Mifflinburg

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Mifflinburg
The Gutelius House in the Mifflinburg Historic District. This Historic District has been registered in the NRHP since April 1980. [1]
The Gutelius House in the Mifflinburg Historic District . This Historic District has been registered in the NRHP since April 1980.
Location in Pennsylvania
Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania
Mifflinburg
Mifflinburg
Basic data
Foundation : 1792
State : United States
State : Pennsylvania
County : Union County
Coordinates : 40 ° 55 ′  N , 77 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 55 ′  N , 77 ° 3 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 3,594 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 764.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 4.7 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of
which 4.7 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 177 m
Postal code : 17844
Area code : +1 570
FIPS : 42-49288
GNIS ID : 1213637
Website : www.mifflinburgpa.com

Mifflinburg is a small town in Union County of the US state Pennsylvania, founded in 1792 . The population is around 3,500.

The place is located in a rural area known for the Amish and Mennonite farms . These are descendants of German emigrants , of whom there are many in and around Mifflinburg. They live very traditionally and strictly religiously. Many do without electricity and running water and still use buggies , a particular horse-drawn vehicle , instead of cars.

Mifflinburg is home to u. a. several parishes, has a swimming pool, a bowling alley ( Bowling Alley), three schools (Elementary School, Middle School and High School), various shops and restaurants and also the Company's best-known fast food chains. Four buildings and sites in the village are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 2, 2020): the Hassenplug Bridge , the William A. Heiss House and Buggy Shop , the Mifflinburg Historic District and the George Christian and Anna Catherine Spangler Farm .

During the Christmas season there is the Christkindl Market with mainly German specialties, which shows that the place has a German background, through the German emigrants who founded the place. In addition, the Mifflinburg Octoberfest always takes place on the first weekend in October .

Mifflinburg Buggy Museum

The Mifflinburg Buggy Museum shows exhibits from the time (circa 1880 - 1915) when a major manufacturer of carriages and sleighs was known and nicknamed Buggytown, USA .

literature

  • Charles M. Snyder: Buggy Town: An Era in American Transportation. Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park 1985, ISBN 978-0-271-00377-1 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mifflinburg Historic District on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 2, 2020.
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 2, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 2, 2020.
  3. ↑ http://www.buggymuseum.org