- Author
- Magee, Daniel F.
- Date of Publication
- 1939.
Ephrata, Pa., was one of the earliest and best-
known clockmakers of Lancaster County, and his clocks are still prized by
many families throughout the eastern part of Pennsylvania. He was born
at Germantown, Pa., on August 9, 1728, and was the fifth child of John
Gorgas and Psyche or Sophia Rittenhouse