Fulton Opera House of Lancaster, where it was placed over a hundred years ago. In the rotunda of the Capitol at Washington stands a large statue of Robert Fulton, a handsome and dignified figure. It seems almost prophetic that over a hundred and fifty years ago, he wrote to a friend,—"It is so grand an

more than one genera- tion in Lancaster County. 16 Some of them had been born slaves in Columbia or Fulton township, while most of the other Ne groes had come from other areas of Pennsylvania or the upper South." A num- ber of the Negroes descended from the earliest black county famil- ies had been

Lancaster County's Present Court House: A History of Its Construction 1852-1855 Fay Follet Kramer ACKNOWLEDGMENT The author is indebted to many people who aided in various ways in making this paper a reality. It is hoped that, in a small way, this paper will serve as a means of saying thank-you to

, Pennsylvania" United States Census of Population Lancaster County Planning Commission APPENDIX A TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE LANCASTER DEVELOPMENT CO., Lancaster, Pa., May 2, 1927 Your Board of Directors have declared a dividend of $9 per share on all stock of record at this date. The enclosed check is for the