The Colonial Theatre of Lancaster: 1912-1965 By James Henke, Ph.D. Howard E. Doan had come to Lancaster in 1906, to manage the Electric Theatre, an early motion picture house on West King Street. After establishing a strong following of audience members, H.E. Doan built another motion picture house

, 1991 117 5. Twombly, Rev. Dr. Clifford G., et al, A 2nd Report on Vice Conditions in the City of Lancaster, Pa., (1 March 1915); Wagner, Rev. Dr. James E., Notes and Commentaries (1942), Lancaster County Historical Society Manuscript Collection MG-62. 6. Klein, H. M. J., Ph.D., and Diller, William F

existence of older cemeteries. The Nissly and Musser family burial plots, for example, located in the northeast quadrant of Lancaster, had been displaced when the Pennsylvania Railroad laid tracks entering the city, as was the old Quaker Cemetery. A similar fate surely would befall other graveyards as urban

Pennsylvania Railroad, the Ford Motor Company were just a few of the groups who had medals made up for the service men and women 25, Not to mention all of the cities, towns, counties, and states that also produced medals. Why did all of these groups feel the need to give medals? Gratitude and relief are two

372. Those records have been donated to the Lancaster County Historical Society and are being integrated into Manuscript Group # 17 in the archives.] Other artifacts of the post which were being cared for by the Columbia American Legion were the post seal, gavel stone and ballot box. The ballot box is

Preservation Trust of Lancaster County 15 June 1995 • Historic Preservation Trust ofLancaster County 123 North Prince Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603 Phone: (717) 291-5861 This project was financed by a grant from the FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM and THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

, General Cigar had centralized their cigar making in Lancaster at a plant in Ephrata; and toward the end of the 1930s, discontinued cigar making in Lancaster County. However, they remained active in buying Lancaster County's Pennsylvania tobacco and processing it to be used in the filler for their cigars

, 1887. 13. Daily New Era, January 17, 1888. 14. Daily New Era, January 17, 1888. 15. Lancaster, Pa., Lancaster City and County Directory (Lancaster, Pa.: New Era Book and Job Printing, 1890, p. 33; Lancaster, Pa., Directory of Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Vicinity (Detroit, ML; R.L. Polk and Co. Inc

and the railroad would have to invest considerable amounts of capital for relief in strategic areas. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was one such critical region. PRR trains headed east from Harrisburg had two routes through the western part of Lancaster County. The first, the Columbia Branch

The Life and Times of The Green Dragon By Kathryn Donaldson The farmer's market has been a part of Lancaster County life since the 1700s. When the city of Lancaster was first planned, space was set aside for just that purpose. It is truly amazing how little has been documented for posterity