From the Hessian soldiers during the Revolutionary War to the
Mennonite and Amish immigrants during the 1800s, Germans, Austrians
and Swiss have had a big impact on Pennsylvania and this local
area.
Situated on the border between Franklin and Adams Counties along
Lincoln Highway, Graeffenburg Inn was built in 1874 as a hotel and
restaurant. Purchased by the state in 1902, it was leased to
William Putch and his wife, actress Jean Stapleton (actress in "All
in the Family"), when destroyed on March 15, 1980 by an arson fire.
The site where it was located is currently occupied by the Michaux
State Forest office.