The Early Architecture of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL FORMS IN LANCASTER COUNTY DURING THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. "No chapter in the history of national manners would illustrate so well, if duly executed, the progress of social life

the American Society held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge; and on May 18th of the same year, he was admitted to membership in the American Philosophical Society. The following is a list of members of the American Philosophical Society from Lancaster county, with the dates on which they

public worship both morning and evening." Collections in Aid of the Poor in Lancaster in 1829 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER O N Monday, February 23rd, 1829, citizens of Lancaster city held a meeting at Parker's hotel for the purpose of taking into con- sideration the necessitous condition of the poor during

map on which the streams of this section appear, names the Conestoga river Onestego river, doubtless from this Indian name the word Conestoga is derived. When Wm. Penn's colony located at Coaquannock (Philadelphia) (5) in 1682 this territory became a portion of Chester County, Pennsylvania. A decade

with brethren of the Mennonite church during the winter in Lincoln County. From them, they learned of the fine timbered country to the west on the Grand River. In the spring they went on an exploring trip and found that what they had been told of this tract was just what they were looking for. Shirk

of 170,000, and total amount of Internal Revenue during the late war of approximately $5,000,000.00 for our county or $29.41 per capita at the time the Federal Taxes during the World War were at their peak. Announcement was made to the people of Lancaster Sept. 17, 1866 of the appointment of M. M

existence for some time. Boehm states distinctly, that it had been gathered "at a previous occasion." 10 That is, most likely in the year 1730. The second ministry of Boehm in Lancaster County, seems to have extended from 1735 to 1738. During this time he administered the com- munion twice a year, while

TWO NOTABLE MINING INDUSTRIES OF LANCASTER COUNTY By H. Luther Willig While the bounteous harvests of her fair fields have made Lancaster County as the "Garden Spot of Pennsylvania" her past mining industries have added additional luster to her name through the discovery of the rare minerals

/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Title: Petition of sundry citizens of Cocalico presented to the County Commissioners in 1782, reporting their distress from tempest and flood. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Floods--Pennsylvania--Cocalico Township. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--1775-1865

Relief of the Poor in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER O NE hundred and twenty-three years ago there was no "Welfare Federa- tion," or other organized agency, in Lancaster existing for the purpose of collecting funds to be systematically used in the relief of the desti- tute and suffering of

a Motor Vehicle. Photograph of an automobile at an unidentified toll gate. 1930. Folder 2 Railroads, Disbursements Payments from Bank of Pennsylvania, apparently for prominent people associated with railroad development in Lancaster County. 1835. Folder 3 Railroads, Columbia-related Railroads and

established in the year 1796 for the relief of the distressed poor, are requested to meet on Wednes- day next [November 22nd], at six o'clock in the evening, at the house of Christopher Brenner, to receive the report of the com- mittee of distribution." From the foregoing, it is evident that collections were