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9th-generation brothers preserve Pennsylvania's oldest farm after 309 years
The ninth-generation family keeps farming 62 acres and says repeated developer offers have not changed its plans.
- Brothers Bob Miller and Marlin Miller continue operating Pennsylvania's oldest farm, a 309-year-old Lancaster County property that predates the United States.
- The farm's history began in 1717 when Hans and Jacob Brubaker emigrated from Germany; Tobias Miller later married Elizabeth Brubaker, establishing the Miller line in East Hempfield Township.
- Marlin oversees crop operations planting soybeans and hay, while Bob maintains the property and vintage red tractors. The Department of Agriculture awarded them the first Tricentennial Farm Award in 2019.
- Despite frequent developer offers to purchase their 62 acres, the brothers refuse to sell, with Marlin calling it "a little oasis in this urban community."
- Preserving the land honors nine generations of ancestors, including Abraham who raised 18 children on the property. Bob said, "It's satisfaction to know that we go back that far.
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9th-generation brothers preserve Pennsylvania's oldest farm after 309 years
Bob and Marlin Miller, the ninth generation of their family to run their Pennsylvania farm, continue the legacy that began in 1717 when Hans and Jacob Brubaker immigrated from Germany.
·Louisville, United States
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