Norman Gasbarro | September 23, 2011
Lot #29 was held by the heirs of Simon Gratz for many years, but in 1853, they sold it to George Ossman, who at the time lived in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The first part of the house was constructed prior to Ossman purchasing the land. By 1855, a two story house was listed […]
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Tags: Gratz Borough, Harper family, Hepler family, Lykens Township, Ossman family, Regiments, Sebold family, Seebold family, Walking Tour
Norman Gasbarro | August 7, 2011
This is the seventh in a series of posts on Gratz during the Civil War. The original house on Lot #38 on the south side of Market Street was built about 1822, probably by Barbara Wiest, the widow of Jacob Wiest who died in 1811; she had re-married to Michael Salada. In 1830, John DeWalt, […]
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Tags: Buffington family, DeWalt family, Gratz Borough, Harper family, Hepler family, Hess family, Moyer family, Regiments, Salada family, Schoffstall family, Schwartz family, Sebold family, Walking Tour, Wiest family
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