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Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

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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.

Geburt

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

Tod

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

Eheschließung

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