--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Debt--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--17th century. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1901-1902 Description: [3]-7 p. ; 23 cm. Series

the time, and only came to light a few years ago through the discovery of cer- tain legal documents drawn up at the time. Franklin had been doing much of the printing for the Ephrata com- munity before it procured its own press, and for the other religious sects in the State. Lancaster county was the

THE WABANK HOUSE. Lancaster city enjoys almost un- equalled advantages of location in many respects. She sits on an ele- vated limestone ridge, which secures her the advantage of excellent health and satisfactory drainage. Along her eastern and southern borders winds one of the most beautiful

THE NEWSPAPERS OF LAN- CASTER COUNTY. In 1896 1 was induced to attempt the compilation of a bibliography of the newspapers, magazines and other pe- riodical issues of the press in the city of Lancaster from 1752 down to that time. Two or three previous attempts, and very successful ones, too, had

Donegal in the Revolution Patriotism and Piety, A notable historic event in the his- tory of Lancaster county, binding the present to the past by an enduring chain of events, was the unveiling of a monument in Old Donegal church- yard, on Thursday, October 4th, 1899. This interesting memorial shaft

it, so far as exact fidelity to details and clearness of outline are concerned. As you can see at a glance, it repre- sents a view taken of Lancaster at a comparatively early period. How early I am not prepared to say, but the year 1800, I think, would not be very far from the mark. It may have been

new homestead was builded- Some- thing of this is to be seen in the vi- cinity of Lancaster, where buildibg stone was both good and abundant, but to realize this fact in the fullest measure one must go into the sand- stone regions of the northeastern part of Lancaster county and into the adjacent

PAYING OF EAST KING STREET Although Lancaster was laid out in 1730, and a number of streets marked down on the city plan, these thorough- fares were for many years only ordi- nary dirt roads, and no effort seems to have been made to improve them be- yond that condition until 1771, or near- ly

INTRODUCTORY. As was to be expected from a popu- lation so conglomerate as that which comprised the early and later set- tlers of Lancaster county and city, German, Scotch-Irish and Quakers, Protestants, Catholics, with a sprink- ling of Jews, and, perhaps, still other nationalities, it was a

something about the last one of its kind still in active operation in Lancaster county, and which was visited by the writer one day this week. The First One. Before I speak of this mill, a glance at these mills a century ago and more will not be out of place. So far as the writer knows, the first fulling