Roughly bounded by the Susquehanna R, Chickies Creek, Bank St. and Long Lane., Marietta Borough, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Lancaster.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 28, 2005. NRIS 05001488.
32 contributing buildings. 16 contributing sites. 4 contributing structures.
Chickies Historic District is a national historic district located at East Donegal Township, West Hempfield Township, and Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The district includes 32 contributing buildings, 16 contributing sites, and four contributing structures in three areas. They are: 1) floodplain along the Susquehanna River containing archaeological remains of iron furnaces; 2) the "Ironmasters' Hill" area of Marietta with five residences associated with ironmasters (c. 1848–1876); and 3) the Donegal Creek area with farmland, iron pits, and limestone quarries owned by the ironmasters.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996380