Floradale is an

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in Menallen Township, Adams County,

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, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau no longer recognizes Flora Dale as a

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. It is located on

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, north of Biglerville. The last updated census was in

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, when the population was 38. The post office was officially named, Flora Dale, 1861 to 1911, when it was briefly changed to Floradale, 1911 to 1926, then back to Flora Dale, 1926-1957. Contemporary newspapers used both spellings interchangeably throughout its history. Flora Dale consists of a few houses along Pennsylvania Route 34, just north of Quaker Valley Road. The Flora Dale Post Office opened in 1861, with postmaster Elijah Wright and his wife Mary A. Wright serving until 1885. Three more postmasters, Amos G. Cook, Maria K. Cook, and Mary A. Hartman, served until 1919. The last two were sisters, Anna and Alice Black, serving until it closed in 1957. The community's only signage was its name on the post office which was removed when it closed, and since there has been no sign to tell others of its name. The community remains marked on most maps. Just beyond the hamlet is the Menallen Township

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Meeting House. It is the second meeting house, a brick structure built in 1880 to replace the first one, built ''circa'' 1838. It is surrounded by large white oak trees, whose trunks are over thick. Behind the Meeting House is a covered stable where one could tie up the horses. There is a cemetery immediately south of the Meeting House.

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