters of Rock Creek and wants a road from the mill to John Little's" |
{{nowrap|{{Coord|39.756505|N|77.230156|W|region:US_type:landmark}}}} |
1799 |
mill |
The "Henry Black, miller", property assessment was $756 after the 1799 death of Robert Black (in 1838, the was Henry's son, Robert Black).{{Rp|83}} |
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1808 |
PA 134 |
The Adams County court approved a road from Gettysburg to Maryland past Black's Mill at the end of the road from Little's. |
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1821 |
mill |
The map symbol (waterwheel) for the "Black" mill on the south bank of "Rock c." was depicted on the west side of the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown. |
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{{nowrap|1825-06-26}} |
mill |
Flooding carried away part of the dam at Black's Mill, which became George W. Horner's, 1838–49, and Silas Miles Horner's, 1849{{Rp|83}}-1890. In June 1826, a Shippensburg wagon team died after being swept from the fording at Black's mill.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MHElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xvIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3537,3636240&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=enhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a4YlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wfIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3089,785298&dq=black's-mill+rock-creek&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.758672|N|77.226017|W|region:US_type:landmark |name=former mill dam}} |
1828-04-30 |
mill |
"Black's Mill, Rock Creek" accepted wool for John Arnold and on June 25, 1828, for the Rochdale {{sic|Wollen}} Factory.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8owlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1PIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5974,7795413&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en Later at "Black's Mill, on Rock-creek" on May 6, 1833, wool was accepted for the "Middle-Creek factory". In 1863, "Andre McKinney's, near Black's Mill" collected wool for the Rochdale factory. |
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1841 |
bridge |
John Camp built a covered bridge of two 60-foot spans downstream of the Black's Mill dam for the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown, Maryland. |
{{Coord|39.756866|-77.231441|region:US_type:landmark}} |
1858 |
mill |
The "S Horner Saw & Grist Mill" was depicted on a mapped island of Rock Creek near the "N M Horner" and "S M Horner" dwellings. |
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1858 |
school |
Willow Grove school was depicted on the southeast corner of the Taneytown Rd crossing over Plum Run ("Dr. J. Runkle" property) after previously opening upstream along Plum Run "on the Theodore McCallister property", then moving to Lott Road (now Soloman Rd) on the Harry Black farm.{{Rp|c11}} |
{{Coord|39.764424|-77.231848 |name=1858 school location}} |
1861-05-06 |
Captain Stoneman’s four companies of cavalry from Carlisle Barracks encamped at Horner’s Mill |
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1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
General Howard's 2 divisions: "my Third, General Schurz, and my Second, General Steinwehr, in the order named, taking the route by Horner's Mill" to Gettysburg. The detour used a Marsh Creek fording and passed Myer's Mill, Rock Creek Chapel, and Horners Mill; which the Third Division passed at 10:30 a.m. In 1947, an XI Corps marker was placed on the Taneytown Rd's east side south of the Barlow-Greenmount Rd and after the marker had been lost, it was replaced on the west in late July 2008 at the Barlow fire hall. |
{{Coord|39.762177|-77.232382|region:US_type:event|name=historical marker}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
Winfield Scott Hancock's troops from Taneytown used the neaby fording downstream of Horner's Mill, as well as the covered bridge, to arrive at Gettysburg ~3 pm. |
{{Coord|39.753884|-77.232682 |name=former Chapel Rd fording}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
At night, General Meade crossed the Horner's Mill covered bridge en route to Gettysburg after Hancock had returned via Horner's Mill to brief Meade at Taneytown.{{Rp|29}} |
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1863-07-02 |
Civil War |
The II Corps (Union Army) departed from a bivouac near Horner's Mill to arrive at Cemetery Ridge at 7 a.m.{{Rp|33}} |
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1863-07-03 |
Civil War |
General Farnsworth's Union cavalry watered their horses near the Horner's Mill covered bridge prior to Wells' charge on South Cavalry Field.http://www.gettysburgdaily.com/?p=7756 |
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1863-07-06 |
Civil War |
At 4:15 a.m. General Howard at Horner's recommended the XI Corps maneuver to Emmitsburg.http://members.cox.net/rb2307/content/GETTYSBURG_SIGNAL_STATION.htm |
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1863-07-07 |
Civil War |
The XII Corps (Union Army) left the Gettysburg Battlefield via Horner's Mill on orders to go to Frederick, Maryland, via Taneytown.http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/forums/ViewPost.aspx?ForumID=10&ID=19939 |
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1871-04-18 |
bridge |
A contract was issued for restoring the Horner's Mill covered bridge to higher piers after it was "swept away by a flood…half a mile" downstream. |
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1879 |
mill |
Bids were solicited for carrying the mail via Horner's Mill between Gettysburg and Harney, Maryland.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h1EmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BwAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628,6013584&dq=gettysburg-female-seminary&hl=en |
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1881-03-03 |
The stone home near the mill was sold by Newton M. Horner to J. Gibson Walker, and subsequent transfers were to Charles Hartman (1913), John Adams (1919), John Dietrick (1922), Lloyd Dubbs (1924), Samuel Gault Weaver (1925), and George & Elsie Geiselman (1930).{{Rp|132}} |
{{Coord|39.756395|-77.228479|name=stone home formerly near mill}} |
|
1885 |
store |
Josephus Mills opened a general store in part of his home near Horner's Mill{{Rp|88}} (former "S M Horner" dwelling on west of Taneytown Rd/Horner's Mill Rd intersection.). |
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1886-02-12 |
mill |
The Horner's Mill dam breached during a flood and ~{{Convert|165|ft|m|abbr=on}} of the breast was carried away. |
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1887 |
PA 134 |
The low truss iron bridge over Plum Run was contracted (superstructure contract to Gilbert & Smith foundry, stone work to Nelson Collins). |
{{Coord|39.765039|-77.231998|name=Plum Run bridge}} |
1889-06-06 |
bridge |
Flooding further damaged the Horner's Mill covered bridge, which had center pier damage from the 1886 flood, but the "Grand Jury refused to approve a bridge".http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YDcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,1299655&dq=mcallister's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1890-12-20 |
store |
The Barlow Post Office began in the Josephus Mills store with David H. Sterner carrying the mail to/from the Sedgwick Post Office at Round Top. |
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1892-08-02 |
mill |
Silas Mc. Horner offered for sale the "MILL BUILDING, first story of stone and upper stories of frame … adjoining lands of … Josephus Mills and {{sic|Mills's}} store". |
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1897{{Rp|c15}} |
store |
The "smaller house which contained a store operated by Josephus Mills" was replaced by Abner S. Mills, who ran the store in the new house until 1911. The subsequent operator and his wife,{{Rp|c15}} "John W. Black and Emma S. Black", sold the store to "J. Carna Smith" in July 1914 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GMBcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4934,4090358&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en (deeded on March 29, 1915). |
{{Coord|39.755802|-77.229123 |name=1897-1929 general store}} |
1900-01-22 |
Barlow had a population of ~43 with 10 dwellings plus the school, a steam chopping mill, 2 ice houses, "and an ice cream manufactory … famous for the celebrated Barlow ice cream." The 1828 Rock Creek Chapel (Methodist Episcopal Church){{Rp|82}} and 1852 Mount Joy Lutheran Church were "both a {{sic|quarter mile''"}} from Barlow. |
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1909-05-04 |
organization |
The Barlow Rural Telephone Company's party line was completed. After 1954 "phantom voices",http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KTkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8v0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3796,1850986&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en the group ended in 1957 when replaced by private lines.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-GwmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4769,2916398&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en |
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1921-08-24 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Association's 1st picnic was at the nearby Shriver's Grove. Later annual picnics were held at Benner's Grove south of Barlow (called off {{c.|1941}}).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5MY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HzcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7308,4139554&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.763059|-77.243028|name=former picnic grove}} |
1923-04-01 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Milk Association was formed to consolidate exports from Adams County.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8cAlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e_YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1775,1088240&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-04-20 |
bridge |
"Barlow Bridge No. 27" was contracted http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A6ElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1890,5198035&dq=1923+barlow+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en for concrete to increase the road width to 20 feet from 16. In 1921 the Taneytown Rd from Gettysburg was paved only 3 miles.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IWUmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6499,2857555&dq=reaver's+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-08-30 |
bridge |
The upstream temporary bridge flooded into the unfinished new bridge, flooding 2 hogs and 20 beehives http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMc9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=TTcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6623,2029747&dq=1923+flood+barlow&hl=en from the miller's house and floating pies from the kitchen oven.{{Rp|27}} |
{{Coord|39.756082|-77.22996|name=former miller house}} |
1927 |
organization |
The Barlow "Pig Club" was formed,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-uIlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1675,2165663&dq=barlow+durboraw+gouker&hl=en and in 1932 the Barlow Home Economics Club organized.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bIolAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s_IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4383,2300338&dq=barlow-home-economics-club&hl=en |
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1929 |
school |
After having moved to the road's west side, Willow Grove school was used for February–April services during Mt. Joy church renovations. |
{{Coord |39.764144|-77.232194|name=former Willow Grove school}} |
1929 |
store |
James Carnahan Smith closed the "Barlow General Store" (goods auctioned 1939,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0Q8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2826,2834106&dq=barlow-store+taneytown&hl=en building rented 1940,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6g8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3344,673909&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en sold 1944, & had 1953 fire.) |
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1929 |
store |
Clarence E. "Jumbo" Fair opened a new general store at the Barlow creamery on the creek's north bank, which was later operated by Bill Mellott, Tom Reed (1947–50), John & Ruth Witherow (1955-), Leroy DeGroft (1963), John & Romaine Maring (1964–70, Maring's Grocery), and Homer Brown (1970-1974, Brown's Grocery). |
{{Coord|39.757354|-77.231585|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=19th century creamery & 1929 store}} |
1930 |
PA 134 |
The Taneytown Rd's eastward curve from Rock Creek to the end of Chapel Rd was straightened to an elevated meadow roadbed built using excavation from the hill adjacent to the south. The roadway was moved westward from along the miller's log house and the former Barlow store, bypassing a hill and small run crossing. |
{{Coord|39.753519|-77.227361|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former end of Chapel Rd}} |
1931-02-10 |
fire co. |
The Barlow Volunteer Fire Company organized at Fair's store, where a fire bell alerted volunteer firemen{{Rp|c20}} until a siren became available. The first fire call was to the J. F. Jacobs wash house on April 8, and the company held an ox roast at the Chester Shriver's grove on October 10, 1931. |
{{Coord |39|45|44|N|77|13|56|W|name=community hall}} |
1934 |
road |
Horner's Mill Rd (now Barlow-Two Taverns Rd, Hoffman Orphanage Rd in 1953) was rerouted by the WPA at Barlow from the hill along the mill's stone farmhouse to the south several yards into the excavated side of the hill along a run, just east of its intersection with the Taneytown Rd between the mill property and the former Barlow store property.{{Rp|142}} |
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1934-09 |
fire co. |
After an equipment demonstration at Rock Creek during the Adams County Fireman's Association meeting, the companies paraded to Benner's Grove.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aAkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jf0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3242,1968780&dq=benner-grove+barlow&hl=en |
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1937 |
mill |
The mill dam was rebuilt slightly upstream by the Adams County Fish and Game Association with help from the WPA, but a fallen tree breached the dam within 2 years.{{Rp|150}} |
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1939 |
organization |
The Barlow 4-H club organized at Horner's school house,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HCgzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bQAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1585,4986603&dq=barlow-4-h&hl=en and a 1948 committee was formed to name the club http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YK5cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iFgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6601,2255259&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en ("Barlow Snackers" name created in 1952).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CdglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rPwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4580,6595443&dq=barlow-snackers&hl=en |
{{Coord |39.754589|-77.205917|name=former Hickory Hill Academy}} |
{{c.|1940}} |
organization |
The Barlow Baseball Club of the county Junior Baseball League (Southern Pennsylvania Baseball league by 1947) built a field with backstop to the west of the 1939 fire hall.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gQomAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N_0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4792,7886715&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en The team made the playoffs in 1941,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Tu8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6773,3690336&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en and in 1943 Chester Shriver Jr. was cited by Wid Matthews of the Brooklyn Dodgers as a post-war prospect.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t61cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5977,2057494&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.762321|-77.233983|name=former baseball field}} |
1947 |
school |
Willow Grove schoolhouse http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6o49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7288,7203041&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en was sold as was the Centennial Hall/Green Bush school. southwest of Barlow on the "Barlow-Natural Dam road".,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f3hbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IVENAAAAIBAJ&pg=4555,3029898&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1989{{Rp|118}} |
bridge |
The wider bridge to replace the 1923 bridge included a PENNDoT survey marker on the top of the south abutment's upstream side. |
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2008-08-04 |
fire co. |
The Barlow fire service area was increased to include a portion of the defunct Kingsdale Fire Company area at Maryland Line Road. |
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{{c.|2009}} |
One of the 10 Barlow dwellings of 1900 was demolished at 1998 Taneytown Rd http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=1998+Taneytown+Road+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1998+Taneytown+Rd,+Gettysburg,+Pennsylvania+17325&gl=us&ll=39.762409,-77.232227&spn=0,0.003259&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=39.762409,-77.232227&panoid=N-SBVbBVQu1IiQagCob3RQ&cbp=12,97.78,,0,0 after a fire several years earlier.{{When|when did it burn, and what month was it demolished?|date=May 2011}} |
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2011-05-21 |
fire co. |
The fire company held the first bi-annual community day to replace the former 3-day July carnival. |
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Topic |
Event |
Coordinates |
1738-03 |
Robert Black settled in a disputed Calvert/Penn area of {{Convert|72|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} which in 1740 the "Penn coterie" named "The Manor of Maske". In 1763, the Mason-Dixon survey placed a marker near the confluence of Rock Creek and Marsh Creek, south of the subsequent site for Robert Black's mill.http://mary-pennbb.com/history.html A Black's Cemetery 1760 gravestone identified Robert Black's death (the heirs made a 1792 property claim). In 1762, a Robert Black remained in each of Cumberland and Mt Joy townships. |
{{Coord|39.7217|-77.220728|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=Mason-Dixon marker}} |
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1787-01 |
mill |
"Robert Black of Mount Joy Township has built a merchant mill with undershot water wheel on the waters of Rock Creek and wants a road from the mill to John Little's" |
{{nowrap|{{Coord|39.756505|N|77.230156|W|region:US_type:landmark}}}} |
1799 |
mill |
The "Henry Black, miller", property assessment was $756 after the 1799 death of Robert Black (in 1838, the was{{clarify|dated=February 2015|date=February 2015}} Henry's son, Robert Black).{{Rp|83}} |
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1808 |
PA 134 |
The Adams County court approved a road from Gettysburg to Maryland past Black's Mill at the end of the road from Little's. |
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1821 |
mill |
The map symbol (waterwheel) for the "Black" mill on the south bank of "Rock c." was depicted on the west side of the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown. |
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{{nowrap|1825-06-26}} |
mill |
Flooding carried away part of the dam at Black's Mill, which became George W. Horner's, 1838–49, and Silas Miles Horner's, 1849{{Rp|83}}-1890. In June 1826, a Shippensburg wagon team died after being swept from the fording at Black's mill.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MHElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xvIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3537,3636240&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=enhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a4YlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wfIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3089,785298&dq=black's-mill+rock-creek&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.758672|N|77.226017|W|region:US_type:landmark |name=former mill dam}} |
1828-04-30 |
mill |
"Black's Mill, Rock Creek" accepted wool for John Arnold and on June 25, 1828, for the Rochdale {{sic|Wollen}} Factory.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8owlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1PIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5974,7795413&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en Later at "Black's Mill, on Rock-creek" on May 6, 1833, wool was accepted for the "Middle-Creek factory". In 1863, "Andre McKinney's, near Black's Mill" collected wool for the Rochdale factory. |
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1841 |
bridge |
John Camp built a covered bridge of two 60-foot spans downstream of the Black's Mill dam for the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown, Maryland. |
{{Coord|39.756866|-77.231441|region:US_type:landmark}} |
1858 |
mill |
The "S Horner Saw & Grist Mill" was depicted on a mapped island of Rock Creek near the "N M Horner" and "S M Horner" dwellings. |
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1858 |
school |
Willow Grove school was depicted on the southeast corner of the Taneytown Rd crossing over Plum Run ("Dr. J. Runkle" property) after previously opening upstream along Plum Run "on the Theodore McCallister property", then moving to Lott Road (now Soloman Rd) on the Harry Black farm.{{Rp|c11}} |
{{Coord|39.764424|-77.231848 |name=1858 school location}} |
1861-05-06 |
Captain Stoneman’s four companies of cavalry from Carlisle Barracks encamped at Horner’s Mill |
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1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
General Howard's 2 divisions: "my Third, General Schurz, and my Second, General Steinwehr, in the order named, taking the route by Horner's Mill" to Gettysburg. The detour used a Marsh Creek fording and passed Myer's Mill, Rock Creek Chapel, and Horners Mill; which the Third Division passed at 10:30 a.m. In 1947, an XI Corps marker was placed on the Taneytown Rd's east side south of the Barlow-Greenmount Rd and after the marker had been lost, it was replaced on the west in late July 2008 at the Barlow fire hall. |
{{Coord|39.762177|-77.232382|region:US_type:event|name=historical marker}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
Winfield Scott Hancock's troops from Taneytown used the neaby fording downstream of Horner's Mill, as well as the covered bridge, to arrive at Gettysburg ~3 pm. |
{{Coord|39.753884|-77.232682 |name=former Chapel Rd fording}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
At night, General Meade crossed the Horner's Mill covered bridge en route to Gettysburg after Hancock had returned via Horner's Mill to brief Meade at Taneytown.{{Rp|29}} |
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1863-07-02 |
Civil War |
The II Corps (Union Army) departed from a bivouac near Horner's Mill to arrive at Cemetery Ridge at 7 a.m.{{Rp|33}} |
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1863-07-03 |
Civil War |
General Farnsworth's Union cavalry watered their horses near the Horner's Mill covered bridge prior to Wells' charge on South Cavalry Field.http://www.gettysburgdaily.com/?p=7756 |
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1863-07-06 |
Civil War |
At 4:15 a.m. General Howard at Horner's recommended the XI Corps maneuver to Emmitsburg.http://members.cox.net/rb2307/content/GETTYSBURG_SIGNAL_STATION.htm |
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1863-07-07 |
Civil War |
The XII Corps (Union Army) left the Gettysburg Battlefield via Horner's Mill on orders to go to Frederick, Maryland, via Taneytown.http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/forums/ViewPost.aspx?ForumID=10&ID=19939 |
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1871-04-18 |
bridge |
A contract was issued for restoring the Horner's Mill covered bridge to higher piers after it was "swept away by a flood…half a mile" downstream. |
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1879 |
mill |
Bids were solicited for carrying the mail via Horner's Mill between Gettysburg and Harney, Maryland.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h1EmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BwAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628,6013584&dq=gettysburg-female-seminary&hl=en |
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1881-03-03 |
The stone home near the mill was sold by Newton M. Horner to J. Gibson Walker, and subsequent transfers were to Charles Hartman (1913), John Adams (1919), John Dietrick (1922), Lloyd Dubbs (1924), Samuel Gault Weaver (1925), and George & Elsie Geiselman (1930).{{Rp|132}} |
{{Coord|39.756395|-77.228479|name=stone home formerly near mill}} |
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1885 |
store |
Josephus Mills opened a general store in part of his home near Horner's Mill{{Rp|88}} (former "S M Horner" dwelling on west of Taneytown Rd/Horner's Mill Rd intersection.). |
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1886-02-12 |
mill |
The Horner's Mill dam breached during a flood and ~{{Convert|165|ft|m|abbr=on}} of the breast was carried away. |
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1887 |
PA 134 |
The low truss iron bridge over Plum Run was contracted (superstructure contract to Gilbert & Smith foundry, stone work to Nelson Collins). |
{{Coord|39.765039|-77.231998|name=Plum Run bridge}} |
1889-06-06 |
bridge |
Flooding further damaged the Horner's Mill covered bridge, which had center pier damage from the 1886 flood, but the "Grand Jury refused to approve a bridge".http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YDcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,1299655&dq=mcallister's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1890-12-20 |
store |
The Barlow Post Office began in the Josephus Mills store with David H. Sterner carrying the mail to/from the Sedgwick Post Office at Round Top. |
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1892-08-02 |
mill |
Silas Mc. Horner offered for sale the "MILL BUILDING, first story of stone and upper stories of frame … adjoining lands of … Josephus Mills and {{sic|Mills's}} store". |
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1897{{Rp|c15}} |
store |
The "smaller house which contained a store operated by Josephus Mills" was replaced by Abner S. Mills, who ran the store in the new house until 1911. The subsequent operator and his wife,{{Rp|c15}} "John W. Black and Emma S. Black", sold the store to "J. Carna Smith" in July 1914 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GMBcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4934,4090358&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en (deeded on March 29, 1915). |
{{Coord|39.755802|-77.229123 |name=1897-1929 general store}} |
1900-01-22 |
Barlow had a population of ~43 with 10 dwellings plus the school, a steam chopping mill, 2 ice houses, "and an ice cream manufactory … famous for the celebrated Barlow ice cream." The 1828 Rock Creek Chapel (Methodist Episcopal Church){{Rp|82}} and 1852 Mount Joy Lutheran Church were "both a {{sic|quarter mile''"}} from Barlow. |
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1909-05-04 |
organization |
The Barlow Rural Telephone Company's party line was completed. After 1954 "phantom voices",http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KTkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8v0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3796,1850986&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en the group ended in 1957 when replaced by private lines.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-GwmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4769,2916398&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en |
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1921-08-24 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Association's 1st picnic was at the nearby Shriver's Grove. Later annual picnics were held at Benner's Grove south of Barlow (called off {{c.|1941}}).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5MY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HzcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7308,4139554&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.763059|-77.243028|name=former picnic grove}} |
1923-04-01 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Milk Association was formed to consolidate exports from Adams County.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8cAlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e_YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1775,1088240&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-04-20 |
bridge |
"Barlow Bridge No. 27" was contracted http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A6ElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1890,5198035&dq=1923+barlow+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en for concrete to increase the road width to 20 feet from 16. In 1921 the Taneytown Rd from Gettysburg was paved only 3 miles.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IWUmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6499,2857555&dq=reaver's+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-08-30 |
bridge |
The upstream temporary bridge flooded into the unfinished new bridge, flooding 2 hogs and 20 beehives http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMc9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=TTcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6623,2029747&dq=1923+flood+barlow&hl=en from the miller's house and floating pies from the kitchen oven.{{Rp|27}} |
{{Coord|39.756082|-77.22996|name=former miller house}} |
1927 |
organization |
The Barlow "Pig Club" was formed,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-uIlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1675,2165663&dq=barlow+durboraw+gouker&hl=en and in 1932 the Barlow Home Economics Club organized.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bIolAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s_IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4383,2300338&dq=barlow-home-economics-club&hl=en |
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1929 |
school |
After having moved to the road's west side, Willow Grove school was used for February–April services during Mt. Joy church renovations. |
{{Coord |39.764144|-77.232194|name=former Willow Grove school}} |
1929 |
store |
James Carnahan Smith closed the "Barlow General Store" (goods auctioned 1939,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0Q8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2826,2834106&dq=barlow-store+taneytown&hl=en building rented 1940,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6g8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3344,673909&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en sold 1944, & had 1953 fire.) |
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1929 |
store |
Clarence E. "Jumbo" Fair opened a new general store at the Barlow creamery on the creek's north bank, which was later operated by Bill Mellott, Tom Reed (1947–50), John & Ruth Witherow (1955-), Leroy DeGroft (1963), John & Romaine Maring (1964–70, Maring's Grocery), and Homer Brown (1970-1974, Brown's Grocery). |
{{Coord|39.757354|-77.231585|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=19th century creamery & 1929 store}} |
1930 |
PA 134 |
The Taneytown Rd's eastward curve from Rock Creek to the end of Chapel Rd was straightened to an elevated meadow roadbed built using excavation from the hill adjacent to the south. The roadway was moved westward from along the miller's log house and the former Barlow store, bypassing a hill and small run crossing. |
{{Coord|39.753519|-77.227361|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former end of Chapel Rd}} |
1931-02-10 |
fire co. |
The Barlow Volunteer Fire Company organized at Fair's store, where a fire bell alerted volunteer firemen{{Rp|c20}} until a siren became available. The first fire call was to the J. F. Jacobs wash house on April 8, and the company held an ox roast at the Chester Shriver's grove on October 10, 1931. |
{{Coord |39|45|44|N|77|13|56|W|name=community hall}} |
1934 |
road |
Horner's Mill Rd (now Barlow-Two Taverns Rd, Hoffman Orphanage Rd in 1953) was rerouted by the WPA at Barlow from the hill along the mill's stone farmhouse to the south several yards into the excavated side of the hill along a run, just east of its intersection with the Taneytown Rd between the mill property and the former Barlow store property.{{Rp|142}} |
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1934-09 |
fire co. |
After an equipment demonstration at Rock Creek during the Adams County Fireman's Association meeting, the companies paraded to Benner's Grove.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aAkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jf0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3242,1968780&dq=benner-grove+barlow&hl=en |
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1937 |
mill |
The mill dam was rebuilt slightly upstream by the Adams County Fish and Game Association with help from the WPA, but a fallen tree breached the dam within 2 years.{{Rp|150}} |
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1939 |
organization |
The Barlow 4-H club organized at Horner's school house,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HCgzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bQAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1585,4986603&dq=barlow-4-h&hl=en and a 1948 committee was formed to name the club http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YK5cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iFgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6601,2255259&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en ("Barlow Snackers" name created in 1952).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CdglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rPwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4580,6595443&dq=barlow-snackers&hl=en |
{{Coord |39.754589|-77.205917|name=former Hickory Hill Academy}} |
{{c.|1940}} |
organization |
The Barlow Baseball Club of the county Junior Baseball League (Southern Pennsylvania Baseball league by 1947) built a field with backstop to the west of the 1939 fire hall.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gQomAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N_0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4792,7886715&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en The team made the playoffs in 1941,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Tu8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6773,3690336&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en and in 1943 Chester Shriver Jr. was cited by Wid Matthews of the Brooklyn Dodgers as a post-war prospect.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t61cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5977,2057494&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.762321|-77.233983|name=former baseball field}} |
1947 |
school |
Willow Grove schoolhouse http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6o49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7288,7203041&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en was sold as was the Centennial Hall/Green Bush school. southwest of Barlow on the "Barlow-Natural Dam road".,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f3hbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IVENAAAAIBAJ&pg=4555,3029898&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1989{{Rp|118}} |
bridge |
The wider bridge to replace the 1923 bridge included a PENNDoT survey marker on the top of the south abutment's upstream side. |
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2008-08-04 |
fire co. |
The Barlow fire service area was increased to include a portion of the defunct Kingsdale Fire Company area at Maryland Line Road. |
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{{c.|2009}} |
One of the 10 Barlow dwellings of 1900 was demolished at 1998 Taneytown Rd http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=1998+Taneytown+Road+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1998+Taneytown+Rd,+Gettysburg,+Pennsylvania+17325&gl=us&ll=39.762409,-77.232227&spn=0,0.003259&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=39.762409,-77.232227&panoid=N-SBVbBVQu1IiQagCob3RQ&cbp=12,97.78,,0,0 after a fire several years earlier.{{When|when did it burn, and what month was it demolished?|date=May 2011}} |
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2011-05-21 |
fire co. |
The fire company held the first bi-annual community day to replace the former 3-day July carnival. |
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1738-03 |
Robert Black settled in a disputed Calvert/Penn area of {{Convert|72|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} which in 1740 the "Penn coterie" named "The Manor of Maske". In 1763, the Mason-Dixon survey placed a marker near the confluence of Rock Creek and Marsh Creek, south of the subsequent site for Robert Black's mill.http://mary-pennbb.com/history.html A Black's Cemetery 1760 gravestone identified Robert Black's death (the heirs made a 1792 property claim). In 1762, a Robert Black remained in each of Cumberland and Mt Joy townships. |
{{Coord|39.7217|-77.220728|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=Mason-Dixon marker}} |
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1787-01 |
mill |
"Robert Black of Mount Joy Township has built a merchant mill with undershot water wheel on the waters of Rock Creek and wants a road from the mill to John Little's" |
{{nowrap|{{Coord|39.756505|N|77.230156|W|region:US_type:landmark}}}} |
1799 |
mill |
The "Henry Black, miller", property assessment was $756 after the 1799 death of Robert Black (in 1838, the was{{clarify|dated=February 2015|date=February 2015}} Henry's son, Robert Black).{{Rp|83}} |
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1808 |
PA 134 |
The Adams County court approved a road from Gettysburg to Maryland past Black's Mill at the end of the road from Little's. |
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1821 |
mill |
The map symbol (waterwheel) for the "Black" mill on the south bank of "Rock c." was depicted on the west side of the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown. |
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{{nowrap|1825-06-26}} |
mill |
Flooding carried away part of the dam at Black's Mill, which became George W. Horner's, 1838–49, and Silas Miles Horner's, 1849{{Rp|83}}-1890. In June 1826, a Shippensburg wagon team died after being swept from the fording at Black's mill.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MHElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xvIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3537,3636240&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=enhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a4YlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wfIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3089,785298&dq=black's-mill+rock-creek&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.758672|N|77.226017|W|region:US_type:landmark |name=former mill dam}} |
1828-04-30 |
mill |
"Black's Mill, Rock Creek" accepted wool for John Arnold and on June 25, 1828, for the Rochdale {{sic|Wollen}} Factory.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8owlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1PIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5974,7795413&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en Later at "Black's Mill, on Rock-creek" on May 6, 1833, wool was accepted for the "Middle-Creek factory". In 1863, "Andre McKinney's, near Black's Mill" collected wool for the Rochdale factory. |
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1841 |
bridge |
John Camp built a covered bridge of two 60-foot spans downstream of the Black's Mill dam for the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown, Maryland. |
{{Coord|39.756866|-77.231441|region:US_type:landmark}} |
1858 |
mill |
The "S Horner Saw & Grist Mill" was depicted on a mapped island of Rock Creek near the "N M Horner" and "S M Horner" dwellings. |
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1858 |
school |
Willow Grove school was depicted on the southeast corner of the Taneytown Rd crossing over Plum Run ("Dr. J. Runkle" property) after previously opening upstream along Plum Run "on the Theodore McCallister property", then moving to Lott Road (now Soloman Rd) on the Harry Black farm.{{Rp|c11}} |
{{Coord|39.764424|-77.231848 |name=1858 school location}} |
1861-05-06 |
Captain Stoneman’s four companies of cavalry from Carlisle Barracks encamped at Horner’s Mill |
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1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
General Howard's 2 divisions: "my Third, General Schurz, and my Second, General Steinwehr, in the order named, taking the route by Horner's Mill" to Gettysburg. The detour used a Marsh Creek fording and passed Myer's Mill, Rock Creek Chapel, and Horners Mill; which the Third Division passed at 10:30 a.m. In 1947, an XI Corps marker was placed on the Taneytown Rd's east side south of the Barlow-Greenmount Rd and after the marker had been lost, it was replaced on the west in late July 2008 at the Barlow fire hall. |
{{Coord|39.762177|-77.232382|region:US_type:event|name=historical marker}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
Winfield Scott Hancock's troops from Taneytown used the neaby fording downstream of Horner's Mill, as well as the covered bridge, to arrive at Gettysburg ~3 pm. |
{{Coord|39.753884|-77.232682 |name=former Chapel Rd fording}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
At night, General Meade crossed the Horner's Mill covered bridge en route to Gettysburg after Hancock had returned via Horner's Mill to brief Meade at Taneytown.{{Rp|29}} |
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1863-07-02 |
Civil War |
The II Corps (Union Army) departed from a bivouac near Horner's Mill to arrive at Cemetery Ridge at 7 a.m.{{Rp|33}} |
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1863-07-03 |
Civil War |
General Farnsworth's Union cavalry watered their horses near the Horner's Mill covered bridge prior to Wells' charge on South Cavalry Field.http://www.gettysburgdaily.com/?p=7756 |
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1863-07-06 |
Civil War |
At 4:15 a.m. General Howard at Horner's recommended the XI Corps maneuver to Emmitsburg.http://members.cox.net/rb2307/content/GETTYSBURG_SIGNAL_STATION.htm |
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1863-07-07 |
Civil War |
The XII Corps (Union Army) left the Gettysburg Battlefield via Horner's Mill on orders to go to Frederick, Maryland, via Taneytown.http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/forums/ViewPost.aspx?ForumID=10&ID=19939 |
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1871-04-18 |
bridge |
A contract was issued for restoring the Horner's Mill covered bridge to higher piers after it was "swept away by a flood…half a mile" downstream. |
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1879 |
mill |
Bids were solicited for carrying the mail via Horner's Mill between Gettysburg and Harney, Maryland.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h1EmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BwAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628,6013584&dq=gettysburg-female-seminary&hl=en |
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1881-03-03 |
The stone home near the mill was sold by Newton M. Horner to J. Gibson Walker, and subsequent transfers were to Charles Hartman (1913), John Adams (1919), John Dietrick (1922), Lloyd Dubbs (1924), Samuel Gault Weaver (1925), and George & Elsie Geiselman (1930).{{Rp|132}} |
{{Coord|39.756395|-77.228479|name=stone home formerly near mill}} |
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1885 |
store |
Josephus Mills opened a general store in part of his home near Horner's Mill{{Rp|88}} (former "S M Horner" dwelling on west of Taneytown Rd/Horner's Mill Rd intersection.). |
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1886-02-12 |
mill |
The Horner's Mill dam breached during a flood and ~{{Convert|165|ft|m|abbr=on}} of the breast was carried away. |
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1887 |
PA 134 |
The low truss iron bridge over Plum Run was contracted (superstructure contract to Gilbert & Smith foundry, stone work to Nelson Collins). |
{{Coord|39.765039|-77.231998|name=Plum Run bridge}} |
1889-06-06 |
bridge |
Flooding further damaged the Horner's Mill covered bridge, which had center pier damage from the 1886 flood, but the "Grand Jury refused to approve a bridge".http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YDcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,1299655&dq=mcallister's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1890-12-20 |
store |
The Barlow Post Office began in the Josephus Mills store with David H. Sterner carrying the mail to/from the Sedgwick Post Office at Round Top. |
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1892-08-02 |
mill |
Silas Mc. Horner offered for sale the "MILL BUILDING, first story of stone and upper stories of frame … adjoining lands of … Josephus Mills and {{sic|Mills's}} store". |
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1897{{Rp|c15}} |
store |
The "smaller house which contained a store operated by Josephus Mills" was replaced by Abner S. Mills, who ran the store in the new house until 1911. The subsequent operator and his wife,{{Rp|c15}} "John W. Black and Emma S. Black", sold the store to "J. Carna Smith" in July 1914 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GMBcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4934,4090358&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en (deeded on March 29, 1915). |
{{Coord|39.755802|-77.229123 |name=1897-1929 general store}} |
1900-01-22 |
Barlow had a population of ~43 with 10 dwellings plus the school, a steam chopping mill, 2 ice houses, "and an ice cream manufactory … famous for the celebrated Barlow ice cream." The 1828 Rock Creek Chapel (Methodist Episcopal Church){{Rp|82}} and 1852 Mount Joy Lutheran Church were "both a {{sic|quarter mile''"}} from Barlow. |
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1909-05-04 |
organization |
The Barlow Rural Telephone Company's party line was completed. After 1954 "phantom voices",http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KTkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8v0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3796,1850986&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en the group ended in 1957 when replaced by private lines.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-GwmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4769,2916398&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en |
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1921-08-24 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Association's 1st picnic was at the nearby Shriver's Grove. Later annual picnics were held at Benner's Grove south of Barlow (called off {{c.|1941}}).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5MY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HzcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7308,4139554&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.763059|-77.243028|name=former picnic grove}} |
1923-04-01 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Milk Association was formed to consolidate exports from Adams County.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8cAlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e_YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1775,1088240&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-04-20 |
bridge |
"Barlow Bridge No. 27" was contracted http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A6ElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1890,5198035&dq=1923+barlow+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en for concrete to increase the road width to 20 feet from 16. In 1921 the Taneytown Rd from Gettysburg was paved only 3 miles.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IWUmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6499,2857555&dq=reaver's+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-08-30 |
bridge |
The upstream temporary bridge flooded into the unfinished new bridge, flooding 2 hogs and 20 beehives http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMc9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=TTcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6623,2029747&dq=1923+flood+barlow&hl=en from the miller's house and floating pies from the kitchen oven.{{Rp|27}} |
{{Coord|39.756082|-77.22996|name=former miller house}} |
1927 |
organization |
The Barlow "Pig Club" was formed,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-uIlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1675,2165663&dq=barlow+durboraw+gouker&hl=en and in 1932 the Barlow Home Economics Club organized.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bIolAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s_IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4383,2300338&dq=barlow-home-economics-club&hl=en |
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1929 |
school |
After having moved to the road's west side, Willow Grove school was used for February–April services during Mt. Joy church renovations. |
{{Coord |39.764144|-77.232194|name=former Willow Grove school}} |
1929 |
store |
James Carnahan Smith closed the "Barlow General Store" (goods auctioned 1939,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0Q8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2826,2834106&dq=barlow-store+taneytown&hl=en building rented 1940,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6g8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3344,673909&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en sold 1944, & had 1953 fire.) |
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1929 |
store |
Clarence E. "Jumbo" Fair opened a new general store at the Barlow creamery on the creek's north bank, which was later operated by Bill Mellott, Tom Reed (1947–50), John & Ruth Witherow (1955-), Leroy DeGroft (1963), John & Romaine Maring (1964–70, Maring's Grocery), and Homer Brown (1970-1974, Brown's Grocery). |
{{Coord|39.757354|-77.231585|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=19th century creamery & 1929 store}} |
1930 |
PA 134 |
The Taneytown Rd's eastward curve from Rock Creek to the end of Chapel Rd was straightened to an elevated meadow roadbed built using excavation from the hill adjacent to the south. The roadway was moved westward from along the miller's log house and the former Barlow store, bypassing a hill and small run crossing. |
{{Coord|39.753519|-77.227361|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former end of Chapel Rd}} |
1931-02-10 |
fire co. |
The Barlow Volunteer Fire Company organized at Fair's store, where a fire bell alerted volunteer firemen{{Rp|c20}} until a siren became available. The first fire call was to the J. F. Jacobs wash house on April 8, and the company held an ox roast at the Chester Shriver's grove on October 10, 1931. |
{{Coord |39|45|44|N|77|13|56|W|name=community hall}} |
1934 |
road |
Horner's Mill Rd (now Barlow-Two Taverns Rd, Hoffman Orphanage Rd in 1953) was rerouted by the WPA at Barlow from the hill along the mill's stone farmhouse to the south several yards into the excavated side of the hill along a run, just east of its intersection with the Taneytown Rd between the mill property and the former Barlow store property.{{Rp|142}} |
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1934-09 |
fire co. |
After an equipment demonstration at Rock Creek during the Adams County Fireman's Association meeting, the companies paraded to Benner's Grove.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aAkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jf0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3242,1968780&dq=benner-grove+barlow&hl=en |
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1937 |
mill |
The mill dam was rebuilt slightly upstream by the Adams County Fish and Game Association with help from the WPA, but a fallen tree breached the dam within 2 years.{{Rp|150}} |
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1939 |
organization |
The Barlow 4-H club organized at Horner's school house,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HCgzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bQAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1585,4986603&dq=barlow-4-h&hl=en and a 1948 committee was formed to name the club http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YK5cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iFgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6601,2255259&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en ("Barlow Snackers" name created in 1952).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CdglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rPwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4580,6595443&dq=barlow-snackers&hl=en |
{{Coord |39.754589|-77.205917|name=former Hickory Hill Academy}} |
{{c.|1940}} |
organization |
The Barlow Baseball Club of the county Junior Baseball League (Southern Pennsylvania Baseball league by 1947) built a field with backstop to the west of the 1939 fire hall.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gQomAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N_0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4792,7886715&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en The team made the playoffs in 1941,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Tu8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6773,3690336&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en and in 1943 Chester Shriver Jr. was cited by Wid Matthews of the Brooklyn Dodgers as a post-war prospect.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t61cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5977,2057494&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.762321|-77.233983|name=former baseball field}} |
1947 |
school |
Willow Grove schoolhouse http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6o49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7288,7203041&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en was sold as was the Centennial Hall/Green Bush school. southwest of Barlow on the "Barlow-Natural Dam road".,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f3hbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IVENAAAAIBAJ&pg=4555,3029898&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1989{{Rp|118}} |
bridge |
The wider bridge to replace the 1923 bridge included a PENNDoT survey marker on the top of the south abutment's upstream side. |
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2008-08-04 |
fire co. |
The Barlow fire service area was increased to include a portion of the defunct Kingsdale Fire Company area at Maryland Line Road. |
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{{c.|2009}} |
One of the 10 Barlow dwellings of 1900 was demolished at 1998 Taneytown Rd http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=1998+Taneytown+Road+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1998+Taneytown+Rd,+Gettysburg,+Pennsylvania+17325&gl=us&ll=39.762409,-77.232227&spn=0,0.003259&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=39.762409,-77.232227&panoid=N-SBVbBVQu1IiQagCob3RQ&cbp=12,97.78,,0,0 after a fire several years earlier.{{When|when did it burn, and what month was it demolished?|date=May 2011}} |
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2011-05-21 |
fire co. |
The fire company held the first bi-annual community day to replace the former 3-day July carnival. |
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Topic |
Event |
Coordinates |
1738-03 |
Robert Black settled in a disputed Calvert/Penn area of {{Convert|72|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} which in 1740 the "Penn coterie" named "The Manor of Maske". In 1763, the Mason-Dixon survey placed a marker near the confluence of Rock Creek and Marsh Creek, south of the subsequent site for Robert Black's mill.http://mary-pennbb.com/history.html A Black's Cemetery 1760 gravestone identified Robert Black's death (the heirs made a 1792 property claim). In 1762, a Robert Black remained in each of Cumberland and Mt Joy townships. |
{{Coord|39.7217|-77.220728|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=Mason-Dixon marker}} |
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1787-01 |
mill |
"Robert Black of Mount Joy Township has built a merchant mill with undershot water wheel on the waters of Rock Creek and wants a road from the mill to John Little's" |
{{nowrap|{{Coord|39.756505|N|77.230156|W|region:US_type:landmark}}}} |
1799 |
mill |
The "Henry Black, miller", property assessment was $756 after the 1799 death of Robert Black (in 1838, the was{{clarify|dated=February 2015|date=February 2015}} Henry's son, Robert Black).{{Rp|83}} |
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1808 |
PA 134 |
The Adams County court approved a road from Gettysburg to Maryland past Black's Mill at the end of the road from Little's. |
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1821 |
mill |
The map symbol (waterwheel) for the "Black" mill on the south bank of "Rock c." was depicted on the west side of the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown. |
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{{nowrap|1825-06-26}} |
mill |
Flooding carried away part of the dam at Black's Mill, which became George W. Horner's, 1838–49, and Silas Miles Horner's, 1849{{Rp|83}}-1890. In June 1826, a Shippensburg wagon team died after being swept from the fording at Black's mill.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MHElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xvIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3537,3636240&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=enhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a4YlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wfIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3089,785298&dq=black's-mill+rock-creek&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.758672|N|77.226017|W|region:US_type:landmark |name=former mill dam}} |
1828-04-30 |
mill |
"Black's Mill, Rock Creek" accepted wool for John Arnold and on June 25, 1828, for the Rochdale {{sic|Wollen}} Factory.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8owlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1PIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5974,7795413&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en Later at "Black's Mill, on Rock-creek" on May 6, 1833, wool was accepted for the "Middle-Creek factory". In 1863, "Andre McKinney's, near Black's Mill" collected wool for the Rochdale factory. |
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1841 |
bridge |
John Camp built a covered bridge of two 60-foot spans downstream of the Black's Mill dam for the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown, Maryland. |
{{Coord|39.756866|-77.231441|region:US_type:landmark}} |
1858 |
mill |
The "S Horner Saw & Grist Mill" was depicted on a mapped island of Rock Creek near the "N M Horner" and "S M Horner" dwellings. |
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1858 |
school |
Willow Grove school was depicted on the southeast corner of the Taneytown Rd crossing over Plum Run ("Dr. J. Runkle" property) after previously opening upstream along Plum Run "on the Theodore McCallister property", then moving to Lott Road (now Soloman Rd) on the Harry Black farm.{{Rp|c11}} |
{{Coord|39.764424|-77.231848 |name=1858 school location}} |
1861-05-06 |
Captain Stoneman’s four companies of cavalry from Carlisle Barracks encamped at Horner’s Mill |
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1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
General Howard's 2 divisions: "my Third, General Schurz, and my Second, General Steinwehr, in the order named, taking the route by Horner's Mill" to Gettysburg. The detour used a Marsh Creek fording and passed Myer's Mill, Rock Creek Chapel, and Horners Mill; which the Third Division passed at 10:30 a.m. In 1947, an XI Corps marker was placed on the Taneytown Rd's east side south of the Barlow-Greenmount Rd and after the marker had been lost, it was replaced on the west in late July 2008 at the Barlow fire hall. |
{{Coord|39.762177|-77.232382|region:US_type:event|name=historical marker}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
Winfield Scott Hancock's troops from Taneytown used the neaby fording downstream of Horner's Mill, as well as the covered bridge, to arrive at Gettysburg ~3 pm. |
{{Coord|39.753884|-77.232682 |name=former Chapel Rd fording}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
At night, General Meade crossed the Horner's Mill covered bridge en route to Gettysburg after Hancock had returned via Horner's Mill to brief Meade at Taneytown.{{Rp|29}} |
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1863-07-02 |
Civil War |
The II Corps (Union Army) departed from a bivouac near Horner's Mill to arrive at Cemetery Ridge at 7 a.m.{{Rp|33}} |
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1863-07-03 |
Civil War |
General Farnsworth's Union cavalry watered their horses near the Horner's Mill covered bridge prior to Wells' charge on South Cavalry Field.http://www.gettysburgdaily.com/?p=7756 |
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1863-07-06 |
Civil War |
At 4:15 a.m. General Howard at Horner's recommended the XI Corps maneuver to Emmitsburg.http://members.cox.net/rb2307/content/GETTYSBURG_SIGNAL_STATION.htm |
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1863-07-07 |
Civil War |
The XII Corps (Union Army) left the Gettysburg Battlefield via Horner's Mill on orders to go to Frederick, Maryland, via Taneytown.http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/forums/ViewPost.aspx?ForumID=10&ID=19939 |
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1871-04-18 |
bridge |
A contract was issued for restoring the Horner's Mill covered bridge to higher piers after it was "swept away by a flood…half a mile" downstream. |
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1879 |
mill |
Bids were solicited for carrying the mail via Horner's Mill between Gettysburg and Harney, Maryland.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h1EmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BwAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628,6013584&dq=gettysburg-female-seminary&hl=en |
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1881-03-03 |
The stone home near the mill was sold by Newton M. Horner to J. Gibson Walker, and subsequent transfers were to Charles Hartman (1913), John Adams (1919), John Dietrick (1922), Lloyd Dubbs (1924), Samuel Gault Weaver (1925), and George & Elsie Geiselman (1930).{{Rp|132}} |
{{Coord|39.756395|-77.228479|name=stone home formerly near mill}} |
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1885 |
store |
Josephus Mills opened a general store in part of his home near Horner's Mill{{Rp|88}} (former "S M Horner" dwelling on west of Taneytown Rd/Horner's Mill Rd intersection.). |
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1886-02-12 |
mill |
The Horner's Mill dam breached during a flood and ~{{Convert|165|ft|m|abbr=on}} of the breast was carried away. |
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1887 |
PA 134 |
The low truss iron bridge over Plum Run was contracted (superstructure contract to Gilbert & Smith foundry, stone work to Nelson Collins). |
{{Coord|39.765039|-77.231998|name=Plum Run bridge}} |
1889-06-06 |
bridge |
Flooding further damaged the Horner's Mill covered bridge, which had center pier damage from the 1886 flood, but the "Grand Jury refused to approve a bridge".http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YDcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,1299655&dq=mcallister's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1890-12-20 |
store |
The Barlow Post Office began in the Josephus Mills store with David H. Sterner carrying the mail to/from the Sedgwick Post Office at Round Top. |
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1892-08-02 |
mill |
Silas Mc. Horner offered for sale the "MILL BUILDING, first story of stone and upper stories of frame … adjoining lands of … Josephus Mills and {{sic|Mills's}} store". |
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1897{{Rp|c15}} |
store |
The "smaller house which contained a store operated by Josephus Mills" was replaced by Abner S. Mills, who ran the store in the new house until 1911. The subsequent operator and his wife,{{Rp|c15}} "John W. Black and Emma S. Black", sold the store to "J. Carna Smith" in July 1914 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GMBcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4934,4090358&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en (deeded on March 29, 1915). |
{{Coord|39.755802|-77.229123 |name=1897-1929 general store}} |
1900-01-22 |
Barlow had a population of ~43 with 10 dwellings plus the school, a steam chopping mill, 2 ice houses, "and an ice cream manufactory … famous for the celebrated Barlow ice cream." The 1828 Rock Creek Chapel (Methodist Episcopal Church){{Rp|82}} and 1852 Mount Joy Lutheran Church were "both a {{sic|quarter mile''"}} from Barlow. |
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1909-05-04 |
organization |
The Barlow Rural Telephone Company's party line was completed. After 1954 "phantom voices",http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KTkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8v0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3796,1850986&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en the group ended in 1957 when replaced by private lines.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-GwmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4769,2916398&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en |
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1921-08-24 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Association's 1st picnic was at the nearby Shriver's Grove. Later annual picnics were held at Benner's Grove south of Barlow (called off {{c.|1941}}).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5MY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HzcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7308,4139554&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.763059|-77.243028|name=former picnic grove}} |
1923-04-01 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Milk Association was formed to consolidate exports from Adams County.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8cAlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e_YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1775,1088240&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-04-20 |
bridge |
"Barlow Bridge No. 27" was contracted http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A6ElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1890,5198035&dq=1923+barlow+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en for concrete to increase the road width to 20 feet from 16. In 1921 the Taneytown Rd from Gettysburg was paved only 3 miles.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IWUmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6499,2857555&dq=reaver's+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-08-30 |
bridge |
The upstream temporary bridge flooded into the unfinished new bridge, flooding 2 hogs and 20 beehives http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMc9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=TTcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6623,2029747&dq=1923+flood+barlow&hl=en from the miller's house and floating pies from the kitchen oven.{{Rp|27}} |
{{Coord|39.756082|-77.22996|name=former miller house}} |
1927 |
organization |
The Barlow "Pig Club" was formed,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-uIlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1675,2165663&dq=barlow+durboraw+gouker&hl=en and in 1932 the Barlow Home Economics Club organized.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bIolAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s_IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4383,2300338&dq=barlow-home-economics-club&hl=en |
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1929 |
school |
After having moved to the road's west side, Willow Grove school was used for February–April services during Mt. Joy church renovations. |
{{Coord |39.764144|-77.232194|name=former Willow Grove school}} |
1929 |
store |
James Carnahan Smith closed the "Barlow General Store" (goods auctioned 1939,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0Q8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2826,2834106&dq=barlow-store+taneytown&hl=en building rented 1940,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6g8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3344,673909&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en sold 1944, & had 1953 fire.) |
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1929 |
store |
Clarence E. "Jumbo" Fair opened a new general store at the Barlow creamery on the creek's north bank, which was later operated by Bill Mellott, Tom Reed (1947–50), John & Ruth Witherow (1955-), Leroy DeGroft (1963), John & Romaine Maring (1964–70, Maring's Grocery), and Homer Brown (1970-1974, Brown's Grocery). |
{{Coord|39.757354|-77.231585|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=19th century creamery & 1929 store}} |
1930 |
PA 134 |
The Taneytown Rd's eastward curve from Rock Creek to the end of Chapel Rd was straightened to an elevated meadow roadbed built using excavation from the hill adjacent to the south. The roadway was moved westward from along the miller's log house and the former Barlow store, bypassing a hill and small run crossing. |
{{Coord|39.753519|-77.227361|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former end of Chapel Rd}} |
1931-02-10 |
fire co. |
The Barlow Volunteer Fire Company organized at Fair's store, where a fire bell alerted volunteer firemen{{Rp|c20}} until a siren became available. The first fire call was to the J. F. Jacobs wash house on April 8, and the company held an ox roast at the Chester Shriver's grove on October 10, 1931. |
{{Coord |39|45|44|N|77|13|56|W|name=community hall}} |
1934 |
road |
Horner's Mill Rd (now Barlow-Two Taverns Rd, Hoffman Orphanage Rd in 1953) was rerouted by the WPA at Barlow from the hill along the mill's stone farmhouse to the south several yards into the excavated side of the hill along a run, just east of its intersection with the Taneytown Rd between the mill property and the former Barlow store property.{{Rp|142}} |
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1934-09 |
fire co. |
After an equipment demonstration at Rock Creek during the Adams County Fireman's Association meeting, the companies paraded to Benner's Grove.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aAkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jf0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3242,1968780&dq=benner-grove+barlow&hl=en |
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1937 |
mill |
The mill dam was rebuilt slightly upstream by the Adams County Fish and Game Association with help from the WPA, but a fallen tree breached the dam within 2 years.{{Rp|150}} |
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1939 |
organization |
The Barlow 4-H club organized at Horner's school house,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HCgzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bQAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1585,4986603&dq=barlow-4-h&hl=en and a 1948 committee was formed to name the club http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YK5cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iFgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6601,2255259&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en ("Barlow Snackers" name created in 1952).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CdglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rPwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4580,6595443&dq=barlow-snackers&hl=en |
{{Coord |39.754589|-77.205917|name=former Hickory Hill Academy}} |
{{c.|1940}} |
organization |
The Barlow Baseball Club of the county Junior Baseball League (Southern Pennsylvania Baseball league by 1947) built a field with backstop to the west of the 1939 fire hall.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gQomAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N_0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4792,7886715&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en The team made the playoffs in 1941,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Tu8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6773,3690336&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en and in 1943 Chester Shriver Jr. was cited by Wid Matthews of the Brooklyn Dodgers as a post-war prospect.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t61cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5977,2057494&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.762321|-77.233983|name=former baseball field}} |
1947 |
school |
Willow Grove schoolhouse http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6o49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7288,7203041&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en was sold as was the Centennial Hall/Green Bush school. southwest of Barlow on the "Barlow-Natural Dam road".,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f3hbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IVENAAAAIBAJ&pg=4555,3029898&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1989{{Rp|118}} |
bridge |
The wider bridge to replace the 1923 bridge included a PENNDoT survey marker on the top of the south abutment's upstream side. |
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2008-08-04 |
fire co. |
The Barlow fire service area was increased to include a portion of the defunct Kingsdale Fire Company area at Maryland Line Road. |
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{{c.|2009}} |
One of the 10 Barlow dwellings of 1900 was demolished at 1998 Taneytown Rd http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=1998+Taneytown+Road+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1998+Taneytown+Rd,+Gettysburg,+Pennsylvania+17325&gl=us&ll=39.762409,-77.232227&spn=0,0.003259&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=39.762409,-77.232227&panoid=N-SBVbBVQu1IiQagCob3RQ&cbp=12,97.78,,0,0 after a fire several years earlier.{{When|when did it burn, and what month was it demolished?|date=May 2011}} |
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2011-05-21 |
fire co. |
The fire company held the first bi-annual community day to replace the former 3-day July carnival. |
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Topic |
Event |
Coordinates |
1738-03 |
Robert Black settled in a disputed Calvert/Penn area of {{Convert|72|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} which in 1740 the "Penn coterie" named "The Manor of Maske". In 1763, the Mason-Dixon survey placed a marker near the confluence of Rock Creek and Marsh Creek, south of the subsequent site for Robert Black's mill.http://mary-pennbb.com/history.html A Black's Cemetery 1760 gravestone identified Robert Black's death (the heirs made a 1792 property claim). In 1762, a Robert Black remained in each of Cumberland and Mt Joy townships. |
{{Coord|39.7217|-77.220728|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=Mason-Dixon marker}} |
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1787-01 |
mill |
"Robert Black of Mount Joy Township has built a merchant mill with undershot water wheel on the waters of Rock Creek and wants a road from the mill to John Little's" |
{{nowrap|{{Coord|39.756505|N|77.230156|W|region:US_type:landmark}}}} |
1799 |
mill |
The "Henry Black, miller", property assessment was $756 after the 1799 death of Robert Black (in 1838, the was{{clarify|dated=February 2015|date=February 2015}} Henry's son, Robert Black).{{Rp|83}} |
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1808 |
PA 134 |
The Adams County court approved a road from Gettysburg to Maryland past Black's Mill at the end of the road from Little's. |
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1821 |
mill |
The map symbol (waterwheel) for the "Black" mill on the south bank of "Rock c." was depicted on the west side of the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown. |
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{{nowrap|1825-06-26}} |
mill |
Flooding carried away part of the dam at Black's Mill, which became George W. Horner's, 1838–49, and Silas Miles Horner's, 1849{{Rp|83}}-1890. In June 1826, a Shippensburg wagon team died after being swept from the fording at Black's mill.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MHElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xvIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3537,3636240&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=enhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a4YlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wfIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3089,785298&dq=black's-mill+rock-creek&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.758672|N|77.226017|W|region:US_type:landmark |name=former mill dam}} |
1828-04-30 |
mill |
"Black's Mill, Rock Creek" accepted wool for John Arnold and on June 25, 1828, for the Rochdale {{sic|Wollen}} Factory.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8owlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1PIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5974,7795413&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en Later at "Black's Mill, on Rock-creek" on May 6, 1833, wool was accepted for the "Middle-Creek factory". In 1863, "Andre McKinney's, near Black's Mill" collected wool for the Rochdale factory. |
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1841 |
bridge |
John Camp built a covered bridge of two 60-foot spans downstream of the Black's Mill dam for the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown, Maryland. |
{{Coord|39.756866|-77.231441|region:US_type:landmark}} |
1858 |
mill |
The "S Horner Saw & Grist Mill" was depicted on a mapped island of Rock Creek near the "N M Horner" and "S M Horner" dwellings. |
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1858 |
school |
Willow Grove school was depicted on the southeast corner of the Taneytown Rd crossing over Plum Run ("Dr. J. Runkle" property) after previously opening upstream along Plum Run "on the Theodore McCallister property", then moving to Lott Road (now Soloman Rd) on the Harry Black farm.{{Rp|c11}} |
{{Coord|39.764424|-77.231848 |name=1858 school location}} |
1861-05-06 |
Captain Stoneman’s four companies of cavalry from Carlisle Barracks encamped at Horner’s Mill |
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1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
General Howard's 2 divisions: "my Third, General Schurz, and my Second, General Steinwehr, in the order named, taking the route by Horner's Mill" to Gettysburg. The detour used a Marsh Creek fording and passed Myer's Mill, Rock Creek Chapel, and Horners Mill; which the Third Division passed at 10:30 a.m. In 1947, an XI Corps marker was placed on the Taneytown Rd's east side south of the Barlow-Greenmount Rd and after the marker had been lost, it was replaced on the west in late July 2008 at the Barlow fire hall. |
{{Coord|39.762177|-77.232382|region:US_type:event|name=historical marker}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
Winfield Scott Hancock's troops from Taneytown used the nearby fording downstream of Horner's Mill, as well as the covered bridge, to arrive at Gettysburg ~3 pm. |
{{Coord|39.753884|-77.232682 |name=former Chapel Rd fording}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
At night, General Meade crossed the Horner's Mill covered bridge en route to Gettysburg after Hancock had returned via Horner's Mill to brief Meade at Taneytown.{{Rp|29}} |
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1863-07-02 |
Civil War |
The II Corps (Union Army) departed from a bivouac near Horner's Mill to arrive at Cemetery Ridge at 7 a.m.{{Rp|33}} |
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1863-07-03 |
Civil War |
General Farnsworth's Union cavalry watered their horses near the Horner's Mill covered bridge prior to Wells' charge on South Cavalry Field.http://www.gettysburgdaily.com/?p=7756 |
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1863-07-06 |
Civil War |
At 4:15 a.m. General Howard at Horner's recommended the XI Corps maneuver to Emmitsburg.http://members.cox.net/rb2307/content/GETTYSBURG_SIGNAL_STATION.htm |
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1863-07-07 |
Civil War |
The XII Corps (Union Army) left the Gettysburg Battlefield via Horner's Mill on orders to go to Frederick, Maryland, via Taneytown.http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/forums/ViewPost.aspx?ForumID=10&ID=19939 |
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1871-04-18 |
bridge |
A contract was issued for restoring the Horner's Mill covered bridge to higher piers after it was "swept away by a flood…half a mile" downstream. |
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1879 |
mill |
Bids were solicited for carrying the mail via Horner's Mill between Gettysburg and Harney, Maryland.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h1EmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BwAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628,6013584&dq=gettysburg-female-seminary&hl=en |
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1881-03-03 |
The stone home near the mill was sold by Newton M. Horner to J. Gibson Walker, and subsequent transfers were to Charles Hartman (1913), John Adams (1919), John Dietrick (1922), Lloyd Dubbs (1924), Samuel Gault Weaver (1925), and George & Elsie Geiselman (1930).{{Rp|132}} |
{{Coord|39.756395|-77.228479|name=stone home formerly near mill}} |
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1885 |
store |
Josephus Mills opened a general store in part of his home near Horner's Mill{{Rp|88}} (former "S M Horner" dwelling on west of Taneytown Rd/Horner's Mill Rd intersection.). |
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1886-02-12 |
mill |
The Horner's Mill dam breached during a flood and ~{{Convert|165|ft|m|abbr=on}} of the breast was carried away. |
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1887 |
PA 134 |
The low truss iron bridge over Plum Run was contracted (superstructure contract to Gilbert & Smith foundry, stone work to Nelson Collins). |
{{Coord|39.765039|-77.231998|name=Plum Run bridge}} |
1889-06-06 |
bridge |
Flooding further damaged the Horner's Mill covered bridge, which had center pier damage from the 1886 flood, but the "Grand Jury refused to approve a bridge".http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YDcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,1299655&dq=mcallister's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1890-12-20 |
store |
The Barlow Post Office began in the Josephus Mills store with David H. Sterner carrying the mail to/from the Sedgwick Post Office at Round Top. |
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1892-08-02 |
mill |
Silas Mc. Horner offered for sale the "MILL BUILDING, first story of stone and upper stories of frame … adjoining lands of … Josephus Mills and {{sic|Mills's}} store". |
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1897{{Rp|c15}} |
store |
The "smaller house which contained a store operated by Josephus Mills" was replaced by Abner S. Mills, who ran the store in the new house until 1911. The subsequent operator and his wife,{{Rp|c15}} "John W. Black and Emma S. Black", sold the store to "J. Carna Smith" in July 1914 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GMBcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4934,4090358&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en (deeded on March 29, 1915). |
{{Coord|39.755802|-77.229123 |name=1897-1929 general store}} |
1900-01-22 |
Barlow had a population of ~43 with 10 dwellings plus the school, a steam chopping mill, 2 ice houses, "and an ice cream manufactory … famous for the celebrated Barlow ice cream." The 1828 Rock Creek Chapel (Methodist Episcopal Church){{Rp|82}} and 1852 Mount Joy Lutheran Church were "both a {{sic|quarter mile''"}} from Barlow. |
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1909-05-04 |
organization |
The Barlow Rural Telephone Company's party line was completed. After 1954 "phantom voices",http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KTkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8v0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3796,1850986&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en the group ended in 1957 when replaced by private lines.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-GwmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4769,2916398&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en |
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1921-08-24 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Association's 1st picnic was at the nearby Shriver's Grove. Later annual picnics were held at Benner's Grove south of Barlow (called off {{c.|1941}}).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5MY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HzcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7308,4139554&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.763059|-77.243028|name=former picnic grove}} |
1923-04-01 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Milk Association was formed to consolidate exports from Adams County.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8cAlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e_YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1775,1088240&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-04-20 |
bridge |
"Barlow Bridge No. 27" was contracted http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A6ElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1890,5198035&dq=1923+barlow+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en for concrete to increase the road width to 20 feet from 16. In 1921 the Taneytown Rd from Gettysburg was paved only 3 miles.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IWUmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6499,2857555&dq=reaver's+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-08-30 |
bridge |
The upstream temporary bridge flooded into the unfinished new bridge, flooding 2 hogs and 20 beehives http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMc9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=TTcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6623,2029747&dq=1923+flood+barlow&hl=en from the miller's house and floating pies from the kitchen oven.{{Rp|27}} |
{{Coord|39.756082|-77.22996|name=former miller house}} |
1927 |
organization |
The Barlow "Pig Club" was formed,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-uIlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1675,2165663&dq=barlow+durboraw+gouker&hl=en and in 1932 the Barlow Home Economics Club organized.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bIolAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s_IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4383,2300338&dq=barlow-home-economics-club&hl=en |
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1929 |
school |
After having moved to the road's west side, Willow Grove school was used for February–April services during Mt. Joy church renovations. |
{{Coord |39.764144|-77.232194|name=former Willow Grove school}} |
1929 |
store |
James Carnahan Smith closed the "Barlow General Store" (goods auctioned 1939,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0Q8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2826,2834106&dq=barlow-store+taneytown&hl=en building rented 1940,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6g8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3344,673909&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en sold 1944, & had 1953 fire.) |
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1929 |
store |
Clarence E. "Jumbo" Fair opened a new general store at the Barlow creamery on the creek's north bank, which was later operated by Bill Mellott, Tom Reed (1947–50), John & Ruth Witherow (1955-), Leroy DeGroft (1963), John & Romaine Maring (1964–70, Maring's Grocery), and Homer Brown (1970-1974, Brown's Grocery). |
{{Coord|39.757354|-77.231585|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=19th century creamery & 1929 store}} |
1930 |
PA 134 |
The Taneytown Rd's eastward curve from Rock Creek to the end of Chapel Rd was straightened to an elevated meadow roadbed built using excavation from the hill adjacent to the south. The roadway was moved westward from along the miller's log house and the former Barlow store, bypassing a hill and small run crossing. |
{{Coord|39.753519|-77.227361|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former end of Chapel Rd}} |
1931-02-10 |
fire co. |
The Barlow Volunteer Fire Company organized at Fair's store, where a fire bell alerted volunteer firemen{{Rp|c20}} until a siren became available. The first fire call was to the J. F. Jacobs wash house on April 8, and the company held an ox roast at the Chester Shriver's grove on October 10, 1931. |
{{Coord |39|45|44|N|77|13|56|W|name=community hall}} |
1934 |
road |
Horner's Mill Rd (now Barlow-Two Taverns Rd, Hoffman Orphanage Rd in 1953) was rerouted by the WPA at Barlow from the hill along the mill's stone farmhouse to the south several yards into the excavated side of the hill along a run, just east of its intersection with the Taneytown Rd between the mill property and the former Barlow store property.{{Rp|142}} |
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1934-09 |
fire co. |
After an equipment demonstration at Rock Creek during the Adams County Fireman's Association meeting, the companies paraded to Benner's Grove.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aAkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jf0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3242,1968780&dq=benner-grove+barlow&hl=en |
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1937 |
mill |
The mill dam was rebuilt slightly upstream by the Adams County Fish and Game Association with help from the WPA, but a fallen tree breached the dam within 2 years.{{Rp|150}} |
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1939 |
organization |
The Barlow 4-H club organized at Horner's school house,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HCgzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bQAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1585,4986603&dq=barlow-4-h&hl=en and a 1948 committee was formed to name the club http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YK5cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iFgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6601,2255259&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en ("Barlow Snackers" name created in 1952).http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CdglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rPwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4580,6595443&dq=barlow-snackers&hl=en |
{{Coord |39.754589|-77.205917|name=former Hickory Hill Academy}} |
{{c.|1940}} |
organization |
The Barlow Baseball Club of the county Junior Baseball League (Southern Pennsylvania Baseball league by 1947) built a field with backstop to the west of the 1939 fire hall.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gQomAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N_0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4792,7886715&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en The team made the playoffs in 1941,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Tu8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6773,3690336&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en and in 1943 Chester Shriver Jr. was cited by Wid Matthews of the Brooklyn Dodgers as a post-war prospect.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t61cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5977,2057494&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.762321|-77.233983|name=former baseball field}} |
1947 |
school |
Willow Grove schoolhouse http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6o49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7288,7203041&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en was sold as was the Centennial Hall/Green Bush school. southwest of Barlow on the "Barlow-Natural Dam road".,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f3hbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IVENAAAAIBAJ&pg=4555,3029898&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1989{{Rp|118}} |
bridge |
The wider bridge to replace the 1923 bridge included a PENNDoT survey marker on the top of the south abutment's upstream side. |
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2008-08-04 |
fire co. |
The Barlow fire service area was increased to include a portion of the defunct Kingsdale Fire Company area at Maryland Line Road. |
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{{c.|2009}} |
One of the 10 Barlow dwellings of 1900 was demolished at 1998 Taneytown Rd http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=1998+Taneytown+Road+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1998+Taneytown+Rd,+Gettysburg,+Pennsylvania+17325&gl=us&ll=39.762409,-77.232227&spn=0,0.003259&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=39.762409,-77.232227&panoid=N-SBVbBVQu1IiQagCob3RQ&cbp=12,97.78,,0,0 after a fire several years earlier.{{When|when did it burn, and what month was it demolished?|date=May 2011}} |
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2011-05-21 |
fire co. |
The fire company held the first bi-annual community day to replace the former 3-day July carnival. |
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1738-03 |
Robert Black settled in a disputed Calvert/Penn area of {{Convert|72|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} which in 1740 the "Penn coterie" named "The Manor of Maske". In 1763, the Mason-Dixon survey placed a marker near the confluence of Rock Creek and Marsh Creek, south of the subsequent site for Robert Black's mill.http://mary-pennbb.com/history.html A Black's Cemetery 1760 gravestone identified Robert Black's death (the heirs made a 1792 property claim). In 1762, a Robert Black remained in each of Cumberland and Mt Joy townships. |
{{Coord|39.7217|-77.220728|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=Mason-Dixon marker}} |
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1787-01 |
mill |
"Robert Black of Mount Joy Township has built a merchant mill with undershot water wheel on the waters of Rock Creek and wants a road from the mill to John Little's" |
{{nowrap|{{Coord|39.756505|N|77.230156|W|region:US_type:landmark}}}} |
1799 |
mill |
The "Henry Black, miller", property assessment was $756 after the 1799 death of Robert Black (in 1838, the was{{clarify|dated=February 2015|date=February 2015}} Henry's son, Robert Black).{{Rp|83}} |
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1808 |
PA 134 |
The Adams County court approved a road from Gettysburg to Maryland past Black's Mill at the end of the road from Little's. |
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1821 |
mill |
The map symbol (waterwheel) for the "Black" mill on the south bank of "Rock c." was depicted on the west side of the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown. |
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{{nowrap|1825-06-26}} |
mill |
Flooding carried away part of the dam at Black's Mill, which became George W. Horner's, 1838–49, and Silas Miles Horner's, 1849{{Rp|83}}-1890. In June 1826, a Shippensburg wagon team died after being swept from the fording at Black's mill.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MHElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xvIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3537,3636240&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=enhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a4YlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wfIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3089,785298&dq=black's-mill+rock-creek&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.758672|N|77.226017|W|region:US_type:landmark |name=former mill dam}} |
1828-04-30 |
mill |
"Black's Mill, Rock Creek" accepted wool for John Arnold and on June 25, 1828, for the Rochdale {{sic|Wollen}} Factory.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8owlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1PIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5974,7795413&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en Later at "Black's Mill, on Rock-creek" on May 6, 1833, wool was accepted for the "Middle-Creek factory". In 1863, "Andre McKinney's, near Black's Mill" collected wool for the Rochdale factory. |
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1841 |
bridge |
John Camp built a covered bridge of two 60-foot spans downstream of the Black's Mill dam for the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown, Maryland. |
{{Coord|39.756866|-77.231441|region:US_type:landmark}} |
1858 |
mill |
The "S Horner Saw & Grist Mill" was depicted on a mapped island of Rock Creek near the "N M Horner" and "S M Horner" dwellings. |
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1858 |
school |
Willow Grove school was depicted on the southeast corner of the Taneytown Rd crossing over Plum Run ("Dr. J. Runkle" property) after previously opening upstream along Plum Run "on the Theodore McCallister property", then moving to Lott Road (now Soloman Rd) on the Harry Black farm.{{Rp|c11}} |
{{Coord|39.764424|-77.231848 |name=1858 school location}} |
1861-05-06 |
Captain Stoneman’s four companies of cavalry from Carlisle Barracks encamped at Horner’s Mill |
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1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
General Howard's 2 divisions: "my Third, General Schurz, and my Second, General Steinwehr, in the order named, taking the route by Horner's Mill" to Gettysburg. The detour used a Marsh Creek fording and passed Myer's Mill, Rock Creek Chapel, and Horners Mill; which the Third Division passed at 10:30 a.m. In 1947, an XI Corps marker was placed on the Taneytown Rd's east side south of the Barlow-Greenmount Rd and after the marker had been lost, it was replaced on the west in late July 2008 at the Barlow fire hall. |
{{Coord|39.762177|-77.232382|region:US_type:event|name=historical marker}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
Winfield Scott Hancock's troops from Taneytown used the nearby fording downstream of Horner's Mill, as well as the covered bridge, to arrive at Gettysburg ~3 pm. |
{{Coord|39.753884|-77.232682 |name=former Chapel Rd fording}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
At night, General Meade crossed the Horner's Mill covered bridge en route to Gettysburg after Hancock had returned via Horner's Mill to brief Meade at Taneytown.{{Rp|29}} |
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1863-07-02 |
Civil War |
The II Corps (Union Army) departed from a bivouac near Horner's Mill to arrive at Cemetery Ridge at 7 a.m.{{Rp|33}} |
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1863-07-03 |
Civil War |
General Farnsworth's Union cavalry watered their horses near the Horner's Mill covered bridge prior to Wells' charge on South Cavalry Field.http://www.gettysburgdaily.com/?p=7756 |
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1863-07-06 |
Civil War |
At 4:15 a.m. General Howard at Horner's recommended the XI Corps maneuver to Emmitsburg.http://members.cox.net/rb2307/content/GETTYSBURG_SIGNAL_STATION.htm |
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1863-07-07 |
Civil War |
The XII Corps (Union Army) left the Gettysburg Battlefield via Horner's Mill on orders to go to Frederick, Maryland, via Taneytown.http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/forums/ViewPost.aspx?ForumID=10&ID=19939 |
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1871-04-18 |
bridge |
A contract was issued for restoring the Horner's Mill covered bridge to higher piers after it was "swept away by a flood…half a mile" downstream. |
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1879 |
mill |
Bids were solicited for carrying the mail via Horner's Mill between Gettysburg and Harney, Maryland.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h1EmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BwAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628,6013584&dq=gettysburg-female-seminary&hl=en |
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1881-03-03 |
The stone home near the mill was sold by Newton M. Horner to J. Gibson Walker, and subsequent transfers were to Charles Hartman (1913), John Adams (1919), John Dietrick (1922), Lloyd Dubbs (1924), Samuel Gault Weaver (1925), and George & Elsie Geiselman (1930).{{Rp|132}} |
{{Coord|39.756395|-77.228479|name=stone home formerly near mill}} |
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1885 |
store |
Josephus Mills opened a general store in part of his home near Horner's Mill{{Rp|88}} (former "S M Horner" dwelling on west of Taneytown Rd/Horner's Mill Rd intersection.). |
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1886-02-12 |
mill |
The Horner's Mill dam breached during a flood and ~{{Convert|165|ft|m|abbr=on}} of the breast was carried away. |
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1887 |
PA 134 |
The low truss iron bridge over Plum Run was contracted (superstructure contract to Gilbert & Smith foundry, stone work to Nelson Collins). |
{{Coord|39.765039|-77.231998|name=Plum Run bridge}} |
1889-06-06 |
bridge |
Flooding further damaged the Horner's Mill covered bridge, which had center pier damage from the 1886 flood, but the "Grand Jury refused to approve a bridge".https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YDcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,1299655&dq=mcallister's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1890-12-20 |
store |
The Barlow Post Office began in the Josephus Mills store with David H. Sterner carrying the mail to/from the Sedgwick Post Office at Round Top. |
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1892-08-02 |
mill |
Silas Mc. Horner offered for sale the "MILL BUILDING, first story of stone and upper stories of frame … adjoining lands of … Josephus Mills and {{sic|Mills's}} store". |
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1897{{Rp|c15}} |
store |
The "smaller house which contained a store operated by Josephus Mills" was replaced by Abner S. Mills, who ran the store in the new house until 1911. The subsequent operator and his wife,{{Rp|c15}} "John W. Black and Emma S. Black", sold the store to "J. Carna Smith" in July 1914 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GMBcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4934,4090358&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en (deeded on March 29, 1915). |
{{Coord|39.755802|-77.229123 |name=1897-1929 general store}} |
1900-01-22 |
Barlow had a population of ~43 with 10 dwellings plus the school, a steam chopping mill, 2 ice houses, "and an ice cream manufactory … famous for the celebrated Barlow ice cream." The 1828 Rock Creek Chapel (Methodist Episcopal Church){{Rp|82}} and 1852 Mount Joy Lutheran Church were "both a {{sic|quarter mile''"}} from Barlow. |
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1909-05-04 |
organization |
The Barlow Rural Telephone Company's party line was completed. After 1954 "phantom voices",https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KTkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8v0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3796,1850986&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en the group ended in 1957 when replaced by private lines.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-GwmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4769,2916398&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en |
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1921-08-24 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Association's 1st picnic was at the nearby Shriver's Grove. Later annual picnics were held at Benner's Grove south of Barlow (called off {{c.|1941}}).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5MY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HzcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7308,4139554&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.763059|-77.243028|name=former picnic grove}} |
1923-04-01 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Milk Association was formed to consolidate exports from Adams County.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8cAlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e_YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1775,1088240&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-04-20 |
bridge |
"Barlow Bridge No. 27" was contracted https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A6ElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1890,5198035&dq=1923+barlow+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en for concrete to increase the road width to 20 feet from 16. In 1921 the Taneytown Rd from Gettysburg was paved only 3 miles.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IWUmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6499,2857555&dq=reaver's+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-08-30 |
bridge |
The upstream temporary bridge flooded into the unfinished new bridge, flooding 2 hogs and 20 beehives https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMc9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=TTcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6623,2029747&dq=1923+flood+barlow&hl=en from the miller's house and floating pies from the kitchen oven.{{Rp|27}} |
{{Coord|39.756082|-77.22996|name=former miller house}} |
1927 |
organization |
The Barlow "Pig Club" was formed,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-uIlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1675,2165663&dq=barlow+durboraw+gouker&hl=en and in 1932 the Barlow Home Economics Club organized.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bIolAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s_IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4383,2300338&dq=barlow-home-economics-club&hl=en |
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1929 |
school |
After having moved to the road's west side, Willow Grove school was used for February–April services during Mt. Joy church renovations. |
{{Coord |39.764144|-77.232194|name=former Willow Grove school}} |
1929 |
store |
James Carnahan Smith closed the "Barlow General Store" (goods auctioned 1939,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0Q8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2826,2834106&dq=barlow-store+taneytown&hl=en building rented 1940,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6g8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3344,673909&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en sold 1944, & had 1953 fire.) |
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1929 |
store |
Clarence E. "Jumbo" Fair opened a new general store at the Barlow creamery on the creek's north bank, which was later operated by Bill Mellott, Tom Reed (1947–50), John & Ruth Witherow (1955-), Leroy DeGroft (1963), John & Romaine Maring (1964–70, Maring's Grocery), and Homer Brown (1970-1974, Brown's Grocery). |
{{Coord|39.757354|-77.231585|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=19th century creamery & 1929 store}} |
1930 |
PA 134 |
The Taneytown Rd's eastward curve from Rock Creek to the end of Chapel Rd was straightened to an elevated meadow roadbed built using excavation from the hill adjacent to the south. The roadway was moved westward from along the miller's log house and the former Barlow store, bypassing a hill and small run crossing. |
{{Coord|39.753519|-77.227361|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former end of Chapel Rd}} |
1931-02-10 |
fire co. |
The Barlow Volunteer Fire Company organized at Fair's store, where a fire bell alerted volunteer firemen{{Rp|c20}} until a siren became available. The first fire call was to the J. F. Jacobs wash house on April 8, and the company held an ox roast at the Chester Shriver's grove on October 10, 1931. |
{{Coord |39|45|44|N|77|13|56|W|name=community hall}} |
1934 |
road |
Horner's Mill Rd (now Barlow-Two Taverns Rd, Hoffman Orphanage Rd in 1953) was rerouted by the WPA at Barlow from the hill along the mill's stone farmhouse to the south several yards into the excavated side of the hill along a run, just east of its intersection with the Taneytown Rd between the mill property and the former Barlow store property.{{Rp|142}} |
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1934-09 |
fire co. |
After an equipment demonstration at Rock Creek during the Adams County Fireman's Association meeting, the companies paraded to Benner's Grove.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aAkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jf0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3242,1968780&dq=benner-grove+barlow&hl=en |
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1937 |
mill |
The mill dam was rebuilt slightly upstream by the Adams County Fish and Game Association with help from the WPA, but a fallen tree breached the dam within 2 years.{{Rp|150}} |
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1939 |
organization |
The Barlow 4-H club organized at Horner's school house,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HCgzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bQAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1585,4986603&dq=barlow-4-h&hl=en and a 1948 committee was formed to name the club https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YK5cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iFgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6601,2255259&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en ("Barlow Snackers" name created in 1952).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CdglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rPwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4580,6595443&dq=barlow-snackers&hl=en |
{{Coord |39.754589|-77.205917|name=former Hickory Hill Academy}} |
{{c.|1940}} |
organization |
The Barlow Baseball Club of the county Junior Baseball League (Southern Pennsylvania Baseball league by 1947) built a field with backstop to the west of the 1939 fire hall.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gQomAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N_0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4792,7886715&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en The team made the playoffs in 1941,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Tu8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6773,3690336&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en and in 1943 Chester Shriver Jr. was cited by Wid Matthews of the Brooklyn Dodgers as a post-war prospect.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t61cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5977,2057494&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.762321|-77.233983|name=former baseball field}} |
1947 |
school |
Willow Grove schoolhouse https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6o49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7288,7203041&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en was sold as was the Centennial Hall/Green Bush school. southwest of Barlow on the "Barlow-Natural Dam road".,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f3hbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IVENAAAAIBAJ&pg=4555,3029898&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1989{{Rp|118}} |
bridge |
The wider bridge to replace the 1923 bridge included a PENNDoT survey marker on the top of the south abutment's upstream side. |
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2008-08-04 |
fire co. |
The Barlow fire service area was increased to include a portion of the defunct Kingsdale Fire Company area at Maryland Line Road. |
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{{c.|2009}} |
One of the 10 Barlow dwellings of 1900 was demolished at 1998 Taneytown Rd http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=1998+Taneytown+Road+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1998+Taneytown+Rd,+Gettysburg,+Pennsylvania+17325&gl=us&ll=39.762409,-77.232227&spn=0,0.003259&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=39.762409,-77.232227&panoid=N-SBVbBVQu1IiQagCob3RQ&cbp=12,97.78,,0,0 after a fire several years earlier.{{When|when did it burn, and what month was it demolished?|date=May 2011}} |
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2011-05-21 |
fire co. |
The fire company held the first bi-annual community day to replace the former 3-day July carnival. |
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Topic |
Event |
Coordinates |
1738-03 |
Robert Black settled in a disputed Calvert/Penn area of {{Convert|72|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} which in 1740 the "Penn coterie" named "The Manor of Maske". In 1763, the Mason-Dixon survey placed a marker near the confluence of Rock Creek and Marsh Creek, south of the subsequent site for Robert Black's mill.http://mary-pennbb.com/history.html A Black's Cemetery 1760 gravestone identified Robert Black's death (the heirs made a 1792 property claim). In 1762, a Robert Black remained in each of Cumberland and Mt Joy townships. |
{{Coord|39.7217|-77.220728|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=Mason-Dixon marker}} |
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1787-01 |
mill |
"Robert Black of Mount Joy Township has built a merchant mill with undershot water wheel on the waters of Rock Creek and wants a road from the mill to John Little's" |
{{nowrap|{{Coord|39.756505|N|77.230156|W|region:US_type:landmark}}}} |
1799 |
mill |
The "Henry Black, miller", property assessment was $756 after the 1799 death of Robert Black (in 1838, the was{{clarify|dated=February 2015|date=February 2015}} Henry's son, Robert Black).{{Rp|83}} |
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1808 |
PA 134 |
The Adams County court approved a road from Gettysburg to Maryland past Black's Mill at the end of the road from Little's. |
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1821 |
mill |
The map symbol (waterwheel) for the "Black" mill on the south bank of "Rock c." was depicted on the west side of the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown. |
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{{nowrap|1825-06-26}} |
mill |
Flooding carried away part of the dam at Black's Mill, which became George W. Horner's, 1838–49, and Silas Miles Horner's, 1849{{Rp|83}}-1890. In June 1826, a Shippensburg wagon team died after being swept from the fording at Black's mill.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MHElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xvIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3537,3636240&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=enhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a4YlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wfIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3089,785298&dq=black's-mill+rock-creek&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.758672|N|77.226017|W|region:US_type:landmark |name=former mill dam}} |
1828-04-30 |
mill |
"Black's Mill, Rock Creek" accepted wool for John Arnold and on June 25, 1828, for the Rochdale {{sic|Wollen}} Factory.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8owlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1PIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5974,7795413&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en Later at "Black's Mill, on Rock-creek" on May 6, 1833, wool was accepted for the "Middle-Creek factory". In 1863, "Andre McKinney's, near Black's Mill" collected wool for the Rochdale factory. |
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1841 |
bridge |
John Camp built a covered bridge of two 60-foot spans downstream of the Black's Mill dam for the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown, Maryland. |
{{Coord|39.756866|-77.231441|region:US_type:landmark}} |
1858 |
mill |
The "S Horner Saw & Grist Mill" was depicted on a mapped island of Rock Creek near the "N M Horner" and "S M Horner" dwellings. |
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1858 |
school |
Willow Grove school was depicted on the southeast corner of the Taneytown Rd crossing over Plum Run ("Dr. J. Runkle" property) after previously opening upstream along Plum Run "on the Theodore McCallister property", then moving to Lott Road (now Soloman Rd) on the Harry Black farm.{{Rp|c11}} |
{{Coord|39.764424|-77.231848 |name=1858 school location}} |
1861-05-06 |
Captain Stoneman’s four companies of cavalry from Carlisle Barracks encamped at Horner’s Mill |
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1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
General Howard's 2 divisions: "my Third, General Schurz, and my Second, General Steinwehr, in the order named, taking the route by Horner's Mill" to Gettysburg. The detour used a Marsh Creek fording and passed Myer's Mill, Rock Creek Chapel, and Horners Mill; which the Third Division passed at 10:30 a.m. In 1947, an XI Corps marker was placed on the Taneytown Rd's east side south of the Barlow-Greenmount Rd and after the marker had been lost, it was replaced on the west in late July 2008 at the Barlow fire hall. |
{{Coord|39.762177|-77.232382|region:US_type:event|name=historical marker}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
Winfield Scott Hancock's troops from Taneytown used the nearby fording downstream of Horner's Mill, as well as the covered bridge, to arrive at Gettysburg ~3 pm. |
{{Coord|39.753884|-77.232682 |name=former Chapel Rd fording}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
At night, General Meade crossed the Horner's Mill covered bridge en route to Gettysburg after Hancock had returned via Horner's Mill to brief Meade at Taneytown.{{Rp|29}} |
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1863-07-02 |
Civil War |
The II Corps (Union Army) departed from a bivouac near Horner's Mill to arrive at Cemetery Ridge at 7 a.m.{{Rp|33}} |
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1863-07-03 |
Civil War |
General Farnsworth's Union cavalry watered their horses near the Horner's Mill covered bridge prior to Wells' charge on South Cavalry Field.http://www.gettysburgdaily.com/?p=7756 |
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1863-07-06 |
Civil War |
At 4:15 a.m. General Howard at Horner's recommended the XI Corps maneuver to Emmitsburg.http://members.cox.net/rb2307/content/GETTYSBURG_SIGNAL_STATION.htm |
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1863-07-07 |
Civil War |
The XII Corps (Union Army) left the Gettysburg Battlefield via Horner's Mill on orders to go to Frederick, Maryland, via Taneytown.http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/forums/ViewPost.aspx?ForumID=10&ID=19939 |
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1871-04-18 |
bridge |
A contract was issued for restoring the Horner's Mill covered bridge to higher piers after it was "swept away by a flood…half a mile" downstream. |
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1879 |
mill |
Bids were solicited for carrying the mail via Horner's Mill between Gettysburg and Harney, Maryland.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h1EmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BwAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628,6013584&dq=gettysburg-female-seminary&hl=en |
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1881-03-03 |
The stone home near the mill was sold by Newton M. Horner to J. Gibson Walker, and subsequent transfers were to Charles Hartman (1913), John Adams (1919), John Dietrick (1922), Lloyd Dubbs (1924), Samuel Gault Weaver (1925), and George & Elsie Geiselman (1930).{{Rp|132}} |
{{Coord|39.756395|-77.228479|name=stone home formerly near mill}} |
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1885 |
store |
Josephus Mills opened a general store in part of his home near Horner's Mill{{Rp|88}} (former "S M Horner" dwelling on west of Taneytown Rd/Horner's Mill Rd intersection.). |
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1886-02-12 |
mill |
The Horner's Mill dam breached during a flood and ~{{Convert|165|ft|m|abbr=on}} of the breast was carried away. |
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1887 |
PA 134 |
The low truss iron bridge over Plum Run was contracted (superstructure contract to Gilbert & Smith foundry, stone work to Nelson Collins). |
{{Coord|39.765039|-77.231998|name=Plum Run bridge}} |
1889-06-06 |
bridge |
Flooding further damaged the Horner's Mill covered bridge, which had center pier damage from the 1886 flood, but the "Grand Jury refused to approve a bridge".https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YDcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,1299655&dq=mcallister's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1890-12-20 |
store |
The Barlow Post Office began in the Josephus Mills store with David H. Sterner carrying the mail to/from the Sedgwick Post Office at Round Top. |
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1892-08-02 |
mill |
Silas Mc. Horner offered for sale the "MILL BUILDING, first story of stone and upper stories of frame … adjoining lands of … Josephus Mills and {{sic|Mills's}} store". |
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1897{{Rp|c15}} |
store |
The "smaller house which contained a store operated by Josephus Mills" was replaced by Abner S. Mills, who ran the store in the new house until 1911. The subsequent operator and his wife,{{Rp|c15}} "John W. Black and Emma S. Black", sold the store to "J. Carna Smith" in July 1914 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GMBcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4934,4090358&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en (deeded on March 29, 1915). |
{{Coord|39.755802|-77.229123 |name=1897-1929 general store}} |
1900-01-22 |
Barlow had a population of ~43 with 10 dwellings plus the school, a steam chopping mill, 2 ice houses, "and an ice cream manufactory … famous for the celebrated Barlow ice cream." The 1828 Rock Creek Chapel (Methodist Episcopal Church){{Rp|82}} and 1852 Mount Joy Lutheran Church were "both a {{sic|quarter mile''"}} from Barlow. |
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1909-05-04 |
organization |
The Barlow Rural Telephone Company's party line was completed. After 1954 "phantom voices",https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KTkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8v0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3796,1850986&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en the group ended in 1957 when replaced by private lines.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-GwmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4769,2916398&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en |
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1921-08-24 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Association's 1st picnic was at the nearby Shriver's Grove. Later annual picnics were held at Benner's Grove south of Barlow (called off {{c.|1941}}).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5MY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HzcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7308,4139554&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.763059|-77.243028|name=former picnic grove}} |
1923-04-01 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Milk Association was formed to consolidate exports from Adams County.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8cAlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e_YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1775,1088240&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-04-20 |
bridge |
"Barlow Bridge No. 27" was contracted https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A6ElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1890,5198035&dq=1923+barlow+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en for concrete to increase the road width to 20 feet from 16. In 1921 the Taneytown Rd from Gettysburg was paved only 3 miles.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IWUmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6499,2857555&dq=reaver's+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-08-30 |
bridge |
The upstream temporary bridge flooded into the unfinished new bridge, flooding 2 hogs and 20 beehives https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMc9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=TTcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6623,2029747&dq=1923+flood+barlow&hl=en from the miller's house and floating pies from the kitchen oven.{{Rp|27}} |
{{Coord|39.756082|-77.22996|name=former miller house}} |
1927 |
organization |
The Barlow "Pig Club" was formed,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-uIlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1675,2165663&dq=barlow+durboraw+gouker&hl=en and in 1932 the Barlow Home Economics Club organized.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bIolAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s_IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4383,2300338&dq=barlow-home-economics-club&hl=en |
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1929 |
school |
After having moved to the road's west side, Willow Grove school was used for February–April services during Mt. Joy church renovations. |
{{Coord |39.764144|-77.232194|name=former Willow Grove school}} |
1929 |
store |
James Carnahan Smith closed the "Barlow General Store" (goods auctioned 1939,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0Q8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2826,2834106&dq=barlow-store+taneytown&hl=en building rented 1940,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6g8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3344,673909&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en sold 1944, & had 1953 fire.) |
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1929 |
store |
Clarence E. "Jumbo" Fair opened a new general store at the Barlow creamery on the creek's north bank, which was later operated by Bill Mellott, Tom Reed (1947–50), John & Ruth Witherow (1955-), Leroy DeGroft (1963), John & Romaine Maring (1964–70, Maring's Grocery), and Homer Brown (1970-1974, Brown's Grocery). |
{{Coord|39.757354|-77.231585|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=19th century creamery & 1929 store}} |
1930 |
PA 134 |
The Taneytown Rd's eastward curve from Rock Creek to the end of Chapel Rd was straightened to an elevated meadow roadbed built using excavation from the hill adjacent to the south. The roadway was moved westward from along the miller's log house and the former Barlow store, bypassing a hill and small run crossing. |
{{Coord|39.753519|-77.227361|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former end of Chapel Rd}} |
1931-02-10 |
fire co. |
The Barlow Volunteer Fire Company organized at Fair's store, where a fire bell alerted volunteer firemen{{Rp|c20}} until a siren became available. The first fire call was to the J. F. Jacobs wash house on April 8, and the company held an ox roast at the Chester Shriver's grove on October 10, 1931. |
{{Coord |39|45|44|N|77|13|56|W|name=community hall}} |
1934 |
road |
Horner's Mill Rd (now Barlow-Two Taverns Rd, Hoffman Orphanage Rd in 1953) was rerouted by the WPA at Barlow from the hill along the mill's stone farmhouse to the south several yards into the excavated side of the hill along a run, just east of its intersection with the Taneytown Rd between the mill property and the former Barlow store property.{{Rp|142}} |
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1934-09 |
fire co. |
After an equipment demonstration at Rock Creek during the Adams County Fireman's Association meeting, the companies paraded to Benner's Grove.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aAkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jf0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3242,1968780&dq=benner-grove+barlow&hl=en |
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1937 |
mill |
The mill dam was rebuilt slightly upstream by the Adams County Fish and Game Association with help from the WPA, but a fallen tree breached the dam within 2 years.{{Rp|150}} |
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1939 |
organization |
The Barlow 4-H club organized at Horner's school house,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HCgzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bQAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1585,4986603&dq=barlow-4-h&hl=en and a 1948 committee was formed to name the club https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YK5cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iFgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6601,2255259&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en ("Barlow Snackers" name created in 1952).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CdglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rPwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4580,6595443&dq=barlow-snackers&hl=en |
{{Coord |39.754589|-77.205917|name=former Hickory Hill Academy}} |
{{c.|1940}} |
organization |
The Barlow Baseball Club of the county Junior Baseball League (Southern Pennsylvania Baseball league by 1947) built a field with backstop to the west of the 1939 fire hall.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gQomAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N_0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4792,7886715&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en The team made the playoffs in 1941,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Tu8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6773,3690336&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en and in 1943 Chester Shriver Jr. was cited by Wid Matthews of the Brooklyn Dodgers as a post-war prospect.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t61cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5977,2057494&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.762321|-77.233983|name=former baseball field}} |
1947 |
school |
Willow Grove schoolhouse https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6o49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7288,7203041&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en was sold as was the Centennial Hall/Green Bush school. southwest of Barlow on the "Barlow-Natural Dam road".,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f3hbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IVENAAAAIBAJ&pg=4555,3029898&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1989{{Rp|118}} |
bridge |
The wider bridge to replace the 1923 bridge included a PENNDoT survey marker on the top of the south abutment's upstream side. |
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2008-08-04 |
fire co. |
The Barlow fire service area was increased to include a portion of the defunct Kingsdale Fire Company area at Maryland Line Road. |
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{{c.|2009}} |
One of the 10 Barlow dwellings of 1900 was demolished at 1998 Taneytown Rd https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=1998+Taneytown+Road+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1998+Taneytown+Rd,+Gettysburg,+Pennsylvania+17325&gl=us&ll=39.762409,-77.232227&spn=0,0.003259&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=39.762409,-77.232227&panoid=N-SBVbBVQu1IiQagCob3RQ&cbp=12,97.78,,0,0 after a fire several years earlier.{{When|when did it burn, and what month was it demolished?|date=May 2011}} |
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2011-05-21 |
fire co. |
The fire company held the first bi-annual community day to replace the former 3-day July carnival. |
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Topic |
Event |
Coordinates |
1738-03 |
Robert Black settled in a disputed Calvert/Penn area of {{Convert|72|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} which in 1740 the "Penn coterie" named "The Manor of Maske". In 1763, the Mason-Dixon survey placed a marker near the confluence of Rock Creek and Marsh Creek, south of the subsequent site for Robert Black's mill.http://mary-pennbb.com/history.html A Black's Cemetery 1760 gravestone identified Robert Black's death (the heirs made a 1792 property claim). In 1762, a Robert Black remained in each of Cumberland and Mt Joy townships. |
{{Coord|39.7217|-77.220728|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=Mason-Dixon marker}} |
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1787-01 |
mill |
"Robert Black of Mount Joy Township has built a merchant mill with undershot water wheel on the waters of Rock Creek and wants a road from the mill to John Little's" |
{{nowrap|{{Coord|39.756505|N|77.230156|W|region:US_type:landmark}}}} |
1799 |
mill |
The "Henry Black, miller", property assessment was $756 after the 1799 death of Robert Black (in 1838, the was{{clarify|dated=February 2015|date=February 2015}} Henry's son, Robert Black).{{Rp|83}} |
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1808 |
PA 134 |
The Adams County court approved a road from Gettysburg to Maryland past Black's Mill at the end of the road from Little's. |
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1821 |
mill |
The map symbol (waterwheel) for the "Black" mill on the south bank of "Rock c." was depicted on the west side of the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown. |
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{{nowrap|1825-06-26}} |
mill |
Flooding carried away part of the dam at Black's Mill, which became George W. Horner's, 1838–49, and Silas Miles Horner's, 1849{{Rp|83}}-1890. In June 1826, a Shippensburg wagon team died after being swept from the fording at Black's mill.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MHElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xvIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3537,3636240&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=enhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a4YlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wfIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3089,785298&dq=black's-mill+rock-creek&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.758672|N|77.226017|W|region:US_type:landmark |name=former mill dam}} |
1828-04-30 |
mill |
"Black's Mill, Rock Creek" accepted wool for John Arnold and on June 25, 1828, for the Rochdale {{sic|Wollen}} Factory.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8owlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1PIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5974,7795413&dq=black's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en Later at "Black's Mill, on Rock-creek" on May 6, 1833, wool was accepted for the "Middle-Creek factory". In 1863, "Andre McKinney's, near Black's Mill" collected wool for the Rochdale factory. |
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1841 |
bridge |
John Camp built a covered bridge of two 60-foot spans downstream of the Black's Mill dam for the road between Gettysburg and Taneytown, Maryland. |
{{Coord|39.756866|-77.231441|region:US_type:landmark}} |
1858 |
mill |
The "S Horner Saw & Grist Mill" was depicted on a mapped island of Rock Creek near the "N M Horner" and "S M Horner" dwellings. |
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1858 |
school |
Willow Grove school was depicted on the southeast corner of the Taneytown Rd crossing over Plum Run ("Dr. J. Runkle" property) after previously opening upstream along Plum Run "on the Theodore McCallister property", then moving to Lott Road (now Soloman Rd) on the Harry Black farm.{{Rp|c11}} |
{{Coord|39.764424|-77.231848 |name=1858 school location}} |
1861-05-06 |
Captain Stoneman’s four companies of cavalry from Carlisle Barracks encamped at Horner’s Mill |
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1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
General Howard's 2 divisions: "my Third, General Schurz, and my Second, General Steinwehr, in the order named, taking the route by Horner's Mill" to Gettysburg. The detour used a Marsh Creek fording and passed Myer's Mill, Rock Creek Chapel, and Horners Mill; which the Third Division passed at 10:30 a.m. In 1947, an XI Corps marker was placed on the Taneytown Rd's east side south of the Barlow-Greenmount Rd and after the marker had been lost, it was replaced on the west in late July 2008 at the Barlow fire hall. |
{{Coord|39.762177|-77.232382|region:US_type:event|name=historical marker}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
Winfield Scott Hancock's troops from Taneytown used the nearby fording downstream of Horner's Mill, as well as the covered bridge, to arrive at Gettysburg ~3 pm. |
{{Coord|39.753884|-77.232682 |name=former Chapel Rd fording}} |
1863-07-01 |
Civil War |
At night, General Meade crossed the Horner's Mill covered bridge en route to Gettysburg after Hancock had returned via Horner's Mill to brief Meade at Taneytown.{{Rp|29}} |
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1863-07-02 |
Civil War |
The II Corps (Union Army) departed from a bivouac near Horner's Mill to arrive at Cemetery Ridge at 7 a.m.{{Rp|33}} |
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1863-07-03 |
Civil War |
General Farnsworth's Union cavalry watered their horses near the Horner's Mill covered bridge prior to Wells' charge on South Cavalry Field.http://www.gettysburgdaily.com/?p=7756 |
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1863-07-06 |
Civil War |
At 4:15 a.m. General Howard at Horner's recommended the XI Corps maneuver to Emmitsburg.http://members.cox.net/rb2307/content/GETTYSBURG_SIGNAL_STATION.htm |
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1863-07-07 |
Civil War |
The XII Corps (Union Army) left the Gettysburg Battlefield via Horner's Mill on orders to go to Frederick, Maryland, via Taneytown.http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/forums/ViewPost.aspx?ForumID=10&ID=19939 |
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1871-04-18 |
bridge |
A contract was issued for restoring the Horner's Mill covered bridge to higher piers after it was "swept away by a flood…half a mile" downstream. |
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1879 |
mill |
Bids were solicited for carrying the mail via Horner's Mill between Gettysburg and Harney, Maryland.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h1EmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BwAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628,6013584&dq=gettysburg-female-seminary&hl=en |
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1881-03-03 |
The stone home near the mill was sold by Newton M. Horner to J. Gibson Walker, and subsequent transfers were to Charles Hartman (1913), John Adams (1919), John Dietrick (1922), Lloyd Dubbs (1924), Samuel Gault Weaver (1925), and George & Elsie Geiselman (1930).{{Rp|132}} |
{{Coord|39.756395|-77.228479|name=stone home formerly near mill}} |
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1885 |
store |
Josephus Mills opened a general store in part of his home near Horner's Mill{{Rp|88}} (former "S M Horner" dwelling on west of Taneytown Rd/Horner's Mill Rd intersection.). |
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1886-02-12 |
mill |
The Horner's Mill dam breached during a flood and ~{{Convert|165|ft|m|abbr=on}} of the breast was carried away. |
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1887 |
PA 134 |
The low truss iron bridge over Plum Run was contracted (superstructure contract to Gilbert & Smith foundry, stone work to Nelson Collins). |
{{Coord|39.765039|-77.231998|name=Plum Run bridge}} |
1889-06-06 |
bridge |
Flooding further damaged the Horner's Mill covered bridge, which had center pier damage from the 1886 flood, but the "Grand Jury refused to approve a bridge".https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YDcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,1299655&dq=mcallister's-mill+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1890-12-20 |
store |
The Barlow Post Office began in the Josephus Mills store with David H. Sterner carrying the mail to/from the Sedgwick Post Office at Round Top. |
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1892-08-02 |
mill |
Silas Mc. Horner offered for sale the "MILL BUILDING, first story of stone and upper stories of frame … adjoining lands of … Josephus Mills and {{sic|Mills's}} store". |
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1897{{Rp|c15}} |
store |
The "smaller house which contained a store operated by Josephus Mills" was replaced by Abner S. Mills, who ran the store in the new house until 1911. The subsequent operator and his wife,{{Rp|c15}} "John W. Black and Emma S. Black", sold the store to "J. Carna Smith" in July 1914 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GMBcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4934,4090358&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en (deeded on March 29, 1915). |
{{Coord|39.755802|-77.229123 |name=1897-1929 general store}} |
1900-01-22 |
Barlow had a population of ~43 with 10 dwellings plus the school, a steam chopping mill, 2 ice houses, "and an ice cream manufactory … famous for the celebrated Barlow ice cream." The 1828 Rock Creek Chapel (Methodist Episcopal Church){{Rp|82}} and 1852 Mount Joy Lutheran Church were "both a {{sic|quarter mile''"}} from Barlow. |
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1909-05-04 |
organization |
The Barlow Rural Telephone Company's party line was completed. After 1954 "phantom voices",https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KTkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8v0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3796,1850986&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en the group ended in 1957 when replaced by private lines.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-GwmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4769,2916398&dq=barlow-rural-telephone&hl=en |
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1921-08-24 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Association's 1st picnic was at the nearby Shriver's Grove. Later annual picnics were held at Benner's Grove south of Barlow (called off {{circa|lk=no|1941}}).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5MY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HzcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7308,4139554&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.763059|-77.243028|name=former picnic grove}} |
1923-04-01 |
organization |
The Barlow Community Milk Association was formed to consolidate exports from Adams County.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8cAlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e_YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1775,1088240&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-04-20 |
bridge |
"Barlow Bridge No. 27" was contracted https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A6ElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1890,5198035&dq=1923+barlow+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en for concrete to increase the road width to 20 feet from 16. In 1921 the Taneytown Rd from Gettysburg was paved only 3 miles.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IWUmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6499,2857555&dq=reaver's+bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1923-08-30 |
bridge |
The upstream temporary bridge flooded into the unfinished new bridge, flooding 2 hogs and 20 beehives https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMc9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=TTcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6623,2029747&dq=1923+flood+barlow&hl=en from the miller's house and floating pies from the kitchen oven.{{Rp|27}} |
{{Coord|39.756082|-77.22996|name=former miller house}} |
1927 |
organization |
The Barlow "Pig Club" was formed,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-uIlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1675,2165663&dq=barlow+durboraw+gouker&hl=en and in 1932 the Barlow Home Economics Club organized.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bIolAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s_IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4383,2300338&dq=barlow-home-economics-club&hl=en |
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1929 |
school |
After having moved to the road's west side, Willow Grove school was used for February–April services during Mt. Joy church renovations. |
{{Coord |39.764144|-77.232194|name=former Willow Grove school}} |
1929 |
store |
James Carnahan Smith closed the "Barlow General Store" (goods auctioned 1939,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0Q8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2826,2834106&dq=barlow-store+taneytown&hl=en building rented 1940,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6g8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Df0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3344,673909&dq=barlow+carna-smith&hl=en sold 1944, & had 1953 fire.) |
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1929 |
store |
Clarence E. "Jumbo" Fair opened a new general store at the Barlow creamery on the creek's north bank, which was later operated by Bill Mellott, Tom Reed (1947–50), John & Ruth Witherow (1955-), Leroy DeGroft (1963), John & Romaine Maring (1964–70, Maring's Grocery), and Homer Brown (1970-1974, Brown's Grocery). |
{{Coord|39.757354|-77.231585|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=19th century creamery & 1929 store}} |
1930 |
PA 134 |
The Taneytown Rd's eastward curve from Rock Creek to the end of Chapel Rd was straightened to an elevated meadow roadbed built using excavation from the hill adjacent to the south. The roadway was moved westward from along the miller's log house and the former Barlow store, bypassing a hill and small run crossing. |
{{Coord|39.753519|-77.227361|region:US-PA_type:landmark|name=former end of Chapel Rd}} |
1931-02-10 |
fire co. |
The Barlow Volunteer Fire Company organized at Fair's store, where a fire bell alerted volunteer firemen{{Rp|c20}} until a siren became available. The first fire call was to the J. F. Jacobs wash house on April 8, and the company held an ox roast at the Chester Shriver's grove on October 10, 1931. |
{{Coord |39|45|44|N|77|13|56|W|name=community hall}} |
1934 |
road |
Horner's Mill Rd (now Barlow-Two Taverns Rd, Hoffman Orphanage Rd in 1953) was rerouted by the WPA at Barlow from the hill along the mill's stone farmhouse to the south several yards into the excavated side of the hill along a run, just east of its intersection with the Taneytown Rd between the mill property and the former Barlow store property.{{Rp|142}} |
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1934-09 |
fire co. |
After an equipment demonstration at Rock Creek during the Adams County Fireman's Association meeting, the companies paraded to Benner's Grove.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aAkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jf0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3242,1968780&dq=benner-grove+barlow&hl=en |
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1937 |
mill |
The mill dam was rebuilt slightly upstream by the Adams County Fish and Game Association with help from the WPA, but a fallen tree breached the dam within 2 years.{{Rp|150}} |
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1939 |
organization |
The Barlow 4-H club organized at Horner's school house,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HCgzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bQAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1585,4986603&dq=barlow-4-h&hl=en and a 1948 committee was formed to name the club https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YK5cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iFgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6601,2255259&dq=barlow+4-h&hl=en ("Barlow Snackers" name created in 1952).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CdglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rPwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4580,6595443&dq=barlow-snackers&hl=en |
{{Coord |39.754589|-77.205917|name=former Hickory Hill Academy}} |
{{circa|lk=no|1940}} |
organization |
The Barlow Baseball Club of the county Junior Baseball League (Southern Pennsylvania Baseball league by 1947) built a field with backstop to the west of the 1939 fire hall.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gQomAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N_0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4792,7886715&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en The team made the playoffs in 1941,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Tu8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6773,3690336&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en and in 1943 Chester Shriver Jr. was cited by Wid Matthews of the Brooklyn Dodgers as a post-war prospect.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t61cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kVgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5977,2057494&dq=barlow+baseball+gettysburg&hl=en |
{{Coord|39.762321|-77.233983|name=former baseball field}} |
1947 |
school |
Willow Grove schoolhouse https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6o49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7288,7203041&dq=barlow+1947+gettysburg&hl=en was sold as was the Centennial Hall/Green Bush school. southwest of Barlow on the "Barlow-Natural Dam road".,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f3hbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IVENAAAAIBAJ&pg=4555,3029898&dq=willow-grove-school+gettysburg&hl=en |
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1989{{Rp|118}} |
bridge |
The wider bridge to replace the 1923 bridge included a PENNDoT survey marker on the top of the south abutment's upstream side. |
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2008-08-04 |
fire co. |
The Barlow fire service area was increased to include a portion of the defunct Kingsdale Fire Company area at Maryland Line Road. |
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{{circa|lk=no|2009}} |
One of the 10 Barlow dwellings of 1900 was demolished at 1998 Taneytown Rd https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=1998+Taneytown+Road+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1998+Taneytown+Rd,+Gettysburg,+Pennsylvania+17325&gl=us&ll=39.762409,-77.232227&spn=0,0.003259&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=39.762409,-77.232227&panoid=N-SBVbBVQu1IiQagCob3RQ&cbp=12,97.78,,0,0 after a fire several years earlier.{{When|when did it burn, and what month was it demolished?|date=May 2011}} |
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2011-05-21 |
fire co. |
The fire company held the first bi-annual community day to replace the former 3-day July carnival. |