Silver Spring, Pennsylvania

Silver Spring, Pennsylvania

Silver Spring, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated community located in West Hempfield Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 23.

About the Village

Silver Spring, Pennsylvania is home to several small businesses and farms, West Hempfield Fire and Rescue Company, two parks, three lakes, a community of River Brethren,Fact|date=May 2008 and one (Saint Mary Church) of about six Coptic Orthodox parishes Pennsylvania [ [http://www.nacopts.com/viewChurchesByState.php?state=PA Coptic Orthodox Church stats] (Retrieved 18-07-08)] [ [http://www.copticchurch.net/topics/directory/churches_all.php Coptic Orthodox Church directory] (Retrieved 17-07-2008)] and over 200 Coptic Churches in the United States. [ [http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg-us.aspx?eccpageID=6&IndexView=toc CNEWA:The Coptic Orthodox Church] (Retrieved 17-07-2008)]

Silver Spring’s ZIP code is 17575, although, the Village is split into two zip codes (Lancaster – 17601 and Columbia – 17512) for those who do not use a post office box. Many people who live in Silver Spring actually have Rural Route Numbers as their primary postal identification.

Recreation

Silver Spring has three lakes and two parks that offer recreational opportunities. Purple Lake is a small lake at the end of Purple Lake Drive. Mud Lake is a small lake located near Sycamore Dive. Grubb Lake is a 13 acre lake (part of the old Chestnut Hill Iron Ore Mine) [2] that is part of the 54 acre Lake Grubb Nature Park which includes a mile-long hiking trail (of which, one-quarter mile is ADA accessible), fishing, playground, and picnic areas. [3] The 11 acre Silver Spring Park offers soccer fields, baseball and volleyball fields, playground area, and picnic areas. [4]

References


# [http://www.nacopts.com/ Directory of Coptic Churches in the United States and Canada]
# [http://www.twp.west-hempfield.pa.us/westhempfield/cwp/view.asp?A=799&Q=543630 Lake Grubb Nature Park]
# [http://www.twp.west-hempfield.pa.us/westhempfield/cwp/view.asp?A=799&Q=540074 Silver Spring Park]

External links

* [http://www.twp.west-hempfield.pa.us/westhempfield/site/default.asp?tx=0 West Hempfield Township]
* [http://www.westhempfieldfire.com/ West Hempfield Fire and Rescue]


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