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The colonists' attitudes toward the land

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8157
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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Tulip ware of the Pennsylvania-German potters : an historical sketch of the art of slip-decoration in the United States

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Author
Barber, Edwin Atlee,
Date of Publication
c1903.
Call Number
738 B234
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by Edwin Atlee Barber : with nearly 100 illustrations.
Author
Barber, Edwin Atlee,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art,
Date of Publication
c1903.
Physical Description
233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Pottery - Pennsylvania.
Folk art - Pennsylvania.
Arts and crafts - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Dutch.
Pennsylvania - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
738 B234
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A guide book of art, architecture, and historic interests in Pennsylvania

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Author
Archambault, Anna Margaretta,
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
974.80074 P415
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Author
Archambault, Anna Margaretta,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
The John C. Winston Co.,
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
509 p. illus., maps, plates, ports. 23 cm.
Notes
LCHS copy limited ed. no. 691.
Subjects
Art - Pennsylvania.
Architecture - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel - Guidebooks.
Pennsylvania - Historic houses, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80074 P415
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Pennsylvania facts : a comprehensive look at Pennsylvania today, county by county

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Author
Clements, John,
Date of Publication
c1987.
Call Number
974.8008 C626
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Author
Clements, John,
Place of Publication
Dallas, Tex
Publisher
Clements Research,
Date of Publication
c1987.
Physical Description
viii, 423 p., [8] p. of col. plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
Series
Flying the colors
Notes
"More than an almanac"
"Populated places and other locations": p. 350-423.
Subjects
Market surveys - Pennsylvania.
Quality of life - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Statistics.
Pennsylvania - Economic conditions.
Pennsylvania - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8008 C626
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Historic Pennsylvania : an illustrated history

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17313
Author
Pencak, William,
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
c2008.
Call Number
974.8 P397 Oversize
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by William A. Pencak.
ISBN
9781893619883
1893619885
Author
Pencak, William,
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
San Antonio, Tex
Publisher
Historical Pub. Network,
Date of Publication
c2008.
Physical Description
128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.
Notes
"Commissioned by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 3).
Subjects
Industries - Pennsylvania.
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Economic conditions.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8 P397 Oversize
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Pennsylvania Atlas of historical county boundaries

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Date of Publication
2010.
Call Number
911.748 P415
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John H. Long, editor ; compiled by Gordon DenBoer.
Place of Publication
Chicago, Illinois
Publisher
Newberry Library,
Date of Publication
2010.
Physical Description
pages
Notes
A project of the Dr. William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture, the Newberry Library, Chicago, Illionois.
Select pages for Lanccaster Couty, individual county chronologies, York County, Berks County, Dauphin County, and Lebanon County.
Subjects
Administrative and political divisions.
Historical geography.
Pennsylvania - Administrative and political divisions - Maps.
Pennsylvania - Historical geography - Maps.
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania.
History.
Maps.
Additional Author
DenBoer, Gordon,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Atlas
Call Number
911.748 P415
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Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Dept. of Commerce.
Date of Publication
1944.
Call Number
974.80439 C734 Oversize
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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Dept. of Commerce.
Place of Publication
[Harrisburg?]
Publisher
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1944.
Physical Description
112 p. illus., ports. 32 cm.
Notes
"Second edition, published in September, 1944 for use in schools and libraries of the commonwealth."
First edition was issued by the Governor's office under the title: Pennsylvania's welcome to the Conference of Governors.
Subjects
Agriculture - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Industries.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80439 C734 Oversize
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Marshe's journal of the treaty of the Six Nations, held at Lancaster in 1744

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4253
Author
Marshe, Witham.
Call Number
974.8011 M365
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Author
Marshe, Witham.
Physical Description
264-301 p. ; 27 cm.
Notes
In: Egle, Notes and Queries, 3d series v. 1.
Originally appeared in the Saturday issue of the Harrisburg Daily telegraph, 1878- ; some also issued in pamphlet form.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Biography.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Egle, William Henry,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8011 M365
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The Black presence in Pennsylvania : "making it home"

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Author
Lapsansky, Emma Jones.
Edition
2nd ed.
Date of Publication
2001.
Call Number
326 L317
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Emma Lapansky [i.e. Lapsansky].
Author
Lapsansky, Emma Jones.
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
University Park, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical Association,
Date of Publication
2001.
Physical Description
[iv], 50 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Series
Pennsylvania history studies ; no. 21
Notes
Author's name misspelled on t.p., cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-46).
Summary
"Enter into the centuries-long debate about justice for the African and African American inhabitants of Pennsylvania with this history, which spans from William Penn's colony to the twentieth-century political achievements of black political leaders. Learn about the growth of African American communities through the experiences of James Forten, Richard Allen, Octavius Catto, Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, and many others. This is the ongoing story of 'making a home' in Pennsylvania." [from the publisher]
Subjects
African Americans - Pennsylvania
African Americans.
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania.
History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
326 L317
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The advance of frontier settlement in Pennsylvania, 1638-1850 : a geographic interpretation

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Author
Florin, John William.
Date of Publication
1977.
Call Number
917.48 F637
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John Florin.
Author
Florin, John William.
Place of Publication
University Park
Publisher
Dept. of Geography, Pennsylvania State University,
Date of Publication
1977.
Physical Description
iv, 108 p. : maps ; 28 cm.
Series
Papers in geography ;
Notes
Library has the maps only from this publication.
Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Geography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.48 F637
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