Snow Hill Cloister
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 47.417 W 077° 34.483
18S E 279539 N 4407653
An offshoot of Ephrata Cloister in Lancaster County, deriving its name from the Snowberger family active in its foundation.
Waymark Code: WM12H65
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2020
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Snow Hill Cloister-An offshoot of Ephrata Cloister in Lancaster County, deriving its name from the Snowberger family active in its foundation. Composed of widows, widowers, and single persons, with goods held in common, it prospered from 1814 until the Civil War.
Marker Name: Snow Hill Cloister
County: Franklin
Date Dedicated: 12/21/1966
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Anthony Hwy. (PA 997) at Pine Hill Rd., just S of Quincy
Category: Religion
Website: [Web Link]
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