The Christiana Riot of 1851: A Reappraisal Richard Grau THE MASON-DIXON LINE BECOMES PRONOUNCED The Christiana Riot of September, 1851 epitomized the conflicting in- stitutions which were already threatening the unity of the nation. The tragedy in Christiana, Pennsylvania was an outgrowth of the

bolted back toward the house. His shouts of "Kid- nappers! Kidnappers!" awakened the sleeping residents of the valley. Thus began, a little more than two miles from the village of Chris- tiana, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the Christiana Riot. It resulted in violent death for one of the seven whites

A History of Brewing in Lancaster County, Legal and Otherwise Charles O. Lynch and ]ohn Ward Willson Loose PREFACE Leaning against the doorway of his brewery for a moment of relaxation after carrying many pails of water from the nearby spring, Henry Dering let the cold, clear water of the stream