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James Buchanan, "Big wheel" of the railroads

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Author
Sprout, Oliver S.
Date of Publication
1952.
portions of this and Dauphin counties. While filling that position he learned of the activities of a group of men, then organizing a company to build the Union Canal. This artificial water- way was intended to connect the waters of the Schuylkill Canal and the Sus- quehanna River, by following the course
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by Oliver S. Sprout.
Author
Sprout, Oliver S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1952.
Physical Description
[21]-34 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 56, no. 2
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Columbia, Lancaster and Philadelphia Railroad (Pa.)
Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mt. Joy and Lancaster Railroad Company (Pa.)
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Canals - Pennsylvania
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 56, number 2 (1952), p. 21-34Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.56
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Less-known biologists of Lancaster County

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Author
Rightmyer, Eugene R.
Date of Publication
1953.
or Department of Biology of Franklin and Marshall College. �natural science was an avocational interest; but to Barton it rep- resented his undivided interest and lifetime labors. The five nine- teenth century biologists—Jacob Stauffer, Simon S. Rathvon, Sam- uel S. Haldeman, Thomas C. Porter and
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by Eugene R. Rightmyer.
Author
Rightmyer, Eugene R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1953.
Physical Description
[49]-67 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 57, no. 3
Subjects
Stauffer, Jacob, - 1808-1880.
Haldeman, Samuel Stehman, - 1812-1880.
Rathvon, Simon Snyder, - 1812-1891.
Porter, Thomas C. - 1822-1901.
Biologists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 57, number 3 (1953), p. 49-67Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.57
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Of a tomb in the Reading cemetery and the long shadow of Abraham Lincoln

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Author
Nolan, James Bennett,
Date of Publication
1952
Call Number
974.816 N788o
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Author
Nolan, James Bennett,
Place of Publication
n.p
Date of Publication
1952
Physical Description
46 p. illus. 23 cm.
Notes
"Reprint from Pennsylvania history, vol. no. XIX, no. 3, July, 1952, quarterly journal of the Pennsylvania Historical Association."
Summary
This is a pamphlet which tells the story of Matilda Edwards Strong who is buried in Reading PA, where she lived with her husband. Earlier in her life she lived in the midwest as a guest in the home of the wealthy Edwards family in Springfield, Illinois. Mary Todd, Abraham Lincoln's future wife, was also a relative of that family and was visiting there at the same time. Lincoln and Todd became very close, but it was rumored that Lincoln for a period was drawn toward Matilda. This is the basis of the story connecting Lincoln to Reading.
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, - 1809-1865
Strong, Matilda Rachel (Edwards) - c. 1851.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 N788o
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Recollections and impressions of Dr. C. Elvin Haupt

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Author
Hine, Cecil C.
Date of Publication
1950
Recollections and Impressions eta. Haupt By his friend and former Associate Pastor, the Rev. Dr. Cecil C. Hine Why do so many men in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, bear the rather rare Christian name "Elvin"? Their number, old residents of this hospitable city will attest, is legion. The owners of the
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by his friend and former associate pastor, the Rev. Dr. Cecil C. Hine.
Author
Hine, Cecil C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1950
Physical Description
[97]-114 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 54, no. 5
Subjects
Haupt, C. Elvin.
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (Lancaster, Pa.)
Lutheran Church in America.
Lutheran Church
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 54, number 5 (1950), p. 97-114Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.54
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Rev. Charles Elvin Haupt, D.D. : a biographical sketch

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Author
Pyle, James I.
Date of Publication
1950
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974.9 L245 v.54
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by James I. Pyle.
Author
Pyle, James I.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1950
Physical Description
[115]-116 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 54, no. 5
Subjects
Haupt, C. Elvin.
Lutheran Church in America.
Lutheran Church
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.54
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Faith and works at Middle Octorara since 1727 : a history of Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church, R. D. 3, Quarryville, Pa. Edited by Sanders P. McComsey

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Author
McElwain, Madison E.
Date of Publication
1956]
Call Number
285.1 M627 update
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Author
McElwain, Madison E.
Place of Publication
[Manheim? Pa
Date of Publication
1956]
Physical Description
582 p. : illus. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes gravestone inscriptions from Old and New cemeteries and the cemetery at Octorara United Presbyterian Church.
Subjects
Boyd, Adam.
Thompson, John.
Creaghead, Thomas.
Craighead, Alexander.
Morrison, Evander.
Sample, Nathaniel W.
Barr, Joseph.
McNair, Solomon.
Rittenhouse, Jos. M.
Henderson, William J.
Cairnes, Wm. G.
Shea, George H.
Presbyterian Church in Pennsylvania.
Quarryville (Pa.) - Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.1 M627 update
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Pennsylvania furniture : including important works by Philadelphia cabinetmakers : American portraits, still-lifes and landscape paintings : Philadelphia & other American silver : Pennsylvania Dutch fraktur work : sgraffito and slipware ... part one, from the estate of the late Arthur J. Sussel : public auction sale, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 23, 24 and 25 ... [at] Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York

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Corporate Author
Parke-Bernet Galleries.
Date of Publication
1958.
Call Number
645 S964
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Parke-Bernet Galleries.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Parke-Bernet Galleries,
Date of Publication
1958.
Physical Description
155 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Notes
"Sale number 1847."
Cover title: Arts and crafts of Pennsylvania and other notable Americana.
Subjects
Sussel, Arthur J., - 1889-1958 - Art collections.
Art, American
Furniture, American - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
645 S964
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A history of the Beaver Falls Plant, Armstrong Cork Company

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Corporate Author
Armstrong Cork Company.
Date of Publication
1950.
Call Number
674.9 A735b
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Armstrong Cork Company.
Place of Publication
Beaver Falls, Pa
Publisher
Armstrong Cork Co.,
Date of Publication
1950.
Physical Description
v, 117 pages illustrations 25 cm
Subjects
Armstrong Cork Company.
Cork.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
674.9 A735b
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The urban frontier; the rise of western cities, 1790-1830

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Author
Wade, Richard C.,
Date of Publication
1959.
Call Number
977.02 W121
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Author
Wade, Richard C.,
Place of Publication
Cambridge
Publisher
Harvard University Press,
Date of Publication
1959.
Physical Description
362 p. 21 cm.
Series
Harvard historical monographs,
Notes
"Bibliographical note": p. [343]-345. Bibliographical footnotes.
Contents
Chapters: 1 The Beginnings of Western Urbanism // Part One : 1790 - 1815 / 2. The Economic Base / 3. The Emergence of Urban Problems / 4. Urban Society / 5. The seeds of culture // Part Two : 1815 - 1830 / 6. Depression , Recovery, and Expansion / 7. The Changing Social Structure / 8. The Better Life / 9. Toward Urban Maturity / 10. The Urban Dimension of Western Life
Summary
"The rural West has had many historians. Its growth, influence and importance are well known. Yet it is not always understood that almost from the very beginning there was also an urban West. In fact, Pittsburgh, St.Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville, and Lexington were laid out and settlement begun before the surrounding area had fallen to the plow. From the earliest days they became centers of economic activity for the whole region, the focuses of cultural life, and scenes of great social change. Built on the spine of the new country, the Ohio Valley, the towns gave a stimulus and sophisication to a young, raw society.This volume attempts to tell the story of the first decades of the urban West. It is written largely out of the newspapers, records, and manuscripts of contemporaries, and as often as possible in their own words." [from the preface]
Subjects
City and town life - Ohio River Valley
Cities and towns - Ohio River Valley
Frontier and pioneer life - Ohio River Valley.
Ohio River Valley - Historical geography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
977.02 W121
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Swiss emigrants & Huguenots Emigrants to the Palatinate & America and Huguenots in the Palatinate and Germany (In German)

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Author
Macco, Hermann Friedrich,
Date of Publication
1954
Call Number
Drawer 1, Sec. 4: #404 & #405
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Swiss emigrants to the Palatinate in Germany and to America, 1650-1800, and Huguenots in the Palatinate and German
Responsibility
information compiled by the late professor Dr. Hermann Friedrich Macco, Aachen.
Author
Macco, Hermann Friedrich,
Place of Publication
Salt Lake City
Publisher
Genealogical Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints [comp.],
Date of Publication
1954
Physical Description
6 vols.
Notes
Reel 404: volume 1, A-C; volume 2, D-G; volume 3, H-L
Reel 405: volume 4, M-R; volume 5, S-Z; volume 6, INDEX
Microfilm. Salt Lake City : Genealogical Society of the Churgh of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1970 2 reels, 35 mm.
Subjects
Huguenots - Germany - Palatinate.
Immigrants - United States - Registers.
Registers of births, etc. - United States.
Switzerland - Emigration and immigration.
Palatinate (Germany) - Emigration and immigration.
United States - Emigration and immigration.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 1, Sec. 4: #404 & #405
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