John, I used to live (1950-53) at "Halfway," along 422 at the crossroads one mile north of Prescott about halfway between Lebanon and Myerstown. About a mile further east along 422, however, there was a bar known as the "Halfway Grill" to the best of my recollection. At that point, which I believe is the southeast tip of North Lebanon Township, there were several houses on the north side of the road and that area was also known as Halfway. That was only about two miles from the west edge of Myerstown within walking distance of Tulpehocken Manor. It is a good question - halfway between what and what. Waxing philosophical, I guess everyplace is halfway. Paul Prof. Paul F. Gerhart Voice Phone: (216) 368-2045 Weatherhead School of Management Secretary: (216) 368-5001 Case Western Reserve University FAX: (216) 368-4785 Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7235 -----Original Message----- From: John Light-Monterey,CA [mailto:jblight@redshift.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 9:53 AM To: PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PALEBANO] "Halfway", Lebanon Maps, post Civil War Does anyone know what area of Lebanon was known as "Halfway" in the first part of the century, since then, or earlier? My guess has always been between Lebanon and Myerstown; however, the property I have found where, I think, stood the farm/residence described as "Halfway" actually sits immediately east of "West Myerstown" on an old atlas map from 1875. Would "Halfway" be between West Myerstown and Myerstown? Not a lot of miles here however. By the way, these (Lebanon County Atlas) maps are extremely interesting to browse. Property plots are laid out with owner names as of the date of publication. Originals may exist in Lebanon in a number of places, I don't know, but they are definitely on film at the (CA State) Sutro Library, which is a lending library via inter-library loan or to card holders. I'd post the maps online however these are evidently not public domain - there is a recent copyright which I will not violate. I'd do lookups if there were only an index. Besides, browsing these is the best way to enjoy them. Go to: http://www.lib.state.ca.us/ Search: Atlas of the City of Lebanon (1888) County Atlas of Lebanon (1875) to get request information for borrowing the film. Also, a great site for local Civil War (93rd PA Volunteers) History continues to be developed by James Stump. The audio portion is very evocative and the photographs are wonderful and well worth the visit. http://www.angelfire.com/pa/Stump44/index.html - JL ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== Found any good sites lately? We'd sure like to know about them!