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Williams' Lancaster city and county directory for 1896 : including a classified general and business directory of Lancaster city and the boroughs of Adamstown, Akron, Christiana, Columbia, Elizabethtown, Ephrata, Lititz, Manheim, Marietta, Mount Joy, New Holland, Quarryville and Washington; and a general and business directory of the townships of Lancaster County ... Also an appendix, containing a list of county, city and borough officers, churches, societies, etc

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Date of Publication
1896
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1896 reprint
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
J.E. Williams : On sale at John Baer's Sons,
Date of Publication
1896
Physical Description
xxiv, 33-727 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Reprint of original
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Directories.
Additional Author
Williams, J. E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1896 reprint
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Travels in the years 1791 and 1792 in Pennsylvania, New York and Vermont; journals of John Lincklaen, agent of the Holland land company

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Author
Lincklaen, John,
Date of Publication
1897.
Call Number
974.80091 L736
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with a biographical sketch and notes.
Author
Lincklaen, John,
Place of Publication
New York, London
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons,
Date of Publication
1897.
Physical Description
1 p. ø., xi, 162, 4 p. ports., fold. maps, facsim. 22 cm.
Notes
500 copies printed.
Edited by Helen L. Fairchild.
"List of principal authorities consulted": p. ix-xi.
Subjects
Holland Purchase.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
New York (State) - Description and travel.
Vermont - Description and travel.
Additional Author
Fairchild, Helen L.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80091 L736
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How the New Holland school house was built

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1898
house was built / by F. R. Diffenderffer. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Schools--Pennsylvania--New Holland--History. New Holland (Pa.)--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1897-98 Description: [181]-212 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County
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Responsibility
by F. R. Diffenderffer.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
[181]-212 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 7
Subjects
Schools - Pennsylvania - New Holland
New Holland (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 7 (1898), p. 181-212Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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Historic roadsides in New Jersey; a condensed description of the principal colonial and revolutionary landmarks in New Jersey, arranged for the convenience of students and motorists. The society of colonial wars in the state of New Jersey

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Corporate Author
General Society of Colonial Wars (U.S.). New Jersey.
Date of Publication
[1928]
Call Number
974.9 N531
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Corporate Author
General Society of Colonial Wars (U.S.). New Jersey.
Place of Publication
Plainfield, N.J
Publisher
W. L. Glenney
Date of Publication
[1928]
Physical Description
1 p. l., 115 p. front., illus., fold. map. 23 cm.
Notes
Map mounted on lining-paper.
Bibliography: p. 111.
Subjects
Historic buildings - New Jersey.
New Jersey - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.9 N531
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History of Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Company, Ephrata and Lebanon Traction Company, Lancaster, Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Company : and any other trolley roads in Lebanon and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
1944.
Call Number
388.4 L574
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Responsibility
compiled by Harry David Lentz, Jr.
Place of Publication
Lebanon [Pa.]
Publisher
Lentz,
Date of Publication
1944.
Physical Description
2 v. in 1 : ill. ; 21 cm.
Notes
Cover title: Trolley roads in Lebanon and Lancaster Counties.
Subjects
Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Company - History.
Ephrata and Lebanon Traction Company - History.
Lancaster Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Company - History.
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Additional Author
Lentz, Harry David,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
388.4 L574
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Journal from Boston to the western country and down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans

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Author
Richardson, William,
Date of Publication
1940.
Call Number
917.3 R521
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Responsibility
by William Richardson, 1815-1816.
Author
Richardson, William,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Priv. print. for Vale pilot corporation,
Date of Publication
1940.
Physical Description
2 p., 40 p. port., 4 facsim., fold. map. 25 cm.
Notes
"These excerpts from ... [the author's] 'Journal' are now published for the first time by courtesy of his great-grandson, Mr. Lawrence Richardson of Boston."--Foreword signed: William Bell Wait.
"Limited edition ... no. 80 [and] 398."
Description of travel from Philadelphia to Ohio (p. 3 - 7).
Subjects
United States - Description and travel.
Mississippi River - Description and travel.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Additional Author
Wait, William Bell,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.3 R521
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112052522817&view=1up&seq=9
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New Holland Debating Society

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1928
old school house in debating, reciting, spelling bees, in contests in geography and history and other forms of mental exercise, are, alas! no more, and, as a people, we are the losers. A very interesting paper treasured by the Lancaster County Historical Society, recalls the good old times of which we
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1928
Physical Description
143 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 32, no. 9 & 10
Subjects
New Holland Debating Society (Pa.)
Debates and debating - Pennsylvania - New Holland
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 32, number 9/10 (1928), p. 143Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.32
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Williams' Lancaster city and county directory for 1890 : containing a general directory of Lancaster city, of the boroughs and townships of the county

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Date of Publication
1890
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1890 reprint
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Responsibility
compiled and published by J.E. Williams
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
New Era Book and Job Print ;
Date of Publication
1890
Physical Description
6-616 p. : bill. : 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Reprint from original.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Directories
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories.
Adamstown (Pa.) - Directories
Columbia (Pa.) - Directories
Elizabethtown (Pa.) - Directories
Lititz (Pa.) - Directories
Manheim (Pa.) - DIrectories
Marietta (Pa. ) - Directories
Mount Joy (Pa.) - Directories
Strasburg (Pa.) - Directories
Washington Boro (Pa.) - Directories
Additional Author
Williams, J.E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1890 reprint
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A history of New Holland, Pennsylvania covering its growth and activities during two hundred years of existence. 1728-1928

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Author
Weaver, Martin G.,
Date of Publication
1928.
Call Number
974.815 NHOL W363
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Responsibility
as compiled by M. G. Weaver.
Author
Weaver, Martin G.,
Place of Publication
New Holland, Pa
Publisher
The New Holland Clarion,
Date of Publication
1928.
Physical Description
175 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
FOUNDING OF THE TOWN (page 9) / LAYING OUT THE STREETS (page 16) / NAMING THE TOWN (page page 27) / NEW HOLLAND CHURCHES (page 31) / HISTORY OF THE OLD SCHOOLS (page 55) / THE NEW SCHOOL SYSTEM IN NEW HOLLAND (page 75) / POST OFFICES, POST ROADS AND STAGE COACHES (page 85) / TROLLEY CARS (page 90) / FIRST TELEPHONES (page 91) / INCORPORATION OF BOROUGH (page 95)/ OLD PUMPS (page 97) / WATER COMPANY (page 99) / FIRE COMPANY (page 100) / ELECTRIC LIGHTS (page 102 ) / NEWSPAPERS (page 106) / INDUSTRIES (page 115) / PROMINENT MEN BEFORE 1860 (page 130) / CONESTOGA WAGONS (page 142) / GROUND RENTS (page 144) / CEMETERIES (page 149) / OLD HOTELS (page 155) / SLAVERY IN EARL (page 156) / LIVESTOCK TRADE (page 159) / BANKS (page 161) / MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF MEN OF NEW HOLLAND AND VICINITY (page 164).
Summary
This book is full of facts about the history of New Holland, PA. There is no table of contents or index, but the topics are clearly marked as the reader progresses through the book.
Subjects
New Holland (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 NHOL W363
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Pleasant places on the Reading Railroad : a directory of summer resorts, summer boarding houses, summer hotels

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Date of Publication
1895 -.
Call Number
917.48 P544
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Responsibility
compiled and published by the General Passenger Department, Philadelphia & Reading Railroad.
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia]
Publisher
The Dept.,
Date of Publication
1895 -.
Physical Description
v. : ill. ; 23 cm. or smaller.
Notes
Library has: 1897, 1902, 1906.
Contents
CONTENTS: THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SCHUYLKILL, Norristown Branch and Main Line PICKERING AND FRENCH CREEK VALLEYS, Pickering Valley Branch ON PERKIOMEN'S SHADY BANKS, Perkiomen Railroad ALONG THE MANATAWNY, Colebrookdale Branch 'TWIXT SOUTH MOUNTAIN AND THE BLUE RIDGE, Lebanon Valley Branch THE CONESTOGA REGION, Reading & Columbia Division HISTORIC VALE OF CUMBERLAND, Gettysburg and Shippensburg Lines. ON THE CREST OF THE ALLEGHENIES AMID COLONIAL SCENES, Germantown and Chestnut Hill Branch PENNSYLVANIA'S GARDEN LANDS, Bethlehem Branch NEAR THE NESHAMINY, Northeast Penna, Railroad OUT IN BUCKS COUNTY, Doylestown Branch THE PICTURESQUE DELAWARE VALLEY, New York Branch FOXCHASE AND THEREABOUTS, Philada., Newtown and N. Y. Railroad IN THE PINES AND BY THE SEA, Atlantic City Railroad and Branches ALONG THE LOWER COAST, Cape May Division PICNIC GROUNDS, One Day Outing Resorts
Subjects
Summer resorts - New Jersey - Directories.
Summer resorts - Pennsylvania - Directories.
New Jersey - Description and travel.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Additional Corporate Author
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.48 P544
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