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Generational residents in the Nippenose Valley
Located in the Nippenose Valley, Limestone is a rural Lycoming County township primarily composed of farmland overlooking the Appalachian Mountains. "Limestone is predominantly Amish, and they own quite a few farms in the valley," says Jeanne Engel, secretary of Limestone Township and a resident for 70 years. New people don't move to Limestone often, but those who do will find a quiet community where almost everyone knows one another. "There are about four or five different families that have dominated this valley for hundreds of years, so when we came in, we were outsiders," says Don Kline, owner of Valley Galley & Gifts, who moved to Limestone in 1998. "It took a few years, but now we're part of the clan. It's really a community spirit."
Image the view during peak foliage season in the Limestone neighborhood.
In the Limestone neighborhood you will see farms with the mountains in the background.
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Farmstands and Valley Gallery & Gifts among the only businesses
Limestone has a volunteer fire department, a Dollar General, several fruit stands and four churches: St. James Lutheran Church, Oriole United Methodist Church, Nippenose Bible Fellowship and Oval Church. Restaurants like The Shore Diner and a Weis grocery store can be found 7 miles away in Jersey Shore Township, but local farmstands and greenhouses, including A.P. Lorson Fruit Farm, 654 Farm Market and Dewalt Greenhouse supply residents with a steady harvest. "A lot of the fruit stands and greenhouses are Amish,” Engel says.
Valley Gallery & Gifts is one of the few businesses in Limestone, with owner Don Kline gradually gaining support for his gallery since opening in 2002. "The first year or two was slow, but by then, the community here accepted it,” says Kline, who still sells and displays photography and paintings by Pennsylvania artists. "I have almost every known artist in Central Pennsylvania,” Kline says. “But I promote almost any artist that walks through the door.”
AP Lorson Fruit Farm picks their apples fresh from their trees in the Limestone neighborhood.
Valley Gallery & Gifts has art work from local artist in the Limestone neighborhood.
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Socializing at craft fairs and tractors pulls
There are no major community-wide festivals in Limestone, where locals tend to socialize at smaller occasions like church fundraisers, craft fairs or the Lion's Club tractor parade in the spring. Kline also holds some of the larger gatherings in Limestone at his gallery, bringing the community together to promote local artists. His annual event in October draws over 1,000 people to see artists like David Seybold, who became popular after painting a picture in 2001 called "The Housekeeper," featuring a snowman with a pot on its head in front of an old farmhouse. "We made 500 prints, and it sold out in 45 days," Kline says. “People were fighting over the last ones.” Now, Seybold releases a new snowman painting each year.
Valley Gallery & Gifts does custom framing in the Limestone neighborhood.
St. James Lutheran Church was built in the 1800's near the Limestone neighborhood.
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Three villages have groupings of homes
Although most of the land in Limestone is dedicated to farming, the township's three villages — Oval, Oriole and Collomsville — have small enclaves of homes. Driving from the open expanses of land into the villages reveals houses on about a half-acre of land, within view of one another. Properties in the villages are mostly traditional and Colonial Revival houses built in the early 1900s or ranch-style homes built later in the 20th century. They usually cost between $150,000 and $300,000. Nippenose Valley Village is a senior living community in Limestone off Pennsylvania Route 44.
Some homes in the Limestone neighborhood are nestled in the trees.
In some areas of Limestone hoses are close to each other.
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Pine Creek Rail Trail leads to the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon
Offering camping, hiking and biking along a total of 62 miles of former rail lines running between Lycoming and Tioga Counties, the Pine Creek Rail Trail follows the creek north from Jersey Shore Township to the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, about 55 miles from Limestone. The densely forested canyon walls extend 1,500 feet above, framing scenic views from the gently meandering creek below. Nippenose Valley Park in Limestone also has softball and baseball fields where families gather for weekend games.
Take a walk with a friend at the Pine Creek Rail Trail.
There are restrooms along the Pine Creek Rail Trail.
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Jersey Shore schools serve surrounding townships
Students living in Limestone typically begin school at Jersey Shore Area Elementary School and Jersey Shore Area Middle School, which both earn B-minuses from Niche. Students can graduate from Jersey Shore Area High School, which has a C-plus grade. All three schools are in Jersey Shore Township, about 7 miles northwest. The high school has five learning pathways for vocational education, including human services, health and science technology, and arts and media technology.
Getting around Limestone by car
Cars are the primary mode of transportation in Limestone; the township does not have any public transportation. Williamsport is 15 miles northeast, and drivers can get to town via Pennsylvania Route 654. Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital is about 6 miles north. Williamsport Regional Airport has commercial flights to Dulles International Airport and is 20 miles east in Montoursville.
Residents in the Limestone neighborhood are car dependent and can take Rt 654 to get around.
Some homes in the Limestone neighborhood are close to the road.
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