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 New and now online!
Community Information Guide
History, important dates, and other valuable information.
Salisbury Township History
Books Now Available!
A History of Salisbury Township, by Joan M. Lorenz is available
for sale at $25/book at the Township Building at 5581 Old Philadelphia
Pike, Gap, PA 17527. To order a book by mail, please send a check
for $30/book.
The history spans the discovery of a dinosaur footprint from
the Jurassic Age to the present time. The 344 page, hard-cover
book, is organized by each original post office and place name
of Salisbury Township.
After the introductory chapters, "South Hermitage"
begins the book because the Township's first colonist, Robert
Gault, settled there. The next chapter, "Gap", contains
the oldest documented house still standing in Salisbury Township,
the Francis Jones Hotel, 1728, which started commerce there. The
history then continues contiguously around the Township.
Each chapter contains the history of the land, families, schools,
churches, commerce, and in most cases, a personal account of life
in the early days of the Township.
Maps of each area: 1864, 1875, 1899, 1977 and 1984, precede each
chapter so that readers can see at a glance who lived in a specific
place.
A 1747 map of the Eastern United States showing Gap and the Pequea
Creek lies on the inside cover and a 1993 map shows the names
of the streets and roads today.
An extensive, name index lists all names mentioned in the text.
For more information call 717-768-8059.
How to File a Township
Complaint
Many times we as a Township receive complaints from
residents who do not
wish to state their name through phone calls, voice mail and letters.
We
are not able to act on a given complaint unless we are aware of
the source
from which it came. The reason for stating your name is that if
the case
should ever go to court we would have documentation of a witness/defender
to
back up the complaint. If we have no documentation the case would
not stand
a chance in court. The information that you give to us is kept
in strict
confidence.
When filing a complaint about a malfunctioning sewage system,
we need a
sewage complaint form filled out. The reason for this is so that
it is
documented for the Department of Environment Protection.
When you are calling or writing with a complaint, please state
your name and
telephone number, so that we can contact you for additional information.
The only time your name would be released would be if you were
needed to
testify in court.
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