Springville, also known as the Village of Spring Creek, was a small village established around 1850. The village never really took off, and disappeared by 1910. Today, the planned Village of Spring Creek is inside Hersheypark.
Eight lots were laid out by Martin L. Nissley on land owned by him. Lot No. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 were all sold for homes. Lot No. 2 was split between Lot No. 1 and Lot No. 3, Lot No. 6 was split into two halves, and a portion (as much as one-half) of Lot No. 8 was split to Lot No. 7.
Plan for Springville
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Lot Number
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Address
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1
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7 West Derry Road
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2 [One-half]
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2 [One-half]
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15 West Derry Road
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3
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4
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23 West Derry Road
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5
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27 & 29 West Derry Road
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6 [One-half]
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37 West Derry Road
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6 [One-half]
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39 West Derry Road
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7
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47 West Derry Road
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8 [One-half]
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8 [One-half]
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51 & 53 West Derry Road
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This is a history of properties on West Derry Road. For more information on the history of West Derry Road, see the notes page about West Derry Road. For tracking notes, see here.
Lot Number 1 and Lot Number 2 (one-half)
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This property was once part of Martin L. Nissley's plot of the Village of Spring Creek, comprising Lot No. 1 and one-half of Lot No. 2.
Grantor
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Grantee
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Date sold
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Deed
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Hubert L. Weaver
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Hershey Estates
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1970-03-31
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Harry C. Smith
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Hubert L. Weaver
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1960-09-27
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Harry C. Smith
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Harry C. Smith
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1949-02-14
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Barbara S. Kettering
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Harry C. Smith
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1924-04-21
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Michael Yingst, estate
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Barbara S. Kettering
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1914-06-27
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Amanda M. Keener
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Michael Yingst
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1893-03-30
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Elmira Shirk, estate
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Amanda M. Keener
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1889-04-01
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Jonas Miller
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Samuel Shirk (Elmira Shirk)
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1862-12-30
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Isaac Stauffer
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Jonas Miller
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1862-12-29
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Unknown
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Henry W. Kettering
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Isaac Stauffer
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1856-04-01
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Unknown
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Henry Miller
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Henry W. Kettering
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1853-04-01
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Unknown
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Martin L. Nissley
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Henry Miller
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1850-03-25
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Split from Nissley farm as Lot No. 1 and one-half of Lot No. 2 in Spring Creek village plan.
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Grantor
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Grantee
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Date sold
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Deed
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Harold H. Hamilton
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Hershey Estates
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1970-03-20
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Harry C. Smith
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Harold H. Hamilton
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1960-09-27
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House converted into duplex with 7 West Derry Road.
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Lot Number 2 (one-half) and Lot Number 3
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This was Lot No. 3 and one-half of Lot No. 2 in Martin L. Nissley's plan for the Village of Spring Creek.
Grantor
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Grantee
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Date sold
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Deed
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Samuel E. Basehore
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Hershey Estates
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1968-01-02
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John H. Gordon
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Samuel E. Basehore
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1947-06-03
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Milton S. Hershey
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John H. Gordon
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1905-08-31
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Michael Nafzger
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Milton S. Hershey
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1903-04-08
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Daniel B. Eshleman estate
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Michael Nafzger
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1903-04-01
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Peter Painter
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Daniel B. Eshleman
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1897-11-24
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Levi Zimmerman
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Peter Painter
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1882-04-01
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William O. Sanders estate
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Levi Zimmerman
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1881-08-18
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Penrose Sanders
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William O. Sanders
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1876-04-08
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Isaac Stauffer
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Penrose Sanders
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1865-09-09
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Henry W. Kettering
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Isaac Stauffer
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1864-10-01
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Magdalena Kettering
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Henry W. Kettering
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1856-05-31
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Unknown
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Henry Wissore estate
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Magdalena Kettering
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1854-05-11
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Unknown
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Martin L. Nissley
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Henry Wissore?
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1850 circa
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Unknown
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Split from Nissley farm as one-half Lot No. 2 and Lot No. 3 of Village of Spring Creek plan.
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A tract of land was added to the deed in 1916.
Grantor
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Grantee
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Date sold
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Deed
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Barbara S. Kettering
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John H. Gordon
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1916-11-03
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Michael Yingst, estate
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Barbara S. Kettering
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1914-06-27
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Split from 7 West Derry Road.
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This property was originally three separate tracts of land which Carrie Letterman owned. The first property she owned was inherited from Harriet Kettering in 1914 and was known as Tract No. 1 (Lot No. 4). Letterman acquired two properties from John H. Gordon in 1922 and 1923. These are called Tract No. 2 and Tract No. 3.
Grantor
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Grantee
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Date sold
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Deed
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Jacob S. Gerhart
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HERCO Inc.
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1981-07-31
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Margaret Letterman Hill
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Jacob S. Gerhart
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1961-09-21
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Carrie A. Letterman
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Carrie A. Letterman
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1955-01-05
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23 West Derry Road exists as merged Tracts No. 1, 2, and 3.
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Tract No. 1 was once part of Martin L. Nissley's plot of the Village of Spring Creek, comprising of Lot No. 4.
Grantor
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Grantee
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Date sold
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Deed
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John Yetter, Jr.
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Harriet Kettering
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1864-02-29
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Wendell Henry (George Brown)
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John Yetter, Jr.
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18??-04-02
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Unknown
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Martin L. Nissley
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George Brown
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1849-08-20
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Unknown
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Split from Nissley farm as Lot No. 4 in Spring Creek village plan.
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27 and 29 West Derry Road
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This was Lot No. 5 of the Village of Spring Creek, as laid out by Martin L. Nissley.
Grantor
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Grantee
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Date sold
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Deed
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Martin L. Klingler
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Hershey Estates
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1970-05-07
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Catherine Hess Miller
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Martin L. Klingler
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1948-12-22
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George F. Geesaman
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Catherine Hess
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1918-08-22
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Lizzie Letterman
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George F. Geesaman
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1914-06-27
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Unknown
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Martin L. Nissley
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Lizzie Letterman
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1871-04-06
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Isaac Howar estate
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Martin L. Nissley
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1862-06-14
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Isaac Howar estate
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Martin L. Nissley
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1855-12-21
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Martin L. Nissley
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Isaac Howar
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1855-04-02
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Unknown
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Peter Gipe
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Martin L. Nissley
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1853-03-31
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Martin L. Nissley
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Peter Gipe
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1850-03-25
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Unknown
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Split from Nissley farm as Lot No. 5 of Village of Spring Creek plan.
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37 West Derry Road (Easterly portion)
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Easterly portion of Lot Number 6 or Tract Number 1.
Grantor
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Grantee
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Date sold
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Deed
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Guiseppi Cialone
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Hershey Estates
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1975-09-12
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Carolyn Eby
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Guiseppi Cialone
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1934-08-07
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Hershey Trust Company (Mary E. Painter)
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Victor B. Eby
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1929-07-01
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Josiah B. Painter
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Flanna Painter
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1907-12-31
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Grantor
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Grantee
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Date sold
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Deed
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Levi H. Gingrich, et al.
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Josiah B. Painter
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1889-03-13
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David H. Dillman
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Mary Gingrich
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1886-04-02
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Henry Miller
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David H. Dillman
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1877-04-02
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Unknown
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David Gingrich
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Henry Miller
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1875-12-28
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Jacob Hershey
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David Gingrich
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1872-04-05
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Daniel B. Fishburn
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Jacob Hershey
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1871-01-18
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Jonathan Kelchner
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Daniel B. Fishburn
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1870-04-01
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Unknown
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Jacob Leitzel
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Jonathan Kelchner
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1869-03-29
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Unknown
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Isaac Howard estate
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Jacob Leitzel
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1866-02-08
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Unknown
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During this time frame, this property was transferred between multiple hands within the Howard family.
Henry Howard attempted to purchase the property in 1858.
Jacob Leitzel became initially attached to it, in 1861.
Leitzel purchased the property from the Howard family (Isaac Howard estate) in 1866.
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Unknown
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John B. Zimmerman
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Isaac Howard
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1855-01-02
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Unknown
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David Wolfsberger
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John B. Zimmerman
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1854-01-20
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Unknown
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Abraham Reager
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David Wolfsberger
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1851-11-14
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Unknown
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Martin L. Nissley
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Abraham Reager
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1850-04-01
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Unknown
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Split from Nissley farm as Lot No. 6 in Spring Creek village plan.
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Grantor
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Grantee
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Date sold
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Deed
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Harry S. Moyer
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Josiah B. Painter
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1907-03-13
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Split from 47 West Derry Road.
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39 West Derry Road (Westerly portion)
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Tract Number 2 and the westerly portion of Lot Number 6 or Tract Number 1.
Grantor
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Grantee
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Date sold
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Deed
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Geno Cialone
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Hershey Estates
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1976-04-14
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Guiseppi Cialone
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Geno Cialone
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1960-03-12
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Property split from 37 West Derry Road.
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Lot Number 7 and Lot Number 8 (one-half)
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Lot Number 7 and part or one-half Lot No. 8.
Grantor
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Grantee
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Date sold
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Deed
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H. Ellis Kreider
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Hershey Estates
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1966-09-29
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Emma A. Yerger
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H. Ellis Kreider
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1961-07-13
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Lena Angelo
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Christian K. Yerger
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1936-09-03
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Charles Beck
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Lena Angelo
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1935-02-05
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Baldi Angelo
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Charles Beck
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1928-11-17
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Alfonso Olive
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Baldi Angelo
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1925-07-30
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J. Spayde Bomberger
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Pietro Gaspari
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1923-06-28
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H.S. Moyer
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J. Spayde Bomberger
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1923-05-23
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Julianna McClurg estate
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Harry S. Moyer
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1899-04-01
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Jonas Miller
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Juliana McClurg
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1863-02-13
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James McClurg estate
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Jonas Miller
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Unknown
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Unknown
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James McClurg
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James McClurg estate
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1862-05-01
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Unknown
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Solomon Bechtel
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James McClurg
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1856-04-01
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Unknown
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Martin L. Nissley
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Unknown
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1850 circa
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Unknown
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Split from Nissley farm as Lot No. 7 and one-half Lot No. 8 in Spring Creek village plan.
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Articles of Agreement
Wilbur S. Heller, Miscellaneous Book 12A, 104, dated 1963-09-01.
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Lot Number 8 (one-half)
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51 and 53 West Derry Road
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Grantor
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Grantee
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Date sold
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Deed
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Edith Copp
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Hershey Estates
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1970-07-03
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Samuel F. Habecker
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Edith Copp
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1937-02-25
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Edith Copp
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Samuel F. Habecker
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1937-02-25
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Hershey Chocolate Company
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Edith Copp
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1921-12-22
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Milton S. Hershey, Tract EE
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Hershey Chocolate Company
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1918-12-14
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Levi Zimmerman
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Milton S. Hershey
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1903-03-02
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Joseph Landis, Exor.
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Levi Zimmerman
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1879-03-11
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John Green (Mary Green)
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Anna Landis
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1864-04-02
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George M. Uhler
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Mary Green
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1859-03-18
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Solomon Bechtel
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George M. Uhler
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1857-03-25
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Unknown
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Martin L. Nissley
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Unknown
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1850 circa
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Unknown
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Split from Nissley farm as one-half Lot No. 8 in Spring Creek village plan.
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Grantor
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Grantee
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Date sold
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Deed
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Ray F. Wise
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Hershey Estates
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1975-03-27
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Harry K. Kennard
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Ray F. Wise
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1962-08-14
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Lizzie B. Smith
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Harry K. Kennard
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1947-04-09
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Franklin Zentmeyer, Exor.
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Lizzie B. Smith
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1920-10-12
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B. Franklin Zentmeyer
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Henry Zentmeyer
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1920-10-12
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M.A. Farnsler
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B. Franklin Zentmeyer
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1893-04-01
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Unknown
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Peter Rambler
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M.A. Farnsler
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1891-02-25
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William O. Sanders
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Peter Rambler
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1889-10-31
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George M. Uhler
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William O. Sanders
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1865-03-31
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Solomon Bechtel
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George M. Uhler
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1857-03-25
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Unknown
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Property split from 51 & 53 West Derry Road.
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Grantor
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Grantee
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Date sold
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Deed
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Marvin L. Via
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Hershey Estates
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1975-06-17
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Olin L. Miller
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Marvin L. Via
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1961-07-06
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Frank B. Saksek
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Olin L. Miller
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1961-06-23
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Noah M. Sullivan
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Frank B. Saksek
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1947-05-28
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John E. Ebersole
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Noah M. Sullivan
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1922-09-18
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B. Franklin Zentmeyer
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John E. Ebersole
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1920-10-12
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B. Franklin Zentmeyer
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Henry Zentmeyer
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1912-03-02
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See 55 West Derry Road.
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Grantor
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Grantee
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Date sold
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Deed
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Arthur J. Copenhaver
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Hershey Estates
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1975-06-02
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Olin L. Miller
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Arthur J. Copenhaver
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1961-07-06
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Duplex split from 59 West Derry Road.
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Deeds from West Derry Road are found via Dauphin County Recorder of Deeds.
- ^ 55R, 34
- ^ 46C, 525
- ^ 32F, 535
- ^ 19V, 267
- ^ 16M, 279
- ^ 8U, 336
- ^ 12A, 320
- ^ 3Q, 256
- ^ 2V, 195
- ^ 55Q, 223
- ^ 46C, 528
- ^ 53H, 552
- ^ 29Y, 394
- ^ 12H, 84
- ^ 11M, 373
- ^ 11M, 377
- ^ 11M, 375
- ^ 6B, 344
- ^ Sheriff Deed Book Vol. 7, 83
- ^ 5F, 109
- ^ 3X, 317
- ^ 12A,178
- ^ 16M, 447
- ^ 16M, 279
- ^ 233, 22
- ^ 47D, 530
- ^ 44S, 550
- ^ 5K, 550
- ^ 55T, 565
- ^ 32B, 375
- ^ 17C, 586
- ^ 6Z, 136
- ^ 3P, 785
- ^ 3P, 787
- ^ 2Y, 380
- ^ 62C, 478
- ^ 23N, 136
- ^ 22D, 451
- ^ 13H, 90
- ^ 7P, 224
- ^ 6U, 324
- ^ Misc S, 397
- ^ 4O, 637
- ^ 4M, 395
- ^ 13B, 1
- ^ 62Q, 718
- ^ 45P, 212
- ^ 52B, 621
- ^ 46X, 478
- ^ 24D, 112
- ^ 23P, 496
- ^ 21X, 468
- ^ 20M, 367
- ^ 19N, 62
- ^ 19S, 80
- ^ 19I, 384
- ^ 11B, 27
- ^ 4T, 245
- ^ 55Y, 154
- ^ 24F, 25
- ^ 24F, 24
- ^ 18T, 116
- ^ 17F, 152
- ^ 11K, 333
- ^ 11I, 249
- ^ 11I, 240
- ^ 11I, 237
- ^ 61R, 72
- ^ 47Y, 295
- ^ 29T, 79
- ^ 18F, 439
- ^ 14U, 12
- ^ Miscellaneous Book 1V, 594A
- ^ 7U, 82
- ^ 3X, 315
- ^ 61W, 623
- ^ 46X, 105
- ^ 46W, 91
- ^ 29Y, 117
- ^ 19G, 585
- ^ 18X, 517
- ^ 14U, 12
- ^ 61V, 908
- ^ 46X, 102