Nestled within Halifax Borough, the J.C. Marsh House has sat for 179 years. The name of this place coming from the respected local citizen J.C. Marsh, who owned the home from the late 1800s until the early 1900s. The prior owner(s) and the person who had the house built are all under speculation; though it likely belonged at one point to Wm. Bottomstone, as the Bottomstones and the Marshes were related. Evidence of the ownership of the building was provided by old deeds of the land and neighboring properties. All of which name this specific address as belonging to J.C. Marsh, followed by the Arnold and the Kluck families. Marsh was named in several articles from the Harrisburg Telegraph relating to his personal life and a charitable donation. Harrisburg Telegraph May 3, 1919 Monday April 28, 1919. – J.C. Marsh spent Monday at Goldsboro, visiting Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Bottomstone. June 27, 1914 Mrs. John C. Cunningham, of Sparrows Point, Md., is a guest at the home of her brothe...
Harrisburg Daily Independent. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. November 8, 1897. Shoe Factory Suspends Operation. The Halifax shoe factory has suspended operations, the firm, Messrs. Johnson & Bailey, having taken charge of a plant at Millersburg. It is said several parties are negotiating for the Halifax factory, and that before many weeks pass around the plant will likely resume again. Several of the employees have secured employment at shoe factories in this city and Carlisle.