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Chickies Historic District
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House in Chickies Historic District, February 2012
Chickies Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Chickies Historic District
Location in Pennsylvania
Chickies Historic District is located in the United States
Chickies Historic District
Location in the United States
Location Roughly bounded by the Susquehanna R, Chickies Creek, Bank St. and Long Lane., East Donegal Township, West Hempfield Township, and Marietta, Pennsylvania
Area 589 acres (238 ha)
Architectural style Early Republic, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No. 05001488
Added to NRHP December 28, 2005

Chickies Historic District is a national historic district located at East Donegal Township, West Hempfield Township, and Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 32 contributing buildings, 16 contributing sites, and 4 contributing structures in three areas. They are: 1) floodplain along the Susquehanna River containing archaeological remains of iron furnaces; 2) the "Ironmasters' Hill" area of Marietta with five residences associated with ironmasters (c. 1848-1876); and 3) the Donegal Creek area with farmland, iron pits, and limestone quarries owned by the ironmasters.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

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