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Robert Fulton, a biography

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Author: Philip, Cynthia Owen.

Date of Publication: 1985.

Call Number: 926 F974p

Responsibility: Cynthia Owen Philip.

ISBN: 0531097560

Author: Philip, Cynthia Owen.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: F. Watts,

Date of Publication: 1985.

Physical Description: xii, 371 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Notes: Includes index.; Bibliography: p. 355-359.

Contents: Chapters: Pennsylvania roots --Many, many a silant solitary hour --A prospect of considerable profits --An adventurer armed with fortitude --A curious machine for mending politics -- Works of genius and utility -- Wifey, hub, and toot -- Steamboat experiments -- Un succes complet et brillant -- Alias Robert Francis -- Mine is no common cause -- America -- Hudson River triumphs -- Monopolies are justly held as odious -- All the weight on one fulcrum -- The happiness of the earth -- The cupidity of many -- Fickle fortune -- Two such friends -- Useful and honorable amusements -- The nation's benefactor -- Stag at bay.

Summary: Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Fulton flourished in Philadelphia, London, Paris and New York City. Contemporary letters, diaries, paintings and drawings were used in the writing of this book. Fulton begins as a fine arts painter, and then moves on to engineering. He develops the world's first steamboat service, thrusting America to the forefront of the Industrial Revolution. At the same time, he invents a means of raising boats on canals and a system of submarine warfare. Fulton's pursuit of fame and fortune is played out against the backdrop of the American and French revolutions, the Napoleonic wars, the Jefferson administration and the War of 1812. The book shows the extraordinary array of artists, scientists, diplomats, businessmen, and intriguing women with whom he interacted.

Subjects: Fulton, Robert, - 1765-1815.; Marine engineers - United States; Inventors - United States; Technology - United States

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 926 F974p

Tinkerers, mechanics and inventors of Lancaster County

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Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Date of Publication: 1983

earned him the respect of his fellow townsmen, and to him they came when a particularly thorny problem arose. It was to Henry that the young Robert Fulton turned, and there is sufficient evidence to believe Fulton's inventive genius was inspired and encouraged by Henry. The screw auger supposedly was

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Responsibility: by John Ward Willson Loose.

Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1983

Physical Description: 97-109 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 87, no. 3

Subjects: Henry, William, - 1729-1786.; Fulton, Robert, - 1765-1815.; Getz, Peter.; Brandt, John.; Shirk, Joseph.; Industrial arts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Inventions - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Inventors - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Agricultural machinery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 87, number 3 (1983), p. 97-109Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.87

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The Fulton family letter

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Date of Publication: [1986-

Call Number: 929 F974n

ISSN: 1075-0584

Place of Publication: Frederick, MD

Publisher: R. Fulton,

Date of Publication: [1986-

Physical Description: v. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Publication Frequency: Quarterly

Dates of Publication: Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 1986)-

Notes: Title from caption.; Imprint varies.; Library has v.1, no. 1 (Jan. 1986) - v.7, no. 4 (Oct. 1992) in 2 volumes.

Subjects: Fulton family

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929 F974n

100 years of Fulton banking, 1882-1982

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Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Date of Publication: 1982]

Call Number: 332.1 F974L

Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Place of Publication: [Lancaster, Pa.?

Publisher: Fulton Bank?,

Date of Publication: 1982]

Physical Description: 46 p. : ill. ; 26 x 22 cm.

Notes: Cover title.

Subjects: Fulton Bank (Lancaster Pa.); Banks and banking - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 332.1 F974L

Mabel's sycamore tree

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Author: Kreider, Mabel B.

Date of Publication: 1987.

Call Number: 818 K92

Responsibility: Mabel B. Kreider [illustrations by] Charles X. Carlson.

Author: Kreider, Mabel B.

Place of Publication: [S.l

Publisher: s.n.]

Date of Publication: 1987.

Physical Description: unp. : ill., some colored ; 20 cm.

Summary: A short memoir of the author's youth, the house she grew up in, and the tree beside it in southern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Mabel was a school teacher, active in her church, and for a time Clerk of Courts in Lancaster County.

Subjects: Fulton (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Fiction.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 818 K92

Tax lists: East Lampeter Twp., Elizabeth Twp., Fulton Twp., Lampeter Twp

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Author: Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau

Date of Publication: 1985

Call Number: Drawer 6, sec. 5: #37

Alternate Title: East Lampeter Township taxes

Author: Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau

Place of Publication: Harrisburg, PA

Publisher: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Date of Publication: 1985

Physical Description: Microfilm.

Series: Lancaster County Pa. Tax Records, 1748-1855

Notes: East Lampeter Twp. 1823, 1841-1846 (continued from reel #36); Elizabeth Twp. 1823, 1826-27, 1829-31, 1834-46; Fulton Twp. 1845-46, 1866; Lampeter Twp. 1811, 1820, 1822, 1824-25, 1828-29 (Continued from reel #36) (Continued on reel #38)

Subjects: Taxation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; East Lampeter (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.; Elizabeth (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.; Fulton (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.; Lampeter (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Microfilm

Call Number: Drawer 6, sec. 5: #37

12 N. Prince Street, Lancaster : historic landmark theatre

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Author: Kacinko, Michele.

Date of Publication: 1985.

Call Number: 905.748 JHM v. 4

Responsibility: by Michele L. Kacinko.

Author: Kacinko, Michele.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Student Historians of Pennsylvania, Inc. ,

Date of Publication: 1985.

Physical Description: p. 94 - 97 : ill. ; 19 cm.

Notes: In: The Junior Historian magazine, v. 4 (1984-1988) .; Bibliography : p. 97.

Subjects: Fulton Opera House (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 905.748 JHM v. 4

Samuel Sloan, architect of Philadelphia, 1815-1884

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Author: Cooledge, Harold N.

Date of Publication: 1986.

Call Number: 927.2 S634c

Responsibility: Harold N. Cooledge, Jr.

ISBN: 0812280032 (alk. paper)

Author: Cooledge, Harold N.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press,

Date of Publication: 1986.

Physical Description: xii, 262 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Notes: Includes index.; Bibliography: p. [253]-255.

Subjects: Sloan, Samuel, - 1815-1884 - Catalogs.; Sloan, Samuel, - 1815-1884 - Criticism and interpretation.; Fulton Opera House (Lancaster, Pa.).; Architecture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 927.2 S634c

Down the pike : a history of the Chambersburg-Bedford Turnpike Company

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Author: Nelson, John H.

Date of Publication: 1989.

Call Number: 388 N427

Responsibility: written by John H. Nelson.

Author: Nelson, John H.

Place of Publication: McConnellsburg, PA

Publisher: Fulton County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1989.

Physical Description: 65, 35 p. : ill., facsims. ; 22 cm.

Series: Fulton County Historical Society (Pa.) (Series) ;

Notes: Includes text of: Laws relating to the Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company (Chambersburg, Pa. : M. Kieffer, 1860).; Bibliography: p. 63-64.

Contents: Contents: 1. A brief look at the development of turnpikes -- 2. The origination of the Chambersburg-Bedford Turnpike Company -- 3. Growth and demise of the company -- 4. End of an era -- 5. Bridges -- 6. Tollgates and tollhouses -- 7. Incidents along the pike -- Stockholders, managers and toolkeepers -- Sources -- Laws of the Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company

Subjects: Chambersburg-Bedford Turnpike Company - History.; Toll roads - Pennsylvania.; Bedford County (Pa.) - History.; Fulton County (Pa.) - History.; Franklin County (Pa.) - History.

Additional Corporate Author: Fulton County Historical Society (Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 388 N427

Through the windows of Wickersham

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Author: Hiestand, Esther Mae Longenecker,

Date of Publication: 1986

Call Number: 370 H633

Responsibility: by Mrs. Paul Hiestand

Author: Hiestand, Esther Mae Longenecker,

Place of Publication: Elizabethtown, PA

Publisher: Y/Z Printing Co.

Date of Publication: 1986

Physical Description: 166 p. ill. 28 cm.

Notes: Includes index

Contents: Part I: Stackstown- History of Stackstown, Tillman S. Kraybill farm, Oliver Sager, William Ort, Benjamin Hoffman, Goudie's Creamery, Aunt Sally's store, Demmy's milk route, Stackstown Store // Part II: Billmeyer: J. E. Baker, Conoy Store, Billmeyer School, Rebecca Chapel, Bainbridge Sportsmen's Club // Part III: Wickersham School.

Summary: "Located in the rolling hills of Lancaster County,Pennsylvania, the Wickersham Grammar School faithfully served the surrounding communities from 1870 to 1955....Although the Wickersham School forms the heart of this book, I have included the history of Stackstown and Billmeyer, since the pupils who attended the school came from these areas." [from the preface]

Subjects: Wickersham School (Conoy Twp.); Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Schools - Conoy Twp.; Conoy (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Education.; Conoy (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Social life and customs.; Conoy (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 370 H633

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