New Chester is an unincorporated community in Straban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] New Chester is located on Pennsylvania Route 234, approximately four miles north of New Oxford on Oxford Road at the junction with Pennsylvania Route 234.[2]
New Chester was also known as Pine Town, and previously Martzallville was surveyed in 1804 by Henry Martzall.[2]
In 1834, Theodore Taughinbaugh was appointed first postmaster at New Chester.[2]
Churches
edit- "The Pines" - St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church construction was started on April 27, 1861 and is located at 1535 Hunterstown Hampton Rd, New Oxford, PA 17350[3][4][5]
- St John's United Church of Christ was built in 1862-1863[2] and is located at 2243 Hunterstown Hampton Rd, New Oxford, PA 17350[6][7]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Chester, Pennsylvania
- ^ a b c d History of Adams County, Pennsylvania, Page 341. The Bookmark. 1886. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ^ "Cylex Website". Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ^ History of Adams County, Pennsylvania, Page 336. The Bookmark. 1886. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ^ "US Churches Website". Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ^ "Cylex Website". Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ^ "US Churches Website". Retrieved August 19, 2023.
External links
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