Timeline 1920 – Today
External Influences
Lives and Events at Silver Lake
1921-22
Silver Lake, Incorporated: Resort Attempt
1925
Stonesifer Acquires Mill and Lake: Lot Layout Begins
1923-27 & 1931-35
Gifford Pinchot Pennsylvania Governor
1927
Stonesifer’s Lot Sales Soar
15 Closures in July 1927, Cottage Construction Begins
1929
Stock Market Crash
1930
Tragic Turn of Events
1931
Silver Lake Improvement Company (SLIC)
Stonesifer Sells Lake & Remaining Lots
1929-39
The Great Depression
1933
L.C. Stonesifer Converts Mill to Gas Station & Grocery Store
1941
U.S. Entry into World War II
1938-Present
The Henkelmann Family Legacy
1944
June 6, D-Day
Liberation begins
1945
World War II Ends
1945-72
Miller Family Story
1946
Silver Lake Community Association Incorporated (SLCA)
1946-1995
The Torchia Family Chronicles
1948
Silver Lake Improvement Company Sells Lake to Silver Lake Community Association
Late 1940’s – 50’s
York County School Consolidation
1950
Sanitary Indoor Plumbing Becomes the Norm as Living Standards Rise
1951
Young Boy’s Silver Lake Spillway Mishap
1954
South Point School Closure
1963-64
Mt. Zion 6th Graders Dive into Local History Project
1978
PA DEP Enacts Dam Safety & Encroachment Act and High Hazard Dam Amendment
1989
Silver Lake Residents Mandated to Connect to Public Sewer
1989-Present
Miller Family Returns to Silver Lake
2010
Grand Opening of “Bonsai at South Point School House”
2013
Silver Lake Reclassified as High-Hazzard Dam
2021