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History of Conestoga, (Lancaster County) PennsylvaniaOur database does not include an historic photo for Conestoga, (Lancaster County) Pennsylvania, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:A Biography of Henry Boehm Henry Boehm, clergyman, was born in Conestoga, Pa., June 8, 1775; son of Martin Boehm, a Methodist preacher. He joined the Methodist ministry and began itinerant preaching in 1800. A few years later he went with Bishop Asbury, then in ill-health, on his tours. Mr. Boehm did successful work among the German settlers. At one time he was presiding elder of the Schuylkill district, and later accompanied Bishops George and McKendree in their travels. It is said that he rode more than one hundred thousand miles on horseback during his itinerant life. He lived to be one hundred years old, retaining possession of his faculties up to the last. A month after his one hundredth birthday he wrote a preface to a new edition of his "Reminiscences of Sixty-four years in the Ministry," first published in 1865. He died Dec. 28, 1875. |
Pennsylvania Facts: Lancaster County Facts: Seat: LancasterEstablished: 1729 Formed from: Chester Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: CONESTOGA, a post-township in the S. W. part of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, bordering on Susquehanna river, and bounded by Conestoga and Pequea creeks, about 36 miles S.E. from Harrisburg. Population, 2733. Conestoga is situated 151 meters above sea level. |