This is our history page! On the left you can follow American and some world history and compare it to the history of our little farmhouse on the right. When looked at in this perspective, it is amazing to see how much has transpired while this house has been a home to so many families.
According to the Jackson Township home page, the first settlers of our area were undoubtedly the Miller family. We believe our house was built by the Miller Family, but do not know if they are the one and the same.
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James Madison is the fourth president
of the United States of America.
When he took office, there were only 7 million people living in the United States.
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War of 1812—British imprisonment of American sailors lead to U.S. declaring war on Great Britain. The war officially ended December 1814 and marked the end of U.S. economic dependence on Great Britain.
April 30, 1812 - Louisiana is the 18th state admitted to the Union
September 20, 1814 - The "Star-Spangled Banner" becomes the official national Anthem
December 11, 1816 - Indiana is the 19th state admitted to the Union.
December 10, 1817 - Mississippi is the 20th state admitted to the Union.
December 3, 1818 - Illinois is the 21st state admitted to the Union.
December 14, 1819 - Alabama is the 22nd state admitted to the Union.
March 15, 1820 - Maine is the 23rd state admitted to the Union
March 4, 1825 - John Quincy Adams is sworn in as the 6th President of the United States.
March 4, 1829 - Andrew Jackson is sworn in as the 7th President of the United States.
December 29, 1845 - Texas is the 28th state admitted to the Union.
May 13, 1846 - The United States declares war on Mexico.
August 22, 1846 - The United States annexes what is now Arizona and New Mexico
December 28, 1846 - Iowa is the 30th state admitted to the Union.
February 2, 1848 - Mexico and the United States sign the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War. The United States gains what is now California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming as a result of the Treaty.
August 14, 1848 - The United States annexes the Oregon Territory containing what is now Idaho, part of Montana, Oregon, Washington, part of Wyoming.
December 6, 1849 - Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery on the "Underground Railroad".
September 9, 1850 - California is the 31st state admitted to the Union.
December 20, 1860 - South Carolina is the 1st state to secede from the Union.
February 4, 1861 - The Confederate States of America is formed.
March 4, 1861 - Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as the 16th President of the United States.
May 6, 1861 - President Abraham Lincoln declares a state of insurrection in the southern states. The Civil War begins.
October 22, 1861 - The transcontinental telegraph is completed.
September 22, 1862 - The Emancipation Proclamation is issued
July 1, 1863 - The Battle of Gettysburg begins.
February 1, 1865 - The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed by Congress, abolishing slavery.
March 4, 1865 - Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
April 9, 1865 - Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia. The Civil War comes to an end within a month.
April 15, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln dies at 7:22 in the morning after being shot the previous evening. Vice President Andrew Johnson assumes the presidency.
March 30, 1867 - The United States purchases the Alaska Territory from Russia for $7.2 million.
March 4, 1869 - Ulysses Grant is sworn in as the 18th President of the United States.
May 10, 1869 - The Transcontinental Railroad is completed at Promontory Point, Utah.
April 20, 1898 - The United States declares war on Spain.
July 7, 1898 - The United States annexes Hawaii.
December 10, 1898 - The United States and Spain sign the Treaty of Paris 1898, officially ending the Spanish-American War.
September 14, 1901 - Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in as the 26th President of the United States.
February 14, 1912 - Arizona is the 48th state admitted to the Union.
July 28, 1914 - World War I begins as the Ottoman Empire declares war on Bosnia.
June 10, 1915 - The Girl Scouts is established.
June 15, 1916 - The Boy Scouts is established.
August 4, 1916 - The United States purchases the West Indies and the Virgin Islands for $25 million.
August 25, 1916 - The United States National Park Service is established.
April 6, 1917 - The United States enters World War I on the side of the Allies.
August 5, 1917 - The United States National Guard is established.
June 28, 1919 - The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending World War I.
March 4, 1929 - Herbert Hoover is sworn in as the 31st President of the United States.
October 29, 1929 - The New York Stock Market crashes to an all time low ("Black Tuesday"), signalling the start of the Great Depression.
March 4, 1933 - Franklin Roosevelt is sworn in as the 32nd President of the United States.
September 1, 1939 - Germany invades Poland.
December 7, 1941 - Japanese forces attack the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
May 15, 1942 - Women are now allowed to serve in all branches of the armed services.
September 2, 1945 - Japan unconditionally surrenders to the United States, ending World War II.
June 25, 1950 - The Korean War officially starts as North Korea invades South Korea.
January 3, 1959 - Alaska is the 49th state admitted to the Union.
August 21, 1959 - Hawaii is the 50th state admitted to the Union.
January 20, 1961 - John Kennedy is sworn in as the 35th President of the United States.
May 13, 1963 - Jean Marie DiRusso is born.
November 22, 1963 - John Kennedy is assassinated in Texas.
September 26, 1964 - James Francis Korczak is born.
November 15, 1967 - President Lyndon B. Johnson continues to send troops to the escalating war in Vietnam.
January 20, 1969 - Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President of the United States.
April 30, 1975 - Last American troops evacuate as the United States is defeated in the Vietnam War.
January 20, 1977 - Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th President of the United States.
June 15, 1981 - Jean Marie DiRusso graduates high school
June 15, 1982 - James Francis Korczak graduates High school
January 18, 1984 - Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the 40th president of the United States.
July 18, 1987 - Jim and Jean get married.
November 9, 1989 - The Berlin Wall is opened by East Germans. It is dismantled within a year.
January 20, 1992 - William Jefferson Clinton is sworn in as the 42nd president of the United States.
July 16, 1992 - Matthew James Korczak is born.
October 20, 1994 - William Eric Korczak is born.
January 21, 2000 - George W. Bush is sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States.
September 11, 2001 - Terrorists hi-jack 4 commercial airplanes and crash them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Thousands perish.
February 15, 1812 - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania granted to Samuel Rees by patent a tract of 421 acres.
March 24, 1813 – Rees, Samuel & Rachel to Miller, John & Catrout, 116 Acres located in Lower Smithfield Township ($87.00)
May 22, 1821 - Miller, John & Catrout (wife) to Fenner, Henry “on the waters of the little creek in Pocono Township”
April 7, 1828 – Fenner, Henry & Margaret to Miller, Frederick – Farm located in Pocono Township, Northampton County (deed written on this date)
May 29, 1828 – Above deed recorded on this date
April 1, 1852 – Miller, Frederick & Catherine to Rheinhart, George – Farm now located in Monroe County
May 30, 1855 – Public Sale against Rheinhart, George to Keller, David
March 31, 1859 – Keller, David & Ellen to Frailey, Peter (deed written on this date)
December 15, 1869 – Above deed recorded on this date (civil war intervened)
March 31, 1879 – Frailey, John to Frailey, Catherine (widow), part of real estate of Peter Frailey received in Orphans Court by John Frailey
August 11, 1883 – Schick, George & Schick, Elizabeth Frailey to Dowling, Emeline (sold by George Schick for the heirs of Catherine Frailey – deceased on December, 20 1881)
August 22, 1887 – Dowling, Emeline to Dowling, William
July 22, 1892 – Dowling, William to Price, Lewis
July 15, 1915 – Price, Lewis & Alice to Price, Frank (son)
May 6, 1929 – Price, Frank & Ida to Hill, Jacob to Price, Frank & Ida (unknown reason for this double transaction)
May 20, 1944 – Price, Ida (widow) to Jones, George & Mary
June 3, 1970 – Jones, George & Mary to Steinberg, Philip
November 18, 1975 – Sheriff’s sale to Steinberg, Carol
December 5, 1975 – Steinberg, Carol to Hartung Enterprises, Inc. (“Krazy Karl”)
December 1, 1994 – Hartung Enterprises, Inc. to Elaine C. Hartung (daughter). Farm now subdivided – new deed is for house, outbuildings and land (8.47 acres) extant to 70 home residential subdivision.
September 30, 2002 – Hartung, Elaine to Korczak, James & Jean
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