Manheim, Pennsylvania
Borough of Manheim Manheim, Pennsylvania Manheim, Lancaster County Location of Manheim in Lancaster County Manheim, Pennsylvania is positioned in Pennsylvania Manheim, Pennsylvania Location of Manheim in Pennsylvania Manheim (Pennsylvania Dutch: Mannem) is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Manheim was laid out by Henry William Stiegel in 1762 on a territory tract in Rapho Township, Pennsylvania, though it wasn't incorporated until 1838.
He set out to build an industrialized empire and established the Manheim Glassworks.
After a several failed attempts at resurrecting the Manheim Glassworks, it closed in 1780.
The first barns train came into Manheim on January 1, 1862, with the culmination of the first division of the Columbia and Reading Railroad.
Manheim is positioned at 40 9 45 N 76 23 47 W (40.162564, -76.396466). The Manheim Community Library positioned on High Street is a member of the Library System of Lancaster County. The borough is served by the Manheim Central School District and Manheim Central High School.
Manheim is also home to the World's Largest Auto Auction.
The Manheim Auto Auction is positioned on Route 72 with many daily visitors.
It is open for company every Friday. The Manheim Community Farm Show is held the first week of every October at the Fairgrounds. Root's Market, home of the earliest single family-run nation market in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is positioned just south of Manheim. Anna Balmer Myers, born in Manheim, authored a several works depicting Lancaster County.
Her I Lift My Lamp is a historical novel about the early settlement of the County, Henry William Stiegel and his glassworks in Manheim, a Mennonite Eby family, and the Ephrata Cloister.
Manheim Central School District Manheim Central High School "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
"Manheim Downtown - Manheim PA - Lancaster County Pennsylvania".
"Manheim Farm Show".
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Populated places established in 1762 - Boroughs in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - 1838 establishments in Pennsylvania
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