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Elizabethtown, a borough of 5,000 (in 1950) in northwestern [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], was laid out by Barnabas Hughes in 1753 and named in honor of his wife, Elizabeth. The Harrisburg-Lancaster Pike, built in 1805, passed through the town, thus bringing the stage coaches and the six-horse [[Conestoga Wagon|Conestoga wagons]]. With [[Lancaster (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster]], Harrisburg, and Lebanon 18 miles away, the town was a prosperous trading center, A variety of industries, the State Crippled Children’s Home to the north, and also the Elizabethtown ([[Brethren Church|Church of the Brethren]]) College on the east side, make it a prominent, prosperous, and clean town for retired Mennonite farmers. The [[Elizabethtown Mennonite Church (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA)|Elizabethtown Mennonite Church]] was established here in 1905, with 223 members in 1953, and there are five other old established congregations in the vicinity, viz., [[Goods Mennonite Church (Bainbridge, Pennsylvania, USA)|Good’s]], [[Bossler Mennonite Church (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA)|Bossler’s]], Risser’s, [[Strickler Mennonite Church (York County, Pennsylvania, USA)|Strickler’s]], and Stauffer’s, in addition to several mission stations, with a total of ca. 900 members more.

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[[Map:Elizabethtown (Pennsylvania)|Map:Elizabethtown (Pennsylvania)]]
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−	Elizabethtown, a borough of 5,000 (in 1950) in northwestern [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)\|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)\|Pennsylvania]], was laid out by Barnabas Hughes in 1753 and named in honor of his wife, Elizabeth. The Harrisburg-Lancaster Pike, built in 1805, passed through the town, thus bringing the stage coaches and the six-horse [[Conestoga Wagon\|Conestoga wagons]]. With [[Lancaster (Pennsylvania, USA)\|Lancaster]], Harrisburg, and Lebanon 18 miles away, the town was a prosperous trading center, A variety of industries, the State Crippled Children’s Home to the north, and also the Elizabethtown ([[Brethren Church\|Church of the Brethren]]) College on the east side, make it a prominent, prosperous, and clean town for retired Mennonite farmers. The [[Elizabethtown Mennonite Church (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA)\|Elizabethtown Mennonite Church]] was established here in 1905, with 223 members in 1953, and there are five other old established congregations in the vicinity, viz., [[~~Goods~~ Mennonite Church (Bainbridge, Pennsylvania, USA)\|Good’s]], [[Bossler Mennonite Church (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA)\|Bossler’s]], Risser’s, [[Strickler Mennonite Church (York County, Pennsylvania, USA)\|Strickler’s]], and Stauffer’s, in addition to several mission stations, with a total of ca. 900 members more.	+	Elizabethtown, a borough of 5,000 (in 1950) in northwestern [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)\|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)\|Pennsylvania]], was laid out by Barnabas Hughes in 1753 and named in honor of his wife, Elizabeth. The Harrisburg-Lancaster Pike, built in 1805, passed through the town, thus bringing the stage coaches and the six-horse [[Conestoga Wagon\|Conestoga wagons]]. With [[Lancaster (Pennsylvania, USA)\|Lancaster]], Harrisburg, and Lebanon 18 miles away, the town was a prosperous trading center, A variety of industries, the State Crippled Children’s Home to the north, and also the Elizabethtown ([[Brethren Church\|Church of the Brethren]]) College on the east side, make it a prominent, prosperous, and clean town for retired Mennonite farmers. The [[Elizabethtown Mennonite Church (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA)\|Elizabethtown Mennonite Church]] was established here in 1905, with 223 members in 1953, and there are five other old established congregations in the vicinity, viz., [[Good's Mennonite Church (Bainbridge, Pennsylvania, USA)\|Good’s]], [[Bossler Mennonite Church (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA)\|Bossler’s]], Risser’s, [[Strickler Mennonite Church (York County, Pennsylvania, USA)\|Strickler’s]], and Stauffer’s, in addition to several mission stations, with a total of ca. 900 members more.

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 Elizabethtown, a borough of 5,000 (in 1950) in northwestern [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], was laid out by Barnabas Hughes in 1753 and named in honor of his wife, Elizabeth. The Harrisburg-Lancaster Pike, built in 1805, passed through the town, thus bringing the stage coaches and the six-horse [[Conestoga Wagon|Conestoga wagons]]. With [[Lancaster (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster]], Harrisburg, and Lebanon 18 miles away, the town was a prosperous trading center, A variety of industries, the State Crippled Children’s Home to the north, and also the Elizabethtown ([[Brethren Church|Church of the Brethren]]) College on the east side, make it a prominent, prosperous, and clean town for retired Mennonite farmers. The [[Elizabethtown Mennonite Church (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA)|Elizabethtown Mennonite Church]] was established here in 1905, with 223 members in 1953, and there are five other old established congregations in the vicinity, viz., [[Goods Mennonite Church (Bainbridge, Pennsylvania, USA)|Good’s]], [[Bossler Mennonite Church (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA)|Bossler’s]], Risser’s, [[Strickler Mennonite Church (York County, Pennsylvania, USA)|Strickler’s]], and Stauffer’s, in addition to several mission stations, with a total of ca. 900 members more.
 = Maps =
 [[Map:Elizabethtown (Pennsylvania)|Map:Elizabethtown (Pennsylvania)]]
 {{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 2, pp. 185-186|date=1956|a1_last=Landis|a1_first=Ira D|a2_last=|a2_first=}}