this particular phase of activity. Mrs. William Rote, Jr., and Mr. M. Luther Heisey, members of the Lancaster County Historical Society, advise that Dr. Samuel W. Miller, then recently graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical College, became superintendent and resident physician in 1895

Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, XVII, 455. 22 Coxe, Arts and Manufactures, pp. 62-63. 23 L. M. Bausman, Bibliography of Lancaster County, 1745-1912; Compendium of Sixth Census, p. 139. 24 Lancaster Journal, June 10. 1797, May 2, 1806. April 24, 1807, May 12, 1810, April 24, 1829; Lancaster Correspondent

Early Manufacturing In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1710 - 1840 Part I Carlton 0. Wittlinger Messiah Co.Jlege Grantham, Pa. Published as Volume 58, No. 6, of the Papers of the Lancaster County Historical Society �Table Of Contents l:E Chapter I The Natural Environment. Chapter II The People and

Survey. of 19th Century iron Industry in Lancaster County BY JACK WARD WILLSON LOOSE The romance of eighteenth century iron industry has appealed to many historians, novelists and artists. Mention of this dram- atic enterprise immediately suggests lovely stone mansions sur- rounded, plantation-wise

, hatters, wash, fish and tea kettles, bake-pans, sauce-pans, etc. etc. which he is determined to sell as low as any person can sell in Philadelphia, Lancaster, or elsewhere. PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, July 14, 1771 Many of the German immigrants who came to Lancaster County during the eighteenth century were

have attained the highest office in the state of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, from lodges in Lan- caster County. FREDERICK ARNOLD, Past Grand Commander Frederick Arnold, a native of Lancaster City, was a well and widely known expert carpenter, who died about noon December 13, 1904, from the effect

. But the sole contributors to this treasure have always remained the same— the minds of human beings. This article concerns such persons, in particular those scientists of one geographical and historic political and cultural component of Pennsylvania — Lancaster County. The English statesman and

Rankin of Manchester in York County, John Ferree of Lancaster County, Yoemen, and divers other persons, are said to be actually concerned; and it appearing that Daniel Shelly, of Shelly Island, in Lancaster County, Yoeman, bath been actively concerned in the Treasonable designs aforesaid, and that he is

terprises tended to be small. 1 Votes of the Assembly, V, 255. 2 Coxe, View, p. 313. 3 Lancaster County Assessment Lists, 1773, Public Records, Harrisburg Pa. 4 Cazenova Journal,p. 75. 5 Minutes of the Select Council of the City of Lancaster, Feb. 22, 1836. 6 Pennsylvania Gazette, Sept. 11. 1760; American

Street.) 4 The County The County of Lancaster is the fourth oldest in the State, having been formed from Chester County in 1729. In size it is now twelfth of the sixty-sev- en counties in Pennsylvania and comprises l -45th of the area of the State. The population being 234,717, it is now classed as a