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Blue book of Schuylkill County : who was who and why, in interior eastern Pennsylvania, in Colonial days, the Huguenots and Palatines, their service in Queen Anne's French and Indian, and Revolutionary Wars : history of the Zerbey, Schwalm, Miller, Merkle, Minnich, Staudt, and many other representative families

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Author
Elliott, Ella Zerbey
Date of Publication
1916.
Call Number
974.817 E46
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by Mrs. Ella Zerbey Elliott.
Author
Elliott, Ella Zerbey
Place of Publication
Pottsville, Pa
Publisher
Pottsville, Pa. "Republican", Joseph Zerbey, proprietor,
Date of Publication
1916.
Physical Description
456 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Genealogy - Pennsylvania.
Schuylkill County (Pa.) - History.
Schuylkill County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.817 E46
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89060732906&view=1up&seq=13
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The wilderness trail; or, The ventures and adventures of the Pennsylvania traders on the Allegheny path

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Author
Hanna, Charles A.
Date of Publication
1911.
Call Number
974.8028 H243
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with some new annals of the old West, and the records of some strong men and some bad ones, by Charles A. Hanna ... with eighty maps and illustrations.
Author
Hanna, Charles A.
Place of Publication
New York, London
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's sons,
Date of Publication
1911.
Physical Description
2 v. fronts., plates, maps (part fold.) facsim. 25 cm.
Notes
"Of this work one thousand copies have been printed from type, and the type destroyed."
Contents
Chapters in volume 1: The debatable land // The Iroquoians of the Susquehanna // The Petticoat indians of Petticoat land // The Shawnees // The early traders of Conestoga, Donegal and Paxtang // The young red man goes west // The Shamokin traders and the Shamokin Path // Andrew Montour, the "Half Indian" // The Frankstown Path // The Raystown Path // The traders at Allegheny on the main path; with some annals of Kittanning and Chartier's Town // The Ohio Mingoes of the White River and the Wendats // Kuskuskies on the the Beaver // Logstown on the Ohio.
Chapters in volume 2: George Croghan , the king of the traders // The Ohio Valley before the white man came // The Lower Shanee town; or Chillicothe on the Ohio // The Chonchake Route and other Ohio paths // John Finley and Kentucky before Boone // Pickawillany Path // The Indian trade and Pennsylvania traders // The perils of the path.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Indians of North America - Ohio River Valley.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Ohio River Valley - History - To 1795.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8028 H243
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044010057016&view=1up&seq=13
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31158005077135&view=1up&seq=13
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Our aboriginal predecessors : on the origin and relation of the various Indian tribes of North America

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Author
Spindler, Adaline Bream.
Date of Publication
1917
. Iroquois Indians--History. Indians of North America--Wars. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1917 Description: 85-92 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 21, no. 5 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.21 Location: LCHSJL -- Journal Article (reading
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by Miss Adaline Bream Spindler.
Author
Spindler, Adaline Bream.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1917
Physical Description
85-92 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 21, no. 5
Subjects
Indians of North America
Algonquian Indians
Iroquois Indians
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 22, number 5 (1917), p. 85-92Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.21
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Report of the committee having in charge the marking of the site of the Postlethwaite Tavern where the first Courts of Justice in Lancaster County were held

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Date of Publication
1915
led from Philadelphia through the Gap to the Indian town in the Manor. In 1718 Conestoga township was laid off, embracing all that part of what is now Lancaster county between Octo- �raro creek and the main branch of the Conestoga. Postlethwaite must have come to Conestoga after that date, because his
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1915
Physical Description
219-301 : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 19, no. 8
Subjects
Postlethwaite, John.
Postlethwaite Tavern (Conestoga Township, Pa.)
Courts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Speeches, addresses, etc., American.
Courthouses - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Dedication services.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 19, number 8 (1915), p. 219-301Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.19
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The early settlement and history of Little Britain Township, including Fulton Township

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Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Date of Publication
1913
The Early Settlement and History of Little Britain Township, Including Fulton Township The first survey and grant of lands in Lancaster county was in this town- ship, Little Britain, which included in its early settlement the territory now called Fulton township, and consti- tutes the extreme
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by D. F. Magee, Esq.
Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1913
Physical Description
138-151 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 17, no. 5
Subjects
Lewis, John C., - d. 1892.
Little Britain (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township)
Fulton (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township)
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 17, number 5 (1913), p. 138-151Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.17
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Commemoration of Lancaster County in the Revolution : at "Indian Rock", Williamson Park, near "Rockford", the home of General Edward Hand, M.D., Friday P.M., September 20, cmmxii

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Date of Publication
1912.
Call Number
923.5 H236c
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Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
s.l.]
Date of Publication
1912.
Physical Description
8 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Notes
Order of exercises and songs laid in.
Summary
Program from the ceremony to commemorate Lancaster County's involvement in the American Revolution. The order of events in the ceremony is included. Also includes a chronology of Lancaster County's participation in events related to the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, citing General Edward Hand's activities. A genealogy of the Hand family is included in the program.
Subjects
Hand, Edward , - 1744-1802.
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 H236c
Websites
https://archive.org/details/commemoration00lanc/page/n5
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[Frontier forts of Pennsylvania]: Indian forts of the Blue Mountains

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Author
Richards, H. M. M.
Edition
2d. ed.
Date of Publication
1916
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 1
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Author
Richards, H. M. M.
Edition
2d. ed.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, PA
Publisher
Wm. Stanley Ray, state printer
Date of Publication
1916
Physical Description
maps and col. plates
Series
Report of the Commission to locate the site of the frontier forts of Pennsylvania
Notes
p. 3-347.
Subjects
Fortifications - Pennsylvania
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 1
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[Frontier forts of Pennsylvania]: Frontier forts in the Cumberland and Juniata Valleys

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Author
Weiser, Jay Gilfillan
Edition
2d. ed.
Date of Publication
1916
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 1
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Author
Weiser, Jay Gilfillan
Edition
2d. ed.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, PA
Publisher
Wm. Stanley Ray, state printer
Date of Publication
1916
Physical Description
maps and col. plates
Series
Report of the Commission to locate the site of the frontier forts of Pennsylvania
Notes
p. 466-627
Subjects
Fortifications - Pennsylvania
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 1
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The story of Caernarvon

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Author
Lincoln, J. B.
Date of Publication
1914
, blacksmiths, Conestoga wagon builders and nearby fulling mills gave employment to many per- sons, and an air of prosperity was evident to the traveler. The Pennsylvania Gazeteer of 1798 thus describes the town at that date: "A post town in Caernarvon township, Lancaster county, Pa., distant twenty miles from
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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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History of the District court of the city and county of Lancaster : and also sketches of the judges of this court and of the associate and additional law judges of the second judicial district of Pennsylvania

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Author
Landis, Charles I.
Date of Publication
1914.
Call Number
343.334 L257
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by Hon. Charles I. Landis.
Author
Landis, Charles I.
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
New Era Print. Co.,
Date of Publication
1914.
Physical Description
16 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Rebound in one-quarter brown leather and linen with marbled end papers.
Rebound with original letters from the judges, signatures cut from other documents affixed under photrographs of the judges, inerspersed photograms and engravings taken from other texts.
With: Short sketches of the judges of Lancaster County whose portraits have been placed in the county courthouse/ Charles I. Landis. Lancaster, Pa.: The New Era Printing Company, 1913.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.). - District court.
Courts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
343.334 L257
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