The History of East Berlin
East Berlin has a very interesting history
which everyone loves to read. In 1764, John Frankenberger bought 200 acres of
land from William Penn's sons, Thomas and Richard Penn. He divided it into 85
lots with alleys and streets and named it "Berlin" after Berlin,
Germany, therefore the capital of his native country, the Kingdom of Prussia.
As a result of confusion with another community in Pennsylvania, the name was
changed to "East
Berlin." East Berlin had approximately
one hundred houses by 1797, under the new owner John Hildebrand. When York
County was divided in 1800, East Berlin was absorbed into the newly formed
Adams County.
East Berlin was not legally an area of the city with
its own municipal government for much of its early history, but rather a part
of neighbouring Hamilton Township; on November 10, 1879, after town citizens
filed a petition the Court of Adams County, 407 acres of land around the
society were officially designated as the city of East Berlin.
The municipality would keep basic infrastructure
such as streets, sidewalks, curbs, and oil lamps in place. In 1897, the borough
constructed a water reservoir. Thaddeus Stevens, a congressman and
abolitionist, briefly owned property in East Berlin from 1832 to 1848 before
relocating to Lancaster The Berlin Branch Railroad was finished in 1877,
connecting the town to Berlin Junction on the Hanover Junction, Hanover as well
as Gettysburg Railroad. The rail line ran from East Berlin to Abbottstown until
1914, when the tracks were removed. The railway line was rebuilt in 1916 and
ran as the East Berlin Railroad until 1939. In 1940, the tracks were excluded
once more. You can visit East Berlin by booking East Berlin CT Limo Service
and have a hassle free travel experience.

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