Photograph- John Swarr mill on Kauffman's Run northwest of Lancaster, built in 1778 by Hessian prisoners. John Swarrr was brother of Christian Swarr, father of Magdalena Herr (1758-1836).
Photograph- John Swarr mill on Kauffman's Run northwest of Lancaster, built in 1778 by Hessian prisoners. John Swarrr was brother of Christian Swarr, father of Magdalena Herr (1758-1836).
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John Swarr mill on Kauffman's Run northwest of Lancaster, built in 1778 by Hessian prisoners. John Swarrr was brother of Christian Swarr, father of Magdalena Herr (1758-1836).
Tom Heckles, center, is welcomed home from Vietnam by his wife, Kathy, and his father, John, at the Heckles home on Springside Drive in Lancaster. Heckles served two tours in the Navy as a Sea Bee.
Photograph- Martin Horting seated with his cat on his lap outside his tarpaper shack. On the shack is a sign that says "God Bless My Home".
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Martin Horting seated with his cat on his lap outside his tarpaper shack. On the shack is a sign that says "God Bless My Home". Real photo postcard. Horting was a blind man who sold almanacs, pencils, and flags in Penn Square. He lived behind the Lancaster County Almshouse. He was born November 5, 1874 and died on December 15, 1941 when he was hit by a car as he was crossing the Lincoln Highway near City Mill Road. He is buried at Voganville Union Cemetery in Earl Township.