What is the history of Dauphin, Pennsylvania?
Dauphin Borough began as a settlement at the mouth of Stony Creek, the head of a valley between Second and Third Mountains. It was established by Samuel Sturgeon in 1765 (Egle 1883:447). By the end of the eighteenth century, the Sturgeon property was owned by Revolutionary War soldier, Colonel Timothy Green. The locality became known as Green’s Mill, after the grist mill Colonel Green built at the mouth of the creek. According to local history, the area was also known for its colonial-period fort, alternately called Fort Lyon or Fort McKee. Colonel Green continued to hold highly-valued real estate until his death in 1812. By 1814, his plantation property with its mills became part of his son Judge Innis Green’s holdings (Dauphin County Deed Book U1:238; Larson 1976:20) Judge Green continued to add to his real estate holdings throughout the early nineteenth century. The surrounding township is called Middle Paxton, part of the former Paxton Township of Lancaster County prior to the crea
