Red Lion Area High School - Lion Yearbook (Red Lion, PA)

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Bill Llllll Centennial Q- ij On January 16, 1880, the Court of Common Pleas of York County confirmed the action of the Grand Jury, whereby the prayer of the petitioners, representing a ma- jority of the free-holders residing within the limits set forth therein, was granted and Red Lion incorporated into a borough. The signers of the petition were the following: H. Wagman, Charles Neff, Seth Minnich, Herman Neff, J. M. Hyson, Catherine Meyer, Nathaniel Neiman, Jacob Miller, Samuel Poet, Moses Smith, Andrew Keener, William Knuab, John Poet, Henry Shaffer, Henry Rost, William Taylor, John Wise, Sr., John Wise, Jr., Daniel Spots, Henry Neff. FIRST ELECTION The Court further decreed that the first election shall be held at the public house of Catherine Meyer on yen!! cffcfeerb ZWZQQM, BOROUGH. Chief,Burgess, 1 Henry Wagman. 99' i Uouncilmen, i Dr. J. M Hyson, R Daniel Spatz, R ' f James 0. Smith, Q 1 Nathaniel Neiman, A William H. Algire,3 Jacob W. Young. 3' Justice of the Peace, Henry Wallick, 3' Seth Minnich. Q Judge Jacob Miller. W Inspectors, Wesley W. smith, -19' Benjamin F. Paules. fi, Assessor, Hamilton s. Grim. H Constable, John Wagman. oz' School Directors, William Taylor, 3 year -7? Hin-am Dill, 3 years, Bla William Knaub, 2 years, 4? Matthew Gable, .2 years, 25 Moses Smith, 1 year, 2' Henry Neff, 1 year. Q Auditors, Samuel Poet., 3 years, R John Wise 2 years, C77 A D. Wallibk, 1 year. ca- 7:00 A.M. lnspecto made ug presente the 17th day of February, 1880, between the hours of and 7:00 P.M., and designated Henry Wallick to give due notice of said election and Henry Wagman to be the J dge and Charles Neff and John Wise Sr the 1 of said election. To 'mplify matters of the election to avoid any possible Slriction and preserve harmony and good will among the citizens of the young borough a slate was and the following Union Borough Ticket fsee below, leftl. There being no opposition, the nomination of the various c ndidates meant their election to the respective ence, to these men goes the honor of con stituting the first official family of Red Lion Borough According to the U.S. Census of 1880 there were 241 peo le living in the new borough. A list of these peo ple is sh wn below. However, the physical size of the offices. IE 'l w borough as soon to decrease dramatically 1880 CENSUS OF RED LION BOROUGH Taken from records on microfilm at the York County Historical Society. A few names, indicated by question marks, were illegible. Blocknn er, Lewis. Wife - Ellen. Cramer, Jacob. Wife - Mary. Algire, William. Wife - Emma. ' 9 e Dietz, G Emma. orge. Wife - Amanda. Children Adam Edwin. Dill, Hiram. Wife - Eve. Children - William Feger, ffl. Servant of Daniel Spatz. Folkomer, Kate. Servant of John Hermann Ford, f'?l. Boarder of Catherine Meyer Fredeneb, John. Boarder of Catherine Meyer Gable, flatthew. Wife - Ruth. Children Berdie Sallie. Gebhar , Adam. Wife - Dorthea. Children Eliza beth, arah, John. Gohn, George. Boarder of Jacob Gohn Gohn, J cob. Wife - Annie and a son Pl Grim, H milton. Wife - Emma. Children Salender Emma uel, Riley, Titus, Daniel, Isaac Haines, mmanuel. Ambrose f?l - Boarder of Haines Herman , John iDoctorl. Wife - Sarah Children Vergie Heisler, Frederick. Wife - Elizabeth George Abe John, i?l Holleman, Wilson. Boarder of Catherine Meyer Hyson, John iDoctorl. Inners, Clharles. Wife - Mary. The First One Hundred Years

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RED LIUN Centennial fl- lc 1880-1980 fi to help finance the building of the combination Leo Com- pany Fire Hall and Visiting Nurse Association Building on the corner of West Broadway and North Charles Street. THE INCORPORATION OF RED LION During the years immediately preceeding 1880, the idea of incorporating the area into a borough was discuss- ed frequently by the people. Finally, a meeting was called on April 8, 1879 by John M. Hyson at Red Lion Hall lmost likely the Meyer Hall described previouslyl to discuss the matter. The results of that meeting can be best described by quoting from Red Lion's Golden Jubilee Book. At this meeting, the sentiment of incorporation became crystallized. It was decided to have a survey made of the intended borough. This original survey was carried out by Jacob R. Wallace on June 7, 1879. .X.!f 7 Catherine Meyer Qseated in middlej, her daughter, Nettie, and son- in-law Charles W. Moody, in 1918 Hudson. Prior to 1876, before land in what is now Red Lion began to be sold in small home size lots, Catherine Meyer owned much of both sides of N. Main St., most of both sides of E. High St., both sides of the first block of W. High St., the First Ave. and Charles St. areas, the Fairmount Park area, and about 6 acres along the west side of S. Main St. Other major land owners at that time were: Henry Wallick, who owned the area in and around the square: John Wise, who owned land between E. Broadway and S. Main St.: Solomon Frey, who owned the land on the north side of E. Broadway from the borough limits to near the square, Jacob Young, who owned much of the land to the west of the Meyer and Wallick lands: Henry Wegman, who owned a portion of southwest Red Lion: Daniel Spotts, who owned the area around the present high school: Levi Kaltreider, who owned the area north of E. Gay St.: William Taylor, who owned the westernmost portion of present Red Lion, Henry Neff, at the southeast corner of town: John Poet and Charles Neff to the south of W. Broadway in the area west of Franklin St. v- , I B h -ws-.1 . --- 41,411.44 f 5.---I6 ' .spv-rum-1' 1 7' ' ' R 1.85243 g JISIHJE7' 7 281 Q A 3'-5 I .Uvulilarld . 'I' ,HJ mt' ' ax' U3 ' J' ' 1 F11-41 'Ir J Iirrnumn-' . u. . t , p r u 1- I - A A - - l' .4 , ,. -rn H.1'aef' . . AA, ,, l- .1r.s . ' QQ -S0109--t yn, 1' sgfen .o . -S'-S 'WN L'-M f 'a:J M HnL.Smal ' fu u zi gf,, U,'1, .rnfnu-1 l zv.,1.cmf3' JA H U 3' ,g,p,m.:.r.. - If ' W, , ' 1 Ny ,4,9,ly.1.'29' llgii LIOIN J, ,Q 15' arm H' mz I - 1 -- ig, i -1U5v ' Isp-nv-f' -. STAT! B 'misss -1 u Q S ,mb ' . , . R fl N-M 'I .1 cmufhmd, . .9 1 me , . , ,,fSs,Pnn,!k - yn 1 tl n- X . . .., ,A .. mad zszlir .Po 4. - VWHM 2 ,, . vw' - . 3 ., N' A simile' ' 'i IO! . . ' r 1 - - , J- x A -L, It - .lf ' E. If is-un, - ,' n- T ' ,Q W 76' h ,N ti aunun-Ai .f , J Alf!! 'T I no D ' If Y V' ' ' Y . , A HS! -ll. 'IMYHT' '1Il17h'l' V-9:9 .!Y' ri-mln . F A I ' 3 ' may l 7. A I! l ir! ' nf: 5- -7 V Z Q5l'r'?'r . . l , - I . I ' ' I ' o . ww: . . . 'X Q F , , ff -s .' vmuyrzrw 1. wr 4' 3 -'!7 ' mumfm .N 'M ff' JU- wfh wr 'X xv? 1 Clvni yup' ' U I I 5 1 10112 4 -L -. f s fI f 'Pl' s f lffrf - - A f at , ' , f I V ' ,J ' ' 2 M. . . ,. 4 . xv V at 1, ,h el ,N :mf 7611 It .mai nr 'AHMIJ M , ' 'll' .. -- .,' ' X annum- ,I I I J' ' 1:2 711 51 SPPHEYHSZ-2 V, ' 15 umm - . ' , , .iv 13, i- - 'fl' ' 9 . .llIzrrnnn..7J2 , ' ' ' - , with ' up-5'P0fL' V ' . , 4- : , H, ,. , . ' -' . Ilums ,tgzrn-1 . Jr r . no t ,M nswrr- 5 Purme ,,', r' - ,'1i 45' ' In x, 243 V f I fljirave., Q--W 1.74 I a,,m .1n.,. Au' h xx M . ,uma . nv-nf u,snara --11221 ' A 1 U, ms. . '- ., . 3,4113 ,, , , , . t 1 . . I4 , . rw. , I les: ye-yi? : ,: I 'L , T ' PW- 120 . o lin f in ve, rh7uQ wx ma KI, ' as -I ' - , X Ng, , , W ' ug i 1 fLTSrnIIIn . ., . , If .4 ri 5 I K Ak me I ky . O 3. 1 ' 9 as .6'.2l1'I-IQ 'xl' j' l' L, ' -L4 nh' V M , -H 'L' , lL1'v.vun - - '-'71 'du-. 1 , ,1, , .-., - ' 'r' I- 1 . ' Ia- bu, -5-- ' ,A-6,.,' t Sclonlf u -Q' 'warg -if H 'ft nv' nlalliynz -Si ig than S Z um' ' ' 0 -I2 172 ' WM I V 1 yn 7 2,0 ny ' -1. ' -7.w ' - 'V' - f . w5f..9w.r1g7na.s-11 . , I M T' vm- - 'Y iff? I5 1. . 1 'W ' Iii!! ' ' ' ' ' hx 190 'C - CGral'a V 7 . . ' D' ' ' M H' ll.lin-en.n'a7' qb5 l'00 , - 'I ' 'rave 'l . I 'I f MM MMA 9 0 Lnr.m.4-mu 376 1 1 -f' i ' . , . ' E - itilin : Zyl N ru -Win rr I . as . ,Y f , ,.f 01 QJ'M'm-lzlmu, 3 . f J'-' .LSA ' Fl v ' 'g , L xlgzlfrglfrrp sz , ,,,,,uW1, 1 I ,.inqh1M:g,4f Q L J' , 4' lill ,ft ,f 'X E L H 'lb A .349 E 1 S.1ZJliIIv f Sections of York and Windsor Townships taken from the Beach L -1- ' ,4.rv.- 1,,...,,4 El- Nlcholas 1876 Atlas. Main Street was the dividin line between the 'f-I -1 I, - HI ' 1-' K U g in townships, and ls shown on both sections. Q Q . .,Ff,if14n I-rzvros .. 4 45' H-H: ffm. N nsxn ri S The First One Hundred Years

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ltllll Lltlll Centennial Q- ii Jacobs, Bart. Wife - Maggie. Children - Wiley, Anne, Sadie. Keeger, Cass. Servant of Catherine Meyer. Keener, Andrew. Wife - Elizabeth. Children - Chris- tian, Jacob, Alice, f?J, f?l. Knaub, George. Wife - Amanda. Knaub, William. Wife - Rebecca. Children - Edward, Lydian, William, Theodore. Mate, Edward. Servant of Nathaniel Neiman. Meyer, Catherine. Children - Charles, Henry, Bertha. Miller, Jacob. Minnich, Seth. Wife - Annie. Children - Daniel, Howard. Neff, Charles. Wife - Matilda. Children - Nathaniel, Catherine, Lizzie, Martin, Wesley, Jean, Aby, Matilda, Alice. Neff, Henry. Wife - Sarah. Children - Emma, James, Amanda, Luke. Ness, Daniel. Wife - Lydia. Children - Cornelius, Daniel, Mary. Neiman, Nathaniel. Wife - Henrietta. f?l son. Olp, Noah. Wife - Sarah. Children - William, Lewis, James, Noah. Overdorff, George. Wife - Amanda. Pam, Walter. Boarder of Jacob Gohn. Paules, Henry. Wife - Charlotte. Children - Samuel, Kate, Ellen, Mary. Paules, William. Wife - Mary. Children - Frank, Reuben, Ammaline. Poet, John. Wife - Mary. Children - Nathaniel, Allen, Ida, Eli, Cora. Poet, Sam. Wife - Alice. Children - William, Charles. Poet, Samuel. Servant of William Taylor. Ream, Rebecca, Boarder of Sam Poet. Rost, Henry. Wife - Clara. Children - Emma, Lucy, Charles, Thomas. Runkle, Maggie. Servant of John Wise. Sevis, Julia. Widow. Shaeffer, Henry. Wife - Christiana. Children - Wil- liam. Shenk, Henry. Wife - Amanda. Children - George. Smith, James. Wife - Jane. Children - Charles. Smith, Jerimiah. Wife - Henrietta. Children - Frank- lin, Sevilla. Smith, John. Boarder of Catherine Meyer. Smith, Moses. Wife - Mary. Children - Daniel, Zachary. Smith, Wesley. Wife - Eliza. Children - Annie, Walter, Allen. Spangler, Daniel. Boarder of Jacob Gohn. Spangler, William. Boarder of Jacob Gohn. Spatz, Daniel. Wife - Annie. Children - Rufus, Ulisis, Daniel, William. Sprenkle, Samuel. Wife - Fannie. Children - Annie, Alice, Benjamen, Lizzie. Taylor, William. Wife - Lydia. Children - Henry, John, Barbara fwidowl. Wagner, i?l. Boarder of Catherine Meyer. Wallick, A.D. Wife - Jane. Children - Sally. Wallick, Henry. Children - Rebecca, Lydian, Ellen, William, Catherine. Weaver, Daniel. Wife - Mary. Children - Leah. Wegman, Henry. Wife - Catherine. Children - Annie, Henry, Selina, Martin. Wegman, John. Wife - Amanda. West, John. Servant of Henry Neff. Williams, E.G. Wife - Mary. Children - Eliza. Williams, Garver. Wife - Mary. Wilson, Joseph. Servant of John Wise, Jr. Wise, John, Jr. Wife - Christiana. Wise, John, Sr. Wife - Catherina. Children - John, Sarah, Annie, Ida, Edward. Wright, James. Servant of John Wise, Jr. Young, Jacob. Wife - Lucian. Children - Emmaline, John, Lucinda, Henrietta, Noah, Adam, Agnes, Lillie, Charles. RAPID GROWTH OF BOROUGH BEGINS Although much land was lost by the secession fsee next pagel, Red Lion's growth period had begun. lts population nearly doubled each 10-year census period during the first 30 years of the town's incorporated history. This mushroom growth slowed somewhat after that, but Red Lion continued to grow at a steady pace. RED LION POPULATION According to U.S. Census Figures Year Population Increase 1880 241 - 1890 524 283 1900 1,337 813 1910 2,098 761 1920 3,198 1,100 1930 4,757 1,559 1940 4,891 134 1950 5, 119 228 1960 5,594 475 1970 5,645 51 1980 fnot availablel The First One Hundred Years