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150th anniversary of the battle of the Brandywine, 1777-1927, Dilworthtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania : [program], September 9th, 10th and 11th, 1927

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Date of Publication: 1927.

Call Number: 974.813 B817

Place of Publication: [S.l.]

Publisher: Bradywine Memorial Association,

Date of Publication: 1927.

Physical Description: [20] p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Notes: "The historical section of this program was prepared from material furnished by Wilmer W. MacElree [and others]."

Subjects: Brandywine, Battle of, 1777.; Dilworthtown (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Anniversaries, etc.

Additional Author: MacElree, Wilmer M.,

Additional Corporate Author: Brandywine Memorial Association.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.813 B817

The story of Caernarvon

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Author: Lincoln, J. B.

Date of Publication: 1914

Philadelphia, fifty miles dis- tant, we feel that as an early charcoal iron master he stood alone, a tower of business ability and financial in- tegrity. Mr. Jacobs was a son of Richards �Jacobs, born near Perkiomen, Chester county. He came to Pool Forge a young man unversed in the iron busi- ness. Endowed

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Responsibility: by J. B. Lincoln, M.D.

Author: Lincoln, J. B.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1914

Physical Description: 59-79 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 3

Summary: Caernarvon is the easternmost township of Lancaster County, PA. The article, written in 1914, describes the geography, people, houses, and industry of the past.

Subjects: Episcopal Church of Bangor (Churchtown, Pa.); Episcopal Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Description and travel.; Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.; Churchtown (Pa.)

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 18, number 3 (1914), p. 59-79Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.18

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Seeing Lancaster county and city by automobile

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Author: Magee, Daniel F.

Date of Publication: 1924.

Call Number: 974.815 LACO M191

Responsibility: Prepared and distributed by Lancaster Automobile Club. Sketched and written by D. F. Magee, esq. and contributed to the club.

Author: Magee, Daniel F.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster Automobile Club,

Date of Publication: 1924.

Physical Description: 24 p. ; 23 cm.

Contents: Route No.1, A trip to the southern end, Chestnut level, Fulton House, Penn Hill -- Route No. 2, Donegal Church, Elizabethtown and Hershey -- Route No. 3, Some old and famous roads; the Newport road and Peter's road -- Route No. 4, Ephrata, Brickerville, Clay, Elizabeth Furnace, Penryn -- Route No. 5, Conestoga Township, Safe Harbor, The first court house, Postlethwaite -- Route No. 6, The Octorara and the early English settlements and the southern end -- Route No. 7, An all day Sunday route by York, Baltimore Pike, Havre de Grace, Elkton, Wilmington -- Route No. 8, Millersville, Indian Town, Creswell, Columbia, Chickies, Silver Springs -- Route No. 9, Two routes to McCall's Ferry -- Route No. 10, From Lancaster via Wilmington, Delaware, Atlantic City and Bowers Beach -- Route No. 11, Moore's Mill, a beautiful spot via East Petersburg, Salunga, Ironville and the Quay Farm -- Route No. 12, The South Mountain and the Blue Hills: Summer Resorts -- Route No. 13, Some nice evening drives as the sun seeks the west -- Route No. 14, Long's Park, Rohrerstown, Millersville, Wabank, Second Lock -- Route No. 15, Long's Park, Petersburg, Oregon, Lehman's Rifle factory.

Subjects: Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Description and travel.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 LACO M191

The automobile blue book 1916. a touring hand-book of motor routes in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the South Atlantic states

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Corporate Author: Automobile Blue Book Publishing Company.

Date of Publication: c1916.

Call Number: 917.3 A939 1916

Alternate Title: Official automobile blue book 1916

Corporate Author: Automobile Blue Book Publishing Company.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Automobile Blue Book Pub. Co.,

Date of Publication: c1916.

Physical Description: 1060 p. : ill., maps (some folded) ; 24 cm.

Notes: Includes index.

Subjects: Automobile travel - United States - Guidebooks.; New Jersey - Description and travel.; Pennsylvania - Description and travel.; South Atlantic states - Description and travel.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 917.3 A939 1916

Memoir

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Collection: Civil War Collection

Title: Official Record of Henry Flick, 457 E. Strawberry Street, Lancaster, Penna.

Object ID: MG0018_SerE_F009

Date Range: 1925

Collection: Civil War Collection

Title: Official Record of Henry Flick, 457 E. Strawberry Street, Lancaster, Penna.

Description: Official Record of Henry Flick, 457 E. Strawberry Street, Lancaster, Penna., Company E, 30th Regiment, First Pennsylvania Reserve Vol., War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1864. Biographical information and first-hand accounts of enlistment, Seven Days’ Battle, Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Rappahannock, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Coal Harbor and Besada Church, and ending with poetry. Printed in 1925.; Enlistment Account; Seven Days' Battle; Bull Run; Antietam; Fredericksburg; Gettysburg; Rappahannock; Mine Run; Wilderness; Spottslvania, etc. [Spotsylvania]; Coal Harbor and Besada Church [Cold Harbor and Bethesda Church]; Poetry

Admin/Biographical History: Henry Flick was born in Lancaster on 6 September 1843 and baptized 4 November 1843 at St. James Episcopal Church.

Date Range: 1925

Creation Date: 1925

Creator: Flick, Henry, 1843-1833

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

Storage Container: Box 0008

People: Flick, Henry

Subjects: Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862; Autobiographies; Cold Harbor, Battle of, Va., 1864; Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862; Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863; Mine Run Campaign, Va., 1863; Poetry; Rappahannock Station, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1863; Seven Days’ Battles, Va., 1862; Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864; Totopotomoy Creek, Battle of, Va., 1864; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 30th (1861-1864); Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864

Search Terms: Battle of Antietam; Autobiographies; Battle of Bethesda Church; Battle of Bull Run; Civil War; Battle of Cold Harbor; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Gettysburg; Memoirs; Mine Run Campaign; Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 30th (1861-1864); Poetry; Battle of Rappahannock Station, 2nd; Seven Days’ Battles; Battle of Spotsylvania Court House; United States Army; Battle of Wilderness

Extent: 1 item, 36 pages to scan

Object Name: Memoir

Language: English

Parent Object ID: MG0018

Object ID: MG0018_SerE_F009

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions.

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.

Accession Number: 2012.MG0018.E9

Other Numbers: MG-18

Other Number: MG-18, Series E, Folder 9

Classification: MG0018

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Initially cataloged 2012. Added to database 29 October 2021.

The lure of Lancaster County

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Author: Lestz, Gerald S.

Date of Publication: 1987.

Call Number: 974.815 LACO L643L

Responsibility: by Gerald S. Lestz.

Author: Lestz, Gerald S.

Place of Publication: Ephrata, Pa

Publisher: Printed and published by Science Press,

Date of Publication: 1987.

Physical Description: 4 p.l., 122 p., 1 l. : ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.

Series: Science Press Keepsake ; no. 18.

Notes: LCHS has no. 300 of limited edition.

Subjects: Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 LACO L643L

Historical events in the vicinity of Philadelphia, participated in by the Scotch-Irish in the latter part of the year 1777. Also a brief account of Braddock's defeat in the French and Indian war, 1755

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Author: Sharp, Thomas.

Date of Publication: 1914]

Call Number: 974.843 C969m v. 3

Responsibility: By Thomas Sharp. Read before the Hamilton Library Association, Carlisle, Pa., October 16, 1914, by J. Webster Henderson, esq.

Author: Sharp, Thomas.

Place of Publication: [Carlisle?

Date of Publication: 1914]

Physical Description: 12 p. 24 cm.

Notes: Cover title.; An account of the engagement at Chestnut Hill, Pa., Dec. 5, 1777.

Subjects: Chestnut Hill, Battle of, Philadelphia, Pa., 1777.; Braddock's Campaign, 1755.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.843 C969m v. 3

Guide to records of the Court of Common Pleas, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1681-1900 : records of the prothonotary, civil records of the sheriff, select civil records of the Circuit Court of Chester County, and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

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Author: Catanese, Lynn Ann,

Date of Publication: 1987.

Call Number: 974.813 C357

Responsibility: researched and compiled by Lynn Ann Catanese.

Author: Catanese, Lynn Ann,

Place of Publication: West Chester, Pa

Publisher: Chester County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1987.

Physical Description: iv, 139 p., 1 leaf of plates : 1 facsim ; 28 cm.

Notes: Includes index.; Bibliography: p. 122-126.

Subjects: Pennsylvania. - Court of Common Pleas (Chester County) - Archives.; Court records - Pennsylvania - Chester County.; Chester County (Pa.) - Genealogy.

Additional Corporate Author: Chester County Historical Society (West Chester, Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.813 C357

Guide to records of the Court of Quarter Sessions, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1681-1969 : records of the clerk of courts, records of the Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery, criminal records of the sheriff

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Author: Catanese, Lynn Ann,

Date of Publication: 1989, c 1988.

Call Number: 974.813 C357q

Responsibility: researched and compiled by Lynn Ann Catanese.

ISBN: 0929706048 :

Author: Catanese, Lynn Ann,

Place of Publication: West Chester, Pa

Publisher: Chester County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1989, c 1988.

Physical Description: ii, 80 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes: Includes index.; Bibliography: p. 62-67.

Subjects: Pennsylvania. - Court of Quarter Sessions (Chester County) - Archives - Catalogs.; Court records - Pennsylvania - Chester County; Chester County (Pa.) - Genealogy - Bibliography - Catalogs.

Additional Corporate Author: Chester County Historical Society.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.813 C357q

A series of descriptive papers upon a tour made to Alaska, during the summer of 1929 : going by way of the Canadian Rockies, and the inside passage, and returning by way of Northern United States Rockies

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Author: Eshleman, Henry Frank,

Date of Publication: ca. 1929]

Call Number: 979.8 E75

Responsibility: by H. Frank Eshleman ....

Author: Eshleman, Henry Frank,

Place of Publication: [S.l

Publisher: s.n.,

Date of Publication: ca. 1929]

Physical Description: 24 p. ; 24 cm.

Notes: Cover title.; "Reprint from the 'Ephrata Review'"--Cover.

Contents: The glory of the Canadian Rockies -- On the way to Alaska -- Tourists' Alaska -- Eastward over the Northern United States Rockies.

Subjects: Alaska - Description and travel.; Rocky Mountains - Description and travel.

Additional Title: Ephrata review.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 979.8 E75

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