Barlow (Horner's Mill during the

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) is a

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between the

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and the

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, United States, situated at the intersection of Rock Creek and Pennsylvania Route 134. North of the creek on the road summit is the principal facility of the rural community: the 1939 community hall at the Barlow Volunteer Fire Company

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. The hall is a Cumberland Township

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and was used by Mamie and

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after purchasing their nearby farm (President Eisenhower became an honorary company member in 1955).
cited by Geiselman p. 104)
/ref> Horner's Mill was the site of an 1861 Union Civil War encampment, and the covered bridge was used by the II Corps and General George G. Meade en route to the 1863

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. Barlow is located near the U.S. Route 15 interchange to the north and has three Taneytown Rd intersections, with the Barlow-Greenmount, Barlow, and Barlow-Two Taverns roads. South of the community is a site listed on the

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(Spangler-Benner Farm) near the Mount Joy Lutheran Church and cemetery. The neighboring communities of Barlow are Greenmount 2.9 mi to the west, Round Top 3.3 mi to the north, Two Taverns 5.1 mi to the east,

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3.1 mi to the south, and Fairplay 3.2 miles to the southwest.

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