Norman Gasbarro | January 7, 2012
The house and lot known as #10 was one of several properties in Gratz Borough that was owned by the Daniel Good family. Its original owner was Abraham Herner, a stone mason, who purchased the land from Simon Gratz in 1816. Abraham sold the land to members of the Hartman family in 1818. Subsequently, transactions […]
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Norman Gasbarro | June 19, 2011
This is the second part in a series on Civil War Gratz. This post focuses on the first public school in Gratz which was on Lot #11. The 1862 map of Gratz has a space marked “S.H.” where the school house existed. Most records indicate that there was a free public school located on Lot […]
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