Page "Fairfield Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania" Paragraph 2

John Andrew Shulze retired to Fairfield Township following his 1823-1829 term as governor of Pennsylvania.

Shulze bought in western Fairfield Township, now part of Montoursville for $ 12, 000.

His plan was to spend his retirement farming in the West Branch Susquehanna Valley.

Shulze quickly made am impact in Fairfield Township.

He built a brick house on his farm and donated an acre of land for the construction of Union Church which was shared by the Lutheran and Presbyterian congregations of Montoursville and Fairfield Township.

Ultimately Shulze's time in Fairfield Township can be described as a sad failure.

His repeated attempts at farming were unsuccessful.

He also lost a lawsuit filed by William Cameron of Lewisburg for $ 3, 835. 49.

Shulze was apparently unable to pay the suit and his property was seized and sold to pay his debt.

Governor Shulze then took up residence in Montoursiville, lost even more lawsuits and eventually moved to Lancaster in 1846 where he lived until his death in 1852.

As of 2007, Schulze's Montoursville home is the " Governor Schulze House " Bed and Breakfast ".