Middlesex Township

4H Club at the Middlesex Township 17th Annual Fall Festival!!!!! The Middlesex Township web site was created as a service to the community, making it easier to access Township and Community related information. It is our desire to provide updated and accurate information 24 hours a day. When official documentation is needed, it can be obtained at t... he Township Office. Some facts about Middlesex Township: North Middlesex Road was originally a Native American trail leading to Sterrets Gap. In the area of the Country Club students from the Carlisle Indian School lived and learned modern farming practices. Some attended the Middlesex one-room school. A Native American village was situated on Old Stonehouse Road near Ridge Drive and what is now the township line. On Wertzville Road between Mountain Road and Sunnyside Drive Native Americans passed through Sterrets Gap, wounding a man, killing his horse and captured a woman, her two sons and daughter. The Pheasant Field Bed & Breakfast, located on Hickorytown Road, was part of the Underground Railroad. Rev Gen John Miller is said to be buried in a field there. Drytown, located on Claremont Road, is said to have received its name because the residents would not give the soldiers water as they passed through. It was originally called Farview. Confederate Troops traveled through Hickorytown on June 28th, 1863 on their way to shell Carlisle, after spending the night in Mechanicsburg. The township would like to express our thanks to Mr. & Mrs. Preston for compiling this information and allowing it to be printed. This was taken from their original works: Self Guided Historical Tour of Middlesex Township. which has a total of 34 sites of interest in the township. The Splash Pad is opening June 7, 2021. The new daily hours will be 12noon-7pm thru Labor Day unless a health or safety concern arises or if there is a maintenance or misuse problem. It can be closed at anytime. Please follow all posted rules. Please note that water balloons are not permitted on the pad as they ...Read More