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1906 Waterloo United Methodist Church
Agrarian Country purchased the 1906 Waterloo Methodist Evangelical Church (most recently called the Waterloo United Methodist Church) in 2008. It has nine beautiful stained glass windows and a functioning bell. It was carefully disassembled in November, 2009 and is currently in storage. It will be moved to its new home at Agrarian Country in Lebanon County and restored to serve as a prayer and wedding chapel. Graham Hermanns, Construction Manager at Agrarian Country, provided oversight for this complex project.
Graham Hermanns is posing (see picture below) next to the cornerstone from the 1906 Methodist Evangelical Church (now called the “Waterloo Chapel”). Carved and cemented inside the cornerstone was a metal “time capsule” box. Unfortunately, water seeped into the area, rusting the box and destroying all but part of one newspaper.
The 1906 cornerstone and newspaper were on display at the January, 2010 Pennsylvania Farm Show as part of Agrarian Country’s exhibit.
Following are some photographs of this historic treasure. Click on a picture to view the enlarged picture slide show.
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Conrad’s Indian Creek Mill – Harper’s Tavern, Pennsylvania (Lebanon County)
Conrad’s Indian Creek Mill, located just north of Harper’s Tavern, Pennsylvania, was built in 1742. Although it is still operational, it was a fully-functioning gristmill until 1997. It is a 35’ x 55’, two and a half-story frame building with four sets of rollers, a sifter with a cleaner, and bagger. It was once powered by a 14’ x 4’ steel overshot waterwheel. The bottom level is limestone/red sandstone rock. The miller's house is located on the same property near the gristmill. On June 7, 1745, the site was the birthplace of Lindley Murray, a famous grammarian and author. Robert Murray, Lindley's father, owned the mill from 1745 to 1746. For a time, the site was known as Shuey's Mill and Lindy’s Mill. In the 1990’s, the mill received a citation from former Governor Ridge as the longest operating business in Pennsylvania. (Excerpts were used from “Mills and Bank Barns,” as compiled by Jo Ellen Litz.) Click on a picture to view the enlarged picture slide show.
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