Wasn't there a movie in the 30's or 40's about Wiggens Patch or something very much like that. Foggy memory? Larry > ---------- > From: BeatAGoose[SMTP:BeatAGoose@aol.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 1997 8:09 AM > To: PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com > Cc: evelync@norfolk.infi.net > Subject: Re: peach bottom &Quakeake > > When our 7 children were small we took them to different places in > Pennsylvania , gas was cheap then. We took them to Peach Bottom, but > our > favorite was Quakeake in Schuykill Co. the kids called it Quack-Quack. > There is another ( quite a few) in Schuylkill Co.called Mary D. > The kids used to love seeing the coal mining communties called > Patches, one > was Wiggens Patch. > I have a 1776 Atlas of Schuylkill Co. that names all these Patches > and > Villages, towns, cities. > Sylvia > > > > > > > ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== > New? Looking for a quick connection? Visit the surnames list > associated with this mail list at > http://members.aol.com/PennaDutch/pdlsurnames.html >