page_title: Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania / History
caption_attribution_description: English: National Historic Landmark Bomberger's Distillery on the NRHP since June 26, 1975. 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Newmanstown off Pennsylvania Route 501, Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. On Distillers Road near Metzgers Rd, closer to Schaeffertown, PA This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 75001649
context_page_description: Schaefferstown is a census-designated place in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is in Heidelberg Township. The population was 984 at the 2000 census.
context_section_description: Schaefferstown is one of the oldest towns in Lebanon County (which was formed from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1813), being at least a century older than the county itself. It is the main town in Heidelberg Township. Although the exact date of the first settlers is unknown, it is certain that they settled here before 1725. Those first settlers were German Jews. Many of them were skilled craftmen and traders. They disappeared, however, when non-Jewish German settlers started moving into the area. The old burial ground was situated about a fourth mile south of Tower Hill and almost a hundred yards east of South Market Street in Schaefferstown. The Jewish settlement was known as the Lebanon Trading Post.
  Schaefferstown held a Bicentenntial in 1963.
  Brendle Farms, Philip Erpff House, and Rex House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  Bomberger's Distillery, also listed, was located near Schaefferstown. The buildings of the distillery were demolished. The Schaeffer House was added to the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2011.
caption: Bomberger's Distillery in 2011
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