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The history of the gas and electric industries in Lancaster County

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Author
Barnes, Horace Richards.
Date of Publication
1948
Pennsylvania Power and Light Company. Part II—The Gas Industry in Lancaster County The first gas company to successfully operate in Lancaster County was The Lancaster Gas Company chartered April 7, 1849. A gas plant was built on land purchased in the southwestern part of the city of Lancaster near Hoffman's
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Responsibility
by Horace Richards Barnes.
Author
Barnes, Horace Richards.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1948
Physical Description
[101]-131 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 52, no. 5
Subjects
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company - History.
Lancaster Gas Company (Lancaster, Pa.)
Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Lancaster (Pa.)
Electric utilities - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Public utilities - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Gas companies - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 52, number 5 (1948), p. 101-131Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.52
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Early schools in the valley of the Octorara

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Author
Houston, J. W.
Date of Publication
1898
. Private schools--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Public schools--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Schools--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Octoraro Creek (Pa. and Md.) Octorara Valley (Pa.)--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1897-98
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by J. W. Houston, M.D.
Author
Houston, J. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
[31]-51 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 2
Summary
Contains interesting and entertaining vignettes of some of the school teachers , and schools established in the Octorar Valley, in the years before public education. Schools in Lancaster County, PA, and some bordering the county in Chester County are discussed.
Subjects
Teachers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Private schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Public schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Octoraro Creek (Pa. and Md.)
Octorara Valley (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 2 (1898), p. 31-51Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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History of Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Company, Ephrata and Lebanon Traction Company, Lancaster, Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Company : and any other trolley roads in Lebanon and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
1944.
Call Number
388.4 L574
Responsibility
compiled by Harry David Lentz, Jr.
Place of Publication
Lebanon [Pa.]
Publisher
Lentz,
Date of Publication
1944.
Physical Description
2 v. in 1 : ill. ; 21 cm.
Notes
Cover title: Trolley roads in Lebanon and Lancaster Counties.
Subjects
Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Company - History.
Ephrata and Lebanon Traction Company - History.
Lancaster Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Company - History.
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Additional Author
Lentz, Harry David,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
388.4 L574
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Register of marriages and baptisms kept by Rev. Traugott Frederick Illing : In connection with the churches of St. Peter's (Lutheran) Middletown, and Caenarvon (Episcopal) Lancaster County, Penna

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Date of Publication
1891.
Call Number
283 B216i
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Harrisburg Publishing Company ,
Date of Publication
1891.
Physical Description
43 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Photocopy.
Rineer's "Churchs and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 51 #1, and page 117 #3 and page 165 #2.
Subjects
St. Peter's Lutheran Church (Middletown, Pa.)
Bangor Episcopal Church (Caernarvon Twp. , Pa.)
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Dauphin County.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Illing, Traugott Frederick Illing.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
283 B216i
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Trolley lines of Columbia

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Author
Denney, John D.
Date of Publication
1946
lines in Lancaster County. This new organization, the Pennsylvania Traction Company, took steps to acquire not only the lines to Columbia, Marietta and the "Belt," but also the city lines in Lancaster and the rural lines running to Millersville and Lititz. Consequently, on February 5, 1894, all of the
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by John D. Denney, Jr.
Author
Denney, John D.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1946
Physical Description
[97]-111 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 50, no. 4 & 5
Subjects
Columbia and Ironville Electric Railway.
Columbia and Donegal Electric Railway.
Lancaster Traction Company (Lancaster, Pa.)
Pennsylvania Traction Company (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Conestoga Traction Company.
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Columbia (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 50, number 4/5 (1946), p. 97-111Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.50
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Amusements in Lancaster 1750-1940

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Author
Reichmann, Felix,
Date of Publication
1941
absolute historical proof has been found so far that theatre has been played in Lancaster before the War of the Revolution. But we know facts which allow us conclusions. About 1750 our city had already developed some society life. In the first courthouse rooms had been rented to a dancing school and after
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by Felix Reichmann.
Author
Reichmann, Felix,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1941
Physical Description
[25]-56 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 45, no. 2
Subjects
Theater - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Amusements - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 45, number 2 (1941), p. 25-56Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.45
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A history of Friends in Lancaster County

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Author
Whitely, Paul L.
Date of Publication
1947
Historyof Friends 0/ Friends In Lancaster County By PAUL L. WHITELY Henceforth I call you not servants; for his servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends. (John XV:15) Introduction T HE religious sect, first known as "Children of Light" and later as "Friends in the
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Responsibility
by Paul L. Whitely.
Author
Whitely, Paul L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1947
Physical Description
[1]-33 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 51, no. 1
Subjects
Fox, George, - 1624-1691.
Society of Friends - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 51, number 1 (1947), p. 1-33Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.51
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Plan of Bangor Episcopal Church and Churchyard : Churchtown, Lancaster County Pennsylvania showing the relative position of the tombstones as they were in October, 1940

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Date of Publication
1940.
Call Number
974.815 CAER 700
Responsibility
William Frederic Worner.
Place of Publication
[s.l.]
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1940.
Physical Description
1 map : col. ; 75 cm x 105 cm.
Notes
Shows location of numbered burial plots.
Rineers "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County", page 51, #1.
Tombstone numbers corrolate with the names numbered in Vol. 8, page 185 of Worners "Tombstone Inscriptions from Graveyards in Lancaster County Pennsylvania".
Subjects
Bangor Protestant Episcopal Church Cemetery (Churchtown, Pa.) - Maps.
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Caernarvon Township
Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Caernarvon township
Additional Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 CAER 700
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Early presidential elections in Lancaster County

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Author
Martin, C. H.
Date of Publication
1943.
conference be held at Lancaster since there were few communities in Pennsylvania wherein George Washington had more close friends and former comrades in arms. In 1788, Pennsylvania had nineteen counties. In the census of 1790, Lancaster County was within a small margin of ranking second in population in the
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Responsibility
by C. H. Martin.
Author
Martin, C. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1943.
Physical Description
[93]-105 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 47, no. 5
Subjects
Presidents - United States
Elections - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 47, number 5 (1943), p. 93-105Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.47
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Willem Stober, a pioneer on Antitum (Johan [sic] Wilhelm Stuber), the Right Reverend William Stover

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Author
Royer, Benjamin Franklin,
Date of Publication
1949?]
Call Number
974.844 R 891
Responsibility
by B. Franklin Royer ; prepared for Kittochtinny Historical Society, Chambersburg, Pa.
Author
Royer, Benjamin Franklin,
Place of Publication
[Chambersburg, Pa.?
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1949?]
Physical Description
p. 379-390 : ill., facsims., map ; 23 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Caption title: Willem Stober (Johann Wilhelm Stuber), a pioneer on Antitum / read by B. Franklin Royer, March 31, 1949.
"Reprinted from Transactions Volume XII."--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Stover, William, - 1752-1789.
Church of the Brethren - Pennsylvania - Franklin County - Bishops - Biography.
Church of the Brethren - Maryland - Washington County - Bishops - Biography.
Baptists, German - Pennsylvania - Franklin County - Biography.
Baptists, German - Maryland - Washington County - Biography.
Bishops - Pennsylvania - Franklin County - Biography.
Bishops - Maryland - Washington County - Biography.
Swiss Americans - Pennsylvania - Franklin County - Biography.
Swiss Americans - Maryland - Washington County - Biography.
Franklin County (Pa.) - Biography.
Washington County (Md.) - Biography.
Additional Corporate Author
Kittochtinny Historical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.844 R 891
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