The Millersville Area Historical Society (MAHS) will host a PowerPoint presentation titled "The Trolley to Pequea and the Resort Town of Pequea" when it meets at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 9, in Millersville's Municipal Center, 100 Municipal Drive. The speaker will be Mark W. Arbogast, local historian and postcard collector.
Arbogast's presentation will feature early postcard views and photographs of the historic trolley that ran from Millersville to Pequea, as well as of the town of Pequea, which was a popular Susquehanna River resort destination in the early 1900s. The slideshow will include photographs of the old River View Hotel, the miniature railroad that took people to nearby York Furnace Park, the Cold Cave, and scenes along the Pequea Creek. Arbogast emphasized that his talk will be of a historic nature and, as such, technical aspects of the trolley cars, its tracks, and designers will not be examined. A question-and-answer session will conclude the program.
Arbogast is a retired PPL land manager who worked on projects at the Holtwood and Brunner Island power plants. He is an Allentown native with a park administration degree from Penn State University, and he currently resides in Strasburg.
Although admission will be free of charge, donations will be appreciated. For more information about the MAHS, readers may call Phil Gerber at 717-872-8837 before 5 p.m. or email him at pge8507@aol.com.
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