Bendersville (colloq. "Asper's Station" by 1888) was a Gettysburg and Harrisburg Railroad (G&H) stop east of Bendersville, Pennsylvania, with facilities of Frederick A. Asper[1] that included a 3-story brick flour mill, grain elevator, and warehouse[2] built in 1883[3] (the latter's roof blew off in 1904).[4] The depot was opposite the mill over the tracks.[3]

Bendersville
General information
LocationBendersville, Pennsylvania
United States
Coordinates39°58′37″N 77°13′23″W / 39.97694°N 77.22306°W / 39.97694; -77.22306
Operated byGettysburg and Harrisburg Railroad
History
Opened1884
Services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Centre Mills
toward Gettysburg
Gettysburg and Harrisburg Railway Gardners
toward Carlisle
Location
Bendersville is located in Pennsylvania
Bendersville
Bendersville
Location in Pennsylvania
Bendersville is located in the United States
Bendersville
Bendersville
Location in United States

The G&H had begun shipments to Asper's mill by November 28, 1883,[5] and when the route was complete to Gettysburg, Bendersville Station was initially the only stop designated as "station" on the original 1884 railroad schedule.[6] The locale's additional industrial facilities subsequently included the 1888 Peters planing mill,[7] a 1902 tannery,[8] the Allen flint mill,[9][10] a 1922 canning plant,[11] and the 1893 Penn Tile Works[12] (encaustic tile by J. W. Ivery).[13][14] After the Asper's mill property was sold in 1913,[2] the Aspers Produce Company and Columbia Flint Mill[15] were acquired by the 1919 Aspers Fruit Products Company[16] (liquidated in 1926).[17] The railroad station was eliminated by the development of the concrete highway[18] completed in 1927,[19] the Glen Gary Shale and Brick plant at Aspers became a Pfaltzgraff facility in 1973,[20] and a new post office building was erected in 2001[21] (the 1934 post office was in Clyde Plank's warehouse).[22]

The locale (Bendersville Station)[23] and populated place (Aspers, the original post office name)[24] were separately designated in 1979 for the Geographic Names Information System,[25] and the Aspers census-designated place was named in 2008[26] to replace the 2000 census' Bendersville Station-Aspers CDP.

References

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  1. ^ "Large Assignee Sale" (Google News Archive). Gettysburg Compiler. October 9, 1888. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Executors' Sale of Valuable Mill, Warehouse and Dwelling" (Google News Archive). Adams County News. December 21, 1912. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Town and County". Gettysburg Compiler. December 5, 1883. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Visit of Two Terrific Storms". Gettysburg Compiler. June 8, 1904. p. 3.
  5. ^ "The New Railroad" (Google News Archive). Gettysburg Compiler. November 28, 1883. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  6. ^ "Gettysburg & Harrisburg R. R." (schedule). Gettysburg Compiler. April 21, 1884. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  7. ^ "Large Assignee Sale". Gettysburg Compiler. October 9, 1888. p. 3.
  8. ^ "Executor's Notice". The Star and Sentinel. April 30, 1902.
  9. ^ "Narrow Escape". Adams County News. December 19, 1914.
  10. ^ Hopkins, T. C (August 4, 1900). "The White Clays of Southeastern Pennsylvania". The Engineering and Mining Journal: 131. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  11. ^ "(untitled)". New Oxford Item. June 22, 1922.
  12. ^ "Death Doings". New Oxford Item. December 5, 1912.
  13. ^ Journal of the Franklin Institute - Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.) - Google Boeken. 1899. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  14. ^ E/MJ, Engineering and mining journal - Google Books. February 29, 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  15. ^ "New Building for Aspers Company". Gettysburg Times. March 26, 1919.
  16. ^ "New Canning Co. Is Organized". Gettysburg Times. February 24, 1919.
  17. ^ "(untitled)". New Oxford Item. July 22, 1926.
  18. ^ "New Concrete Road to Follow Old Route". New Oxford Item. Vol. 46, no. 52. January 14, 1926.
  19. ^ "Carlisle Road Completed; Now Open to Traffic" (Google News Archive). June 11, 1927. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  20. ^ "Glen Gary Will Sell Aspers Plant". Gettysburg Times. Vol. 71, no. 178. July 21, 1973. p. 1.
  21. ^ Bretzman, Ruth (January 16, 2001). "Upper Adams fondly recalls events of the year 2000". Gettysburg Times. Vol. 99, no. 14. p. A6.
  22. ^ "Thieves Break Into Aspers Postoffice". The Star and Sentinel. September 1, 1934. p. 4.
  23. ^ "Bendersville Station (1169234)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 14, 2011. 39°58′37″N 77°13′23″W / 39.97694°N 77.22306°W / 39.97694; -77.22306
  24. ^ "Raise Flag Over New Post Office". Gettysburg Times. Vol. XI, no. 37. November 30, 1912. p. 1.
  25. ^ "Aspers (1168472)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 14, 2011. 39°58′46″N 77°13′22″W / 39.97944°N 77.22278°W / 39.97944; -77.22278
  26. ^ "Aspers Census Designated Place (2389155)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 14, 2011. 39°58′35″N 77°13′34″W / 39.97639°N 77.22611°W / 39.97639; -77.22611