intersection of King and Queen Streets, was deeded by Andrew Hamilton and wife to the commissioners (Ed- wards included) in trust for the use of the people of Lancaster County.9 The first session of court to be held in Lancaster took place in November, 1730; however, there is nothing to show at what build- ing

Twentieth Century Industrial Development of Lancaster William Shand and Dean Keller To some of you, industrial development may seem to be a dry and tiresome subject, suitable only for a Chamber of Commerce committee. Let me assure you that it is no such thing; all of the members of our Lan- caster

unfavorable for organized prostitution in Lancaster. Even though Columbia is a small town of nearly 12,000 souls, ten miles out of Lancaster, it is said to contain a red light district grossly out of proportion to its size and the main brothel keeper is said to use business methods that are generally found

City, and it was then possible for the Jesuits to cover a large section of Lancaster County (as we know it territorially today) without crossing the Maryland boundary. It seems likely that they came into the territory now known as Lancaster County for the first time about 1640. This was during the

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

a great deal about the eco- nomic and social differences long noted in other historical accounts between this Negro occupational group and the mass of common black laborers. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is a particularly representa- tive and appropriate place for a study of this nature. Most