This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Schoch Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wdB.2ACI/617.1 Message Board Post: This block house is referenced on page 46 of "The Story of Snyder County" by G. F. Dunkleberger saying it was built in 1762 over a spring as a refuse for settlers against marauding Indians. Hope this is helpful.