Schaefferstown has some interesting history, and I hope you take the time to find some other caches in the area and learn more about this small town.
Schaefferstown was founded in June 1758 by German immigrant Alexander Schaeffer. He called his new village Heidelberg, but it was not long before people began referring to it simply as “Schaeffer’s Town.”
To provide water for the town, Schaeffer installed underground wooden pipes connecting a spring at the north end of Market Street to the square. The flow from the spring was so strong that the water flowed uphill to fill two troughs or “fountains”—at the time both located on the town square. In 1763, Schaeffer deeded the reservoir property (now known as Fountain Park) and the water system itself to residents of Market Street. Fountain Park is also the oldest gravitational conveyance system by underground pipes in the United States!
The are also many historical buildings in Schaefferstown, including the Gemberling Rex House, Franklin House, and Alexander Schaeffer Farm.