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Historical sketch of old Hanover church

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5742
Author
T. H. R.
Date of Publication
1878.
Call Number
974.818 R664
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by Rev. Thomas H. Robinson, D.D. With a notice of the church at Conewago, by A. Boyd Hamilton.
Author
T. H. R.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Dauphin County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1878.
Physical Description
59 p. illus. 26 cm.
Subjects
Hanover Presbyterian Church, Dauphin Co., Pa.
Conewago Church, Dauphin Co., Pa.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Dauphin County.
Dauphin County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Hamilton, A. Boyd
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.818 R664
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081815155;view=1up;seq=7
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Lancaster's golden century, 1821-1921; a chronicle of men and women who planned and toiled to build a city strong and beautiful

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Author
Klein, H. M. J.
Date of Publication
1921.
Call Number
974.815 LACO K64
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written and comp. by H.M.J. Klein ...
Author
Klein, H. M. J.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Hager and Bro.,
Date of Publication
1921.
Physical Description
3 p. ø., 130 p. illus., pl., ports. 19 cm.
Notes
"To commemorate one hundred years of the house of Hager, April, 1921."
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Corporate Author
Hager & Brother, Lancaster, Pa.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO K64
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044086398906;view=1up;seq=7
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President James Buchanan's betrayal of Governor Robert J. Walker of Kansas

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Author
Harmon, George Dewey ,
Date of Publication
1929.
Call Number
905.748 HSP
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Responsibility
by George D. Harmon.
Author
Harmon, George Dewey ,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1929.
Physical Description
pp. 51-91 ; 23 cm.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 53.
Subjects
Walker, Robert James , - 1801-1869.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Kansas - Politics and government - 1854-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP
Websites
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/28151/27907
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John Penn's Journal of a visit to Reading, Harrisburg, Carlisle, and Lancaster, in 1788

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Author
Penn, John,
Date of Publication
1879.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.3
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Responsibility
John Penn.
Author
Penn, John,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1879.
Physical Description
pp. 284-295 ; 23 cm.
Notes
This record provides a link to this resource on JSTOR's online repository.
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 3
A description of Lancaster--p.294.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.3
Websites
https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/20084411.pdf
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A Brief history of the city of Lancaster : containing an introduction to the settlement of the county, reminiscences of the past and present of the city, the poor house and hospital, the court house, the county jail, the water works, the railroad, the Franklin and Marshall College, the manufactories, the gas works and agricultural park, with many of the old land marks, &c. ; also, the business cards of the principal merchants and manufacturers

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16047
Date of Publication
1870.
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Published by Francis Kilburn ; Pearsol & Geist, printers,
Date of Publication
1870.
Physical Description
40 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Notes
Bound with The Bible in Iron (1914) and Old Home Week Manheim, Pa. (1912) -- this copy is missing as of 4/11/2024. Please access using the electronic copy.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Kilburn, Francis.
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t88g9f93k;view=1up;seq=3
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The attitude of James Buchanan towards slavery

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Author
Ranck, James Burne.
Date of Publication
1927.
Call Number
905.748 HSP
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Responsibility
by James B. Ranck.
Author
Ranck, James Burne.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1927.
Physical Description
pp. 126-142 ; 23 cm.
Notes
This record provides a link to this resource on the publisher's official online repository.
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 51.
Summary
Discusses James Buchanan's feelings toward slavery.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - views on slavery.
Slavery - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP
Websites
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/28098/27854
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The awakening and the early progress of the Pequea, Conestoga and other Susquehanna Valley settlements : as shown by official letters, etc., of the time

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Author
Landis, David M.
Date of Publication
1921.
rapidly going on. Those letters are mounted in folios entitied "Lancaster County Miscellany" and "Taylor Pa- pers", etc., rstn the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia; but that does not stop the fading out of the ink. It is with the greatest diffi- culty even now that some of them may be
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by David M. Landis.
Author
Landis, David M.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1921.
Physical Description
5-16 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 25, no. 1
Subjects
Land settlement - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Taylor papers.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 25, number 1 (1921), p. 5-16Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.25
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062014121&view=1up&seq=11
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Old Lancaster tales and traditions

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1927.
Call Number
974.815 LACI W928
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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The Author,
Date of Publication
1927.
Physical Description
x, 261 p. illus. 24 cm.
Contents
Declaration of Independence in Lancaster--Thomas Wharton, Jr. in Lancaster--Baron Steuben in Lancaster--Lancaster in 1778--Lancaster in 1783--Ephrata Community--Lancaster in 1788--Camel in Lancaster--Lancaster in 1795--Lancaster in 1797--John Marshall in Lancaster--First elephant in Lancaster--General Pinckney in Lancaster--Lancaster in 1807--Alexander Wilson in Lancaster--Mrs. Royall's visit to Lancaster--Royal Arabian horse in Lancaster--Daniel Webster in Lancaster--Rich men of Lancaster City in 1845--The Wreath--Chinese soldier in the Civil War--Hope Church--Seventy-fifth aniversaryof Hope Church--Story of Salome Le Roy--Tory of the Revolution.
Illustrations--Rare old Lancaster imprint--Lancaster Count Courthouse--Residence of Christopher Marshall--Trinity Lutheran Church--Cat Tavern--Old Ferry House--Buildings of the Ephrata Cloister--Watermark, Ephrata Cloister--Finest Colonial House in Lancaster--Caleb Cope House--Barracks on Howard Avenue--Saron House. Ephrata Cloister--Cell, Ephrata Cloister--Watermarks, Ephrata Cloister--Room in Saron House, Ephrata Cloister--Kitchen, Ephrata Cloister--Fireplace, Ephrata Cloister--Matin Room--Ephrata Cloister--Seal, Ephrata Cloister--Government Buildings, Lancaster--Washington Hotel--Old Powder House--Lancaster Academy--Male camel--Watermarks, Ephrata Cloister--Johann Conrad Beissel--Tomb of Johann Conrad Beissel--Fountain Inn--Rockford, Home of General Hand--White Swan Tavern--Blunderbuss--Lancaster City Hall--Newspaper account of Marshall's arival--Residence of Jasper Yeates--Residence of Timothy Matlack--Advertisement of the elephant--Oldest tobacco shop in the United States--Old wooden sign, Demuth Tobacco Shop--View of North Queen Street about 1840--William Pitt Tavern--Sign of William Pitt Tavern--Lancaster in 1810--Anchor Inn, Lititz, Pa.--Heinitsh's Drug Store--James Buchanan--Steinman's Hardware Store--Slaymaker's Hotel--Abbeville--House and tannery of Georg H. Krug--Fire engine--View of West King Street about 1850--The Wreath--Button Suctio Engine--Hose cart--Hope Episcopal Church, Mount Hope, Pa.--Mount Hope Mansion--Memorial chancel and altar, Hope Church--Brew House--Bird's-eye view of Lancaster--German Reformed Church--House built about 1760--Lancaster County Prison.
Subjects
Woo, Hong Neok - 1834-1919.
Folklore - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACI W928
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027762858&view=1up&seq=7
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A biographical history of Lancaster County : being a history of early settlers and eminent men of the county; as also much other unpublished historical information, chiefly of a local character

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Author
Harris, Alexander,
Date of Publication
1872.
Call Number
090 L244bar 1872
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Responsibility
by Alex. Harris.
Author
Harris, Alexander,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Elias Barr,
Date of Publication
1872.
Physical Description
638 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 L244bar 1872
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015010768086&view=1up&seq=7
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Samuel John Atlee

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Author
Pennypacker, Samuel W. ,
Date of Publication
1878.
Call Number
905.748 HSP
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Responsibility
Samuel W. Pennypacker.
Author
Pennypacker, Samuel W. ,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1878.
Physical Description
pp. 74-84 ; 23 cm.
Notes
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography , v.2.
Atlee was from Lancaster County and participated in the American Revolution.
Subjects
Atlee, Samuel John , - 1739-1786.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP
Websites
https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/20084328.pdf
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Addresses delivered before the Dauphin County Historical Society in the State Capitol, Harrisburg, July 4, 1876

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Date of Publication
1876
Call Number
974.818 D242a
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Place of Publication
Harrisburg? Pa
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1876
Physical Description
85 p. ; 26 cm.
Series
[Contributions to the historical literature of Dauphin County ; v. 1]
Contents
Ecclesiastical history of Dauphin County / by Thomas H. Robinson -- The Revolutionary soldiers of Dauphin County / by A. Boyd Hamilton -- Historical review of Dauphin County / by William H. Egle.
Subjects
Dauphin County (Pa.) - Church history.
Dauphin County (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Dauphin County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Robinson, Thomas Hastings,
Hamilton, A. Boyd
Egle, William Henry,
Additional Corporate Author
Dauphin County Historical Society (Dauphin County, Pa.).
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.818 D242a
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89061916540;view=1up;seq=7
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History of Fort Freeland / by Hon. Frederic A. Godcharles. Record of the Society, 1920-1922

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Author
Godcharles, Frederic A.
Date of Publication
1922.
Call Number
974.851 G577
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Alternate Title
Fort Freeland.
Record of the Society, 1920-1922.
Author
Godcharles, Frederic A.
Place of Publication
Williamsport, Pa
Publisher
Lycoming Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1922.
Physical Description
36 p. : front., ill. 24 cm.
Series
Lycoming Historical Society. Proceedings and Papers ;
Notes
"Fort Freeland, on north side Warrior Run about six miles north of Milton, Northumberland County." c.f. p. 7.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Penn. - Northumberland County.
Northumberland County (Pa.) - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
Northumberland County (Pa.) - History - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
Fort Freeland (Pa.).
Additional Corporate Author
Lycoming Historical Society (Lycoming County, Pa.).
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.851 G577
Websites
https://archive.org/details/historyoffortfre00godc/page/n7
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The genealogical record of the Schwenkfelder families, seekers of religious liberty who fled from Silesia to Saxony and thence to Pennsylvania in the years 1731-1737

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Author
Brecht, Samuel Kriebel,
Date of Publication
1923.
Call Number
929 S414b
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Responsibility
edited by Samuil Kriebel Brecht...
Author
Brecht, Samuel Kriebel,
Place of Publication
New York, Chicago
Publisher
Printed for the Board of publication of the Schwenkfelder church, Pennsburg, Pennsylvania [by] Rand McNally & company,
Date of Publication
1923.
Physical Description
xx, 1752 p. front., illus. (coat of arms) plates, ports., maps, facsims. 29 cm.
Notes
A revision of the Genealogical record of the descendants of the Schwenkfelders, by R. Kriebel.
The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families: Seekers of Religious Liberty Who Fled From Silesia to Saxony and Thence to Pennsylvania in the Years 1731 to 1737 by Samuel Kriebel Brecht chronicles the genealogy of the followers of Caspar Schwenkfelder, German religious reformer. The book also includes photographs of people, places, and documents; historical sketches; church organization, maps, and other information
Bibliography: p. xix-xx.
Subjects
Schwenckfeld, Caspar, - 1489-1561.
Schwenkfelders - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Kriebel, Reuben,
Additional Corporate Author
Schwenkfelder Church.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 S414b
Websites
https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalcommons.winthrop.edu%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cshianne.hargrove%40lancasterhistory.org%7Ca837c6821d9a4531f77908db887bda44%7C77252d1418a546d9b9d933511a635493%7C0%7C0%7C638253837736184961%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=XWs2SK8HBfIsC1gMY2gzbKa31Satk9NUdY%2Ffl4HtJRQ%3D&reserved=0
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New Holland clarion

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Date of Publication
1873-
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Place of Publication
New Holland, Pa
Publisher
George H. Ranck & J.W. Sandoe,
Date of Publication
1873-
Publication Frequency
Weekly.
Dates of Publication
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 18, 1873)-
Ceased in 1984.
Notes
Publishers: George H. Ranck & J.W. Sandoe, 1873-1878; George H. Ranck, 1878-1903; C. R. Martin and H. A. Showalter, 1903-1931; and the Raymond Evers Whitmore family, 1931-1984.
Electronic reproduction. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 18, 1873)-v. 77, no. 52 (Dec. 29, 1950). Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 2008. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Summary
The New Holland Clarion was published weekly in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1873-1984. Until the 1950s, it was the only newspaper for New Holland and chronicles the history of that municipality beginning in 1873. The newspaper provided the local news, world and regional news, information on social events and businesses, and historical sketches of New Holland.
Rights
Digital images copyright Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, Pa. and Eastern Lancaster County Library, New Holland, Pa. All rights reserved. May be used for educational purposes as long as a credit statement is included. For all other uses, contact the Lancaster County Historical Society, 230 North President Ave., Lancaster, PA 17603. Phone: (717) 392-4633. Web site: www.lancasterhistory.org.
Subjects
Newspapers.
New Holland (Pa.) - Newspapers.
Place
United States Pennsylvania Lancaster New Holland.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Electronic Resources
Websites
http://digitalcollections.powerlibrary.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/nhclar01
http://digitalcollections.powerlibrary.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/nhclar02
http://digitalcollections.powerlibrary.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/nhclarion
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Gettysburg: "What they did here."

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Author
Minnigh, Luther W.
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
973.7349 M665
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Responsibility
Profusely illustrated historical guide book by L. W. Minnigh.
Author
Minnigh, Luther W.
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
Tipton & Blocher,
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
168 p. illus. 23 cm.
Subjects
Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7349 M665
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015063163789&view=1up&seq=5
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Centennial : The settlement, formation and progress of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from 1785 to 1876

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Author
Morgan, George H.
Date of Publication
1877.
Call Number
974.818 M848
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Responsibility
Prepared under the direction of the commisioners of said county, by George H. Morgan.
Author
Morgan, George H.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Telegraph steam book and job printing house,
Date of Publication
1877.
Physical Description
239 p. 23 cm.
Notes
Edited by the Dauphin County historical society.
Summary
A detailed history of Dauphin County with many primary sources quoted. Though the title states that the period covered is 1785 to 1876, the book also addresses the Native Americans in the area before Europeans arrived. The French and Indian War and the American Revolution are also included.
Subjects
Dauphin County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Corporate Author
Historical Society of Dauphin County (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.818 M848
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t66401942;view=1up;seq=5
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History of the Bethlehem Pike

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Author
Myers, Elizabeth Lehman,
Date of Publication
[1924?].
Call Number
974.822 M996
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by Elizabeth L. Myers.
Author
Myers, Elizabeth Lehman,
Place of Publication
Bethlehem, Pa
Publisher
Bethlehem Print. Co.,
Date of Publication
[1924?].
Series
Transactions of the Moravian Historical Society.
Subjects
Roads - Pennsylvania
Bethlehem Pike (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.822 M996
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b726938&view=1up&seq=7
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"No license." The great pending question. Taxpayers! Look to your interests. What the liquor traffic costs the people. An address to the citizens of Lancaster County, adopted by the No-license Convention, held in Lancaster

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20654
Date of Publication
1873 [?].
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Place of Publication
Lancaster [?]
Date of Publication
1873 [?].
Notes
Signed: Herbert Thomas, president.
Subjects
Temperance - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Electronic Resources
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hwisue;view=1up;seq=5
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Reptiles of Lancaster county and the state of Pennsylvania / By Harry Justin Roddy

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Author
Roddy, Henry Justin,
Date of Publication
1928.
Call Number
568 R686
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Author
Roddy, Henry Justin,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Science press,
Date of Publication
1928.
Physical Description
53 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Publication of the Department of Natural History of Franklin and Marshall College.
Autographed by author.
Subjects
Reptiles - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Reptiles - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
568 R686
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924063017978;view=1up;seq=3
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