HATFIELD'S CROSSING
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HATFIELD'S CROSSING |
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NAME: Hatfield's Crossing COUNTY: Perry ROADS: 2WD GRID: 8 CLIMATE: Snow in winter, stifling humid summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Accessible year round. Spring/fall most pleasant |
COMMENTS:
One residence remaining. True ghost town. Site of original mill now occupied by SR 13 bridge over Sunday Creek. Cut sandstone foundation stones were bulldozed into substrate of new highway. REMAINS: None. True ghost town. |
| Located at intersection of the old stagecoach road and SR 13, site of Hatfield's Mill, erected early 1800s and destroyed in 1903 flood. Abandoned after subsequent floods. Last surviving member of Hatfield family committed suicide in mid-60s. No haunting reported. This is the second bridge south of Corning on SR 13. The old stage coach road is still in place and now known as Monroe Twp Rd 295. Submitted by: Linn Keller |
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