 The owner of the New Market Forge, Jacob Haldeman Sr., who also had a working forge in Lisburn (thus, Forge Road), was responsible for laying out the town of New Cumberland in 1814, and selling the lots with the same lottery method used for New Market.Fairview Township began as an agricultural area, with only a small amount of industry and trade.Because of its primary agricultural base, township population growth was very slow after the initial settlement.