A
Photographic History of Washington
County Pennsylvania
by way of OLD PHOTOS AND POSTCARDS
ZELT FLOUR MILL and BREWERY
by way of OLD PHOTOS AND POSTCARDS
ZELT FLOUR MILL and BREWERY
Photos and Information
submitted by Mary Beth Fritz Zelt and her husband John ZELT
plus information gathered from Washington County Pennsylvania historical sources.
plus information gathered from Washington County Pennsylvania historical sources.
Below pictured from three different
views in 1973
Click on Photo for larger view
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Note from Mary Beth.(edited here
for clarity) "Hi Carol , <> I was searching for more info on the Washington Brewery in Washington, PA which is how I found your Claffey Home Page webpage. I saw that your great grandfather William Claffey Sr was an engineer at the flour mill and at the brewery. I am Mary Beth (Fritz) ZELT and I live in Saint Marys, PA. I have been working on my husband's ZELT family tree. .............. There is a good possibility that
your great grandparents knew my husband's great great grandfather Jacob
ZELT, a brewer from Laumershiem, Germany, who founded the
brewery in 1845 or at least knew of him. Jacob's sons were brewers who
ran the brewery and bought the flour mill and ran that as well after
jacob died.
William Jacob ZELT, son of Jacob
ZELT served in
the civil war in "Griffith's Independent Company, Pennsylvania Infantry
1863-1864".
About 1868, Jacob bought property in
Saint Marys, PA and either there was a hotel on the property or
he built one there. it is also possible that your great
grandfather knew Jacob's sons and daughters including my husband's
great grandfather William Jacob ZELT who came to Saint Marys
to run the hotel and bar. it was called the Farmer's
Hotel. Ater Jacob's death William Jacob bought the hotel
and
property. William Jacob Zelt married and had 4
sons, Joseph, born in Saint Marys, but who lived and died in
Washington, PA, Otto, Jacob and George who took over the hotel after
William Jacob passed away in 1899.
The hotel was rebuilt in 1901 and the
three brothers ran the hotel and bar. They had a dance hall there
and also held concerts as well. They also had a livery
stable which became a tire vulcanizing business later
on. The "new" hotel still stands after 106 years.
Saint marys is about 150 or so miles from
Washington, PA.
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| Beers |
Jacob Zelt
http://chartiers.com/beers-project/articles/zelt-1364.html
Albert Zelt http://chartiers.com/beers-project/articles/zelt-1035.html |
| Crumrine |
Washington
Burrough Zelt Brewery Belle Ave (also
Flour Mill) |
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