AREA HISTORY: Davidsburg, Dover Township, York County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Kathy Francis Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/york/ _______________________________________________ History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. _______________________________________________ DAVIDSBURG – Page 679 This is an interesting little village on the Shippensburg road near the west end of the township. It was the home of Dr. Frederick Ernst Melsheimer, the distinguished entomologist, a sketch of whose life will be found in the history of Hanover, in the medical history in this work. There are two stores here and a tavern. The population is about 100, a short distance south is the pleasant little hamlet of Newport or Slabtown.