Waynecastle, Pennsylvania

Waynecastle is an agricultural community between Waynesboro and Greencastle in Antrim Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.[1][2] It is home to a historic grain elevator alongside the Western Maryland Railroad tracks.[3]

The area also has a small railroad trestle that runs over route 16. The railroad tracks are still used by CSX. Trains go by several times a day.

History

Franklin Miller opened the grain elevator at Waynecastle in 1900. In 1915, the warehouse was hit by a tornado.[4] The building was completely destroyed by fire in 1922, but by the following year, it had been completely rebuilt using brick.[3] His son, Charles F. Miller, took over the business which operated until 1978.[3]

Since the 1990s, the Waynesboro Model Railroad Club has operated in the Charles F. Miller Grain & Feed Elevator Building at Waynecastle.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Bonura, Denise (April 9, 2010). "Angie Lynn Daley's remains are found on a farm in Waynecastle as state police investigate the murder of Kristy Dawn Hoke of Hagerstown". The Record Herald. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Two drivers hurt in Route 16 Waynecastle accident Friday". The Record Herald. February 5, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Shockey, Bonnie A.; Shockey, Kenneth B. (2007). Greencastle-Antrim Revisited. Arcadia Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 9780738550053.
  4. ^ "TORNADO STRIKES WAYNECASTLE WAREHOUSE WITH GREAT FORCE". The Daily Record. Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. April 12, 1915. Retrieved July 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Irwin, John (December 28, 2017). "Model railroad club is on track in Waynecastle". Echo-Pilot. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  6. ^ Mattscheck, Karen (January 15, 2003). "Last weekend of train show set". Public Opinion. Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

39°46′18″N 77°39′01″W / 39.7718°N 77.6504°W / 39.7718; -77.6504


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