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Prompt #1: A bit of history of your town or area. May 1, 2022  Our Area We live in a triangle of space between a borough, a township, and a small town. Our particular road has a place where one county ends and a different county begins. I live in one county. I went to high school in another county. There are small boroughs about 5 miles from us. Our property is in a township. The township has a small lake which houses a lot of summer vacation homes from a major city in the state. There is a community inside the township where I attended grade school. The school has been torn down and the community is basically a residential community at this time. With the close proximity of the lake some small businesses have grown up. There is a Dollar General Store, gas station, boat rental, restaurants, rental vacation homes, ice cream store, laundry, real estate office, batting balls area, a putter golf, a bar, and a small business that has a book exchange, snack and food area. I don't spend much time at the lake so, I may have left one or two out. Resident incomes hover in the 25,000 to 35,000 dollar amounts. Incomes depend on places of employment. At one time the area was saturated with dairy farms and factories. One town near us had chair factories, furniture factories, and Milk production plants. There are still many factories in the area. Factories employ male and female workers. You can drive 25 miles in one direction to shop in a major city or 35 miles in another direction to shop in an even bigger major city. One of the small towns is located on Oil Creek. The Oil Creek railroad use to run through it. It has nearly always had a logging industry. Although, there are lots of trees stands and woods areas, the trees now range very young and very small. People in the area also farm Maple Syrup. The small community nearest us has a lake. It is a vacation area for residents of a major city in the state. Another town near us is located on French Creek which meanders through many towns in both counties. The town has always been a manufacturing area. A place for job production. At one time there were chair factories, and furniture factories. The area is also a major Volunteer Fire Department area. Every small borough, town, or city maintains its own Volunteer fire Department. Histories vary but, most histories of the farms and businesses start in the late 1700s or early 1800s. I know some of the personnel history of the property I live on. It has been in the family for at least 100 years. I've been told my great grandfather bought the property, split it into two pieces and gave it to his son and daughter. The Daughter went to college and became an Osteopath, medical Doctor. Her share of the property passed to one of my uncles. My grandfather's share of the property passed eventually to my dad. Dad brought his children here to live after my mother died. Dad moved to town. I bought it in 1971. I started a horse stable, riding school, and raised sheep, dairy goats, and 4 children. My dad and his brothers and one sister grew up on this property. My grandmother was college educated. When their children were growing up there were a lot of small one room schools at the junction of roads. Those schools were also churches. My grandfather used to pick up children and take them to school at the end of our road. The transportation was a horse and wagon. The entire area has been a manufacturing, farming area. It is also a large church area with many different denominations from which to chose . Word count: 642 |
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