Mar 01, 2018 for detailed information about our church, the 200page book a history of paxton church, written by our pastor emeritus, dr. The paxtang cemetery staff will be on board the ride to highlight the history of the cemetery that will be celebrating its 111 years in business on july 27, 2009, the paxtang cemetery will also be providing a tour inside the large paxtang mausoleum built in 1916. Related websites of interest the borough of paxtang, dauphin county, pa. Photo, print, drawing paxton presbyterian church, sharon street, paxtang, dauphin county, pa enlarge view 4 images in sequence. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of paxtang, pa declined from 1,493 to 1,476, a 1. With genealogical memoirs, luther reily kelker pennsylvania county and regional histories. With genealogical memoirs, volumes 12 history of dauphin county, pennsylvania. Paxtang is located in southern dauphin county at 4015. See history of sesquicentennial of paxtang church and churches of roan and lind, historical reg. Paxtang church and derry church were both organized in 1729. Some family papers of the hunters of hunterston author.
The paxtang theater was a small, secondrun venue in a community in the harrisburg area called paxtang. See other formats glimpses of the history old paxtang church an address delivered at the 150th anni versary op the laying the corner stoxe of the present church, william henry egle, m. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. In the year 1808 the following persons subscribed the sums opposite their names for the repairing of paxtang meeting house. For detailed information about the church, a 200page book a history of paxton church, written by the pastor emeritus morton glise, is available for purchase from the church.
For detailed information about the church, a 200page book a history of paxton church, written by the pastor emeritus, dr. Facts are strangers in the histories of the early years of. Funeral home services for julia are being provided by neill funeral home, inc the obituary was featured in patriotnews on march 3, 2020. Morton glise, is available for purchase by clicking here. Using the new oclc library search on worldcat, i recently found an available copy of the 1938 paxtang elder anderson history book about their move from paxtang pa to westmoreland co pa, by john calvin elder. Marriage book 18221852, 18601870 family history library. Pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage. Peeksting the place of springs or standing water copyright 2020 by robin g. Full text of glimpses of the history of old paxtang church. Donehoo, history of cumberland valley in pennsylvania vol. Dauphin county, pennsylvania genealogy familysearch wiki.
History of the sesquicentennial of paxtang church, september 18, 1890. Penbrook, pa 1925 1935 city directories allen county public library steelton city directories. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. Proceeds of the sale go to the calvary mission and benevolent fund to help continue christs mission today. History of summit county, with an outline sketch of ohio. Paxtang swatara community library 3700 rutherford st. Dotty graduated from william penn high school in harrisburg, and attended rider college in trenton, nj. The paxton presbyterian church in paxtang is the oldest presbyterian church building in continuous use in pennsylvania, and the second oldest in the united states. Sporting around 500 hard, narrow seats, it opened in 1937 with a romantic comedy dodsworth starring walter huston. Paxtang genealogy in dauphin county, pa usa 1,060,369 pennsylvania 62,615 dauphin county 1,397 paxtang 18. Elder requesting a minister for the paxtang presbyterian church mcalarneys book, history of paxtang church, p. The hanover presbyterian church was built in 1736 in a scotchirish settlement. Its early history is closely interwoven with the colonial history of central pennsylvania.
Biographies about celebrities and historical figures, ranging from hank aaron to norma zimmer. Built in 1740, the church is the oldest presbyterian church building in continuous use in pennsylvania, and the second oldest in the united states. The citizens of paxtang are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation. Paxtang swatara community library harrisburg, pa 17111. Colonel samuel hunter and the hunter family of paxtang and fort augusta, pa microform hunter family. Paxtang real estate paxtang pa homes for sale zillow. Paxtang is home to the old paxton church, one of the earliest in the area. History of the commonwealth of pennsylvania, civil, political and military, from its earliest settlement to the present time. For detailed information about our church, the 200page book a history of paxton church, written by our pastor emeritus, dr. Lancaster county, pennsylvania genealogy genealogy.
Taken from egles notes and queries historical and genealogical chiefly relating to interior pennsylvania edited by william henry egle, m. View more property details, sales history and zestimate data on zillow. Paxtang cemetery in paxtang, pennsylvania find a grave. Zillow has 8 homes for sale in paxtang pa matching.
To find the survey book and page number, consult the survey book column in this atlas for example, the survey book entry for george sider in the page above, d28100, indicates the survey was recorded in survey book d28, pg. Atlas of township warrantee maps of dauphin county 512 pages and companion cd containing original maps and georeferenced maps locating tracts on modern roads. Paxtang is a borough in dauphin county, pennsylvania, united states. Glimpses of the history old paxtang church an address delivered at the 150th anni versary op the laying the corner stoxe of the present church, william henry egle, m. Paxtang, pa real estate paxtang homes for sale realtor. Paxtang originally existed under lancaster county and after a later division, became a municipality in dauphin county. The 2014 paxtang crime rate fell by 83% compared to 20. Get instant criminal history, financial history, addresses and contact info. Paxton presbyterian church, sharon street, paxtang, dauphin. The first three churches established in the county were the hanover, paxtang and derry churches. See the paxtang historical society for details on the history of paxtang. This ground later fell within the bounds of dauphin. Therefore, it does not license or charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material.
Paxtang, pa residents, houses, and apartments details. Nov 29, 2011 this is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Paxton church meets in the oldest presbyterian church building in continuous use in pennsylvania, and the second oldest in the united states. Dauphin county, pennsylvania genealogy familysearch.
Author of an illustrated history of the commonwealth of pennsylvania, civil, political and military, forest flowers, glimpses of the history of old paxtang church, genealogical record of the families of beatty, egle, muller, murray, orth, and thomas, dixons of dixons ford. Lykens valley lower church davids reformed killingern, upper paxtang, pa. Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. The borough is a suburb of harrisburg and is one of the earliest colonial settlements in south central pennsylvania. Hershey derry township historical society, dauphin county, pa. Paxtangs 100th anniversary july 36, 2014 we had a great celebration. Paxton presbyterian church, sharon street, paxtang. A lthough it bears an eerie resemblance to what could have been a creed from the crusades, this excerpt is taken from a short poem published in philadelphia in 1764.
Miller, 91, of paxtang, passed away thursday, april 2, 2020 at upmc community osteopathic. William henry perrin, 1881 nathan means was born 20 jul 1784. Paxtang s 100th anniversary july 36, 2014 we had a great celebration. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,561.
Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. It has a population of 1,519, and we have a cool graph below that shows the citys ethnic diversity, as well as other important facts and figures. History of the sesquicentennial of paxtang church, september. The paxtang historical society has published a book about the history of paxtang borough called, paxtang memories which is available to purchase.
This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. It is widely believed in history that the site of presentday harrisburg, on the eastern banks of the susquehanna river, has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years. Community library to 3700 rutherford st, harrisburg, pa 17111. My local library requested an interlibrary loan from augustana college in sioux falls, south dakota. To nathan was born john a, samuel c, andrew s, elvira a mrs john f curry in. If you would like to support the library, please send your check payable to paxtangswatara community library to 3700 rutherford st, harrisburg, pa 17111.
Services were conducted on the site possibly as early as 1722. The 7th volume of county atlases in the early landowners of pa series, this dauphin county atlas contains all information shown on the 24 township warrantee maps which were produced by the pennsylvania. Luther reily kelker, history of dauphin county, pennsylvania new york. John means had borne him nathan, john, james, joseph, jane and nancy means.
Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Donehoo, history of indian villages and place names in pa. While he was thus engaged the american historical association ap pointed a. Official facebook page for paxtang borough in dauphin county, pa.
Native americans lived here for many centuries, calling their settlement paxtang. I thought you might like to see a cemetery for paxtang cemetery i found on. Photo, print, drawing willow dale farm, brick house, paxtang, dauphin county, pa enlarge view 2 images in sequence. Add to book bag remove from book bag history of paxton presbyterian church, 17321976, with paxton church marriage record, 19011976, and selected sermons saved in. Geography edit paxtang is located in southern dauphin county at 4015. The paxtoniade is just a part of the surge of published pamphlets, essays, and poems that are a direct result of the paxton boys rebellion. Full text of glimpses of the history of old paxtang. In the last 5 years paxtang has seen a decrease in violent crime and an. Mcalakney page images at hathitrust history of the sesquicentennial of paxtang church, september 18, 1890. Historical articles in the paxtang historical journal. Dotty was born in harrisburg on november 11, 1927, to the late john m. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory.
Willow dale farm, brick house, paxtang, dauphin county, pa. Facts are strangers in the histories of the early years of paxton and derry presbyterian churches. The pennsylvania center for the book the paxton boys. Paxtang white pages phone books in pennsylvania pa. Jun 06, 2012 history of the commonwealth of pennsylvania, civil, political and military, from its earliest settlement to the present time. History of paxton presbyterian church founded in 1732. Early landowners of dauphin county ancestor tracks. Historic paxton, her days and her ways, 172219 paxton presbyterian church paxtang, pennsylvania family history library history of paxton church family history library history of paxton presbyterian church, 17321976. Historical paxtang cemetery was established in 1898 on what used to be the thomas rutherford farm on paxtang ave.
The 2014 crime rate in paxtang, pa was 179 citydata. The paxtangswatara library is an allvolunteer organization that is funded by swatara. We need everyone to come together and help us to publish the paxtang memories book so no one will forget paxtang and keep paxtang in our hearts. The library of congress does not own rights to material in its collections. James anderson of donegal, pennsylvania, became the first regular preacher. Run tenant background checks, credit checks, eviction history, and more. Morton glise, is available for purchase from the church. Wellfounded tradition tells us that preaching started here as early as 1716. Church history paxton presbyterian church harrisburg pa. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections. The librarys collection of books ranges from current titles to old favorites for adults and children.