The History of Mt. Holly Springs
Author : Winifred A. Trostle
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Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,76 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Mount Holly Springs (Pa.)
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Author : Winifred A. Trostle
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,76 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Mount Holly Springs (Pa.)
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,15 MB
Release : 2023
Category : Mount Holly Springs (Pa.)
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"Written accounts and records provide conflicting information about the beginnings of Mt. Holly Springs. Some suggest it dates back as far as the mid-18th century, when permanent structures were reputed to have been built in the Holly Gap and Upper Holly. Some cite the birth as 1812, when the community's first paper mill was said to have been established, prompting people to refer to this corner of Cumberland County as "Papertown." Some say the community was launched in either 1815 or 1816, when building lots were laid out and offered for sale to the general public. However, this book was prompted by another date: April 10, 1873, where the state Legislature chartered the community as the Borough of Mt. Holly Springs, separate and distinct from South Middleton Township. That makes 2023 the sesquicentennial - the 150th anniversary -- of the founding of the borough. To mark the occasion, this book consists of "then-and-now" photos from the 19th and 20th centuries." -- page [3].
Author : Town of Holly Springs
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 48,37 MB
Release : 2008-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738567488
"Holly Springs boasts a rich history. In this collection of vintage-photograph postcards, the Town of Holly Springs explores the past. These images illustrate the people, the events, and the everyday scenes that make up the Holly Springs story."--Verso of 17th sheet.
Author : Heidi J. Winzinger
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 39,24 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738509082
Mount Holly's history predates the American Revolution by nearly one hundred years. Walter Reeves, who lived on the Rancocas Creek before 1677, purchased land in what would become Mount Holly from Native Americans or assumed ownership through squatter's rights. The community is home to the oldest operating fire company in the United States, the Prison Museum designed by Robert Mills, and the oldest schoolhouse in New Jersey, still on its original site. Occasionally throughout its history, Mount Holly has fallen victim to the Rancocas Creek, which has swelled over its banks and spilled into the streets. Many bridges were built, allowing residents to pass over the creek and offering Mount Holly its first name, Bridgetown. As early as 1723, entrepreneurs took advantage of the water by digging the millrace, which powered the great mills that became the impetus for development and commerce in Mount Holly. The mills are gone now, but the town that developed around them still has all the character of an early working town. Mount Holly takes a glance at the early commerce, architecture, unfortunate disasters, and celebrations that molded this town into the diverse community that it is today.
Author : Andrew Daniel Gramley
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Page : 175 pages
File Size : 38,1 MB
Release : 1944
Category : Mt. Holly Springs (Pa.)
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Author : Henry C. Shinn
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Page : 182 pages
File Size : 31,31 MB
Release : 1957
Category : Mount Holly (N.J.)
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Page : 826 pages
File Size : 21,63 MB
Release : 1905
Category : Paper industry
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Author : John Woolf Jordan
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Page : 590 pages
File Size : 17,20 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Pennsylvania
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Author : Helen I. Harman
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Page : 540 pages
File Size : 38,92 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Mountain echo (Mount Holly Springs, Pa.)
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Page : 7 pages
File Size : 40,41 MB
Release : 1887
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