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).
Description
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).
100th Anniversary celebration at Wheatland. In typescript on back of photograph: "'Wheatland' the historic home of James Buchanan, President of the United States 1857 - 1861 Lancaster, Pennsylvania General view - 'Wheatland Day' May 10, 1953". Photograph taken for the Pennsylvania State Department of Commerce.
Provenance
Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.