Township News

Submission Deadlines

In order to allow thoughtful review of all submissions, the following deadlines must be followed: Planning Commission The submission deadline for an initial plan is 30 calendar days prior to the next …

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The 1887 Meteorite

A Chance Discovery in a Farmer’s Field On November 18, 1833, the “Gettysburg Sentinel” newspaper wrote ”One of the most splendid and awful spectacles the mind can conceive of, was witnesses in the hea…

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Mud College Schoolhouse

The History of the Mud College School House The Official House The Pleasant Grove School was established in 1869 when the Mount Joy Township School Directors purchased a half-acre of land from Jacob H…

Mount Joy Township Preservation Maps

Protected Lands Preservation Priority RV Soils

Two Taverns

The name “Two Taverns” comes from the town stout, old stone dwellings presently located diagonally across the Baltimore Pike from one another. The precise dates of construction remain unsu…

Need something?

For road concerns, downed trees, pot holes or other questions please contact, the Roadmaster, Mike Golden, at 717-359-4500, Ext. 3 or email at roadmaster@mtjoytwp.us Other questions, please call the o…