Ephrata, PA - Southern Lancaster County - January, 2012
The Ephrata Cloister or Ephrata Community was a religious community, established in 1732 by Johann Conrad Beissel at Ephrata, in what is now Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The community was descended from the pietistic Schwarzenau Brethren movement of Alexander Mack of Schwarzenau in Germany. The first schism from the general body occurred in 1728—the Seventh Day Dunkers, whose distinctive principle was that the seventh day was true Sabbath.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Springs_Hotel ...It's because of the loss of this property that I don't partonise Hampton Inn nor Applebee's anymore.
This photo on the left is one of my favorite. I happen to come across it the other night. I took a series of them in September 2003. It is c...
I think there was a thread a few months back about Butzer's Garage, S. State St. Ephrata. Here's a picture circa 1923. Built 1910 and now the site of Ephrata Pioneer Fire Co. (HSCV)
Eagle Hotel, Ephrata, circa 1896. SW corner of the square. Now known as The Wissler Building.
Ephrata Pool..photo courtesy of the Ephrata Review
Connell Mansion, 249 W Main St, Ephrata. Built 1868. Home of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley since 1962.
The Wilson residence in Ephrata PA in the early 1900's (St. Clements)
Washington Ave school.
Ephrata Ice Plant, photo taken approx. 1929. Located on East side of Arch between West Fulton and West Franklin in Ephrata.
House at 207 E Main St, Ephrata with the first Trinity Lutheran church building next door. This house is now yellow and twice the size. Was the home of Mrs. Sweigart of D&E telephone until her death. Picture taken between 1878 & 1883. (HSCV)
North State and East Main around 1937 in Ephrata PA. These buildings were torn down to make room for the present day Royer Building.
Train Station Ephrata
Royers, Ephrata
Old Ephrata fair pictures
Ephrata Fair
