Editing Perry County, Pennsylvania (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Concrete milkhouse which abuts the elegantly decorated, louvered barn in Duncannon, Pennsylvania LCCN2011631662.tif|thumb|A barn near [[Duncannon, Pennsylvania|Duncannon]]]]
Perry County's economy is primarily [[Agriculture|agricultural]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Online_Resources/Ag_Census_Web_Maps/index.php|title=USDA - NASS, Census of Agriculture - Ag Census Web Maps - Documentation|access-date=January 29, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722185152/https://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Online_Resources/Ag_Census_Web_Maps/index.php|archive-date=July 22, 2017}} State Name: Pennsylvania/County Name: Perry/NASS County Code: 42099:

Acres of Land in '''Farms as Percent of Land''' Area in Acres: 2012, '''38.3%'''</ref> Various farmers markets,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.butchersfarmmarket.com/index.php|title=Butcher's Farm Market : Newport, PA : Fresh Produce, Fruits, Vegetables, Baked Goods, Flowers|last=Services|first=Audra Jon Hoover Creative|website=www.butchersfarmmarket.com|access-date=January 29, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141026/http://www.butchersfarmmarket.com/index.php|archive-date=January 29, 2018}}</ref> roadside stands, farm produce stands,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Jones+Farm/@40.3703793,-77.1017028,704m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xdee166696a4e6a84!8m2!3d40.3697411!4d-77.0999935|title=Google Maps|website=Google Maps|access-date=January 29, 2018}}</ref> food festivals,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.svheritagedays.com|title=Home {{!}} Sherman's Valley Heritage Days|website=www.svheritagedays.com|access-date=January 29, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422214158/http://www.svheritagedays.com/|archive-date=April 22, 2018}}</ref> resale farm stands, meat stores, and plant nurseries<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://perennialgardens.name|title=Perennial Gardens|website=perennialgardens.name|access-date=January 29, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141636/http://perennialgardens.name/|archive-date=January 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gardencenterguide.com/ashcombe-garden-center-shermans-dale/perennials|title=Perennials range of Ashcombe Garden Center in Shermans Dale|last=Connect|first=Garden|website=www.gardencenterguide.com|access-date=January 29, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141256/https://www.gardencenterguide.com/ashcombe-garden-center-shermans-dale/perennials|archive-date=January 29, 2018}}</ref> are present throughout the county. Two farms in Perry County are particularly well known, which are [http://www.spiralpathfarm.com Spiral Path Farm] and Yeehaw Farm, with the latter having been spotlighted by [[the Washington Post]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/whole-diet-csas-offer-food-and-farm-connection/2013/09/09/c55912c4-1597-11e3-804b-d3a1a3a18f2c_story.html|title=Want your own personal farmer? Try a whole-diet CSA.|last=Horton|first=Emily C.|date=September 10, 2013|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=January 29, 2018|issn=0190-8286|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141220/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/whole-diet-csas-offer-food-and-farm-connection/2013/09/09/c55912c4-1597-11e3-804b-d3a1a3a18f2c_story.html|archive-date=January 29, 2018}}</ref> The county's area is 38.3% farmland, of which 11.09% (thus 4.24% of all land in the county) is pastureland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Online_Resources/Ag_Census_Web_Maps/index.php|title=USDA - NASS, Census of Agriculture - Ag Census Web Maps - Documentation|access-date=January 29, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722185152/https://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Online_Resources/Ag_Census_Web_Maps/index.php|archive-date=July 22, 2017}} State Name: Pennsylvania/County Name: Perry/NASS County Code: 42099:

Acres of All Types of Pastureland as Percent of Land in Farms Acreage: 2012 (Text),"11.09"</ref>

Perry County also hosts a wide range of non-agricultural businesses. Historically, mills were prevalent, and the county currently has 21 known non-operational mills still standing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://millpictures.com/county.php?county=%22Perry%20Co.%22&state=Pennsylvania&type=mills|title=Pennsylvania - Perry Co. Mills|website=millpictures.com|access-date=March 10, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311081216/http://millpictures.com/county.php?county=%22Perry%20Co.%22&state=Pennsylvania&type=mills|archive-date=March 11, 2018}}</ref> Settlement was not allowed until 1755, and when settlement was allowed, it was not safe: in June 1755, Native Americans chased nearly all of the pioneers out, until it was considered safe to return in 1762. The first mill was ''taxed'' in 1763, though the exact date of its completion is not known.<ref name=HA>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofperryco00hain|title=History of Perry County, Pennsylvania, including descriptions of Indians and pioneer life from the time of earliest settlement|last=Hain|first=Harry Harrison|date=1922|publisher=Hain-Moore Co., Harrisburg PA|others=The Library of Congress|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603171325/https://archive.org/details/historyofperryco00hain|archive-date=June 3, 2017}}</ref>

Nearly every stream's basin hosted a sawmill, providing wood for early buildings and boardwalks.<ref name=HA/>