Billmeyer, PA: The story of Lancaster County's abandoned town [video]

A look at Billmeyer's thriving past and eventual abandonment

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Missing from the story is the fact that the mining operation was manned with an African American work force. Harvey Vivian Arnett (1875-1951) was the foreman at the quarry who made frequent trips to central Virginia to recruit men for the operation. Many African American families migrated to Lancaster County as a result of the Billmeyer Quarry. There was a African American Church located at Billmeyer, at one time the late Louis Butcher Sr. of Lancaster was the minister at Billmeyer. Incidentally, Harvey Vivian Arnett is buried on the property.

[@andrewsmith5159]

That's crazy I just browsed throu this never knew I was there lol during COVID taking a walk on the trail thanks for the extra info

[@michelewalburn4376]

Thank you for adding those details. They're important to the story.