Ancient and historic landmarks in the Lebanon Valley . oul deed was committed, and where the murdererlived, and other scenes connected with the horrible actshere transacted, are still found in the southern portionof the town, while murderer and murdered sleep closetogether in one of the burial grounds of the town,awaiting their resurrection and final judgment at thelast day. About the oldest landmark of historic account is theold Ulrich homestead to the northeast of town, almostopposite the Reading railroad depot. The place is nowthe home of Mrs. Commodore P. Steinmetzs family,suddenly bereft
Ancient and historic landmarks in the Lebanon Valley . oul deed was committed, and where the murdererlived, and other scenes connected with the horrible actshere transacted, are still found in the southern portionof the town, while murderer and murdered sleep closetogether in one of the burial grounds of the town,awaiting their resurrection and final judgment at thelast day. About the oldest landmark of historic account is theold Ulrich homestead to the northeast of town, almostopposite the Reading railroad depot. The place is nowthe home of Mrs. Commodore P. Steinmetzs family,suddenly bereft of father and husband not longago. Here early in the last century the first Ulrichimmigrant settled, the great-grandfather of Mrs. Stein- 326 LANDMARKS IX THE LEBANON VALLEY. metz, and in 1751 he built a stone house, part of whichis still standing. It was provided with an arched cellar,built over a never failing spring, and with air-holes,being thus furnished with the essentials for life, andproved a safe place for retreat in case of an attack by the. THE OLD ULRICH HOMESTEAD. Indians, as happened on several occasions. That theseearly inhabitants must have realized their constant andimminent danger to life from this source is evinced bythe engraving found upon the stone that was used as thedoor-sill of the old fort, viz.: so OFT DIE THiJR DEN ANGEL WENDT,O MENSCH, DEIN END BEDENK ! I75I. A GLIMPSE OF ANNVILLE. 327 This stone is still found here, but when the housewas remodeled it became part of a porch-pillar, while anewly-engraved head-stone preserves the old legend inmore modern and legible form, together with the namesof the builders, Mr. and Mrs. Steinmetz. This oldhouse was used as a store and trading post with theIndians by the first Ulrich; and the apple orchard, justin front of the homestead, is pointed out as an Indianburial ground, for it is reported that many Indiansmade their home for weeks with this first white evening this pioneer and his son (the fath
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