manufacturers were learning to use the language of Jeffersonian agrarianism they could not hope to rival the in- fluence of rural leaders.6 A history of the political leadership of Lancaster County during the nineteenth century is yet to be written; nevertheless, rural domination of the local political scene

anthracite fuel in its puddling furnaces.11 Availability of bituminous coal and coke from western Pennsylvania at Lancaster, Columbia and Marietta suggests the possibility of their use in puddling furnaces in Lancaster County after the Pennsylvania Railroad was completed across the state in 1854. 12 In fact

actually invented the depth charge. Much of the credit for the naval torpedo must be given to Fulton. Of course, we all know his success as the first to build and operate steamboats successfully on a commercial basis. Not all Lancaster County inventors shook their earth with the products of their genius

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

The Lancaster Crematorium: First in the USA By John W. W. Loose in the spring of 1884 a group of Lancastrians met at the Intelligencer newspaper office to discuss the feasibility of organizing an association for the reform of funerals. On 27 May 1884 the Lancaster Cremation and Funeral Reform

economically. A patent was granted to him by the patent office at Washington on 19 December 1833, for "a new and useful improvement in the manufacture of iron and steel by the application of anthracite coal."" Three Lancaster County anthracite furnaces—Shawnee (1844), Chikis- walungo (1845), and Henry Clay

burglaries has caused many citizens to demand stricter penal- ties for those convicted of these crimes. Although the Lancaster County Court has a reputation for dealing more severely with persons convicted than is the case in other counties, the limitations and restrictions placed on both police and local

to extend to you the compliments of the Lancaster County Historical Society this evening as we gather to honor those Pennsylvanians who have left their indelible mark upon our commonwealth and nation. Announcement in the local press that Congressman Thaddeus Stevens was to be inducted into the

Edward Barnholt and William Wittick: Lancaster County's Fearless Constables By John W. W. Loose Law enforcement in Pennsylvania prior to the establishment of the Pennsylvania State Police in 1905' was left to the county sheriffs, constables, and police departments of those municipalities that had

,city) and Narvon or Narfon. Caer- narvon now is in the county of Gwynedd. Brecknock is a shire and county seat northwest of Cardiff, Wales. It is known also as Brecon (Aberhonddu). It is located at the mouth (Aber) of the river Honddu. Brecknock is an agricultural area in South Wales. Now Brecon is