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Souvenir of the pilgrimage of the Historical Society of Berks County to Windsor Forges (1742) in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : September 2, 1921

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Date of Publication
1921.
Call Number
728.37 W766
Responsibility
presented by Miss Blanche Nevin.
Place of Publication
[ S.l
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
1921.
Physical Description
8 p. : ill.
Notes
Includes letter written by Blanche Nevin tipped in.
Includes article "A Family Fruitful in Ministers' Wives" by Rev. William P. White.
Subjects
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania.
Windsor Forge - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 W766
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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

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Author
Kocher, Alfred L.
Date of Publication
1920
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
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Responsibility
by Alfred L. Kocher, A.I.A.
Author
Kocher, Alfred L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1920
Physical Description
91-106 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 24, no. 5
Subjects
Architecture.
Greek revival (Architecture)
Architecture, Domestic - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Architecture, Colonial - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 24, number 5 (1920), p. 91-106Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.24
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Map of the public roads in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : constructed from actual surveys made under direction of the State Highway Department by authority of an Act of Assembly approved May 1, 1905

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Corporate Author
A. Hoen and Company.
Date of Publication
[1923?]
Call Number
974.815 LACO 517 Oversize
Corporate Author
A. Hoen and Company.
Place of Publication
Baltimore, Md
Publisher
H. Hoen & Co. Lith.,
Date of Publication
[1923?]
Physical Description
1 map : col. ; 99 x 105 cm.
Notes
"April 1, 1923."
Includes table of township road mileages and distance table.
Subjects
Post office buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Maps.
Roads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Maps.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Highway Dept.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 LACO 517 Oversize
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The Aby family of Peoria County, Illinois : the Eaby family of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : progeny of Theodorus Eby (1663-1732), the Swiss Mennonite pioneer of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Author
Aby, Franklin Stanton,
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
929 E16ac
Alternate Title
Eby family bulletin
Responsibility
by Malvina (Stanton) Aby (1826-1904) and her son Franklin Stanton Aby.
Author
Aby, Franklin Stanton,
Place of Publication
Chicago, Ill
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
101 p. : maps, facs. ; 28 cm.
Series
Eby family bulletin
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Eby, Theodorus, - 1663-1732 - Family.
Eby, Benjamin, - 1801-1867 - Family.
Barnes, Timothy, - 1780-1873 - Family.
Cole, Gideon, - 1751-1826 - Family.
Stanton, Clark, - 1776-1850 - Family.
Eby family.
Barnes family.
Cole family.
Stanton family.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Peoria County (Ill.) - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Aby, Malvina Stanton,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 E16ac
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Report of the committee to place and unveil a marker designating and commemorating the Indian town of Conestoga, in Manor Township, Lancaster County, Penna

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Date of Publication
1924
weather was cool and cloudy. The event was delightful to everyone and a success in every respect. The chairmen presiding at the rendition of the program were Col. Henry W. Shoemaker, chairman of the Pennsylvania Historical Commission, and Professor Herbert H. Beck, president of the Lancaster County
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1924
Physical Description
129-149 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 28, no. 9
Subjects
Penn, William, - 1644-1718.
Indian Town (Conestoga, Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Conestoga Indians.
Paxton Boys.
Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763.
Conestoga (Pa. : Township) - History.
Additional Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Landis, David H.,
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 28, number 9 (1924), p. 129-152Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.28
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Two notable mining industries of Lancaster County

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Author
Willig, H. Luther.
Date of Publication
1924
, millerite at the Gap mine, and brucite at the Wood mine, dis- covered and operated at these points. Prof. Herbert H. Beck, in his Minerals of Lancaster County, states that these minerals have done more to bring into academic circles of the world the name of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, than any other
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Responsibility
by H. Luther Willig.
Author
Willig, H. Luther.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1924
Physical Description
73-76 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 28, no. 5
Notes
The last third of this article is entitled "(Comments by W. Frank Gorrecht) on the preceding paper".
Subjects
Gap Copper Mine (Bart Township, Pa.)
Tyson Mining Company (Little Britain Township, Pa.)
Gap Mining Company.
Wood Mine (Little Britain Township, Pa.)
Nickel industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Brucite - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Chromium industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Chromium ores - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Copper mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Nickel mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Gap Nickel Mines (Bart Township, Pa.)
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 28, number 5 (1924), p. 73-78Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.28
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History of cattle and stock yards in Lancaster County prior to 1800

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Author
Frantz, J. Andrew.
Date of Publication
1924
driven Northward into our own county. In fact, (3 Lancaster Historical Society 32) I find that Henry Dering was the keeper of an old stone ferry house on the south side of the road on the west bank of the Conestoga, along the King's Highway. He was the custodian of this ferry from 1762 to 1790. During
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Responsibility
by J. Andrew Frantz.
Author
Frantz, J. Andrew.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1924
Physical Description
41-46 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 28, no. 3
Subjects
Cattle - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Stockyards - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 28, number 3 (1924), p. 41-46Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.28
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Notes on money other than United States issues used in Lancaster County, Penna

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Date of Publication
1926
--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Paper money--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Coinage--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1926 Description: 19-27 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 30, no. 2 Call Number: 974.9
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1926
Physical Description
19-27 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 30, no. 2
Subjects
Money - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Paper money - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Coinage - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 30, number 2 (1926), p. 19-27Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.30
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Map of the early roads of Lancaster County, Pa. 1714 to 1760

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Author
Eshleman, H. Frank
Date of Publication
1922]
Call Number
974.815 LACO 158
974.815 LACO 506
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Alternate Title
Outline of Lancaster County Penna., townships, streams, etc.
Responsibility
compiled from the records of the courts by H. Frank Eshleman.
Author
Eshleman, H. Frank
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1922]
Physical Description
1 map : photoreproduction, 2 col. ; 23 x 24 cm.
Notes
Scale of original map: [ca. 1:316,800]. 1 in. - 5 mi.
Map of early roads of Lancaster County depicted in red outline; Outline of Lancaster County, Penna. townships, streams, etc. depicted in blue outline.
LCHS has 2 copies 60 x 60 cm. with scale 1in.=2mi.
LCHS has 4 copies 23 x 24 cm. with scale 1in.=5mi.
The figures show number and page of Road Docket.
Appears in LCHS Journal, v. 26, no. 3.
Subjects
Roads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Maps.
Rivers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Maps.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 LACO 158
974.815 LACO 506
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Centennial of Penn Hill Meetinghouse, Fulton township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : seventh day, tenth month, (October) 1923

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Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
289.6 P413
Place of Publication
Quarryville, Pa
Publisher
Sun Printing House,
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
27, [1] p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Penn Hill Meeting house (Fulton Township, Pa.).
Society of Friends - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Quakers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Fulton (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.6 P413
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Revolutionary pensioners living in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in 1840

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Author
Kemper, Charles E.
Date of Publication
1923
of investigations and reports in regard to a number of pensioners of wars prior to 1840 for any person or organization, therefore it is not practicable to verify the list of forty four pensioners, sent by you, who resided in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1840 and inform you for what service they
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Responsibility
by Charles E. Kemper.
Author
Kemper, Charles E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1923
Physical Description
98-101 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 27, no. 5
Subjects
Military pensions - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 27, number 5 (1923), p. 98-101Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.27
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Lancaster County in province, state, and nation : a bi-centennial review

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1929
farms, then numerously owned, as the Lancaster County land warrants recorded in Volume 19 of the Second Series of the Pennsylvania Archives show. These cus- tomary roads were most largely found in the German-Swiss set- tlements, for they were the principal rural owners of large farms and in fact the
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Responsibility
by H. Frank Eshleman, Esq.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1929
Physical Description
21-43 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 33, no. 3
Subjects
Agriculture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 33, number 3 (1929), p. 21-43Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.33
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Two hundred years of advertising in Lancaster County an address

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Author
Klein, H. J.
Date of Publication
1929
Call Number
659.1 K64
Responsibility
by H.J. Klein
Author
Klein, H. J.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Advertisers Club
Date of Publication
1929
Physical Description
15 p. mounted fascims 20 cm.
Notes
Address delivered before the Club on 21 May 1929.
Subjects
Advertising - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
659.1 K64
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Early silver mining in Lancaster County and location of mines

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Author
Eckman, D. J.
Date of Publication
1927
%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Eckman, D. J. Title: Early silver mining in Lancaster County and location of mines / by D. J. Eckman. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Silver mines and mining--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County --History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical
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Responsibility
by D. J. Eckman.
Author
Eckman, D. J.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1927
Physical Description
21-24 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 2
Subjects
Silver mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 2 (1927), p. 21-24Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31
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Industrial directory of Lancaster : "the red rose city" of Pennsylvania and county seat of Lancaster County "America's garden spot."

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Date of Publication
[(1929?).]
Call Number
330.974815 L224w
Alternate Title
What Lancaster "the red rose city of Pennsylvania" manufactures
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce,
Date of Publication
[(1929?).]
Physical Description
52 pages ; 16 cm
Notes
Cover title: What Lancaster "The Red Rose City of Pennsylvania" manufactures. An alphabetical list of manufacturers and an index of the commodities they produce.
Subjects
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Directories.
Industries.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Directories.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
330.974815 L224w
Copy Info
1929
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Migration of Lancaster County Mennonites to Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada, from 1800 to 1825

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Author
Seyfert, A. G.
Date of Publication
1926
Revolutionary War. They located not only in Northern Lancaster County but also in Bucks, Berks, Montgomery and Chester counties. In these five counties at the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783 there were thousands of Mennonites. Yet they were not crowding the rural com- munities. To us at this day it appears
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Responsibility
by Hon. A. G. Seyfert.
Author
Seyfert, A. G.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1926
Physical Description
33-41 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 30, no. 3
Subjects
Eby family.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mennonites - Ontario - Waterloo County.
Waterloo (Ont. : County) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 30, number 3 (1926), p. 33-41Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.30
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Federal revenues of Lancaster County, Pa. : from about 1850 to date

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Author
Martin, C. H.
Date of Publication
1923
Deputy for a period of about three months early in 1904 succeeding her deceased father and so far as I have been able to determine was the only lady who ever served on Internal Revenue Field work in Lancaster County, though a number of ladies have served on the office force at various times. For a goodly
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Responsibility
by C. H. Martin, June 1, 1923.
Author
Martin, C. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1923
Physical Description
107-116 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 27, no. 6
Subjects
Internal revenue - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Tax collection - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 27, number 6 (1923), p. 107-116Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.27
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Early federal revenues of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Martin, C. H.
Date of Publication
1922
Subject(s): Internal revenue--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Taxation--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1922 Description: 25-32 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 26, no. 2 Call Number: 974.9
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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
1922
Physical Description
25-32 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 26, no. 2
Subjects
Internal revenue - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Taxation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 26, number 2 (1922), p. 25-32Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.26
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Buyer's Guide 1921-1922 Lancaster Directory- Consult it before buying: All the leading houses in every line. The following pages contain the names of the most enterprising and live-wire merchants in this territory. PATRONIZE THEM

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Date of Publication
1921-
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1921
Alternate Title
Rhode's Lancaster County, Penna. directory ...
Place of Publication
Kutztown, Pa
Publisher
William S. Rhode,
Date of Publication
1921-
Physical Description
volumes ; 24 cm
Notes
Library has: 1921.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Directories.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1921
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Petition of sundry citizens of Cocalico presented to the County Commissioners in 1782, reporting their distress from tempest and flood

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Date of Publication
1925
/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
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1925
Physical Description
126 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 29, no. 10
Subjects
Floods - Pennsylvania - Cocalico Township.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 1775-1865.
Cocalico (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 29, number 10 (1925), p. 126Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.29
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