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Chickies Historic District

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NRHP Reference #
  
05001488

Added to NRHP
  
28 December 2005

Area
  
238 ha

Chickies Historic District

Location
  
Roughly bounded by the Susquehanna R, Chickies Creek, Bank St. and Long Lane., East Donegal Township, West Hempfield Township, and Marietta, Pennsylvania

Architectural style
  
Early Republic, Late Victorian

Chickies Historic District is a national historic district located at East Donegal Township, West Hempfield Township, and Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 32 contributing buildings, 16 contributing sites, and 4 contributing structures in three areas. They are: 1) floodplain along the Susquehanna River containing archaeological remains of iron furnaces; 2) the "Ironmasters' Hill" area of Marietta with five residences associated with ironmasters (c. 1848-1876); and 3) the Donegal Creek area with farmland, iron pits, and limestone quarries owned by the ironmasters.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

References

Chickies Historic District Wikipedia