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Middletown, PA History

Middletown is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River, nine miles (15 km) southeast of Harrisburg. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Middletown was founded in 1755 and was incorporated as a borough in 1828. It is the oldest incorporated community in Dauphin County and is in a rich agricultural area bordering Pennsylvania Dutch Country. In the past, it had flouring and planing mills, stove works, car shops, and shoe, hosiery, cigar, and furniture factories. In 1900, 5,608 people lived there; in 1910, 5,374; and in 1940, 7,046. The population was 9,242 at the 2000 census.

The early maps of Pennsylvania show that the area of land now called Middletown was "A Susquehannock Indian Town" (1715). When Middletown was laid out in 1755, some lodges of the Conoy or Ganawese Indians were located on the ground in the area bounded by Pine, Spruce, Main, and High Streets. These two tribes were "remnants" of the once-powerful Susquehannock Nation.

The Scotch-Irish were the first white settlers of this area. Not Irish by blood, but Scotch religionists of rigid Presbyterian faith who were compelled to leave Scotland or be prosecuted. These people migrated to Ireland, but as they did not want their children to be under the Irish Catholic influence for too long a time, they soon migrated to America.

Near the mouth of the Swatara Creek, a rough Irishman named "Anderson" claimed 423 acres on the Susquehanna River. This claim dates back at least to 1728. Jacob Job, a Philadelphia merchant, acquired the rights to the Anderson claim in 1732. It has been estimated that by 1750 there were about 200 Scotch-Irish families in the vicinity of Middletown, which was then in Paxtang Township of Lancaster County.

Jeremiah Job was the first English settler of record of lands composing what is now the town. His home was a long two-story log house located on the northwest corner of Main and Pine Streets. We know little about the English settlers except the Fishers. We do know that William Penn visited the land at the mouth of the Swatara Creek and Susquehanna River in 1683 while on his journey "to the interior".

After the Revolutionary War, both land and water trade revived and flourished until 1796. After that time the river trade gradually declined because of the coming of the "arks" which could safely navigate through the rapids downstream. Trade again grew when the Union and Pennsylvania Canals were completed in the 1820's. The town was an important trading center for lumber, domestic produce, grain, milling products and steel implements.

George Everhart (Frey), a poor German employed by George Fisher, and later a peddler, became one of the town's most prominent citizens. He accumulated large acreages of land and eventually founded the Emaus Orphan House.

In 1809, George Fisher, son of the founder of Middletown, laid out a second town at the mouth of the Swatara Creek, naming it Harborton. By 1814, the name was changed from Harborton to Portsmouth. The Union Canal, the Pennsylvania Canal and the Harrisburg-Lancaster Railroads all intersected in Portsmouth. There was one small and one very large boat basin to accommodate canal traffic. There were two blast furnaces, one foundry, two extensive flouring mills, and three saw mills, all propelled by waters of the Swatara. A ferry ran from York County to the eastern bank of the Susquehanna. On March 17, 1814, George Fisher and wife conveyed to John Swar of Lancaster County, "that portion of a tract of 220 acres on which the town of Portsmouth is laid off". John Swar and Anna, his wife, then deeded the lots to other parties. In 1857, the town of Portsmouth, the acreage between, and the town of Middletown were merged into one large town of Middletown.

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Dauphin County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of the three counties comprising the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2004, the population was estimated at 253,282. The county includes the city of Harrisburg, which has served as the state capital since 1812.

Dauphin County was created on March 4, 1785, from part of Lancaster County and was named after Louis-Joseph, Dauphin of France the first son of Louis XVI. Louis-Joseph's title of Dauphin signified that he was the heir apparent to the throne of France. The county seat is Harrisburg.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 558 square miles, of which, 525 square miles of it is land and 32 square miles of it (5.78%) is water. The county is bound to its western border by the Susquehanna River.