A History of Brewing in Lancaster County, Legal and Otherwise Charles O. Lynch and ]ohn Ward Willson Loose PREFACE Leaning against the doorway of his brewery for a moment of relaxation after carrying many pails of water from the nearby spring, Henry Dering let the cold, clear water of the stream

discovery of policemen consorting with saloon-keepers, gamblers and other practicioners of vice—the Lancaster police have been a well-organized and effective agent in the fight against crime. Some local policemen and constables gained colorful reputations for always "getting their man." The sight of Herbert

the history of Co- lumbia and the "Underground Railroad" in the days of the Fugitive Slave Act knows that a tunnel to the Wright Mansion would have been com- pletely unnecessary. Other popular stories include things that were supposed to have hap- pened in Lancaster but which did not actually occur

by the Lancaster County Court of Quarter Sessions. Many of the boundaries were never defined clearly, some of the descriptions were vague, and not all of the names were recorded officially. Settlements north of present Lancaster County grew as well, and eventually Paxton, Derry and Lebanon town