shared in the promotion of the Crematorium. Virtually every at- torney in Lancaster held stock in the institution. In the Janaury 1886 issue of The Modern Crematist, the local effort was described in these glowing terms: The cremation interest in Lancaster, Pa., where the first crematorium for general

half dollar piece. �Among Getz's manufactures were delicate scales and measuring devices and surveying instruments. According to Getz's grandson, an English surveyor-engineer was surveying lands in Lancaster County during which he broke his transit. At that time—in the late 18th century—it was

, and each probably has more than a suspicion how well it is meeting those goals. This survey has but one basic purpose: to show members of the Lancaster County Historical Society how its sources of income, number of mem- bers, dues charged, and type of publication compare with similar societies. Of

The Effort to Build a State Penitentiary at Lancaster A Bit of Local History Recently the Lancaster County Historical Society purchased at a public sale several documents for a modest sum. One of the documents was a "memori- al" sent to the Pennsylvania legislature by the Commissioners of Lancaster

labor. Since three separate thefts were involved, they were made to serve three six-month terms in jail: 3 August 1790 to 3 February 1791, 3 February 1791 to 3 August 1791, and 3 August 1791 to 3 February 1792. No time off for good behavior, no parole! At the time Lancaster County was organized, the

anthracite fuel in its puddling furnaces.11 Availability of bituminous coal and coke from western Pennsylvania at Lancaster, Columbia and Marietta suggests the possibility of their use in puddling furnaces in Lancaster County after the Pennsylvania Railroad was completed across the state in 1854. 12 In fact

$19.52 at Grubb's St. Charles Furnace and $20.00 at Kauffman's Cordelia Furnace, all in western Lancaster County.' Pig iron of that grade was being sold in 1874 in eastern Pennsylvania for $30.25, indicating a gross profit of $6.70 approximately for E. Haldeman and Company.'" Haldeman's ore costs were

Lancaster County. In 1840, a corrected account by the same authority lists eleven forges, three furnaces and one rolling mill. The furnaces were the Colebrook, Elizabeth and Mount Hope ; the rolling mill was the Coleman works at Martic. The market for pig iron was quite unstable, especially in early 1837

Protectionism, Wages and Strikes in the Anthracite Iron Industry of Lancaster County: 1840-1900 By John Ward Willson Loose This article has been excerpted from the author's master's thesis completed in 1967 • The Anthracite Iron Industry of Lancaster County, Pa.: 1840-1900. During much of the