the consistory of the old German Reformed Church of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Without the courtesy and efficient help of the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company officials, this paper could not have been written. The author expresses his apprecia- tion and acknowledges his indebtedness to Mr. A. D

by The Lancaster County Historical Society, not only to the city, but also to the county and to the state of Pennsylvania. The exercises were held Sunday afternoon, October 13, 1935, on South Lime Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and the tablet was placed on the property No. 46 South Lime Street

: 1, Grandfathers' clocks; 2, the makers of Lancaster County, and 3, deal more particularly with their own lives and ancestry, and not extensively with the family history of their descendants; to go beyond this would make the length of the paper far beyond the limits allowed by our rules. It may be a

persecution settled in what was then known as the Conestoga County of Pennsylvania, but now Lancaster. It Was a singular dispensation that brought this colony of rifle-makers to our sOil under the auspices Of the peaceful and non-combatant Proprietary of William Penn and his Quaker progeny. The Quakers of

rifles were being made to any extent. Some of these gunsmiths were skilled riflemakers. Further evidence will show that Martin Meylin was one of these. Lancaster County, Birthplace of the Pennsylvania Rifle Rifles had been made in America, in a small way, even prior to 1700, but they were only

College. Each October for many years, the Lancaster County Historical Society has been marking some of the many points of real historical interest in this locality. Throughout various sections of Lancaster County, beautiful bronze tablets carry historical messages, and designate for succeeding generations

of fifty dollars. On Friday, October 27th, a sweepstakes, open to any horse, mare or gelding carrying a feather, except the winners of the preceding days, was advertised. The horses were to be entered with Peter Diller, and the fee was one shilling in the pound.(8) At Hinkletown, Lancaster county, a

Lancaster County and their scattered descendants are still here. Like redemptioners, many of whom were also employed at the furnaces, they had to work their way to freedom by service. Typical of these was Justus Krow who settled on a farm located between Ephrata and Akron. He Anglicized his name to Gray