Ancient and historic landmarks in the Lebanon Valley . iS HIER RUHET UNSER LIEBE TOCHTER MARIA ERPFIN DES _ _ PHILIP ERPF & SUSANA MAG- EHELICHE TOCHTR 1ST GEBOHREN ANO 1756 FEBRU. 2 TAG GESTORBEN ANO 1769 JANU. 13 TAG WORDEN 12 JAHR II MONHTA VND 8 TAG :*3 ,5. ® Now passing the graves of Peter Sheetz and PhilipWolfersberger, who with others in this comninnity nsedto be the owners of negro slaves before their freedomwas legally granted in our state, let us descend into theancient town lying at our feet. I20 LANDMARKS IN THE LEBANON VALLEY. With the exception of a few
Ancient and historic landmarks in the Lebanon Valley . iS HIER RUHET UNSER LIEBE TOCHTER MARIA ERPFIN DES _ _ PHILIP ERPF & SUSANA MAG- EHELICHE TOCHTR 1ST GEBOHREN ANO 1756 FEBRU. 2 TAG GESTORBEN ANO 1769 JANU. 13 TAG WORDEN 12 JAHR II MONHTA VND 8 TAG :*3 ,5. ® Now passing the graves of Peter Sheetz and PhilipWolfersberger, who with others in this comninnity nsedto be the owners of negro slaves before their freedomwas legally granted in our state, let us descend into theancient town lying at our feet. I20 LANDMARKS IN THE LEBANON VALLEY. With the exception of a few additions in the form ofhandsome and costly homes, in modern styles of archi-tecture, such as the Weio^ley mansion, the residence ofDr. Zerbe and others, and a new Reformed church edi-fice and a remodeled Lutheran church building, wewill find the town very much as it was fifty years language, customs and habits of the people havenot chaneed. To one who comes from the current ofour busy, whirring life of steam and electricity andsteam-harnessed machinery, everything here seems newand strange because it is so tame and antiquated. Butthis does not necessarily make against the place. Itonly furnishes us with a specimen of life in the genera-tions when honesty was a virtue a
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