A Closer Look at the 1884 Fowler Map, Mifflinburg Pa

The 1884 Map of Mifflinburg, By Fowler

Items 7-10 on the map were all Coach Works.  Mifflinburg was, after all, the Buggy Capitol of The World.   The Planing Mill, and Central Hotel, also made the list.

Over 80 different coach makers operated shops in Mifflinburg between 1845 & 1829.  Today, the W.A. Heiss Coach Works remains intact - the only intact 19th century carriage factory open to the public in the United States.

Building Number 6, The Public School

A View of third street, showing the lumber yards

A view of 4th street, showing the train station.  Behind the station is a large building that appears to be a hotel.

Building Number 8, in the middle of this photo, was the Kreisher and Shaffer Coach Works

Church #1 is the Methodist Church

Church #2 is a Presbyterian Church (there were two)

Building #9 was the T.B. Taylor Coach Works

Showing Market Street

Church #3 was the Lutheran Church, across from it was Church #4, the Reformed Church

Building 10 was the William H. Hursh Coach Works

Building 11, The Enoch Millers Planing Mill

Church #1 is the Methodist Church

Church #2 is a Presbyterian Church (there were two)

Building #9 was the T.B. Taylor Coach Works

Building 12 was the Central Hotel, owned by Wm Inoff

The Covered Bridge, On 4th Street

The Hassenplug covered bridge, in Mifflinburg, was built in 1825, & is thought to be one of the two oldest remaining covered bridges in the country, tied with Hyde Hall Bridge in New York, which was built the same year. 

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The Gutelius House is located at 432 Green St.  Greet streetis running left to right in this photo. The Gutelius house is  roughly catty corner, to the left, of the Presbyterian church.  The other building with the spire is the Elias church, built in 1805, and still standing today.  I am unsure why it was not identified on this map, along with the other churches.

The Elias Church was built in 1806 and served both the German Reformed and Lutheran congregations until 1857. Restoration of the church began in 2005 and has been restored to its original state featuring a wine glass pulpit, arched Leigender Stuhl trusses, original plank flooring, curved ceiling and three-sided gallery. Today is it used a a performing arts venue.

Residence of F.M Kessinger

Residence of John V. Rule

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