Pennsylvania Power and Light Company. Part II—The Gas Industry in Lancaster County The first gas company to successfully operate in Lancaster County was The Lancaster Gas Company chartered April 7, 1849. A gas plant was built on land purchased in the southwestern part of the city of Lancaster near Hoffman's

paper money, to which the private issues of Lancaster County Scrip were somewhat related. BIT See Fip 'n' Bit. CROWNS French coin in rather common use following the American Revo- lution; were also issued by Germany. DERNIER English coin. Benj. Furley—Penn's land agent in the Province of Pennsylvania

first great highway from the coastal cities. Naturally, Lancaster was among the first towns to secure postal facilities. In this section the first and nearest available postal facilities were in far-off Philadelphia, at which point letters for settlers in the "back country" �The Pennsylvania Gazette of

of Miss Montgomery, died on the hill. He was one of the most active of the ironmasters, and was generally esteemed according to Ellis and Evans' History of Lancaster County as a "genial, kind-hearted, and enterprising gentleman." Abram Musselman's children were all educated in private schools. His

Letters Relating to Colonial Military Hospitals in Lancaster County By GEORGE L. HEIGES I N THE archives of the Pennsylvania Historical Society there are several collections in which may be found letters which give us some very definite information about military hospitals in Lancaster County

died in 1858 in his seventy-third year. Two other Browns, Joshua and Mercy, contributed much spiritual enrich- ment to the members of Penn Hill Meeting. The Wood Family. Another eminent family, that has contributed ably to the civic and religious life of southern Lancaster County, is the Wood family

and Lancaster Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, extending through New Holland and Honeybrook, was formally opened on Labor Day, 1890. The "low grade" line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, built to divert freight traffic from the main line, runs in this county from Rowenna, through Safe Harbor and

of Pennsylvania, and from 1755 to 1760 he was the principal armourer of the troops in the Indian wars. Although shipbuilding cannot be considered as a Lancaster County industry, Henry's work without a doubt had more than a minor influence in aiding subsequent inventions. Henry on a visit to England