Pennsylvania unincorporated area
New Chester is an
unincorporated community in
Straban ,
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
"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]
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References
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Chester, Pennsylvania
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History of Adams County, Pennsylvania, Page 341 . The Bookmark. 1886. Retrieved August 19, 2023 .
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"Cylex Website" . Retrieved August 19, 2023 .
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History of Adams County, Pennsylvania, Page 336 . The Bookmark. 1886. Retrieved August 19, 2023 .
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"US Churches Website" . Retrieved August 19, 2023 .
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"Cylex Website" . Retrieved August 19, 2023 .
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"US Churches Website" . Retrieved August 19, 2023 .
External links
39°54′12″N 77°05′43″W / 39.90333°N 77.09528°W / 39.90333; -77.09528