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Historic quickies, Lancaster Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17765
Author
Sides, Ralph Henry.
Date of Publication
1966.
Call Number
974.815 LACO S568
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Responsibility
Story by Ralph Henry Sides, pictures by Edgar Lloyd Mozingo.
Author
Sides, Ralph Henry.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Distributed by L.B. Herr & Sons,
Date of Publication
1966.
Physical Description
28 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Mozingo, Edgar Lloyd.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO S568
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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

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15310
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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New Holland Debating Society

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3694
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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Responsibility
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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A history of New Holland, Pennsylvania covering its growth and activities during two hundred years of existence. 1728-1928

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3546
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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The automobile blue book 1916. a touring hand-book of motor routes in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the South Atlantic states

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17233
Corporate Author
Automobile Blue Book Publishing Company.
Date of Publication
c1916.
Call Number
917.3 A939 1916
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Alternate Title
Official automobile blue book 1916
Corporate Author
Automobile Blue Book Publishing Company.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Automobile Blue Book Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
c1916.
Physical Description
1060 p. : ill., maps (some folded) ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Automobile travel - United States - Guidebooks.
New Jersey - Description and travel.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
South Atlantic states - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
917.3 A939 1916
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Golden jubilee : the Redemptorists ; Saint Clement's Mission House, Ephrata, Penna. 1914-1964 ; an outline history

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16726
Date of Publication
1964?]
Call Number
271.64 G565
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Place of Publication
[Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1964?]
Physical Description
80, [40] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Commemorates fifty years of Redemptorist activities in Ephrata, Pa. including the churches of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Church, Ephrata, Pa., St. James Church, Lititz, Pa., and Our Lady of Lourdes Church, New Holland, Pa.
Appendix includes Baptisms and marriages (1914-1964); Present Parish statistics (January 1, 1964); List of rectors and pastors (1914-1964); and advertisements.
Subjects
Redemptorists (Ephrata, Pa.)
St. Clement's Mission House (Ephrata, Pa.) - History.
Our Mother of Perpetual Help Church (Ephrata, Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.
Ephrata (Pa.) - Church history.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
271.64 G565
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Eighteenth-century travels in Pennsylvania & New York

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4892
Author
St. John de Crèvecoeur, J. Hector,
Date of Publication
[1961]
Call Number
974.802 C926a
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Responsibility
Translated & edited by Percy G. Adams.
Author
St. John de Crèvecoeur, J. Hector,
Place of Publication
[Lexington]
Publisher
University of Kentucky Press
Date of Publication
[1961]
Physical Description
xliv, 172 p. illus., ports. 24 cm.
Notes
"Translation of selections from Jean de Crèvecœur's Voyage dans la haute Pensylvanie et dans l'état de New York."
Subjects
Indians of North America
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
New York (State) - Description and travel.
United States - Description and travel.
Additional Author
Adams, Percy G.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802 C926a
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Seeing Lancaster county and city by automobile

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo238
Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
974.815 LACO M191
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Responsibility
Prepared and distributed by Lancaster Automobile Club. Sketched and written by D. F. Magee, esq. and contributed to the club.
Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Automobile Club,
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
24 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Route No.1, A trip to the southern end, Chestnut level, Fulton House, Penn Hill -- Route No. 2, Donegal Church, Elizabethtown and Hershey -- Route No. 3, Some old and famous roads; the Newport road and Peter's road -- Route No. 4, Ephrata, Brickerville, Clay, Elizabeth Furnace, Penryn -- Route No. 5, Conestoga Township, Safe Harbor, The first court house, Postlethwaite -- Route No. 6, The Octorara and the early English settlements and the southern end -- Route No. 7, An all day Sunday route by York, Baltimore Pike, Havre de Grace, Elkton, Wilmington -- Route No. 8, Millersville, Indian Town, Creswell, Columbia, Chickies, Silver Springs -- Route No. 9, Two routes to McCall's Ferry -- Route No. 10, From Lancaster via Wilmington, Delaware, Atlantic City and Bowers Beach -- Route No. 11, Moore's Mill, a beautiful spot via East Petersburg, Salunga, Ironville and the Quay Farm -- Route No. 12, The South Mountain and the Blue Hills: Summer Resorts -- Route No. 13, Some nice evening drives as the sun seeks the west -- Route No. 14, Long's Park, Rohrerstown, Millersville, Wabank, Second Lock -- Route No. 15, Long's Park, Petersburg, Oregon, Lehman's Rifle factory.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO M191
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Chart

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/64d64aec-1790-4c82-9343-776205932120
Collection
Transportation Collection
Title
Conestoga Traction Company chart
Object ID
MG0123_Framed02
Date Range
ca. 1899
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Collection
Transportation Collection
Title
Conestoga Traction Company chart
Description
Conestoga Traction Company chart. A white-line printed chart showing the street railway companies that merged to become the Pennsylvania Traction Company in 1893 and then the Conestoga Traction Company in 1899. Framed.
Date Range
ca. 1899
Creation Date
ca. 1913
Creator
Conestoga Traction Company
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 11
Storage Cabinet
Section 03
Storage Shelf
Top Shelf
Subjects
Street-railroads
Search Terms
Brandywine Street Railway Company
Charts
Christiana and Coatesville Street Railway Company
Coatesville and Western Street Railway Company
Coatesville Rapid Transit Company
Coatesville Traction Company
Columbia and Donegal Railway Company
Columbia and Ironville Street Passenger Railway Company
Conestoga Traction Company
East End Passenger Railway Company
Elizabethtown and Florin Street Railway Company
Ephrata and Adamstown Railway Company
Lancaster and Columbia Railway Company
Lancaster and Eastern Street Railway Company
Lancaster and Lititz Electric Railway Company
Lancaster and Millersville Railroad Company
Lancaster and New Holland Railway Company
Lancaster and Quarryville Street Railway Company
Lancaster and Rocky Springs Railway Company
Lancaster and Terre Hill Street Railway Company
Lancaster City Street Railway Company
Lancaster Traction Company
Lancaster, Mechanicsburg and New Holland Railway Company
Lancaster, Petersburg and Manheim Railway Company
Lancaster, Willow Street, Lampeter and Strasburg Railway Company
New Holland, Blue Ball and Terre Hill Street Railway Company
Parkesburg and Coatesville Street Railway Company
Pennsylvania Traction Company
Rohrerstown, Landisville and Mount Joy Street Railway Company
Street railroads
Trolleys
West Chester Street Railway Company
West End Street Railway Company
Extent
1 item, 1 page to scan
Object Name
Chart
Language
English
Condition
Poor
Condition Date
2024-01-29
Condition Notes
Faded and brittle. Tears along the right side and top, left of center.
Object ID
MG0123_Framed02
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Letters patent for the consolidation of Conestoga Traction Company (MG0123_F028)
Transportation Collection (MG0123) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ebadea02-7f2c-4998-b1d2-392759509150
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original document may be used by appointment--please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
This itemmay be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2023.055
Other Numbers
MG-123
Other Number
MG-123, Framed 2
Classification
MG0123
Description Level
Item
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A guide book of art, architecture, and historic interests in Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3062
Author
Archambault, Anna Margaretta,
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
974.80074 P415
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Author
Archambault, Anna Margaretta,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
The John C. Winston Co.,
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
509 p. illus., maps, plates, ports. 23 cm.
Notes
LCHS copy limited ed. no. 691.
Subjects
Art - Pennsylvania.
Architecture - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel - Guidebooks.
Pennsylvania - Historic houses, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80074 P415
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