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J. William Thorne's 1875 account of the Christiana Riot

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19260
Author
Thorne, J. Williams.
Date of Publication
2008].
Call Number
929 T511 DVD
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Author
Thorne, J. Williams.
Place of Publication
[Gap, PA
Publisher
Nancy Plumley,
Date of Publication
2008].
Physical Description
1 videodisc ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Cover title.
Includes portraits of Thorne on the cover.
Summary
On September 11, 1851, at Christiana, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the African-American community rose up in arms against attempted enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. While attempting to save four men from the federal posse charged to re-enslave them, rioters killed the Maryland farmer who was trying to reclaim his "property."
Subjects
Thorne, J Williams.
Antislavery movements - United States
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Christiana
Christiana (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Plumley, Nancy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Media
Call Number
929 T511 DVD
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The Underground Railroad, explorer's map & guide, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
Lancaster County Heritage (Project)
Edition
2nd ed.
Date of Publication
2001.
Call Number
974.815 LACO 107
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Alternate Title
Underground Railroad, explorer's map & guide
Underground Railroad explorer's map and guide
Responsibility
Lancaster County Heritage ; brochure design--Lynn M. Stiles, Lancaster County Planning Commission.
Corporate Author
Lancaster County Heritage (Project)
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Heritage,
Date of Publication
2001.
Physical Description
1 map ; 19 x 21 cm., on sheet 59 x 42 cm., folded to 10 x 21 cm.
Notes
Shows Underground Railroad routes in Lancaster County (Pa.).
"September 2001."
Includes text, descriptive index of Underground Railroad historic sites, and location map.
Insets: 1. Columbia -- 2. Lancaster City -- 3. Christiana area.
Text, chronology, and ill. on verso.
Subjects
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Maps.
Historic sites - Pennsylvania - Columbia - Maps.
Historic sites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Maps.
Historic sites - Pennsylvania - Christiana Region - Maps.
Heritage tourism - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Maps.
Additional Author
Stiles, Lynn M.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County Planning Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 LACO 107
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Road to freedom

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15280
Date of Publication
1985.
Call Number
905.748 JHM v. 4
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Responsibility
by Cloister Junior/Senior Chapter, Ephrata Cloister Associates.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Student Historians of Pennsylvania, Inc. ;
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
p. 71 - 78. : 19 cm.
Notes
In: The Junior Historian Magazine, v. 4 (1984-1988).
Bibliography: p. 78.
Subjects
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County x History.
Christiana (Pa.) - History .
Additional Author
Ephrata Cloister Associates.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 JHM v. 4
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History of education in Sadsbury Township and Christiana

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4261
Author
Garrett, Mary D.
Date of Publication
1981.
Call Number
370 G239
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Responsibility
by Mary D. Garrett.
Author
Garrett, Mary D.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
s.n.]
Date of Publication
1981.
Physical Description
[32] p.: ill.; 21 cm.
Subjects
Education - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Sadsbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Christiana (Lancaster County, Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
370 G239
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Treason at Christiana, September 11, 1951 The true story of a Battle of Freedom on the Underground Railroad that Rocked the Nation, Threatened Secesion of States from the Union and Brought a Charge of Treason by the Federal Government Against 38 Americans

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17037
Author
Rettew, LaVerne D.
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
974.80323 R439
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Author
Rettew, LaVerne D.
Place of Publication
[Sl
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
129, [6] p. ill. 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographic references.
Subjects
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Slavery - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80323 R439
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The hotel by the railroad : Christiana's finest

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Author
Evans, Melvern R.
Date of Publication
1985.
The Hotel By The Railroad Christiana's Finest By Melvern Evans, Jr. This story is about a hotel. . . .not just any hotel, but the unique Christiana Hotel, which stood so close to the Pennsylvania main-line railroad that everytime a fast freight rumbled by the whole building vibrated. I was born
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Responsibility
by Melvern Evans, Jr.
Author
Evans, Melvern R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
53-62 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 89, no. 2
Subjects
Fieles family.
Christiana Hotel (Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 89, number 2 (1985), p. 53-62Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.89
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A charge of treason or a fight for freedom

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Author
Rettew, LaVerne D.
Date of Publication
2000.
Call Number
974.80323 R439a
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Responsibility
by LaVerne D. "Bud" Rettew
Author
Rettew, LaVerne D.
Place of Publication
[s.l
Publisher
s.n.] ,
Date of Publication
2000.
Physical Description
34 p. : illus. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Christiana riot, 1851.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80323 R439a
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d9ced881-f822-49ba-86a4-454340761715
Collection
Historical Markers Album
Object ID
A-39-01-06
Date Range
1986
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Historical Markers Album
Description
Monument of granite at Christiana in commemoration of the riot of 1851 and the resultant treason trials. The event known as the "Christiana Resistance" was engendered when southern slave owners came to Lancaster County in search of runaway slaves. Erected in 1911.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Date Range
1986
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Historical markers
Monuments
Tablets
Christiana Resistance
Abolition
Civil War
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
A-39-01-06
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/765676f2-2650-44ee-b619-149160331745
Collection
Historical Markers Album
Object ID
A-39-01-08
Date Range
1986
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Historical Markers Album
Description
Monument at Christiana in commemoration of the resistance of 1851.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Date Range
1986
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Historical markers
Monuments
Tablets
Christiana Resistance
Civil War
Slavery
Abolition
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
A-39-01-08
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0272bcdc-c608-4ee6-b040-907214773759
Collection
Dr. Levi W. Pownall Collection
Title
Dr. Levi W. Pownall Collection
Object ID
MG0187
Date Range
1866-1984
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Collection
Dr. Levi W. Pownall Collection
Title
Dr. Levi W. Pownall Collection
Description
The Dr. Levi W. Pownall Collection contains papers and personal documents of Dr. Levi W. Pownall, Eliza Pownall, Sarah Pownall, and the Broomell family.
Date Range
1866-1984
Year Range From
1866
Year Range To
1984
Date of Accumulation
1866-1984
Creator
French, Richard W.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Pownall, Levi W.
Broomell, Henry
Broomell, Martha Frances Turner
Pownall, Emilie Broomell
Pownall, Sarah H.
Pownall, Eliza H.
Subjects
Business records
Farms
Invoices
Letters
Search Terms
Business records
Christiana National Bank
Correspondence
Farms
Finding aids
Invoices
Jay N. Schroeder and Co.
Letters
Manuscript groups
Extent
1 box, 18 folders, .75 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0187
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Bart Self-Culture Society Collection (MG0271), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-187
Other Number
MG-187
Classification
MG0187
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared prior to 1997. Added to database 7 October 2021.
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