Harbor" was suggested by the late Dr. Herbert H. Beck, Professor of Chemistry at Franklin & Marshall College and a recognized authority on Lancaster County history. Dr. Beck cites William Penn's selection prior to 1695 of 16,000 acres in present Manor Town- ship for which Penn planned a "chief city" to

Twenty Feet High and Ten Years Wide: AHistory of Prison Escapes From The Lancaster County Jail By Patrick M. McSherry The Lancaster Prison—What a lovely place. Why would anyone want to leave? One would think that the walls were to keep people out, not in! Well, believe it or not, many people have

. Ephemera, History, Photograph. 1. Car #61, at Duke St. and Chestnut St., inbound from Ephrata, formerly in regular service on the Lancaster—Ephrata—Adamstown line. Conestoga Traction Co. 11 March 1933. 2. Car #140, city car at Lancaster, located on the rip track and designated to be scrapped at the time of

at 844 Columbia Avenue Lan- caster. Long's Barn At this farm-barn site May 10, 1767, 1,000 people gathered for a "Great Meeting". "We are Brethren" exclaimed Rev. Philip W. Otterbein to preacher Martin Boehm, first two bishops of the Church Of The United Brethren in Christ, organized thirty-three

a.m. we "Struck Tents", donned knapsacks & other accoutrements, formed the Brigade composed ofthe 77th, 78th & 79th & P. Vols., commanded respectively by Col's. Stambaugh, Serwell & Hambright, the whole commanded by Brig. Gen. Negley of Pittsburgh, Pa, and marched to the wharf which on account of some

were formed. The Civil War had an enormous effect on the United States as a country, as a government, and as a people, and this regimental history is one small avenue by which to learn how we developed the beliefs and feelings we have today. �I must thank Mrs. Lundgren and the Lancaster County

: The Auto Racing Collection contains photocopies of photographs of race car drivers, newspaper articles, advertisements, and programs related to auto racing at Lancaster County speedways. The items include a history of auto racing in Lancaster County, information about J. Earl Way, and an article about

quite as plenty as they were in Maryland when we lived there. I wish I was there now where the communications would not get cut off. The railroad is not fixed up to here yet, all this army has to depend on is two little steamboats for the supplies. The horses and mules is nearly played out, six of them

noted, however, based on modern research, that a mill hand with byssinosis who continues working in the cotton mill can expect to see the problem develop into bronchitis, and data on bronchitis is available.' The Select and Common Council Minutes for the City of Lancaster inden- tify bronchitis as the 1