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Resources and industries of the city of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., with some account of its historical importance

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19126
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1887.
Call Number
381 L245r
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Responsibility
Compiled ... for the Lancaster Board of Trade.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
["Intelligencer" Printing Establishment]
Date of Publication
1887.
Physical Description
viii, 98, v, 70 p. plates, fold. map, fold. plan. 24 cm.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.). Board of Trade.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
381 L245r
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The Landis family of Lancaster County : a comprehensive history of the Landis folk from the martyr's era to the arrival of the first Swiss settlers, giving their numerous lineal descendants

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5007
Author
Landis, D. B.
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
929 L257Ld
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Responsibility
by D.B. Landis.
Author
Landis, D. B.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
D.B. Landis,
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
90 columns : ill. ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Landis family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 L257Ld
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History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3412
Author
Ellis, Franklin,
Date of Publication
1883.
Call Number
974.815 LACO E47 Oversize
974.815 LACO E47
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Responsibility
By Franklin Ellis and Samuel Evans.
Author
Ellis, Franklin,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Everts & Peck,
Date of Publication
1883.
Physical Description
viii, 1101 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Evans, Samuel,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO E47 Oversize
974.815 LACO E47
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Industries of Pennsylvania, cities of Lancaster, Columbia and Mount Joy : historical and descriptive review, industries, institutions, manufacturing and business advantages

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17489
Author
Edwards, Richard.
Date of Publication
c1880.
Call Number
338.0974815 P544 1880
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Author
Edwards, Richard.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Richard Edwards,
Date of Publication
c1880.
Physical Description
[4], 33-163, [1] p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
"This pamphlet is complete, and is a portion of a large illustrated volume of about 2,000 pages ..."
Subjects
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Mount Joy.
Pennsylvania - Commerce.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
338.0974815 P544 1880
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The Indians of Berks County, Pa., being a summary of all the tangible records of the aborigines of Berks County, and containing cuts and descriptions of the varieties of relics found within the county

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5484
Author
Brunner, D. B.
Date of Publication
1881.
Call Number
974.816 B894
  1 website  
Responsibility
Written for the Society of Natural Sciences, Reading, Pa., by D.B. Brunner ...
Author
Brunner, D. B.
Place of Publication
Reading, Pa
Publisher
The Spirit of Berks Book and Job Printing Office,
Date of Publication
1881.
Physical Description
177 p. incl. illus., 34 pl. 23 cm.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Berks County (Pa.) - History.
Berks County (Pa.) - Antiquities.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 B894
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Col. Henry Bouquet and his campaigns of 1763 and 1764

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4820
Author
Cort, Cyrus,
Date of Publication
1883.
Call Number
923.5 B765c
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Rev. Cyrus Cort.
Author
Cort, Cyrus,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Steinman & Hensel, printers,
Date of Publication
1883.
Physical Description
96 p. : ill ; 19 cm.
Notes
Prepared in accordance with a resolution of a committee of citizens of Westmoreland Co., Pa.
Henry Louis Bouquet was a prominent British Army officer in the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War. Bouquet is best known for his victory over a Native American force at the Battle of Bushy Run, lifting the siege of Fort Pitt during Pontiac's War. [from Wikipedia]
Subjects
Bouquet, Henry, - 1719-1765.
Bouquet's Expedition, 1763.
Bouquet's Expedition, 1764.
Additional Corporate Author
Westmoreland County (Pa.). Bouquet Memorial Committee, 1883.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 B765c
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The occasional writings of Isaac Moorhead : with a sketch of his life

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5397
Author
Moorhead, Isaac,
Date of Publication
1882.
Call Number
928.8 M825c
  1 website  
Responsibility
by A.H.C.
Author
Moorhead, Isaac,
Place of Publication
Erie, Pa
Publisher
A.H. Caughey,
Date of Publication
1882.
Physical Description
iv, 258 p. ; 20 cm.
Contents
Isaac Moorhead / by A.H. Caughey -- Some things as seen on the cars -- A visit to Gettysburg -- Virginia battlefields -- Old times in Erie -- Selections from the history of the Barnett family -- Old Hanover church.
Notes
Issac Morehead lived most of his life in Erie, PA. He was a railroad conductor, a bookstore owner, a government clerk in Harrisburg, and postmaster at Erie. He was a traveler and an amateur historian who wrote many articles for local newspapers.
Subjects
Moorhead, Isaac, - 1828-1881.
Barnett family.
Erie (Pa.)
Virginia - Description and travel.
Additional Author
Caughey, Andrew Harvey,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
928.8 M825c
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An account of a part of the sufferings and losses of Jolley Allen, a native of London

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18587
Author
Allen, Jolley,
Date of Publication
1883.
Call Number
929 A425s
  1 website  
Responsibility
With a preface and notes by Mrs. Frances Mary Stoddard. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society for February, 1878.
Author
Allen, Jolley,
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
Rand, Avery & Co.,
Date of Publication
1883.
Physical Description
52 p. 23 cm.
Notes
The author was a loyalist in the American revolution.
Summary
Jolley Allen here pleads his case in England for compensation for what he lost as a merchant in Boston, because of his loyalty to the King.He had been harassed in Boston and while fleeing the city had lost much of his merchandise.
Subjects
Allen family.
Additional Author
Stoddard, Frances M.
Additional Corporate Author
Massachusetts Historical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 A425s
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A history of education in Pennsylvania, private and public, elementary and higher. From the time the Swedes settled on the Delaware to the present day

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo32
Author
Wickersham, James Pyle,
Date of Publication
1886.
Call Number
370 W636
  1 website  
Responsibility
By James Pyle Wickersham. Pub. for the author.
Author
Wickersham, James Pyle,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Inquirer Publishing Company,
Date of Publication
1886.
Physical Description
xxiii, 683 p. front. (port.) illus. 24 1/2 cm.
Subjects
Education - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
370 W636
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An illustrated history of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, civil, political and military, from its earliest settlement to the present time

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3147
Author
Egle, William Henry,
Edition
2d ed.,
Date of Publication
1880.
Call Number
974.8009 E31 1880
  1 website  
Responsibility
including historical descriptions of each county in the state, their towns, and industrial resources. By William H. Egle.
Author
Egle, William Henry,
Edition
2d ed.,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
E.M. Gardner,
Date of Publication
1880.
Physical Description
xii, 13-1186 p. incl. front., illus. (incl. ports., maps, facsim.) 27 cm.
Summary
This 1880 volume covers Pennsylvania history from the Native Americans prior to European settlement through 1876
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - History, Local.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8009 E31 1880
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