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We would like to provide the residents of  Meyersdale  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Meyersdale Home page. The Meyersdale Home page provides as much information as possible on Meyersdale. Knowing Meyersdale’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Meyersdale’s Home page, you will also find Meyersdale’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Meyersdale has a population of 2203. 45.3% of Meyersdale’s inhabitants are Male, and 54.7 are female. 33.8% of Meyersdale is married and 69.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $76,788, and the average rent is $517. Household median income in Meyersdale is $45,792, and the individual median income is $24,225. Meyersdale’s Ethnic is the following: White(95.7%), Multiple(4%), Black(0.3%).


Meyersdale was first settled as early as 1776, but the growth of the town dates from the advent of the first railroad in 1871. Coal mining began in the next year. The borough was named for an early settler: Peter Meyers, a local farmer who was integral to the beginning of the town. Early names for Meyersdale included Meyers Mills and Dale City.


Jacob Olinger had 30 lots laid out on his land in 1844 with Alexander Philson of Berlin serving as the surveyor. Additional lots were laid out in 1852, with M.D. Miller acting as the surveyor, and in 1869, with Kenneth McCloud as surveyor. Around the same time, Peter Meyers had lots laid out on his land and the Beachley family had lots laid out on their land.


The Olinger and Beachley lots were organized together in 1872 and named Dale City. The Meyers lots were added in 1874, and the name was changed to Meyersdale. The Amity Reformed Church was organized about 1851, and the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1852, and both congregations shared a union churchhouse from 1854 until 1875.In 1981–82, Meyersdale received an All-America City Award from the National Civic League.


The Meyersdale Wind Farm began commercial operations in 2003. The New Colonial Hotel and Second National Bank of Meyersdale are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


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