About Chickies Historic District
Historic, Historical Places, Interesting Places, Historic Districts
Chickies Historic District is a national historic district located at East Donegal Township, West Hempfield Township, and Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 32 contributing buildings, 16 contributing sites, and 4 contributing structures in three areas. They are: 1) floodplain along the Susquehanna River containing archaeological remains of iron furnaces; 2) the "Ironmasters' Hill" area of Marietta with five residences associated with ironmasters (c. 1848-1876); and 3) the Donegal Creek area with farmland, iron pits, and limestone quarries owned by the ironmasters.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.