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Print, Photographic

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Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Christiana Riot House

Object ID: Christiana S02 F05

Date Range: 1896

7 images

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Christiana Riot House

Description: Ruins of the "Christiana Riot House"; Insert 1 Ruins of the "Christiana Riot House." [1896, 1898].; Insert 2 Ruins of the "Christiana Riot House" with the Pownall farm in the background. [1896, 1898].; Insert 3 The Pownall farm. 1971. (Photograph owned in 1990 by Ms. C. Ammon of Christiana)

Date Range: 1896

Year Range From: 1896

Year Range To: 1971

Storage Location: Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA

People: Pownall, Levi

Subject: Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana; Christiana (Pa.); Photographs; Historical markers

Classification: CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE; Christiana S02 F05

Search Terms: Christiana Resistance; Christiana, Pennsylvania; Historical markers

Place: Christiana

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Object ID: Christiana S02 F05

Notes: The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes. The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.; Please contact Moores Memorial Library for a high resolution image and permission to publish:; Moores Memorial Library; 9 West Slokom Avenue; Christiana, PA 17509; chrlib@christianalibrary.org; 610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687; The digital master files are stored at LancasterHistory.; LancasterHistory; 230 N. President Ave; Lancaster, PA 17603; archives@lancasterhistory.org; (717) 392-4633; Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.

Credit: Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 2, Folder 5, Moores Memorial Library

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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e667875f-f9b9-4e67-b570-812355380221

Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Peter Woods and family

Object ID: Christiana S02 F12

Date Range: 1911

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Object Name: Print, Photographic

Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Peter Woods and family

Description: Insert 1 Peter Woods and family, survivor of the Christiana Riot and Treason Trial defendant. 9 September 1911. Front Row, left to right: Mrs. Peter Woods, Peter Woods, Aunt Mary; Back Row, left to right: Howard Woods, Susan Woods, James Woods, Annie Woods, Percy Woods, Harry Woods, Leora Woods, Eugene Woods.; Note: Other children of Peter Woods not shown are: Jacob, Sumner, Ida, Tillie and Peter Woods Jr. (Information by Mrs. Lillian Speed of Parkesburg, Pa.); Insert 2 Centennial Commemoration Ceremony, 9 September 1951.

Date Range: 1911

Year Range From: 1911

Year Range To: 1951

Storage Location: Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA

People: Woods, Peter; Woods, Mary Howard; Woods, Susan; Woods, James; Woods, Annie; Woods, Percy; Woods, Harry; Woods, Leonora; Woods, Eugene; Woods, Jacob; Woods, Sumner; Woods, Ida; Woods, Tillie; Woods Jr., Peter

Subject: Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana; Christiana (Pa.); Photographs

Classification: CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE; Christiana S02 F12

Search Terms: Christiana Resistance; Christiana, Pennsylvania

Place: Christiana

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Object ID: Christiana S02 F12

Notes: The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes. The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.; Please contact Moores Memorial Library for a high resolution image and permission to publish:; Moores Memorial Library; 9 West Slokom Avenue; Christiana, PA 17509; chrlib@christianalibrary.org; 610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687; The digital master files are stored at LancasterHistory.; LancasterHistory; 230 N. President Ave; Lancaster, PA 17603; archives@lancasterhistory.org; (717) 392-4633; Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.

Credit: Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 2, Folder 12, Moores Memorial Library

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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7cd23863-2927-4a6b-b8e6-629462123620

Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Mount Zion AME Church

Object ID: Christiana S02 F13

Date Range: 1817

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Object Name: Print, Photographic

Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Mount Zion AME Church

Description: Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, "Located between Atglen and Christiana.; The congregation of the church was organized in 1817. Church was built in 1820. It was a station on the 'Underground Railroad.' It observed its 116th anniversary in 1936. Destroyed by fire in 1937 and was immediately rebuilt with various changes in construction."

Date Range: 1817

Storage Location: Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA

Subject: Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana; Christiana (Pa.); Photographs; Church buildings; Underground Railroad

Classification: CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE; Christiana S02 F13

Search Terms: Christiana Resistance; Christiana, Pennsylvania; Church buildings; Underground Railroad

Place: Christiana

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Object ID: Christiana S02 F13

Notes: The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes. The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.; Please contact Moores Memorial Library for a high resolution image and permission to publish:; Moores Memorial Library; 9 West Slokom Avenue; Christiana, PA 17509; chrlib@christianalibrary.org; 610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687; The digital master files are stored at LancasterHistory.; LancasterHistory; 230 N. President Ave; Lancaster, PA 17603; archives@lancasterhistory.org; (717) 392-4633; Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.

Credit: Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 2, Folder 13, Moores Memorial Library

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Clipping, Newspaper

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/26630b48-a9a7-4958-ad9f-408610708670

Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: "'Christiana Riot,' 100 Years Ago, Forerunner of Bloody Civil War,"

Object ID: Christiana S01 F14

Date Range: 1951

2 images

Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: "'Christiana Riot,' 100 Years Ago, Forerunner of Bloody Civil War,"

Description: Newspaper article, "'Christiana Riot,' 100 Years Ago, Forerunner of Bloody Civil War," by Joseph T. Kingston. Incomplete. [1951].

Admin/Biographical History: The Christiana Resistance, commonly referred to as the "Christiana Riot" occurred in September of 1851 in Christiana, Pennsylvania, a borough in Lancaster County. The events known as the Christiana Resistance include an attack from slaveholders in Maryland on the inhabitants and home of William Parker a free black man living in Christiana, Pennsylvania. The slaveholders crossed the state border, and attempted claim and return the freedom seekers as their property, under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.; The violent confrontation resulted in the death of Edward Gorsuch, a slaveholder, and the escape of William Parker to freedom in Canada. Edward's son, Dickinson Gorsuch, was wounded and taken to the farm of Levi Pownall, where the Pownall family nursed him back to health. Historically, this event challenged the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and is considered a precursor to the Civil War.

System of Arrangement: Series 1 Manuscript and Printed Material, 1803-1955; Series 2 Photographs, 1895-1971 and No date

Date Range: 1951

Creation Date: 1951

Creator: Kingston, Joseph T.

Storage Location: Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA

People: Kingston, Joseph T.

Subjects: Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana; Christiana (Pa.); Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

Search Terms: Christiana Resistance; Newspaper clippings

Extent: 1 item

Physical Characteristics: The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.

Object Name: Clipping, Newspaper

Container: Moores Memorial Library Series 1 Folder 14 Article Newspaper article, "'Christiana Riot,' 100 Years Ago, Forerunner of Bloody Civil War," by Joseph T. Kingston. Incomplete. [1951].; 1951

Language: English

Object ID: Christiana S01 F14

Location of Originals: Moores Memorial Library; 9 West Slokom Avenue; Christiana, PA 17509; chrlib@christianalibrary.org; 610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687

Related Item Notes: Christiana Resistance Collection (CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1287a022-e430-4f3f-bc97-330571018105

Access Conditions / Restrictions: The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes.

Copyright: The attached images may be used for research purposes only.; Please contact Moores Memorial Library for a high resolution image and permission to publish:; Moores Memorial Library; 9 West Slokom Avenue; Christiana, PA 17509; chrlib@christianalibrary.org; 610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687

Credit: Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 1, Folder 14, Moores Memorial Library

Classification: CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE; Christiana S01 F14

Description Level: Folder

Custodial History: Moores Memorial Library (Christiana, Pa.) owns some of the most significant manuscript material relating to the Christiana Resistance. The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public.; The collection contains correspondence to and from the Pownall family regarding the incident, notes regarding kidnappings in the area from 1850-1851, photocopied pages of Dickinson Gorsuch's diary, and published accounts. An 1896 photograph shows Peter Woods and Samuel Hopkins, survivors of the riot. There are also photographs of the Christiana Riot House, the Pownall farm, and key figures in the riot and at the Treason Trials of 1851.; The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public. Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.

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Program

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ac50f37c-8dce-4497-89b8-805710283470

Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Christiana Resistance Collection

Object ID: Christiana S01 F15

Date Range: 1951

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Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Christiana Resistance Collection

Description: Program, "Commemorative Exercises of the Lancaster County Historical Society on the Centennial of the Christiana Riot." 9; September 1951.

Admin/Biographical History: The Christiana Resistance, commonly referred to as the "Christiana Riot" occurred in September of 1851 in Christiana, Pennsylvania, a borough in Lancaster County. The events known as the Christiana Resistance include an attack from slaveholders in Maryland on the inhabitants and home of William Parker a free black man living in Christiana, Pennsylvania. The slaveholders crossed the state border, and attempted claim and return the freedom seekers as their property, under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.; The violent confrontation resulted in the death of Edward Gorsuch, a slaveholder, and the escape of William Parker to freedom in Canada. Edward's son, Dickinson Gorsuch, was wounded and taken to the farm of Levi Pownall, where the Pownall family nursed him back to health. Historically, this event challenged the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and is considered a precursor to the Civil War.

System of Arrangement: Series 1 Manuscript and Printed Material, 1803-1955; Series 2 Photographs, 1895-1971 and No date

Date Range: 1951

Creation Date: 1951

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA

Subjects: Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana; Programs (Publications); Christiana (Pa.); Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.); Lancaster (Pa.)

Search Terms: Christiana Resistance; Programs

Extent: 1 item

Physical Characteristics: The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.

Object Name: Program

Container: Moores Memorial Library Series 01 Folder 15 Program Program, "Commemorative Exercises of the Lancaster County Historical Society on the Centennial of the Christiana Riot." 9 September 1951.; 9 September 1951.

Language: English

Object ID: Christiana S01 F15

Location of Originals: Moores Memorial Library; 9 West Slokom Avenue; Christiana, PA 17509; chrlib@christianalibrary.org; 610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687

Related Item Notes: Christiana Resistance Collection (CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1287a022-e430-4f3f-bc97-330571018105

Access Conditions / Restrictions: The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes.

Copyright: The attached images may be used for research purposes only.; Please contact Moores Memorial Library for a high resolution image and permission to publish:; Moores Memorial Library; 9 West Slokom Avenue; Christiana, PA 17509; chrlib@christianalibrary.org; 610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687

Credit: Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 1, Folder 15, Moores Memorial Library

Classification: CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE; Christiana S01 F15

Description Level: Folder

Custodial History: Moores Memorial Library (Christiana, Pa.) owns some of the most significant manuscript material relating to the Christiana Resistance. The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public.; The collection contains correspondence to and from the Pownall family regarding the incident, notes regarding kidnappings in the area from 1850-1851, photocopied pages of Dickinson Gorsuch's diary, and published accounts. An 1896 photograph shows Peter Woods and Samuel Hopkins, survivors of the riot. There are also photographs of the Christiana Riot House, the Pownall farm, and key figures in the riot and at the Treason Trials of 1851.; The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public. Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.

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Clipping, Newspaper

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2095047a-b026-48af-bda8-054466740290

Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: "'He Died for Law' in Christiana Riot,"

Object ID: Christiana S01 F16

Date Range: 1955

2 images

Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: "'He Died for Law' in Christiana Riot,"

Description: Newspaper article, "'He Died for Law' in Christiana Riot," by Benjamin Herman. The Sun, Baltimore. 11 September 1955.

Admin/Biographical History: The Christiana Resistance, commonly referred to as the "Christiana Riot" occurred in September of 1851 in Christiana, Pennsylvania, a borough in Lancaster County. The events known as the Christiana Resistance include an attack from slaveholders in Maryland on the inhabitants and home of William Parker a free black man living in Christiana, Pennsylvania. The slaveholders crossed the state border, and attempted claim and return the freedom seekers as their property, under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.; The violent confrontation resulted in the death of Edward Gorsuch, a slaveholder, and the escape of William Parker to freedom in Canada. Edward's son, Dickinson Gorsuch, was wounded and taken to the farm of Levi Pownall, where the Pownall family nursed him back to health. Historically, this event challenged the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and is considered a precursor to the Civil War.

System of Arrangement: Series 1 Manuscript and Printed Material, 1803-1955; Series 2 Photographs, 1895-1971 and No date

Date Range: 1955

Creation Date: 1955

Creator: Herman, Benjamin

Storage Location: Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA

People: Herman, Benjamin

Subjects: Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana; Christiana (Pa.); Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

Search Terms: Christiana Resistance; Newspaper clippings

Extent: 1 item

Physical Characteristics: The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.

Object Name: Clipping, Newspaper

Container: Moores Memorial Library Series 01 Folder 16 Newspaper article Newspaper article, "'He Died for Law' in Christiana Riot," by Benjamin Herman. The Sun, Baltimore. 11 September 1955.

Language: English

Object ID: Christiana S01 F16

Location of Originals: Moores Memorial Library; 9 West Slokom Avenue; Christiana, PA 17509; chrlib@christianalibrary.org; 610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687

Related Item Notes: Christiana Resistance Collection (CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1287a022-e430-4f3f-bc97-330571018105

Access Conditions / Restrictions: The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes.

Copyright: The attached images may be used for research purposes only.; Please contact Moores Memorial Library for a high resolution image and permission to publish:; Moores Memorial Library; 9 West Slokom Avenue; Christiana, PA 17509; chrlib@christianalibrary.org; 610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687

Credit: Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 1, Folder 16, Moores Memorial Library

Classification: CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE; Christiana S01 F16

Description Level: Folder

Custodial History: Moores Memorial Library (Christiana, Pa.) owns some of the most significant manuscript material relating to the Christiana Resistance. The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public.; The collection contains correspondence to and from the Pownall family regarding the incident, notes regarding kidnappings in the area from 1850-1851, photocopied pages of Dickinson Gorsuch's diary, and published accounts. An 1896 photograph shows Peter Woods and Samuel Hopkins, survivors of the riot. There are also photographs of the Christiana Riot House, the Pownall farm, and key figures in the riot and at the Treason Trials of 1851.; The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public. Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.

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Knife, Corn

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/52a0b0f0-864a-4af6-a839-180627097359

Collection: History Collection

Object ID: 1927.012.1

1 image

Collection: History Collection

Description: Corn knife used by one of the Black resistors in the Christiana Riot on September 11, 1851. Wrought iron long curved blade of 19.5" is fitted into oak or ash turned handle rounded terminal end. Tang of blade extends through length of handle and protrudes at terminal where it is clinched.

Year Range From: 1810

Year Range To: 1851

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Wall: West Wall

Storage Cabinet: Unit 30

Storage Shelf: Shelf 4

Subcategory: Agricultural T&E

Search Terms: Christiana, Pennsylvania; Knives; Christiana Resistance

Object Name: Knife, Corn

Material: Wood, Iron

Length (in): 25.5

Width (in): 1.75

Condition: Good

Condition Notes: Needs oiled

Object ID: 1927.012.1

Notes: The Christiana Resistance resulted from the efforts of a Maryland slave holder to claim fugitives hiding in the home of Willam Parker, a free black man living in Chritiana, PA. This corn knife was used by one of the black resistors during this confict. The bloody confrontation, occurring in September of 1851, resulted in the death of Edward Gorsuch, the slaveholder, and the escape of William Parker and the fugitive slaves to freedom in Canada.

Usage: Christiana area

Accession Number: 1927.012

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Chair, Commode

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1a4c7fbf-22cc-4b18-b3ad-989927316703

Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Object ID: G.77.09

Date Range: c. 1800-1820

1 image

Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Description: Upholstered wingback commode chair has four turned Sheraton legs. Has replacement of original soiled handsewn homespun linen (remnants in this file), now an orange fabric with potted and vining flower design. Solid pinewood seat under cushion has center hole with fitted removable wooden disc.; This chair was from the Pownall home at Gap, where it was used by Dickinson Gorsuch, Maryland slaveholder, during his recovery from wounds sustained during the Christiana Riot of Sept. 11, 1851. His father and two others were killed during the skirmish at the home of freedman William Parker, and Dickinson was transported to the Pownall home for recovery. William Parker later published his story in the "Atlantic Monthly" in 1866, making it highly publicized.; This incident "is an important example of the struggle over the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act and the escalating tension between the North and the South. This act gave slave owners broad powers to recapture runaway slaves". (ExplorePAhistory.com); Polaroid photos of chair before re-upholstery, in file.; Likely Lancaster or Chester Co.

Provenance: Provenance: Chair owned by the Pownall family & given in 1973 to the Lancaster County Historical Society by Mrs. Levi Pownall of Lancashire Hall (569-7279).; It was initially loaned to the Heritage Center (# L.77.9 and # 161.64.80) but soon donated to HCLC. Board minutes of Dec. 8, 1975 include Richard F. Smith's Museum Committee report noting a donation of a "Sheraton armed wing chair commode, used by the Pownall home in nursing Dickinson Gorsuch following Christiana Riot in 1851." Later unsigned note (Bruce Shoemaker?) states John Aungst of LCHS was consulted & chair was removed 11/9/84 from list on LCHS loan form, settling an apparent question of ownership.

Date Range: c. 1800-1820

Year Range From: 1800

Year Range To: 1820

Last Owner: Levi Pownall family of Gap

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Wall: East Wall

Storage Shelf: Upper Shelf

People: Gorsuch, Dickinson; Gorsuch, Edward; Parker, William; Pownall, Levi

Subject: African Americans--History; Free Black people; Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County

Search Terms: Chairs; Christiana Resistance; Enslaved persons; Free persons of color; Persons of color; Slaveholders; Slavery

Object Name: Chair, Commode

Oither Names: Chair, Wing

Material: Wood, Fabric

Height (cm): 119.38

Height (ft): 3.9166666667

Height (in): 47

Width (cm): 78.74

Width (ft): 2.5833333333

Width (in): 31

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2017-07-25

Condition Notes: Reupholstered. Minor wear in fabric; loose stitching, especially on proper right side.; Repaired and reupholstered gratis, April 1980, by The Upholstery Center of Lititz, (Mr. & Mrs. Paul Paes).

Object ID: G.77.09

Credit: Heritage Center Collection, Gift of LCHS

Accession Number: G.77.09

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