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The bones of a Vanity Fair editor lay underneath a modest tombstone in the back of the Forty Fort cemetery. The grave reads, “Well done thou good and faithful servant,” which seems a bit out of place considering how the general public felt about the tomb’s occupant.
The Borough was incorporated from part of Dallas Township in 1879, but it had been around unofficially since about 1838 as McLellonsville, named after Jonah McLellon (also spelled McClellon or McClelland), who hailed from Warren County, N.J. He bought a chunk of land in Dallas Township from Phillip Shaver in 1813 and sold plots to anyone who wanted them.
Built as a summer home from 1890-95 by lumber and ice baron Albert Lewis (1840-1923), Bischwind celebrates its 25th year as a bed and breakfast. People often ask the origin of the mansion’s name, which is derived from the German language, meaning gentle zephyr, or small breeze.