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The Peter Wentz Farmstead is an historic, Pennsylvania German farm that has been continuously farmed since 1744. It is located in Worcester Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania near Lansdale. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]
It consists of a house belonging to a farm along with the surrounding buildings. [1] The characteristics of a specific farmstead reflect the local landscape, which provides their environmental context. Some farmsteads have additional outlying field barns and outfarms somewhat further afield than the main cluster of buildings at the farmstead. [2]
A farmstead in Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.. Agriculture is a major industry in the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania. [1] As of the most recent United States Census of Agriculture conducted in 2017, there were 53,157 farms in Pennsylvania, covering an area of 7,278,668 acres (2,945,572 hectares) with an average size of 137 acres (55 hectares) per farm. [2]
SOMERSET ― Commissioners approved by a 2-1 vote Tuesday the 2024 amended budget with a 1.75-mill increase in taxes for Somerset County property owners. The amended budget of $61,332,151, is a ...
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(The Center Square) – The 2025 Pennsylvania Farm Show opens its doors this week, celebrating agriculture’s role in ‘Powering Pennsylvania.’ The industry contributes $132.5 billion and ...
Dager-Wonsettler Farmstead is a historic building in Glyde, Pennsylvania. It is designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation . [ 2 ]
The farmstead was first surveyed in 1730 as a 200-acre tract [3] for Johannes Hess' grandfather, Hans Hess (ca. 1683-1733). This Hess patriarch immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1717 with his wife Magdalena (ca. 1688-1767) and their children from Germany or Switzerland.