tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post3418782131817270082..comments2024-01-03T22:06:08.473-08:00Comments on 90 Years Ago: Block 6 Reuben StubbsSharon~Two Bits Patcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326838739297520155noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-62689589535236114062013-01-10T14:07:36.474-08:002013-01-10T14:07:36.474-08:00Barb G from Chester County writes:
If you put &qu...Barb G from Chester County writes:<br /><br />If you put "Peach Bottom,Pennsylvania" into Wikipedia you will find historical information about Peach Bottom from the 1800s. Wakefield Quaker Meetinghouse is about 1/2 mile from the current day Peach Bottom Post Office in southern Lancaster County.<br /><br />Sharon~Two Bits Patcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13326838739297520155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-54464869609404829482013-01-10T11:08:48.503-08:002013-01-10T11:08:48.503-08:00I have just looked it up too and it means a valley...I have just looked it up too and it means a valley without a stream. May be Anglo Saxon. I also found a little snippet that said Peach Bottom is located on the East bank of the Susquehanna River and got its name in 1815 from a peach orchard owned by a settler named John Kirk. Does any of that help you Sharon. I found it on google. A history of Pennsylvania's funny place names.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525435687338202458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-9086054125745239632013-01-09T15:31:27.580-08:002013-01-09T15:31:27.580-08:00I think everyone's going to love the name Peac...I think everyone's going to love the name Peach Bottom. I might try and find some peachy coloured fabric to match the name. I'm going well with the quilt, only one block behind as I skipped over #4.Carole~Quilter on the hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658668169962666910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-92092097285222747782013-01-09T13:11:44.309-08:002013-01-09T13:11:44.309-08:00You can however, ask Wikipedia what 'bottom me...You can however, ask Wikipedia what 'bottom means'. See the second-last entry under 'Geography'.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BottomJenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01257294267302489273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-69042820253808201722013-01-09T07:28:05.544-08:002013-01-09T07:28:05.544-08:00I'm in NC. Bottom here means a low place, usu...I'm in NC. Bottom here means a low place, usually along a small creek branch. A bottom is where the fog hangs when its nowhere else. Ever been driving on a country roadand hit a small patch of fog? That's a bottom, bet there's water nearby. Love the name "Peach Bottom"!Jo C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01029294755913641283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-9338032522182383032013-01-09T04:33:54.857-08:002013-01-09T04:33:54.857-08:00I'm from Iowa, and here we use "bottom&qu...I'm from Iowa, and here we use "bottom" in connection with a place to mean an area near a river, creek, stream, etc though it can mean a flat area at the bottom of a hill.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06440922256358673946noreply@blogger.com