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South of Lititz, east of Pennsylvania Route 501, near Lititz ... Speedwell Forge: May 24, 2006 : 465 Speedwell Forge Road Elizabeth Township: 123: Spring Grove Forge ...
Speedwell Forge Mansion, also known as Speedwell Forge Homestead, is a historic home located at Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.The ironmaster's mansion was built about 1760, and is a 2½-story, four bay wide and two bay deep, brownstone and fieldstone dwelling in the Georgian style.
Speedwell Forge; Spring Grove Forge Mansion; Christian Stauffer House; Stiegel-Coleman House; John Casper Stoever Log House; Strasburg Historic District (Strasburg, Pennsylvania) Strasburg, Pennsylvania; Strickler Site; Johann Agust Sutter House
The Lititz Moravian Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [ 1 ]
Elizabeth Township was established in 1757 as a split off Warwick Township.It was split again in 1853 to create the present Clay Township to the east.. In early colonial days, the area now comprising Elizabeth Township played an important part in the development of the county.
The route briefly joins Pennsylvania Route 501 at 60.6 miles then reaches the dam and artificial lake at Speedwell Forge at 61.3 miles. [13] From here, most of the rest of the Conestoga Trail is on footpaths, including some walks alongside farm fields.
The area's first settler was Richard Carter, who settled by the mouth of the Conestoga River in 1716. Carter was born in Warwickshire, England. [3] Carter is given credit for naming the municipality "Warwick".The Buck Hill Farm Covered Bridge, and Zook's Mill Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The following highways are numbered 859: United States. KY 859; LA 859; MD 859 (former) SR 859; PR-859; FM 859; Preceded by 858: Lists of highways 859 Succeeded by 860