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Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA



 


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Wikipedia 2017:

Greencastle is a borough in Franklin County in south-central Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,996 at the 2010 census.

History:

Greencastle was founded in 1782 by John Allison and also Abigail Siner from the Barkdoll House. The town was named after Greencastle, County Donegal, Ireland. It was originally composed of 246 lots. By 1790 there were about 60 houses in Greencastle, homes to approximately 400 people. The town of Greencastle had grown by the mid-nineteenth century to 1,125 residents.

In 1845, following the succession crisis in the Latter Day Saint movement, Sidney Rigdon (one of the three main contenders along with James Strang and Brigham Young for leadership of the Latter Day Saints following the death of Joseph Smith) took his followers to Pennsylvania and formed a Rigdonite Mormon settlement at Greencastle. This settlement had approximately 200 followers. They founded the New Jerusalem settlement between Greencastle and Mercersburg, published the Conochoheague Herald newspaper in Greencastle, and made plans for the construction of a temple. The Rigdonite Mormon settlement at Greencastle only lasted a few years; some former Rigdon followers went to Utah to join Brigham Young, while William Bickerton, who had opposed Rigdon's move to Greencastle, would eventually reorganize the remaining Pennsylvania branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in Pittsburgh as The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite).

Early in the Civil War, Greencastle and neighboring Franklin County communities raised the 126th Pennsylvania Infantry. In the summer of 1863, the war touched close to home when Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia invaded southern Pennsylvania in what became known as the Gettysburg Campaign. From mid-June to early July, those residents of Greencastle who had not fled to safety lived under Confederate rule. On July 2, concurrent with the Battle of Gettysburg in neighboring Adams County, Captain Ulric Dahlgren's Federal cavalry patrol galloped into Greencastle's town square, where they surprised and captured several Confederate cavalrymen carrying vital correspondence from Richmond. After the Battle of Gettysburg, Lee's army began its retreat to Virginia on July 4 and 5. He sent John D. Imboden's cavalry to escort a large wagon train carrying Confederate wounded. The train, nearly 18 miles (29 km) in length, wound its way through the streets of Greencastle, where a few men of the town attacked the wagon train with axes and hatchets. They succeeded in disabling several wagons before Confederate cavalry chased them away.

Following the war, Greencastle grew considerably in the late 19th century during the Industrial Revolution, having several industrial factories built inside the town limits, including the Crowell Manufacturing Company, which constructed farming equipment.

In 1902, Greencastle businessman Philip Baer began a tradition where the town holds a triennial social event known as "Old Home Week". Every three years, Greencastle townspeople and former residents come together in a town-wide reunion to reminisce and fellowship. The most recent Old Home Week Celebration occurred in 2013; the next one was to be held in 2016.

The Greencastle Historic District and Mitchell-Shook House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Greencastle contains many Christian church congregations with longstanding heritage and rich history. The present-day Methodist church has origins dating back to 1805 when Christian Newcomer conducted services in the area.

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Geburt

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   Nachname, Taufnamen    Geburt    Personen-Kennung 
1 Beeler, Robert G.  30 Nov 1942Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA I167839
2 Cox, David  um 1735Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA I124348
3 Daley, Charles Sowell  15 Jan 1922Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA I28068
4 Hykes, Ruth Beatrice  19 Mai 1918Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA I28066
5 Pittman, Mildred Marie  16 Apr 1910Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA I28222

Tod

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   Nachname, Taufnamen    Tod    Personen-Kennung 
1 Cox, Joshua  Mai 1747Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA I124303
2 Gordon, Anna  1919Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA I27494
3 Hose, Fred Zwingli  17 Dez 1997Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA I28042
4 Mullenix, Rosie M.  25 Nov 1940Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA I27551
5 Pittman, George Henry  15 Dez 1955Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA I28221
6 Ruthrauff, Johann  18 Dez 1837Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA I239384

Eheschließung

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   Familie    Eheschließung    Familien-Kennung 
1 Elliott / Gordon  5 Aug 1869Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA F9305
2 Miller / Gordon  26 Apr 1866Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA F9301