Ancient and historic landmarks in the Lebanon Valley . THE LOSCH HOMESTEAD. A little farther up the road is the Reed homestead,which remains substantially the same internally as whenerected in 1723, by Loenhardt Rietli, the donor of theeight acres of ground upon which the church was built in1727. The seventh lineal descendant, Mr. Franklin still occupies this ancient homestead, and has gath- THE FIRST CHURCH IN THE VALLEY. 41 ered into it many valuable local church documents, some family bric-a-brac, and a large collection of Indian relics. A short distance from this latter house stands
Ancient and historic landmarks in the Lebanon Valley . THE LOSCH HOMESTEAD. A little farther up the road is the Reed homestead,which remains substantially the same internally as whenerected in 1723, by Loenhardt Rietli, the donor of theeight acres of ground upon which the church was built in1727. The seventh lineal descendant, Mr. Franklin still occupies this ancient homestead, and has gath- THE FIRST CHURCH IN THE VALLEY. 41 ered into it many valuable local church documents, some family bric-a-brac, and a large collection of Indian relics. A short distance from this latter house stands the old Reed Church. Its location on a small knoll is alluded.
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