. When Lancaster became a city in 1818, the same accommodations were used until 1854 when the Lancaster County government left Penn Square and moved to the northwest corner of Duke and King Streets. The former county office building at the corner of West King and Penn Square became the city hall. In 1874

per ton in December, 1879: one month later it sold for $33.50 per ton. Rolling Mills Operation Eight rolling mills were in operation in Lancaster County between 1837 and 1883. A brief description of the machinery �and processes will aid in understanding the functions of the roll- ing mills. The

free from the cancer of vice and sin, the records of the Lancaster County Court state otherwise. Upright gentlemen of Lancaster could visit the towns along the Susquehanna River, but bawdyhouses were to be found scattered throughout the county. During the 1880s an effort was made in Lancaster to form a

us a more extended reply to the ancient question "What doest thou here?" and it therefore appears courteous and proper to devote the present occasion to a brief consideration of our field and work. Let it be understood, first of all, that the Lancaster County Historical Society does not propose to

as "aid" if our traditional barrier between church and state is to remain unchallenged. City and School Districts: In counties Where an urban center or city profits cul- turally from the county historical society appropriations from the city government are made occasionally, and, in a few instances

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Lancaster, Pa.: I.E. Barr & Co., 1869), Appendix Division X, See First, Second, Third Frames of Government by William Penn, and The Charter of Privileges, 1-50. 7. Laws of Pennsylvania (P.L. 169, 1722) republished by Carey & Bioren, 1803, vol. 1. 8. Ibid. 9. Ibid. 10. H

. Through several reorganizations this historic library is now the Lancaster County Library. By this time the library had grown extensively, and its catalogue now included numerous works on political science and economy, classic writings on government, histories of nations, and works we can describe as

Philadelphia and meet at Lancaster, which they did on 27 September 1777. Their paths thither took a northern route, arching through Berks and Northampton counties to avoid any British patrols that might be lurking in central Chester County. Upon reaching Lancaster, members of the Congress discovered the town

and a companion established themselves in a cabin along Mill Creek, about eight miles above its junction with the Conestoga, near Bird- in-Hand, Lancaster County. For some time Beissel acted in the self-appointed capacity as spiritual leader of the numerous German sectarians, including the Mennonites

, daughter of the Quaker, Joshua Davies of Ellicott Mills, Maryland. To obtain permission to marry Ruth, George became a Quaker. They were married on October 31, 1787, at Elkridge Meeting House. She was born in 1771 and died in 1860. Prior to 1800, George and his family moved to Fayette County, Pa. Their