Abbottstown’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Abbottstown. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Abbottstown is named for John Abbott, who founded it in 1753. The John Abbott House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The town had rail service via the East Berlin Railroad from 1877 to 1914 and 1916 to 1939. The tracks were removed in 1940.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Abbottstown’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Abbottstown’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewLincoln View Motel and Restaurant…, c. 1930: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Abbottstown
See all 1 →Abbottstown, decade by decade
1970s
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CommonsPA 194 sb approaching US 30, Abbottstown, July 20252025
CommonsUS 30 eb at Abbottstown, PA traffic circle, May 20242024
CommonsPA 194 NB past US 302023
LOCHistoric mural2019
LOCOne facade of a beautiful, historic, and unusual Victorian-…2019
LOCStatuary outside a beautiful, historic, and unusual Victori…2019
LOCA beautiful, historic, and unusual Victorian-style mansion2019
CommonsPennsylvania State Route 1942011
CommonsAbbottstown, Pennsylvania2011
CommonsAbbottstown, Pennsylvania2011
CommonsAbbottstown, Pennsylvania2011
CommonsAbbottstown, Pennsylvania2011
CommonsAbbottstown, Adams County, Pennyslvania2011
CommonsAbbottstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. 3020081 historic place in Abbottstown
1 place in Abbottstown is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Lincoln View Motel and Restaurant, U.S. Route 30 -- 1 1-2 miles east of Abbottstown, Penna., midway between York and Ge… (c. 1930) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (14) and the Library of Congress (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.