The following discription of the early Allemaengel settlement appeared on The Kistler Family Homepage. (The URL of this page no longer works.)

In Pennsylvania the springs that had determined the loaction of the Indian wigwams also attracted the early white settlers. After the settlers had erected their log cabins and cleared the land, they found to ther great discouragement that the soil was uproductive. So great were the privations they suffered here that the region, including what is now Kistler's Valley, became known as Allemaengel, which means "all wants". The fertile fields of Whitehall, 20 miles east, from which they had to bring their provisions on foot or horseback, were called Egypt.

By careful, intelligent cultivation, the Allemaengel of long alo has been converted into rich valleys, with their fine farms, abundant crops, spacious homes, large Swiss barns and all modern implements and appliances for the best possible results in soil production. Today ancient stone buildings are numberous and well preserved in the valley.

The early Kistler settlers suffered from depredations of the Indians during the French and Indian War. They aided in the defense of the lives of their neighbors and protection of property.

The Kistlers of Pennsylvania were members of the Lutheran Church. They attended the Jerusalem Church, which is not far from Kempton and near New Tropoli, which is in the southern end of Kistler's Valley.