Editing Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
Schaefferstown is one of the oldest towns in Lebanon County (which was formed from parts of [[Dauphin County, Pennsylvania|Dauphin County]] and [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]] in 1813), being at least a century older than the county itself. It is the main town in Heidelberg Township. Although the exact date of the first settlers is unknown, it is certain that they settled here before 1725. Those first settlers were believed to have been [[History of the Jews in Germany|German Jews]] though no physical evidence of their presence in the area that would become Schaefferstown exists. It is said twenty or so Jewish traders lived in the area in a place known as Lebanon Trading Post. An old Jewish burial ground is said to have been situated about a quarter mile south of Tower Hill and almost a hundred yards east of South Market Street in Schaefferstown. 
[[File:Bombergers LebCo PA 2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Bomberger's Distillery in 2011]]
[[Brendle Farms]], [[Philip Erpff House]], and [[Rex House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. [[Bomberger's Distillery]], also listed, was located near Schaefferstown.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> The buildings of the distillery were demolished. The [[Schaeffer House]] was added to the National Register of Historic Places and designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 2011.<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20110805.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2011-08-05|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/25/11 through 7/29/11|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> Other historic buildings include the extravagant [[Second Empire style|Second Empire]] style [[Weigley Mansion (Schaefferstown, PA)|Weigley Mansion]]. Schaefferstown also hosts three museums: The Alexander Schaeffer House and Farm, Gemberling-Rex House and the Thomas R. Brendle Museum.

[[File:Weigley House in Schaeffertown PA 1921.jpg|thumb|Weigley Mansion in Schaefferstown, PA on real photo postcard sent in 1921]]