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"Indications...of progress in taste and refinement" : the Lancaster and Woodward Hill Cemeteries

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Author
Schuyler, David.
Date of Publication
1991.
existence of older cemeteries. The Nissly and Musser family burial plots, for example, located in the northeast quadrant of Lancaster, had been displaced when the Pennsylvania Railroad laid tracks entering the city, as was the old Quaker Cemetery. A similar fate surely would befall other graveyards as urban
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by David Schuyler.
Author
Schuyler, David.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1991.
Physical Description
[66]-83 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.93, no. 3
Subjects
Lancaster Cemetery (Lancaster, Pa.)
Woodward Hill Cemetery (Lancaster, Pa.)
Cemeteries
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 93, number 3 (1991), p. 66-83Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.93
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Phase I archeological survey and phase II archeological evaluation : Wabank Road reconstruction S.R. 3034, section 001 Lancaster Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania E.R. 94-0039-07-A

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Author
Catts, Wade P.
Date of Publication
1997.
Call Number
974.8011 C369
D 0 UI LC , 974.8011 C369 eia s E:ut'1 o ... ''\'"�\ P�oios PHASE I ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND PHASE II ARCHEOLOGICAL EVALUATION WABANK ROAD RECONSTRUCTION S.R. 3034, SECTION 001 LANCASTER TOWNSHIP LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA . ' E.R. 94-0039-071-A JohnMilnerAssociates Architects • Archeologists
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by Wade P. Catts, Juliette J. Gerhardt.
Author
Catts, Wade P.
Place of Publication
West Chester, Pa
Publisher
John Milner Associates,
Date of Publication
1997.
Physical Description
58 p., 17 leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
This is an archeological study of Thonsville site and Gable Park Woods site located on Wabank Road in Lancaster Township. Thonsvile refers to land owned by Squire Charles Thon.
The PDF file attached to this record includes only the report. There are multiple charts, tables, and maps that are cited and included in this resource, but those materials have not yet been digitized.
Subjects
Excavations (Archaeology) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Gerhardt, Juliette, J.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
974.8011 C369
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The colonists' attitudes toward the land

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Author
Jolly, James A.
Date of Publication
1995.
attached the prefix "Penn" in honor of Admiral Penn; thus "Pennsylvania." Pennsylvania was chartered in 1681. The following year, the Duke of York, the future King James II, deeded to Penn the claim to the three lower counties on the Delaware River, which is now the state of Delaware. These grants meant
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by James A. Jolly.
Author
Jolly, James A.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1995.
Physical Description
2-12 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 97, no. 1
Subjects
Penn, William, - 1644-1718.
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Immigrants - Pennsylvania.
Agriculture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Barns - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Population - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 97, number 1 (1995), p. 2-12Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.97
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A history of sin and vice : Lancaster - the fallen angel

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1992.
bands of prostitutes were rotated among Pennsylvania cities every few weeks. Heroically, the Law and Order Society strove to battle the forces of vice. While the membership of the Society always was small, excellent leaders such as Dr. Twombley, Dr. Edwin M. Hartman, Dr. H.M.J. Klein, John J. Evans
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by John W.W. Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
[105]-116 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.94, no. 4
Subjects
Law and Order Society - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Sin - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Gambling - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Prostitution - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 94, number 4 (1992), p. 105-116Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.94
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Clio's century : a history of Lancaster's Cliosophic Society

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1994.
did entertain the Pennsylvania Association of College Presidents and Professors in the hall dedicated to Diogenes. In 1887 Dr. E. V. Gerhart and the "German Mafia" planned their strategy with the skill of Field Marshal von Moltke. After all the defeats of prior years Clio finally adopted "Modern
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John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1994.
Physical Description
[48]-63 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 96, no. 2
Subjects
Cliosophic Society of Lancaster - History.
Literature - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
History - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Clubs - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 96, number 2 (1994), p. 48-63Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.96
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A Henry J. Kauffman sampler of antiques

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1992.
A Henry J. Kauffman Sampler of Antiques Professor Henry J. Kauffman is well-known to most students and antiquarians of Pennsylvania German culture. This busy octogenarian continues to produce books on the arts, crafts, and architecture of southeastern Pennsylvania — especially the Pennsylvania
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by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
[117]-[124] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 94, no. 4
Subjects
Kauffman, Henry J., - 1908-
Art, Pennsylvania Dutch.
Folk art - Pennsylvania.
Decorative arts - Pennsylvania.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 94, number 4 (1992), p. 117-124Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.94
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The Robert Barber, Jr. house : a relic of Quaker hegemony

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Author
Shirk, Willis L.
Date of Publication
1994.
Township where the first county court was held. 20 Severely disappointed when James Hamilton's land was selected over Wright's Ferry as the county seat, Robert Barber, Sr. withdrew from public life in 1731 to attend to his sawmill and farm. Upon his death in 1749, his estate was valued at £496 7s 9d and
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by Willis L. Shirk, Jr.
Author
Shirk, Willis L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1994.
Physical Description
[79]-98 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 96, no. 3
Subjects
Barber family.
Barber, Robert.
Society of Friends - Pennsylvania
Architecture, Georgian - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 96, number 3 (1994), p. 79-98Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.96
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Lancaster County's literary tastes of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1991.
Tour to the West in 1800. Early authors delighted in formulating lengthy titles in the days before book jackets presented blurbs and synopses of the contents. Benjamin G. Herr was born in Strasburg Township in 1808. Despite his lack of much formal education, through extensive reading, especially of the
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by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1991.
Physical Description
[118]-124 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 93, no. 4
Subjects
Newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Authors, American - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Libraries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Periodicals.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 93, number 4 (1991), p. 118-124Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.93
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From vaudeville to the silver screen : popular entertainment in Lancaster 1900-1930

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Author
Bryan, Jodelle L.
Date of Publication
1993.
manufacturing among the cities of Pennsylvania. Changes in transportation made possible an even greater increase in population in the area. People could live farther away from the center of town but still travel there to work without too much trouble. The Hershey Caramel Company, predecessor of The Hershey
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by Jodelle L. Bryan.
Author
Bryan, Jodelle L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1993.
Physical Description
[109]-128 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 95, no. 4
Subjects
Vaudeville - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Amusements - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Motion pictures - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 95, number 4 (1993), p. 109-128Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.95
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The Lancaster Law and Order Society, 1912-1972

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Author
Cobey, Harry S.
Date of Publication
1991
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by Harry S. Cobey, Jr.
Author
Cobey, Harry S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1991
Physical Description
[112]-117 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 93, no. 4
Subjects
Twombly, Clifford G.
Lancaster Law and Order Society (Lancaster, Pa.)
Crime - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Prostitution - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Crime prevention - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 93, number 4 (1991), p. 112-117Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.93
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Airplanes, automobiles and commercial photography : the Darmstaetter collection, 1905-1941

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Author
Lowing, Robert.
Date of Publication
1991
Airplanes, Automobiles and Commercial Photography: The Darmstaetter Collection, 1905-1941 By Robert Lowing when I moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, it surprised me to hear people say the American Depression was not bad here. Some people who had lived through the Depression said it was true, and I
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by Robert Lowing.
Author
Lowing, Robert.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1991
Physical Description
[30]-45 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.93, no. 2
Subjects
Darmstaetter Family.
Commercial photography - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Advertising - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 93, number 2 (1991), p. 30-45Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.93
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Three nineteenth-century Lancaster theatres

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Author
Henke, James Scott.
Date of Publication
1991.
. In the city directory of 1917, this address is listed as the Packard Car Company. Endnotes 1. Franklin Ellis and Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County Pennsylvania with Biographi- cal Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, (Philadelphia: Everts and Peck, 1883), p. 434. 2. William F
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by James Henke, Ph.D.
Author
Henke, James Scott.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1991.
Physical Description
[56] - 60 p. : 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.93, no. 2.
Subjects
Theater - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Theaters - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social conditions - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 93, number 2 (1991), p. 56-60Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.93
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The Colonial Theatre of Lancaster : 1912-1965

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Author
Henke, James Scott.
Date of Publication
1990
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by James Henke, Ph.D.
Author
Henke, James Scott.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1990
Physical Description
[121]-124 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.92, no. 4
Subjects
Colonial Theatre (Lancaster, Pa.)
Theaters - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social conditions - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 92, number 4 (1990), p. 121-124Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.92
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The Lancaster Brick Company 1919-1979

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Author
Horning, Roy A.
Date of Publication
1992.
. The company did serve a timely need, and many lives were affected by its existence in one way or another. Below is an excerpt from the book called Lancaster County Pennsylvania— A History, written in 1924 by Dr. H.M.J. Klein, a highly venerated historian and a professor under whom the writer studied
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by Roy A. Horning II.
Author
Horning, Roy A.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
[2]-32 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 94, no. 1
Subjects
Armstrong Cork Company.
Lancaster Brick Company.
Bricks - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Masonry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 94, number 1 (1992), p. 2-32Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.94
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Women in medicine in Lancaster County

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Author
Meiser, Mary Ellen Smith.
Date of Publication
1992.
. Longshore, father of two daughters, led the campaign for the first woman's medical college in the United States. This was established in 1850 and was known as the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania. The male medics were furious, and they stiffened in opposition at the College's first graduation in 1852
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by Mary Ellen Smith Meiser, M.D.
Author
Meiser, Mary Ellen Smith.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
[98]-104 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 94, no. 4
Subjects
Medical care - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Women physicians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
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Martin Shreiner : from clocks to fire engines

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Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Date of Publication
1994.
They had settled in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, 5 erecting the building shown in figure 2. There he was both a farmer and a blacksmith.' He died in 1744/45 and was buried in the old Moravian cemetery that was located, until its removal, on the southeast corner of West Chestnut and North Prince
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by Stacy B.C. Wood, Jr.
Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1994.
Physical Description
[114]-137 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 96, no. 4
Subjects
Schreiner family.
Shreiner, Martin, - 1767-1866.
Clocks and watches - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Fire engines - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Rafting on the old Susquehanna

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Author
Missimer, Hortense D.
Date of Publication
1993.
market. The records also show that in addition no less than �VOLUME 95, NUMBER 2, 1993 43 three thousand arks and flat boats came down the river in the short space of ninety days, loaded with grain, other produce and many kinds of merchandise from the upper counties of Pennsylvania and New York. It is of
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by Hortense D. Missimer.
Author
Missimer, Hortense D.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1993.
Physical Description
[42]-46 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 95, no. 2
Subjects
Timber.
Lumber trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Susquehanna River - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Martin Mylin, gunsmith : fact or fancy?

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Author
Friesen, Steve,
Date of Publication
1991
Martin Mylin, Gunsmith: Fact or Fancy? By Steven K. Friesen Herbert Beck of the Lancaster County Historical Society wrote an extensive article in 1949 naming Martin Mylin as the progenitor of the Pennsylvania rifle. For many years this article was considered the authoritative work on the local
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by Steven K. Friesen.
Author
Friesen, Steve,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1991
Physical Description
[16]-24 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 93, no. 1
Subjects
Mylin, Martin, - 1670-1749.
Mylin family.
Firearms industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
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The life and times of the Green Dragon

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Author
Donaldson, Kathryn.
Date of Publication
1994.
Dragon," that should be its official name. The parade dragon was made of chicken wire and boards. The sign that guards the entrance along 272 was made by Rod Shutt of Strasburg. The dragon originally boasted eyes that flashed red, but a zoning regulation put an end to that. The dragon found his way into
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by Kathryn Donaldson.
Author
Donaldson, Kathryn.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1994.
Physical Description
[64]-74 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 96, no. 2
Subjects
Green Dragon Farmers Market and Auction (Ephrata, Pa.)
Markets - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Vegetables - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 96, number 2 (1994), p. 64-74Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.96
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Who needs engineers to improve an urban water system? : Lancaster's bursting reservoir provided plenty of water

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Author
Winpenny, Thomas R.
Date of Publication
1992.
Who Needs Engineers to Improve an Urban Water System? Lancaster's Bursting Reservoir Provided Plenty of Water By Thomas R. Winpenny, Ph.D. The 15,000,000 gallon reservoir that burst October 14, 1894, on the west side of town in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, raises a few important issues for modern
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by Thomas R. Winpenny, PH.D.
Author
Winpenny, Thomas R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
[66]-76 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 94, no. 3
Subjects
Water-supply - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Reservoirs - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
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