Norman Gasbarro | September 17, 2012
The ownership of this Lot #13 from Simon Gratz to about the 1850s has not been determined. However, an early owner was Adam Willier, who by 1855 had a tenant, T. Radel. In 1858, a transfer was made to John Phillips who had a small house here during the Civil War years. Phillips was a […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 16, 2012
The original Simon Gratz Lot #45 was first sold to Henry Freedline, who was probably a manufacturer of clothing, in 1829. Over the course of the next seven years , the lot and the building Freedline built on it was sold several times – to Peter Filbert and his wife who were inn-keepers, to Jacob […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 15, 2012
Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, is located south of Grand Avenue (Route 209) in Tower City. To locate the cemetery from Grand Avenue, turn south on 4th Street and continue across the bridge over the Wiconisco Creek and the street becomes Greenwood Road. The cemetery is on the right just after the road […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 14, 2012
Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, is located south of Grand Avenue (Route 209) in Tower City. To locate the cemetery from Grand Avenue, turn south on 4th Street and continue across the bridge over the Wiconisco Creek and the street becomes Greenwood Road. The cemetery is on the right just after the road […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 13, 2012
Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, is located south of Grand Avenue (Route 209) in Tower City. To locate the cemetery from Grand Avenue, turn south on 4th Street and continue across the bridge over the Wiconisco Creek and the street becomes Greenwood Road. The cemetery is on the right just after the road […]
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