2016 Map of Bethel

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Little Swatara Creek and its many tributaries define this section of the Lebanon Valley, where small crossroad communities like Frystown and Rehrersburg have maintained their agrarian character for generations. The landscape is densely packed with religious history, as seen in the numerous Mennonite and Brethren congregations such as Little Mountain Mennonite Church and the Zeiglers / Ziegler's Church of the Brethren. In the south, the historical legacy of Pennsylvania's early transportation network is visible along the Union Canal near Millardsville, while modern aviation is represented by Grimes Airport and the Krill Personal Use Airport. The transition from the rural northern townships toward the industrial and residential hubs of Myerstown and Stouchsburg reveals a complex settlement pattern where family cemeteries like the Ziegler Family Cem sit just miles from the expanding reservoirs and infrastructure of the 21st century.