Mount Joy Township Preservation Maps
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As the township transitions to a more transparent organization, we ask for the township’s patience as we upgrade systems and change processes. We also have new staff that are learning as fast as they can. No longer is the saying … Continue reading →
Township Building is closed for the following days: Monday January 1 – New Year’s Day Monday January 15 – Martin Luther King Day Monday February 19 – President’s Day Friday March 29 – Good Friday Tuesday April 23 – Primary … Continue reading →
There are no job openings at this time. ———————————————— OPEN COMMITTEE SEATS ————————————————— Zoning Board Description: The zoning hearing board is a quasi-judicial body that renders decisions regarding the fair and equitable application and administration of the zoning ordinance, including … Continue reading →
The name “Two Taverns” comes from the two stout, old stone dwellings presently located diagonally across the Baltimore Pike from one another. The precise dates of construction remain unsubstantiated. The developing hamlet of Two Taverns sprang from a natural conjunction … Continue reading →
The Rock Creek/Union Hospital Complex is located southeast of Gettysburg along Rock Creek, White Run, and various tributaries. This area of land of 15 contiguous properties made up the hospital sites of the First, Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, and Twelfth … Continue reading →
This handsome working cattle farm is located about 3/4ths of a mile southwest of the most remote federal Civil War hospital from the Gettysburg battlefield. It was the Third division field hospital of the Fifth corps and has the official … Continue reading →
The Durboraw Farm is located about a mile northeast of the village of Two Taverns. When Lt. Isaac Durboraw of Company K, visited his family’s farm on July 4th, after he found his home filled with wounded soldiers, on of … Continue reading →
It was common to have different classes of taverns to accommodate different classes of travelers. As the large Conestoga wagons rumbled to a stop, it’s likely the humble teamsters or wagoners slept under their wagons in warm weather or spread … Continue reading →
In architecture, both the taverns are consistent with the Georgian style. The Two Tavern structures utilized the rich building resources of the region. The brown fieldstone, clay and lime along with hand hewn log timbers were used in the foundation … Continue reading →