On Route 422 East from Lebanon are a few houses and a tavern known as "Halfway". I guess it is halfway between Lebanon and Myerstown. Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: John Light-Monterey,CA <jblight@redshift.com> To: <PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 9:52 AM 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! >