S​outhampton Historical Society
Southampton Township
Bedford County, Pennsylvania
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"The mission of the Southampton Historical Society is to preserve all aspects of the rich history for the residents and descendants and future generations of Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania."
SAVE THESE 2024 DATES
April 23rd -Primary Election​
May 18th - Underground Railroad Presentation by Kevin Mearkle and a walk to the Imes Cemetery
June 22nd - Southampton Township Community Day
October 20th - Annual Picnic/Hike
November 5th - Presidental Election
Annual Fall Picnic/Hike
Sunday Oct. 20, 2024
A lot of activities for you to choose from this year. You will be able to tour a local limestone cave in Beans Cove at 10:00 then come to Sweet Root Park for lunch at 1:00 with the SHS. At 2:00 people will be able to choose between the usual hike to the Salt Petre sandstone cave or back to Beans Cove to the Lost Run Cave. You can also stay in the park with "Flintlock and Fiddles". The Point Pleasant 2-room school will be opened with a slideshow of our accomplishments to celebrate the school's 150th anniversary. There will also be a guided nature hike on the trail behind the school so plan now to join us. Keep scrolling down for more photos of the Salt Petre Cave and "Flintlock & Fiddles."
Annual Hike to Salt Petre Cave
3rd Sunday of each October
The SHS offers a picnic lunch at 1:00
for a donation near Chaneysville
at Sweet Root Park followed
with a hike leaving at 2:00
David & Jeannie Zaladonis will also present Flintlocks & Fiddles
1750's Living History during the French & Indian War era.
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Congratulations
Gracie Walters
the recipient of our first scholarship
The SHS will be serving food 7:00~7:00 during election day, Stop by and check out our history displays and
"talk history" with us.
Once again we will be scanning any of your old photos or documents while you wait.
Join us on Monday, April 18th at 10am at the Southampton Township building
in Chaneysville to help pick-up trash.
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Our members pick up trash along our designated route for the Adopt-A-Highway program
thru Penn DOT every April and Oct. We meet at the township building at 10:00 am.
Plan now to join us.
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The SHS will be creating an ancestral Garden near the Point Plesant School, full of heirloom plants and bushes from some of our earlier landowners. If you would like to donate something towards the garden please contact us, we'll check our running list so we don't have repeats.
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Thanks to everyone
who donated money towards the fence and this stone to mark the resting place of some of our early Bennetts who were buried on the farm of Joseph and Margaret Bennett.
More photos are posted under the Blues Gap Bennett Cemetery.
