84/3, 1981 131 An Unusual Discovery Prisoner-of-War Barracks in Lancaster Used During the Revolutionary War By Albert G. Overton and J. W.W. Loose Although historians have known for a long time barracks to house British and Hessian prisoners-of-war during the American Revolution were located at the

Freemasonry knew no limits. But if he hated the Masonic Order, he loved with equal vigor the idea of free public education, a cause he supported throughout his life. His speech for an appropriation for Gettysburg College in 1834 was regarded as a masterpiece, second only to his stirring oration to the

children were:7 A. Colonel Jacob Davies Mathiot, 1789-1865, ironmaster.8 B. Eliza, 1791-1874, married Col. Robert Davidson, who re- fused to take part in the infamous surrender of General Hull in the War of 1812. C. Catherine, 1793-1839, married General Lucius Smith, New- ark, Ohio. He was a canal

materials and production." During the Civil War many of the local iron works were kept quite busy." Following the end of hostilities, a period of readjustment of the economy occurred during which pig iron production dropped from 1,136,000 tons in 1864 to 932,000 in 1865. Moreover, the economy had to provide

The Effort to Build a State Penitentiary at Lancaster A Bit of Local History Recently the Lancaster County Historical Society purchased at a public sale several documents for a modest sum. One of the documents was a "memori- al" sent to the Pennsylvania legislature by the Commissioners of Lancaster

completed it covered an acre of ground, measuring 165 feet wide and 265 feet long, and was surmounted with a roof containing 5,000 square feet of Peach Bottom slate!' During the Civil War the rolling mill converted from rail production to making wrought iron cannon for the Union forces. John Griffen, first

of the Civil War after which he attend- ed Millersville State Normal School (now Millersville University). Following his graduation he entered the famed Bellevue Hospital Medical College where he received his degree of doctor of medicine in 1870. He practiced for some years in Rohrerstown and

is now oc- cupied by Miller and Bushong, Inc. At one time is was known as the Franklin Iron Works. From 1861 to 1865, the mill was owned by Michael H. Moore, grandfather of Messrs. Levi and Michael G. Moore of the Moore Dairy. During this period is experienced some prosperity due to war time

stronger, and its adoption during the Civil War was accomplished with much suspicion. One of the Griffen cannon was called "Old Buck" and was used around Lancaster by the Franklin and Marshall College boys to celebrate James Buchanan's victory. In 1882 the election of John McGonigle to the mayor's office