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Early fire companies of Lancaster city and county

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Author: Landis, Bertha Cochran.

Date of Publication: 1936

representation of the sun. Later they wore black hats and capes bearing the emblem and name printed in See illustration on the opposite page. Samuel D. Bausman (right), vet- eran member of the Union Fire Company No. 1, who "ran with the machine," and served in various stations in fighting early Lancaster fires

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Responsibility: by (Mrs. D. B.) Bertha Cochran Landis.

Author: Landis, Bertha Cochran.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1936

Physical Description: [20]-36 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 40, no. 2

Subjects: Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster; Fire fighters - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Fires and fire prevention.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 40, number 2 (1936), p. 20-36Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.40

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Act of incorporation, constitution and by-laws of the Pioneer Fire Company of Marietta, Lancaster County, Pa

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Date of Publication: 1934.

Call Number: 352.3 A188

Place of Publication: Marietta, Pa

Publisher: Marietta Times print ,

Date of Publication: 1934.

Physical Description: 29 p. ; 15 cm.

Notes: Cover title: Pioneer Fire Company No. 1: Marietta, Pa.

Subjects: Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 352.3 A188

The Allentown Fire

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1931

County, the Eden Spot of Pennsylvania." This was briefly responded to by a member of the Lancaster com- mittee. It would be interesting to know what became of this pitcher. If it is still preserved, it should have an honored place in Lan- caster's museum, when that fire-proof structure is erected. THE

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1931

Physical Description: 11-13 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 1

Subjects: Allentown (Pa.) - Fires and fire prevention.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 35, number 1 (1931), p. 11-13Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.35

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Lancaster's contribution to Cumberland in the fire of 1833

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1930.

the Committee of Distribution. At a meeting of that committee it was unanimously "Resolved, That the thanks of the committee acting in behalf of the sufferers by the late fire at Cumberland, be tendered to the citizens of Lancaster, Pa., for their very liberal and truly generous donation of $465.29 in

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1930.

Physical Description: [19]-20 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 1

Subjects: Fires - Maryland - Cumberland.; Cumberland (Md.) - Fires and fire prevention.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 34, number 1 (1930), p. 19-20Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34

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125th anniversary of Hope Fire Engine and Hose Company, Manheim, Pa. and 17th annual convention of Lancaster Co. fireman's assoc

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Date of Publication: 1937

Call Number: 353.3 H791

Responsibility: compiled from official records by George L. Heiges

Publisher: Hope Fire Engine and Hose Company

Date of Publication: 1937

Physical Description: 84 p. ill. 26 cm.

Notes: June 3-4-5, 1937

Subjects: Hope Fire Engine and Hose Company (Manheim, Pa.)

Additional Author: Heiges, George L.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 353.3 H791

Organization and early history of the Conestoga Navigation Company

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Author: Barnes, Horace Richards.

Date of Publication: 1935

, George Louis Mayer and 1 See Minute Book of the Conestoga Navigation Company, in the Library of The Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. 2 Ibid. Page 1. �Hugh Maxwell, of the city of Lancaster, and John Lintner and George Haver- stick, of the county of Lancaster, "or any two of

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Responsibility: by Professor Horace R. Barnes.

Author: Barnes, Horace Richards.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1935

Physical Description: [49]-60 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 39, no. 3

Subjects: Conestoga Navigation Company.; Canals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Commerce.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 39, number 3 (1935), p. 49-60Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.39

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Society for the Promotion of Industry and Prevention of Pauperism

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1931.

. In Charter Book 1, p. 34, in the Recorder's office, appears the following: Amendment to the Charter of the Society for the Promotion of Industry and Prevention of Pauperism. To the honorable the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster county: The petition of Annie E. Henderson, Mary R. Patterson, Mary E

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1931.

Physical Description: [122]-135 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 6

Subjects: Society for the Promotion of Industry and Prevention of Pauperism (Lancaster, Pa.); Charity organization.; Poor - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 35, number 6 (1931), p. 121-135Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.35

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Lancaster and nearby points telephone directory of the Bell Telephone Company of Pennslyvania: June 1927

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Corporate Author: Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania.

Date of Publication: 1937]

Call Number: 910.25 B435 1937.

Corporate Author: Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania.

Place of Publication: [S. l

Date of Publication: 1937]

Physical Description: 168, 44 p. ; 24 cm.

Notes: Cover title.; Includes white and yellow pages.; Points include municipalities in Adams, Dauphin, Lancaster, and York Counties such as Columbia, Elizabethtown, Ephrata, Gettysburg, Hanover, Lancaster, Lititz, Marietta, Mt. Joy, Red Lion, Strasburg, and York, as well as many smaller communities in these counties.

Subjects: Adams County (Pa.) - Directories - Telephone.; Dauphin County (Pa.) - Directories - Telephone.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories - Telephone.; York County (Pa.) - Directories - Telephone.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Reference

Call Number: 910.25 B435 1937.

Little journeys through "America's garden spot" : historic and scenic Lancaster Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication: [1938?]

Call Number: 974.815 LACO L778

Responsibility: prepared and published by the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce.

Place of Publication: [Lancaster, Pa.]

Publisher: Lancaster Chamber of Commerce,

Date of Publication: [1938?]

Physical Description: 28 p. : ill., map ; 23 x 10 cm.

Notes: Cover title.

Subjects: Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Guidebooks.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Description and travel.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Guidebooks.

Additional Corporate Author: Lancaster Chamber of Commerce (Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 LACO L778

The Manufacturing Company

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1930

The Manufacturing Company. By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER N Wednesday evening, August 10th, 1814, a number of citizens met at the house of Jacob Duchman, in Lancaster, to consider the advisability of forming a company for the purpose of manufacturing and placing on the market cotton goods of a quality

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1930

Physical Description: 114-115 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 5

Subjects: Manufacturing Company (Lancaster, Pa.); Manufactures - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 34, number 5 (1930), p. 114-115Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34

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McCall's Ferry Company

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1930

meeting as possible, and public notice of the meeting to be given in the Lancaster and York papers, and such others as may be thought proper." �A meeting of the stockholders of the company, incorporated for the purpose of erecting a bridge over the Susquehanna at or near McCall's Ferry, in the county of

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1930

Physical Description: 88-90 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 4

Subjects: Burr, Theodore.; McCall's Ferry Company (Holtwood, Pa.); Bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 34, number 4 (1930), p. 88-90Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34

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The Bridgeport and Horseshoe Turnpike

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Author: Barnes, Horace Richards.

Date of Publication: 1938

Township in his book, "The Three Earls." One *From "History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," by Franklin Ellis and Samuel Evans; published by Everts and Peck, Philadelphia, 1883; p. 310. The reference to "Heller's Lutheran Church" is not an error. What we now call Salem Reformed Church at Heller's, was

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Responsibility: by Horace R. Barnes, LL.D.

Author: Barnes, Horace Richards.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1938

Physical Description: [201]-208 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 42, no. 8

Subjects: Bridgeport and Horseshoe Turnpike (Lancaster, Pa.); Roads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Transportation.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 42, number 8 (1938), p. 201-208Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.42

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Unveiling of the tablet commemorating the bicentennial of the James Wright house and the Sesquicentennial of the Borough of Columbia, Pennsylvania

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Author: Hiestand, Elizabeth F. G.

Date of Publication: 1938

Unveiling of the Tablet Commemorating the Bicentennial of the James Wright House and the Sesquicentennial of the Borough of Columbia, Pennsylvania By ELIZABETH F, G, HIESTAND a Five Great Granddaughter of John Wright Paraphrasing the words of the old familiar song, "The sun shone bright on the old

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Responsibility: by Elizabeth F. G. Hiestand.

Author: Hiestand, Elizabeth F. G.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1938

Physical Description: [125]-137 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 42, no. 5

Subjects: Wright, James.; Wright, John, - 1667-1749.; Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.); Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Columbia (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.; Columbia (Pa.) - Centennial celebrations, etc.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 42, number 5 (1938), p. 125-137Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.42

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Lancaster's contribution to New York in the fire of 1835

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1930

and townships in the county also responded with generous sub- scriptions. The Moravian congregation of Lancaster made a special offering ; money was collected in the common schools ; and the chil- dren of St. James's Episcopal Sunday school, Lancaster city, con- tributed. The treasurer of the fund

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1930

Physical Description: 273-275 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 12

Subjects: Fires - New York (State) - New York.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 19th century.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 34, number 12 (1930), p. 273-275Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34

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The American Society of Lancaster County for the Promotion of Domestic Manufactures and National Industry

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1930

The American Society of Lancaster County for the Promotion of Domestic Manufactures and National Industry. By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER The Lancaster Journal of Friday, February 28th, 1817, con- tained the following notice : "The citizens of the borough of Lancaster, and gentlemen from the country

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1930

Physical Description: 110-113 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 5

Subjects: American Society of Lancaster County for the Promotion of Domestice Manufactures and National Industry (Lancaster, Pa.); Manufactures - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society Volume 34, number 5 (1930), p. 110-113Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34

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Widow and Orphan Assurance Society of the City and County of Lancaster

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1930

bill to incorporate the Widow and Orphan Assurance Society of the City and County of Lancaster, had passed the Senate of Pennsylvania. Three years later, a notice appeared in the Lancaster Journal of Friday, April 22nd, 1825, which was as follows : "A special election for a director of the Widow and

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1930

Physical Description: 135 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 6

Subjects: Widow and Orphan Assurance Society of the City and County of Lancaster (Lancaster, Pa.); Charity organization.; Charities - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 34, number 6 (1930), p. 135Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34

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The unveiling of the tablet commemorating the joint sesqui-centennial of the Constitution of the United States and Franklin College

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Author: Barnes, Horace Richards.

Date of Publication: 1937

The Unveiling of the Tablet Commemorating the Joint Sesqui-Centennial of the Constitution of the United States and Franklin College By DR. HORACE R. BARNES The four days, October 14 to 17 inclusive, will go down in the history of Lancaster County as one of the outstanding periods in the long and

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Responsibility: by Dr. Horace R. Barnes.

Author: Barnes, Horace Richards.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1937

Physical Description: [173]-181 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 41, no. 7

Subjects: Franklin and Marshall College - Centennial celebrations, etc.; Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.); United States. - Centennial celebrations, etc.; Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 41, number 6 (1937), p. 173-181Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.41

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The unveiling of the Eichholtz tablet and valuable notes concerning some portraits by the distinguished artist, Jacob Eichholtz

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Author: Barnes, Horace Richards.

Date of Publication: 1935

by The Lancaster County Historical Society, not only to the city, but also to the county and to the state of Pennsylvania. The exercises were held Sunday afternoon, October 13, 1935, on South Lime Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and the tablet was placed on the property No. 46 South Lime Street

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Responsibility: by Professor Horace R. Barnes.

Author: Barnes, Horace Richards.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1935

Physical Description: [121]-125 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 39, no. 6

Subjects: Eichholtz, Jacob, - 1776-1842.; Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.); Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Portraits, American; Lancaster (Pa.) - Biography.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 39, number 6 (1935), p. 121-125Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.39

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Signers and ratifiers of the Constitution of the United States

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Author: Coldren, Charles M.,

Date of Publication: 1937

, Philadelphia, Pa. RATIFIERS FROM LANCASTER COUNTY Five men who ratified the Constitution of the United States, and one who was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, who are buried in Lancaster, were honored at a memorial service held Sunday afternoon, December 12, 1937, in the churchyard of St. James's

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Responsibility: by Mrs. Charles M. Coldren.

Author: Coldren, Charles M.,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1937

Physical Description: [182]-184 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 41, no. 7

Subjects: Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.); United States. - Signers.; Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 41, number 7 (1937), p. 182-184Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.41

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The School at Baker's Corner : one of the first public school buildings in Rapho Township

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Author: Baker, D. M.

Date of Publication: 1936

- ported by the families of the neighborhood, and this arrangement was in effect until the acceptance of the terms of the free school law by the township in 1837. Not unlike other portions of our county, Rapho Township had its many opponents of the state's free school system, but there were to be found

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Responsibility: by D. M. Baker.

Author: Baker, D. M.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1936

Physical Description: [11]-12 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 40, no. 1

Subjects: Baker's Corner School (Rapho Township, Lancaster County, Pa.); Schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 40, number 1 (1936), p. 11-12Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.40

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Early fire companies of Lancaster city and county

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Act of incorporation, constitution and by-laws of the Pioneer Fire Company of Marietta, Lancaster County, Pa

The Allentown Fire

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Lancaster's contribution to Cumberland in the fire of 1833

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125th anniversary of Hope Fire Engine and Hose Company, Manheim, Pa. and 17th annual convention of Lancaster Co. fireman's assoc

Organization and early history of the Conestoga Navigation Company

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Society for the Promotion of Industry and Prevention of Pauperism

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Lancaster and nearby points telephone directory of the Bell Telephone Company of Pennslyvania: June 1927

Little journeys through "America's garden spot" : historic and scenic Lancaster Pennsylvania

The Manufacturing Company

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McCall's Ferry Company

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The Bridgeport and Horseshoe Turnpike

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Unveiling of the tablet commemorating the bicentennial of the James Wright house and the Sesquicentennial of the Borough of Columbia, Pennsylvania

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Lancaster's contribution to New York in the fire of 1835

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The American Society of Lancaster County for the Promotion of Domestic Manufactures and National Industry

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Widow and Orphan Assurance Society of the City and County of Lancaster

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The unveiling of the tablet commemorating the joint sesqui-centennial of the Constitution of the United States and Franklin College

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The unveiling of the Eichholtz tablet and valuable notes concerning some portraits by the distinguished artist, Jacob Eichholtz

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Signers and ratifiers of the Constitution of the United States

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The School at Baker's Corner : one of the first public school buildings in Rapho Township

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