The Community

from the History of Franklin Co., page 614

(contributed by Barbara Konat, March 2003)

Snow Hill is simply a thickly settled neighborhood. This name was attached to the locality by the land office. The land, 130 3/4 acres, was purchased by Catharine Snowberger, April 20, 1763. The patent to the same was secured by Andrew Snowberger, nephew of Catherine. He was the proprietor until a short time before his death in 1825, when he sold it to 5 trustees, the founders of Snow Hill Society. In 1795 Peter Lehman came to the place. In 1800 arrangements were made to found an institution modeled after Ephrata in Lancaster County.

The church edifice was erected in 1829. The Institution buildings were put up at different times from 1814 to 1843. The mill was built in 1807 and has been in use ever since (written in 1887). Shops and other buildings were put up as called for by the demand upon the Institution.

1868 Quincy Township Map

Householders and the Society itself appear on a Quincy Township map from 1868.    The Nunnery is located directly south of Quincy close to the bottom of the page and the Maryland state line.  To see a map detailing where they all were located, click here.

Listings from the 1843 Franklin County tax census

This tax was levied on real estate, horses, cattle, trades, occupations, carriages, monies at interest, furniture & plate over $300, gold and silver watches.  A few listings are posted here.

For more information on Quincy township and Franklin County, Pa., we suggest you visit:

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~pafrankl/

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