A Short History Of Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Businesses during these early times were mainly taverns, inns, mills, blacksmith shops, and wagon makers. Today, there are many businesses flourishing in this community.
The post office first opened on Dec. 1, 1818. The first postmaster was O. Hendrickson. The post office of Florin opened March 6, 1882. Florins first postmaster was H.E. Hershey.
Many of the early homes, churches, and other structures still remain in the borough and can be viewed on some of the card images provided here, with two early exceptions.
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