Norman Gasbarro | February 10, 2012
Gratz Union Cemetery (Simeon’s). This is part 3 of the 33rd post on Gratz During the Civil War. In the days of the Civil War, three separate burial areas were designated – one for the Evangelical Church, one for the German Reformed Church, and one for the Lutheran Church. The church located here was a […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 8, 2012
Gratz Union Cemetery (Simeon’s). This is part 2 of the 33rd post on Gratz During the Civil War. In the days of the Civil War, three separate burial areas were designated – one for the Evangelical Church, one for the German Reformed Church, and one for the Lutheran Church. The church located here was a […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 7, 2012
Proceed north on Centre Street (downhill) – called “Chestnut Street” on the map shown below – to the Gratz Union Cemetery which is located on the west side of the street and surrounds Simeon United Lutheran Church. In the days of the Civil War, three separate burial areas were designated – one for the Evangelical […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 21, 2012
The two original lots here, #2 and #4, may have been the first lots sold by Simon Gratz when a transaction was made in 1811. The first owner was John Orndorff who was believed to be the first doctor to live in Gratz. Ordorff had a difficult time in that he lost the property, had […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 17, 2012
The house which stood on Lot #22, next to the Gratz National Bank, no longer exists. Its last owner and occupant, Guy Snyder, is remember by a plaque and a gazebo which were placed there by the bank after it acquired the property. During Civil War times, the owner of this lot and building was […]
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