Just about 270 years have gone by since the infamous Jacob Hochstetler Family Attack occurred during the French and Indian War in the mid-18th century.
However, one cherished mural remains as a tribute to tragedy, family and faith, a large 4-by-8-foot mural painting of the attack that depicts the story of that fateful evening.
The Jacob Hochstetler Family Attack was a tragic and well-documented event in early American frontier history, particularly remembered among Amish and Mennonite communities. It occurred during the French and Indian War (1754-63), when tensions and violence between European settlers and Native American groups were widespread in Pennsylvania…