Up for sale is an authentic, original Civil War-era 1864 antique plat map of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Published in 1864 by H.F. Bridgens, this hand-colored lithograph offers valuable historical insight and genealogical detail, illustrating 19th-century land tracts and named property owners bordered by Clay, West Cocalico, East Cocalico, Earl, West Earl, and Warwick Townships.

• Features & Details:

  • Property Owners & Land Tracts: Maps individual land tract boundaries and displays homeowner names across the township, including prominent area family names such as Keller, Bollinger, Kurtz, Schaeffer, Fahnestock, Erb, Martin, Miller, Hacker, and Hibshman.

  • Villages & Post Offices: Highlights local settlements including Ephrata (Ephrata P.O.), New Ephrata (Lincoln P.O.), New Berlin, Millway P.O., Hahnstown, and Hinkletown.

  • Landmarks & Infrastructure: Details Cocalico Creek, Meadow Run, Hammer Creek, Ephrata Ridge, the Reading & Columbia Railroad, Wolf's Station, grist & saw mills (G. & S. Mill), blacksmith shops (B.S.S.), schoolhouses, and churches (including Baptist Meeting Houses).

  • Directories: Features printed property owner directories for New Ephrata (listing merchants, hotel operators, and local officials like Peter Martin, Justice of the Peace) and a business directory entry for Ephrata (Sener & Brothers, Forwarding & Commission Merchants, Coal & Lumber Dealers).

• Dimensions: Sheet measures approximately 16 inches by 16 inches.

• Condition: Original 1864 lithograph with soft yellow hand coloring. Shows mild margin age toning, light scattered foxing, and minor corner wear appropriate for authentic mid-19th-century paper. Plain back. Perfect for display or framing!

(Note: Atlas title page photos, if shown in surrounding shop listings, are strictly for provenance verification and are not included with this map.)