The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers . A Specimen Flourish, from Kloster MSS. CHAPTER THE OR our purpose we willnow leave the bustling,modern borough at thefoot of Main street, crossthe stone bridge whichspans the picturesque Co-calico and continue up theold turnpike. A few rodsbring us within the bor-ders of the old confine, for-merly known as The Set-tlement of the Solitary {Lager der Einsamen\locally, as the Kloster,and on some old records as Dunkerstown, but properly as Ephrata. The first objec
The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers . A Specimen Flourish, from Kloster MSS. CHAPTER THE OR our purpose we willnow leave the bustling,modern borough at thefoot of Main street, crossthe stone bridge whichspans the picturesque Co-calico and continue up theold turnpike. A few rodsbring us within the bor-ders of the old confine, for-merly known as The Set-tlement of the Solitary {Lager der Einsamen\locally, as the Kloster,and on some old records as Dunkerstown, but properly as Ephrata. The first object to attract attention after crossing thecreek is a large brick grist-mill of modern construction,its massive chimney forming a prominent feature in thelandscape. As the improved methods of milling andgrowing business demanded increased facilities steam-power and new machinery were introduced ; and, to meetfurther demands, it was rebiiilt upon several occasions, imtilit has now lost all its former identity when it was a typicalPennsylvania water-mill. The only thing giving any clueto its antiquity is an old tab-let which was replaced in the JP t^ pi/i r\:r^:fT\ \ .; |new wall. It
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