Article: Family history grows at Miller farm.

Byline: Barb Krebs

Jul. 3--Jacob L. Miller Jr. and Arlene M. Miller are surrounded by history.

Their farm, on Lake Road in Jackson Township, has been recognized as a Bicentennial Farm by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. It was one of four farms in the county to receive this honor.

Andrew Miller, the great-great-great-grandfather of Jacob Miller, began paying taxes on the property in 1804, an annual fee of $2.05 for 190 acres in what was then Paradise Township. The farm became part of Jackson Township when it was established in 1858.

Andrew Miller died in April 1835. That fall, a public sale of some of his belongings included ...

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