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The history and topography of Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, Bedford, Adams, and Perry Counties; containing a brief history of the first settlers, notices of the leading events, incidents and interesting facts, both general and local, in the history of these counties, general & statistical descriptions of all the principal boroughs, towns, villages, &c. with an appendix, embellished with several engravingsj compiled from numerous authentic sources by I. Daniel Rupp

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Author: Rupp, I. Daniel

Date of Publication: 1846.; 1975]

Call Number: 974.84 R946

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Author: Rupp, I. Daniel

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa. [Carlisle, Pa

Publisher: Gilbert Hills, Cumberland Historical Society

Date of Publication: 1846.; 1975]

Physical Description: xii, 723 p.; illus; 22 cm.

Notes: Includes index by John Cecil Fralish, Jr.; p. 609-723.; Another edition, pub. the same year, includes the history of Somerset, Cambria and Indiana counties.

Subjects: Dauphin Co., Pa. - History.; Cumberland County, Pa. - History.; Franklin County, Pa. - History.; Bedford Co., Pa. - History.; Adams Co., Pa. - History.; Perry Co., Pa. - History.

Additional Author: Fralish, John Cecil.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.84 R946

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History and topography of Northumberland, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Centre, Union, Columbia, Juniata and Clinton counties, Pa. : embracing local and general events, leading incidents, description of the principal boroughs, towns, villages, etc., etc. ; with a copious appendix: embellished by engravings

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Date of Publication: 1847.

Call Number: 974.8009 R946

Responsibility: compiled from authentic sources by I. D. Rupp.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Published by G. Hills,

Date of Publication: 1847.

Physical Description: 551 p., [9] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.

Notes: "Names of subscribers": p. [557]-566.; Includes index.; Pages 1-145 general history of Pennsylvania, chiefly during the colonial period.

Subjects: Northumberland County (Pa.) - History.; Huntingdon County (Pa.) - History.; Mifflin County (Pa.) - History.; Centre County (Pa.) - History.; Union County (Pa.) - History.; Columbia County (Pa.) - History.; Juniata County (Pa.) - History.; Clinton County (Pa.) - History.; Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Additional Author: Rupp, I. Daniel

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 974.8009 R946

History of Lancaster county. To which is prefixed a brief sketch of the early history of Pennsylvania. Comp. from authentic sources

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Author: Rupp, I. Daniel

Date of Publication: 1844.

Call Number: 090 L244hi 1844

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Responsibility: By I. Daniel Rupp ...

Author: Rupp, I. Daniel

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Penn

Publisher: G. Hills,

Date of Publication: 1844.

Physical Description: 531 p. front., plates, fold. tab. 21 cm.

Notes: Geology, natural history, etc.: p. 465-511.; Copy 5: bound in three-quarter maroon leather and linen and marbled end papers.; Copy 5: Bookplate of Redmond Conyngham,No. 3133.

Subjects: Natural history - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 090 L244hi 1844

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History of Lancaster and York Counties : from the earliest settlements made within them; in the former, from 1709; in the latter from 1719, to the present time; to which is prefixed a brief sketch of the early history of Pennsylvania, from A.D., 1681, to the year 1710: with an appendix

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Author: Rupp, I. Daniel

Date of Publication: 1845.

Call Number: 090 L244hi 1845

Responsibility: Compiled from authentic sources by I. Daniel Rupp.

Author: Rupp, I. Daniel

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Gilbert Hills,

Date of Publication: 1845.

Physical Description: 743, [4] p. : ill.; 21 cm.

Notes: "History of York County, from one thousand seven hundred and nineteen to the present time...by I. Daniel Rupp, Lancaster, Pa., G. Hills, 1845": p. [526]--743.

Subjects: Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.; York County (Pa.) - History.

Additional Author: Rupp, I. Daniel

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 090 L244hi 1845

A geography of Pennsylvania : containing an account of the history, geographical features, soil, climate, geology, botany, zoology, population, education, government, finances, productions, trade, railroads, canals &c. of the state : with a separate description of each county, and questions for the convenience of teachers : to which is appended, a travellers' guide, or table of distances on the principal rail road, canal and stage routes in the state

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Author: Trego, Charles B.,

Date of Publication: 1843.

Call Number: 917.48 T784

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Responsibility: by Charles B. Trego ; illustrated by a map of the state and numerous engravings.

Author: Trego, Charles B.,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Edward C. Biddle,

Date of Publication: 1843.

Physical Description: 384 p. : ill., fold. map ; 20 cm.

Subjects: Travel.; Pennsylvania - Description and travel.; Pennsylvania - History.; Pennsylvania.; History.

Additional Corporate Author: Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 917.48 T784

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http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/scd0001.00142072610

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A history of the original settlements on the Delaware : from its discovery by Hudson to the colonization under William Penn : to which is added an account of the ecclesiastical affairs of the Swedish settlers, and a history of Wilmington, from its first settlement to the present time

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Author: Ferris, Benjamin,

Date of Publication: 1846.

Call Number: 974.802814 F394

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Responsibility: by Benjamin Ferris.

Author: Ferris, Benjamin,

Place of Publication: Wilmington

Publisher: Wilson & Heald,

Date of Publication: 1846.

Physical Description: 312 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Subjects: Delaware - History.; Delaware - Church history.; Wilmington (Del.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 974.802814 F394

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Collection: Transportation Collection

Title: Transportation Collection

Object ID: MG0123

Date Range: 1819-1977

a $500 mortgage bond, a blank stock certificate, and a requisition for high- tension lines. [18__]-1912. Folder 8 Conestoga Traction Co. Booklet of early histories, “Lancaster Co., Pa.,” which describes the company’s history, its routes, and sights along the way. 1 August 1908. Booklet by H. W

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Collection: Transportation Collection

Title: Transportation Collection

Description: The Transportation Collection contains documents regarding turnpikes, railroads, Conestoga Traction Co., Conestoga Transportation Co., and the Red Rose Transit Authority. The types of items include correspondence, financial papers, business papers, stock certificates, tickets, schedules, maps of routes, and a blueprint.

Date Range: 1819-1977

Year Range From: 1819

Year Range To: 1977

Date of Accumulation: 1819-1977

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

People: Bitner, John R.; Boardman, Harris; Bowman, John Jacob; Boyer, Zaccur Prall; Cirt, Anna N.; Griest, William Walton; Hostetter, Albert Keller; Kemrer, Clarence M.; Knapp, Walter; Kreider, Kate; Kriebel, Howard Wiegner; McClellan, Oliver Eldridge; Royer, David; Shuman, James P.; Wohlsen, Anna; Wohlsen, Peter

Subjects: Letters; Minutes (Records); Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.; Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike (Pa.); Posters; Railroads; Rates and tolls; Reading & Columbia Railroad Company; Street-railroads; Trolley cars

Search Terms: Adamstown; Bittersville, Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; Blueprints; Booklets; Brochures; Campbelltown, South Londonderry Twp., Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Center Square Road Station; Chestnut Street; Christiana; Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Columbia; Columbia, Ironville and Mount Joy Railroad; Conestoga Traction Company; Conestoga Transportation Company; Conewago Water and Power Company; Correspondence; Dallastown, York County, Pennsylvania; Drawings; Duke Street; East Belt line; East King Street; East Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.; Elizabethtown; Engleside, Lancaster Twp.; Ephemera; Ephrata; Express Printing Company; Greeting cards; Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania; Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Ironville, West Hempfield Twp.; J. G. Brill Company; Kinport Road; Lancaster; Lancaster and York Furnace Street Railway; Lancaster and Columbia Division, Conestoga Transportation Company; Lancaster and Lititz Passenger Railroad Company; Lancaster, Elizabethtown, and Middletown Turnpike; Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Letters; Lititz; Maple Grove; Maps; Marietta Avenue; North Market Street; Mechanicsburg, Upper Leacock Twp.; Mechanicsville, East Hempfield Twp.; Minutes; Mount Joy; Mulberry Street; National Railway Historical Society; Neffsville, Manheim Twp.; North End Photo Finishing House; North Lime Street; North Queen Street; Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Penn Square; Pequea Twp.; Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company; Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Photographs; Placards; Substations; President Avenue; Princess Street; Prospect Street; Quarryville; Railroads; Rates and tolls; Reading and Columbia Railroad Company; Receipts; Red Rose Transit Authority; Reports; Roads; Rocky Springs Railroad Company; Schuylkill Navigation Company; Scrapbooks; South Mountain Railroad; South Queen Street; Stock certificates; Susquehanna Railroad; Tickets; Tolls; Trolley car barns; Trolley car yards; Trolley cars; Trolleys; Turnpikes; Walnut Street; WGAL (television station); Williams Park Station; Willow Street Turnpike; Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; WLAN (radio station); Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania; York Bus Company; York Fair; York Railway Company

Extent: 2 boxes, 31 folders, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0123

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Transportation Collection (MG0123), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level.

Copyright: Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-123

Classification: MG0123

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 23 September 2021.

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Historical collections of the State of Pennsylvania : containing a copious selection of the most interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to its history and antiquities, both general and local, with topographical descriptions of every county and all the larger towns in the state

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Author: Day, Sherman,

Date of Publication: [1843]

Call Number: 974.8009 D275

Responsibility: by Sherman Day ; illus. by 165 engravings.

Author: Day, Sherman,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia : New Haven

Publisher: G. W. Gorton ; Durrie and Peck,

Date of Publication: [1843]

Physical Description: 708 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Pennsylvania - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.8009 D275

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

Responsibility: 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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History and topography of Northumberland, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Centre, Union, Columbia, Juniata and Clinton counties, Pa. : embracing local and general events, leading incidents, description of the principal boroughs, towns, villages, etc., etc. ; with a copious appendix: embellished by engravings

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1974

History of Lancaster county. To which is prefixed a brief sketch of the early history of Pennsylvania. Comp. from authentic sources

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3630

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History of Lancaster and York Counties : from the earliest settlements made within them; in the former, from 1709; in the latter from 1719, to the present time; to which is prefixed a brief sketch of the early history of Pennsylvania, from A.D., 1681, to the year 1710: with an appendix

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A history of the original settlements on the Delaware : from its discovery by Hudson to the colonization under William Penn : to which is added an account of the ecclesiastical affairs of the Swedish settlers, and a history of Wilmington, from its first settlement to the present time

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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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