Pennsylvania Power and Light Company. Part II—The Gas Industry in Lancaster County The first gas company to successfully operate in Lancaster County was The Lancaster Gas Company chartered April 7, 1849. A gas plant was built on land purchased in the southwestern part of the city of Lancaster near Hoffman's

without any obliga- tions, save those which rightfully belong to a member in good standing. At one time he was a member of the Legislature, and was one of the founders of the Farmers Bank in Lancaster. From 1800 to 1827, he operated a suc- cessful industry of quarrying slate near Peach Bottom.63 �Judge

the Post Office in King's Street." (See fac-simile on page 4.) In 1756, the Pennsylvania Gazette advertised a list of unclaimed letters for Lancaster County folks held "at the post office in Lancaster." Previously, 1738 and 1741, the lists of letters were held at Philadelphia. Post roads were few in

were in circulation in Lancaster County. Spanish Milled Dollars were recognized as legal tender in the United States until 1857. Between 1800 and the passage of the National Banking Act in 1863, large amounts of currency were issued by private banks. This was issued without specific security, and the