land in America which was at once named Pennsylvania and forty six years before the Declaration of Independence was formulated and signed in Philadelphia, devout German Lutherans were worshipping and receiv- ing the Sacraments in a new town in Pennsylvania with the name LANCASTER. At the present time

of Dayton, Ohio. A native of Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, he had already served parishes in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Ohio, had been an instruc- tor in Wittenberg College and was an associate editor of The Lutheran Observer His work in Lancaster began in March 1862, and immediately his preaching and

of the county, born in Manor Township in 1815. At the time of the Boehm visit, Smith was an honored member of the Lancaster Bar, and had already served terms in the House and the Senate of the Pennsylvania Legislature. In 1873 he reentered politics and from that year until 1885 he repre- sented

very important freight line; although from 1970 to 1975 the Pennsylvania Railroad ran a deluxe express daily from Harrisburg to Baltimore, using this route. This train is now routed through Lancaster and Philadelphia. "MILLS - One of the most noted Lancaster County mills of the olden times was the

Lancaster County. His office was at 135 East King street and his home was at 323 North Duke street. �"THE NEW HOLLAND RAILROAD - This new road which passes through the north of this township received another quietus. The officers or inspectors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company have been viewing it and

public have ascertained that they can rely upon the cars running at the advertised hours, they are much better patronized." —February 28, 1876 The first street railway in Lancaster County was the Millersville line, which began carrying passengers on December 4, 1874. It was a horse drawn trolley and ran