Editing Millerstown, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
Millerstown is located on a tract of land originally sold as "Smithfield" to James Gallagher on September 23, 1766; there is evidence, however, that he had lived in the area prior to his purchase.<ref name=Hain1922>{{cite book |last1=Hain |first1=Harry Harrison |title=History of Perry County, Pennsylvania: Including Descriptions of Indians and Pioneer Life from the Time of Earliest Settlement, Sketches of Its Noted Men and Women and Many Professional Men |date=1922 |publisher=Hain-Moore Company |pages=1010–21|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bodVRd-ryuMC&q=1010 |access-date=3 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref>{{rp|1010}}

This plot of ground was later deeded to David Miller on September 1, 1780, who established a settlement and a ferry operation.<ref name="Perry 1980" /> Miller filed for a patent in  1790 with [[Thomas Mifflin]] for the "laying out of the town," thus making Miller's Town the first town to be plotted for sale in the territory at that time comprising Perry County. Miller's Town was later combined to form Millerstown.{{r|Hain1922|p=1010–1}}<ref name="Perry 1980" />

In 1800, the first tavern was constructed on Market Street, later known as the Alexander House, which would in more recent years become a [[VFW Post]] until its closure in 2017.<ref name="Perry 1980" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-20 |title=Long-time Perry County VFW post closing due to decline in membership |url=https://www.abc27.com/news/long-time-perry-county-vfw-post-closing-due-to-decline-in-membership/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=ABC27 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Millerstown Borough was incorporated February 12, 1849, and the first meeting of the newly formed town council was held on April 14, 1849. Abraham Addams was the first chief burgess (mayor), and John M. Cauffman, Christian Beck, James R. Gilmer, and Jacob Emerick, were members of the first borough council. Thomas P. Cochran was the first council clerk with a salary of $2.50 a year.{{r|Hain1922|p=1014}}

Millerstown is home to many old stone houses, some dating back to the 18th century.<ref name="Perry 1980">{{Cite book |title=Perry County: This Year Featuring the Borough of Millerstown |date=1980 |publisher=Perry County Tourist Bureau }}</ref>