Historical marker for the site of the former Lancaster County Courthouse
Description
Pennsylvaia Historical and Museum Commission marker for the site of the old Lancaster County Courthouse formerly located on Penn Square. Looking at the Fulton Bank building on the northeast corner of Penn Square.
View of Council Chamber in the Municipal Building as Mayor Cary was making his farewell address. Old and new commissioners are seated in foreground. Left to right are commissioners Rineer, Schnitzer, Bowman, Kreisle, Spidle and Shirk.
Provenance
Gift of David Towle. See MG-747 Papers of Mayor Kendig Bare.
Photograph- Elizabeth Clarke Kieffer, librarian of Lancaster County Historical Society. Taken in old building at 307 N. Duke Street, Lancaster, on moving day, October 20, 1956, 7:30 am waiting for trucks to come.
Photograph- Elizabeth Clarke Kieffer, librarian of Lancaster County Historical Society. Taken in old building at 307 N. Duke Street, Lancaster, on moving day, October 20, 1956, 7:30 am waiting for trucks to come.
Description
Elizabeth Clarke Kieffer, librarian of Lancaster County Historical Society. Taken in old building at 307 N. Duke Street, Lancaster, on moving day, October 20, 1956, 7:30 am waiting for trucks to come.
Lancaster Jaycees picnic for guests of Lancaster County Home and Hospital. Bob Lynch, standing and John Davidson, seated at right, committee chairmen. Two elderly men being served cake by a young woman.
Pennsylvania Long Rifle; percussion cap; curly maple stock; iron barrel stamped "H. GIBBS" on top of barrel. Brass fittings and patch box. Some rust on iron and brass parts. Approximately .40 caliber muzzle. 44" barrel with an overall length of 61 inches.
See notes for information on Gibbs.
Provenance
Purchased by donor (Walt Dunlap) at auction in Lancaster County in 1956.
Henry Gibb Sr. and his son Henry Gibb were Lancaster City gunsmiths active for most of the nineteenth century. The father from 1812 until 1843 and the son from 1843 until 1880.
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
