Editing Strasburg, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
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The Old Conestoga Road was in use by 1714, and by 1750 a tavern and some log houses were built near the current site of Strasburg. The community grew as regional trade with [[Philadelphia]] grew. By 1759, there were 32 taxable properties in the town, including about ten hotels. Many early settlers were [[Huguenot]]s or Swiss or German [[Mennonite]]s, and several church congregations of various faiths formed during the 1760s. The first church was built in 1807 by [[Methodists]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/strasburg_boro/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=519767|title=History, Strasburg Borough}}</ref>

The Old Conestoga Road was the main path connecting Philadelphia with areas to the west, but in 1792 the new [[Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike]] was built, bypassing Strasburg {{convert|4|mi|0}} to the north. However, in 1793 construction on the new [[Strasburg Road]] started, roughly following the old road, passing through [[West Chester, Pennsylvania|West Chester]] on the way to Philadelphia. It attracted traffic because it was not a toll road, unlike the Philadelphia Turnpike. This road later developed into [[Pennsylvania Route 741]].<ref name="nom"/>

By 1815, there were 90 houses in Strasburg, about half of which were two stories, indicating a relatively well-off population. There were 53 log, 29 brick, and four limestone houses. About half of the log houses survive today, as well as 12 of the brick houses and all four of the stone houses. About 150 other houses stand in the historic district, nearly all built before 1900.<ref name="nom"/>