Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-09
LEMOYNE AND
ITS HISTORY
Rapid Growth or Young Bor-
ough, Home of Bricker's
Bakery

Lemoyne is just twenty-seven years
old.
Ii you were to view the land in the
lower end of Cumberland county
from Fort Washington, % years ago
you would have been unable to notice
any indications OF a settlement where
the little town now stands. Several
farms dotting the landscape here and
there at that time were the only traces
OF. any inhabitants. This seems un-
usual as New Cumberland, the neigh
boring town which is more than 100
years old, at that time was in the
height of prosperity and this tract of
land was unoccupied for several
miles around,
In 1889. the Hummel estate that
had jurisdiction of the territory for
miles around, commenced to lay out
the town. Work on the streets, and
the division of the territory into build
Ing lots was completed the following
Spring and the first building erected
in the town was that of Charles
Steckley in Bosler avenue. The
double dwelling now occupied by
Frank Shuff and Charles Shuff marks
the birthplace of the borough.
From the time the first house was
built the town started to grow and in
1899 the town was struck by a large
building boom. More than 25
houses were built at that time. With
the building siege came a very i'm
portant improvement. \ bridge was
erected over the Cumberland Valley
Railroad at the end of Rossmoyne
street, adjoining the highway leading
TO Harrisburg.
Heretofore, the residents were COM
PEELED to so to White Hill or to the
State road near the river to get into
the territory across the railroad.
Some of the prominent persons who
located in the town during the first
several years of its growth were II. B..
Whitman, d. c. Hamilton, DR.. j. w.
Bowman, William Fettrow, William
Davidson, George Gephart, Samuel
Long, Victor Shope, George Slothower
and George Walker.
The early settlers realized the need
of public schools in the community,
and in 1892 proceeded at once to work
or the proposition. The village was
under the jurisdiction of the township
and after much trouble, a school was
secured. The building was erected in
Herman avenue, at present occupied
by j. a. Smith.
The population greatly increased
with the building during the next
year and the year following the brick
building which forms a portion of the
present building was erected. Several
additions have been made at inter
walls in the last ten years.
The United Evangelical Church
was the first in line of the religious
organizations. being formulated in
1872. The Church of Christ was next
and shortly afterward the Trinity
Lutheran congregation organized.
Organizing on a small scale the Luth-
Grams were unable to erect an editice
at once and the Evangelical church
vas used until a building was erected.
The work of the churches stand out
brightly in many phases. All three
churches have enlarged considerably
and the Church of Christ has recently
built a new edifice which is the largest
IN the town. The United Evangelical
Sunday school in a bright light in
school work on the West Shore. This
school is the largest in Lemoyne and
can boast of having the second to the
largest Mems Bible Glass along that
side of the river. The Bible class