Ancient and historic landmarks in the Lebanon Valley . THE REED HOMESTEAD. to in the following lines, from the pen of Mr. L. : * Do droben uf dem runde Berg,Do steht die alte Riethe-Kerch ;Drin hot der Parre Stoever schonVor hunnert Jahr manch Predigt thunGepredigt zu de arme, deitsche LeitIn seller, ach ! so harteu Zeit. 42 LANDMARKS IX THE LEBANON VALLEY. Auch wor die Kerchn gute FortGegen der Indianer wilde Hort—Un schliefeu drin gar manche Nacht,Die arme Settlers wo hen FIRST TULPEHOCKEN (REEI: i I,UTHERAN CHURCH. The history of the erection of this first church, and
Ancient and historic landmarks in the Lebanon Valley . THE REED HOMESTEAD. to in the following lines, from the pen of Mr. L. : * Do droben uf dem runde Berg,Do steht die alte Riethe-Kerch ;Drin hot der Parre Stoever schonVor hunnert Jahr manch Predigt thunGepredigt zu de arme, deitsche LeitIn seller, ach ! so harteu Zeit. 42 LANDMARKS IX THE LEBANON VALLEY. Auch wor die Kerchn gute FortGegen der Indianer wilde Hort—Un schliefeu drin gar manche Nacht,Die arme Settlers wo hen FIRST TULPEHOCKEN (REEI: i I,UTHERAN CHURCH. The history of the erection of this first church, andthe checkered story of its congregational life, to thepresent time is very interesting. It was in 1723 thatabout 60 families of German Lutherans immig-rated THE FIRST CHURCH IX THE VALLEY. 43 hither from the Schoharie Valley of New York, wherethey had taken up a temporary abode in their flightfrom French Jesuitical persecutions in the Anne of England proved to them a .benefactressin sheltering them first of all in London, and thengratuitously transporting them to these new colonies ofher realm. But the English money sharks up the Hud-son took the advantage of these innocent Germans, andsoon beat them out of their possessions, when many ofthem came to this Tulpehocken country, and once moreplanted their humble huts in the wild forests among theIndians. They reached these parts by following theSusquehanna, until they came to the mouth of the Swa-tara creek, where now is sit
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