Early Settlements Along the Lower Mahantongo Creek
Steve E Troutman
Non-Fiction
... and Mahantongo Valley Grist Mills Steve Troutman further expands upon the history of Pennsylvania’s bucolic Lower Mahantongo Creek Valley, delving into the stories of the original inhabitants and the initial...
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... and Mahantongo Valley Grist Mills
Steve Troutman further expands upon the history of Pennsylvania’s bucolic Lower Mahantongo Creek Valley, delving into the stories of the original inhabitants and the initial settlers, including the various mills in the area.
Included in this volume:
- Mahantongo Creek Dwellings
- Early Homesteads Along the Mahantongo Creek
- American Indians Occupied the Valley Before the Colonial Settlers
- The Klinger Family of Mill Builders
- Peter Klinger Mill Photos from Klingerstown Gap
- Daniel Klinger Taufshein (Birth Certificate) and Peter Klinger Jr. Portrait
- Johannes Klinger, Founder of Klingerstown
- The Klinger Families are Old—Established in the Odenwald
- Jerimiah Klinger’s 400-acre Patent in the Mahantongo Valley, Klingertown Leather and Saddler’s Shop
- Clark Family Traces to Klingerstown Pioneer
- John K. Clark’s Land Between Klingerstown and Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
- Jacob and Susannah Bauman
- Sterlin Boyer Homestead, Klingerstown Road, Herndon, Pennsylvania
- Something About the Paul Family
- Harter Family History
- Something About the Heim Family
- The Peeler’s Patch, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
- Mahantongo Valley Settlers Buried in Unmarked Graves
- Henry Hain Homestead
- Conrad and Elizabeth Weiser Homestead
- Stauch-Stouch Family Historians
- Jacob Stauch in the Mahantongo Valley
- Christian Bush Homestead, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
- The Busches and Other Early Settlers of the Mahantongo Valley
- Bush Family
- Taylorsville Hotel, Taylorsville, Pennsylvania, South of Lavelle, Pennsylvania
- Gotfried Leitzel Homestead, Mahantongo Creek Road, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
- Leitzel Family History
- Samuel Leitzel Homestead, East of Hebe
- A Funeral Day in 1916
- Logging in 1914 on the Tobias Wiest Farm, Klingerstown, Pennsylvania
- Troutmans and Leitzels as Neighbors in Spain
- Peter Trautman Estate, Plantation, and Saw Mill (1855)
- Johann Nicolas Bahner (Bohner) Family History
- Hessian Soldiers at Zion’s (Stone Valley) Lutheran Church and Reformed Church, Hickory Corners and Zion’s Lutheran (Klinger’s) Church, Erdman, Pennsylvania
- The History of Pillow and the Surrounding Community
- Margaret Salome Bohner (October 27, 1881–May 28, 1985)
- Something About Hoofland Valley and the Village of Urban
- Hoofland Valley and Urban Village Residents
- The Spatz Mill
- Maurer, Herb, Fetterolf, Deibler, and Lenker Family Associations
- County Line: A Brief History
- The Mill at Paxton
- Tschopp, Thomas, Meyer, and Troutman Family Connections
- Land Survey of Baselland, Switzerland
- Tschopp Family Origins, Switzerland
- Descendants of Johannes Tschopp
- Descendants of Penteli Stoler
- Ancestors of Regina Tschopp
- Estate Settlement of John (Tschopp) Job, 1814
- John Tschopp of Malta, Pennsylvania
- A Moravian Missionary Journey in 1748
- Mahantongo Valley—Landmarks of the Past, Hepler, Pennsylvania
- Mahantongo Valley—Landmarks of the Past, Rough and Ready
- The Herbs and Stines of Rough and Ready
- Molly Maguire Hiding Place
- Maurer Farm House
by Steve E Troutman
Page Count: 284
Trim Size: 8 x 10
Publish Date: September 9, 2025
Imprint: Distelfink Press
Genre: History
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