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Fort Mifflin on historic Mud Island in the Delaware River, Philadelphia ; report to the Greater Philadelphia Movement upon historical aspects and preservation problems

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5843
Author
Brumbaugh, G. Edwin.
Date of Publication
1959.
Call Number
974.811 F736
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by G. Edwin Brumbaugh.
Author
Brumbaugh, G. Edwin.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Greater Harrisburg Movement,
Date of Publication
1959.
Physical Description
26 β. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Historic sites - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
City planning - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.811 F736
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A historical account of Christ Church, Philadelphia : from its foundation, A.D. 1695, to A.D. 1841 : and of St. Peter's and St. James's, until the separation of the churches

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Author
Dorr, Benjamin,
Date of Publication
1841.
Call Number
974.811 C554d
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by Benjamin Dorr.
Author
Dorr, Benjamin,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Swords, Stanford, and Co.,
Date of Publication
1841.
Physical Description
x, 430 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) - History.
St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) - History.
St. James's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
974.811 C554d
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Some account of the singular beginnings of Philadelphia

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6120
Author
Simon, Grant Miles.
Date of Publication
1957]
Call Number
974.811 S594 Oversize
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Author
Simon, Grant Miles.
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia
Publisher
Carpenters' Co., Philadelphia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects,
Date of Publication
1957]
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) illus., facsims. 35 cm.
Notes
Cover title: The beginning of Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania, 1682.
"[Published] on the occasion of the ... centenaries [of] the opening to the public of the Carpenters' Hall and the founding of the American Institute of Architects."
Subjects
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Pictorial works.
Additional Corporate Author
Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia.
American Institute of Architects. Philadelphia Chapter.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.811 S594 Oversize
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A Lancaster schoolboy views the Civil War : (diary of Immanuel C. Pehrson, 1862-1863. Collection of the Fackenthal Library, Franklin and Marshall College)

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2271
Author
Pehrson, Immanuel C.
Date of Publication
1950
until his death in 1858. As a member of the New Jerusalem Church, he applied the principles of his religion to the acts of his everyday life, and the results were beneficial to all around him. His third wife, who survived him, shared his belief that religion was best evidenced in the consistent practice
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Responsibility
reviewed by Elizabeth C. Kieffer.
Author
Pehrson, Immanuel C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1950
Physical Description
[17]-37 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 54, no. 2
Subjects
Pehrson, Immanuel - Diaries.
Diaries.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Additional Author
Kieffer, Elizabeth Clarke.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 54, number 2 (1950), p. 17-37Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.54
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The historic region in which are located the hydroelectric developments on the lower Susquehanna

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Water & Power Company.
Date of Publication
[1951]
Call Number
SEPA 111
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Pennsylvania Water & Power Company, Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation.
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Water & Power Company.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
The Co.,
Date of Publication
[1951]
Physical Description
1 map : col. ; 45 x 40 cm. folded to 24 x 11 cm.
Notes
Folded title: Visitors are welcome at Safe Harbor & Holtwood, pa.
Alternate folded title: Visitors are welcome at Holtwood & Safe Harbor, Pa.
"February 1, 1951."
Includes historical notes, inset showing approach routes, and col. ill.
Text, ill., and diagr. showing power line network on verso.
Scale ca. 1:155,000.
Subjects
Historic sites - Susquehanna River Valley - Maps.
Susquehanna River Valley - Maps, Tourist.
Additional Corporate Author
Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
SEPA 111
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Days off : historical story of the Susquehanna Pirates and their cruises / by Edwin G. Searles

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Author
Searles, Edwin G.
Date of Publication
1950?
Call Number
367 P667s
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Author
Searles, Edwin G.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.]
Date of Publication
1950?
Physical Description
37, 5 leaves: ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Included are newsletters for August 7,September 19, 1925 - May 17, 1926.
Subjects
Susquehanna Pirates.
Clubs - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
367 P667s
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Map of greater Lancaster, buying center of a quarter million people : [wards and precincts]

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Corporate Author
Lancaster Newspapers Inc.
Date of Publication
c1955.
Call Number
974.815 LACI 512
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assistance of J. Haines Shertzer ... and H.E. Reemsnyder gratefully acknowledged ; Lancaster Newspapers Inc.
Corporate Author
Lancaster Newspapers Inc.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Newspapers ,
Date of Publication
c1955.
Physical Description
1 map : col. ; 66 x 67 cm.
Notes
Other title information supplied.
Ward and precinct boundaries are drawn on the map in color (Copy 1).
Handwritten on verso "map of greater Lancaster"(pencil) -- "1955 wards and precincts" (ink).
Includes indexes to streets, large industries, hospitals.
Subjects
Election districts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Maps.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Administrative and political divisions - Maps.
Additional Author
Shertzer, J. Haines.
Reemsnyder, H. E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 LACI 512
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Mount Joy Centennial Map A map of the Borough of Mount Joy Lancaster Co., Pa

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Date of Publication
1951.
Call Number
974.815 MOJB 101
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Responsibility
Published for the proprietor by J. D. Scott.
Place of Publication
Mount Joy, Pa
Publisher
issued by the Centennial Map Committee in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Mount Joy Borough,
Date of Publication
1951.
Physical Description
1 map ; 43 x 56 cm.
Notes
Includes pictures of 6 buildings. Includes landowners' names. Inset of 1858 census data.
Original version : A map of the borough of Mount Joy Township / by J. R. Hoffer. Philadelphia : J. D. Scott, 1858.
Subjects
Landowners - Pennsylvania - Mount Joy - Maps.
Real property - Pennsylvania - Mount Joy - Maps.
Mount Joy (Lancaster County, Pa.) - Maps.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 MOJB 101
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The American heritage book of great historic places

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Author
Ketchum, Richard M.,
Date of Publication
[1957]
Call Number
911.07 A512
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Responsibility
by the editors of American heritage. Narrative by Richard M. Ketchum. Introd. by Bruce Catton.
Author
Ketchum, Richard M.,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
American Heritage Pub. Co.
Date of Publication
[1957]
Physical Description
376 p. illus. (part col.) ports. (part col.) col. maps. 29 cm.
Contents
Chapters: New England - Atlantic gateway - Appalachian frontier - The old South - The great river - Lakes and prairie - The great plains - The Spanish southwest - The farthest frontier.
Summary
"A pictorial history of America in terms of the places where history was made--places that you can visit today. The book is divided into nine geographic sections, each abundantly illustrated with rare photographs, eyewitness paintings, drawings, engravings, and sketches." [from the publisher]
Subjects
Historic sites - United States.
Historic buildings - United States.
United States - History.
Additional Title
American heritage.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
911.07 A512
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Out of the silent past : a short story of the Byerland Church and the community in which it grew up from its very beginning until the present time

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Author
Campbell, Rhoda H.
Date of Publication
1950]
Call Number
289.7 C189
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Responsibility
Rhoda H. Campbell.
Author
Campbell, Rhoda H.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Feldser Printing,
Date of Publication
1950]
Physical Description
52 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Byerland Mennonite Congregation (Willow Street, Pa.)
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.7 C189
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