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Causes: Arts & Culture, Historical Organizations
Mission: Promote preservation of historic buildings and local natural area
Programs: Historic preservation--in 1998, friends of old annville restored the annville train station on leased private land within annville township. The station serves as a site for programs and meetings of friends of old annville and as an archive of historical information about annville, pa. Our organization pays utilities and maintenance costs associated with the building (occupancy expenses). Serves 4600 residents in annville. The organization also provides a facade improvement grants program to assist local home owners in preserving original facades. This year one grant was awarded.
natural area conservation. Friends of old annville supports and maintains the quittie creek nature park for the recreational use and benefit of residents of annvillle and south annville, pa. Park is the site of historic lime kilns and the site of the foundations of a water mill for grinding lime. Historical aspects of the park are emphasized. Serves 7600 residents in annville and south annville townships.