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Christian Myers, migrant iron master and a founder of Clarion County

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Author: Beck, Paul E.

Date of Publication: 1927

: Beck, Paul E. Title: Christian Myers, migrant iron master and a founder of Clarion County / by Paul E. Beck. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Myers, Christian, 1796-1877. Bear, Henry. Clarion Furnace (Clarion County, Pa.) Iron mines and mining--Pennsylvania--Clarion County --History. Iron industry

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Responsibility: by Paul E. Beck.

Author: Beck, Paul E.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1927

Physical Description: 143-149 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 9 & 10

Subjects: Myers, Christian, - 1796-1877.; Bear, Henry.; Clarion Furnace (Clarion County, Pa.); Iron mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Clarion County; Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Clarion County; Clarion County (Pa.) - History.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 9/10 (1927), p. 143-149Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31

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List of iron furnaces formerly operating in Clarion County

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Author: Beck, Herbert Huebener,

Date of Publication: 1927

Cornwall, Lebanon County. �Buchanan visited the furnace in June, 1843. The iron made at this furnace had a high reputation with mill and foundrymen. Stack was hot blast, thirty feet high, eight feet bosh. Produced, 1856, 1,500 tons. Abandoned in 185E on account of scarcity of timber and low prices. 4

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Responsibility: by Herbert Huebener Beck.

Author: Beck, Herbert Huebener,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1927

Physical Description: 149-153 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 9 & 10

Subjects: Myers, Christian, - 1796-1877.; Bear, Henry.; Clarion Furnace (Clarion County, Pa.); Iron mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Clarion County; Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Clarion County; Clarion County (Pa.) - History.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 9/10 (1927), p. 149-153Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31

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Protectionism, wages and strikes in the anthracite iron industry of Lancaster County : 1840-1900

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Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Date of Publication: 1982

nineteenth century the iron industry of Lancaster County represented the area's largest single employer of capital; and second only to flour, the county's major manufacturing entity in terms of value of production. The old cold blast charcoal furnaces, with their enormous demands for charcoal, deforested

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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: 1982

Physical Description: 2-23 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 86, no. 1

Subjects: Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Coal-fired furnaces.; Rolling-mills.; Strikes and lockouts; Protectionism - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 86, number 1 (1982), p. 2-23Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.86

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Two notable mining industries of Lancaster County

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Author: Willig, H. Luther.

Date of Publication: 1924

the Gap nickel mine the distinction of being unique, the Wood mine in Little Britain at one time being the largest source of chromium in the world. (Knopf Chrome ores in Pennsylvania and Maryland, Geol. Survey Bull. 725-B pp 81). The various chrome mines in the county being identical in their char

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Responsibility: by H. Luther Willig.

Author: Willig, H. Luther.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1924

Physical Description: 73-76 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 28, no. 5

Notes: The last third of this article is entitled "(Comments by W. Frank Gorrecht) on the preceding paper".

Subjects: Gap Copper Mine (Bart Township, Pa.); Tyson Mining Company (Little Britain Township, Pa.); Gap Mining Company.; Wood Mine (Little Britain Township, Pa.); Nickel industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Brucite - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Chromium industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Chromium ores - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Copper mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Nickel mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Gap Nickel Mines (Bart Township, Pa.)

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 28, number 5 (1924), p. 73-78Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.28

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The anthracite iron industry of Lancaster County : rolling mills 1850-1900

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Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Date of Publication: 1982.

Marietta-West Hempfield Township-Columbia area.94 A major contribution of the anthracite iron industry to Lancaster County's cultural heritage was the attraction of many Welsh workers to �this area. Early in the eighteenth century numerous Welsh settlers from northern and central Chester County located in

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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: 1982.

Physical Description: 129-144 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 86, no. 4

Subjects: Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Founding.; Factories - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Rolling-mills.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 86, number 4 (1982), p. 129-144Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.86

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Lead and zinc industry in Lancaster County

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Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Date of Publication: 1972.

Lead and Zinc Industry in Lancaster County by John W. W. Loose Lancaster's role in the lead and zinc industry is another piece of hidden history. Persons travelling the Old Harrisburg Pike or the newer highway (Route 283) between McGovernville and Landisville would never recognize the quiet little

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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: 1972.

Physical Description: [30]-40 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 76, no. 1

Subjects: Lead mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Zinc mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 76, number 1 (1972), p. 30-40Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.76

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Anthracite iron blast furnaces in Lancaster County 1840-1900

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Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Date of Publication: 1982

with a newly-designed eleven-foot bosh.'" Pig iron prices dropped in the autumn of 1873, and a general depression in the trade was felt in Lancaster County. E. Haldeman and Company seized upon this occasion to increase the stack to fifty-seven feet, accomplishing the work between 1 November and 14

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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: 1982

Physical Description: 78-117 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 86, no. 3

Subjects: Blast furnaces - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Furnaces.; Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Founding.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 86, number 3 (1982), p. 78-117Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.86

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The substance of an address delivered at Poole Forge, Caernarvon, Lancaster County, Pa

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Author: Appel, Roberts.

Date of Publication: 1925

structures that harken back to a romance of other days, the life and works of the Jenkins and Jacobs families ,iron masters of the 18th and 19th centuries. Few of us today can really grasp the mode of life in those older days. We cannot realize that here in Lancaster county existed the old world chivalry and

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Responsibility: by Roberts Appel, Esq. Prepared for the records of this society by Mr. Hugh W. Nevin.

Author: Appel, Roberts.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1925

Physical Description: 69-73 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 29, no. 6

Subjects: Windsor Forge (Caernarvon Township, Pa.); Poole Forge (Caernarvon Township, Pa.); Iron mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Caernarvon Township.; Iron-works - Pennsylvania - Caernarvon Township.; Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.

Additional Author: Nevin, Hugh W.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 29, number 6 (1925), p. 69-73Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.29

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The early architecture of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : being an account of the origin and development of architectural forms in Lancaster County during the eighteenth century

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Author: Kocher, Alfred L.

Date of Publication: 1920

The Early Architecture of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL FORMS IN LANCASTER COUNTY DURING THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. "No chapter in the history of national manners would illustrate so well, if duly executed, the progress of social life

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Responsibility: by Alfred L. Kocher, A.I.A.

Author: Kocher, Alfred L.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1920

Physical Description: 91-106 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 24, no. 5

Subjects: Architecture.; Greek revival (Architecture); Architecture, Domestic - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Architecture, Colonial - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 24, number 5 (1920), p. 91-106Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.24

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Early silver mining in Lancaster County and location of mines

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Author: Eckman, D. J.

Date of Publication: 1927

%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Eckman, D. J. Title: Early silver mining in Lancaster County and location of mines / by D. J. Eckman. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Silver mines and mining--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County --History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical

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Responsibility: by D. J. Eckman.

Author: Eckman, D. J.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1927

Physical Description: 21-24 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 2

Subjects: Silver mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 2 (1927), p. 21-24Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31

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The story of Caernarvon

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Author: Lincoln, J. B.

Date of Publication: 1914

star appeared in the iron industry of Caernarvon. who. in his day, was the most successful iron manufacturer and the largest land owner of valuable farms and woodland at the time of his death, in 1830, that ever graced the iron busi- ness of Lancaster county, a veritable Carnegie of his day and

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Responsibility: by J. B. Lincoln, M.D.

Author: Lincoln, J. B.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1914

Physical Description: 59-79 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 3

Summary: Caernarvon is the easternmost township of Lancaster County, PA. The article, written in 1914, describes the geography, people, houses, and industry of the past.

Subjects: Episcopal Church of Bangor (Churchtown, Pa.); Episcopal Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Description and travel.; Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.; Churchtown (Pa.)

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 18, number 3 (1914), p. 59-79Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.18

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The American Society of Lancaster County for the Promotion of Domestic Manufactures and National Industry

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1930

reported a constitution for the government of the 'American Society of Lancaster County for the Promotion of Domestic Manufactures and National Industry', which was read, approved and unanimously adopted. Every inhabitant of the county of Lancaster who feels an individual interest in the encouragement of

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1930

Physical Description: 110-113 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 5

Subjects: American Society of Lancaster County for the Promotion of Domestice Manufactures and National Industry (Lancaster, Pa.); Manufactures - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society Volume 34, number 5 (1930), p. 110-113Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34

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A history of brewing in Lancaster County, legal and otherwise

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Author: Lynch, Charles O.,

Date of Publication: 1966

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

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Responsibility: by Charles O. Lynch and John Ward Willson Loose.

Author: Lynch, Charles O.,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1966

Physical Description: [1]-100 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v 70, no. 1

Subjects: Brewing industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Breweries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Beer - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Prohibition - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Additional Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 70, number 1 (1966), p. 1-100Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.70

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A history of mining in Lancaster County : 1700-1900

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Author: Locher, Jack.

Date of Publication: 1960.

effect it would have on the flourishing Swedish iron industry. He claims to list all the iron mines in Pennsylvania of that year and among them are two in Lancaster County: the mine supplying Elizabeth Furnace and one at Martic Forge. The first he describes as a stratum mine and the second as consisting

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Responsibility: by Jack Locher.

Author: Locher, Jack.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1960.

Physical Description: [1]-16 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 64, no. 1

Subjects: Mines and mineral resources - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 64, number 1 (1960), p. 1-16Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.64

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In recognition of their prominence : a case study of the economic and social backgrounds of an ante-bellum Negro business and farming class in Lancaster County

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Author: Oblinger, Carl D.

Date of Publication: 1968.

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

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Responsibility: by Carl D. Oblinger.

Author: Oblinger, Carl D.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1968.

Physical Description: [65]-83 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 72, no. 2

Subjects: African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Economic conditions - History.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social conditions - History.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 72, number 2 (1968), p. 65-83Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.72

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Historical notes on the construction industry in Lancaster, Pa

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Author: Wohlsen, Robert S.

Date of Publication: 1985

Historical Notes on the Construction Industry in Lancaster, Pa. By Robert S. Wohlsen in comparing the building procedures and practices of the 17th and 18th centuries in and around Lancaster County and relate them to today's methods, unbelievably they turn out to be the same. I am glad to have had

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Responsibility: by Robert S. Wohlsen.

Author: Wohlsen, Robert S.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1985

Physical Description: 38-45 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 89, no. 2

Subjects: Mechanics' Society of the City and County (Lancaster, Pa.); Building - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Construction industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 89, number 2 (1985), p. 38-45Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.89

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Elizabeth Furnace Plantation Site : Archaeological information from the website of the Archaeology program at Millersville University

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Author: Millersville University.

Date of Publication: n.d.

Call Number: 672 M646

the ironmasters to transition to new markets when old ones disappeared allowed the furnace to survive and thrive, before, during, and after the American Revolution and continue to remain a competitive part of the iron industry until the mid-19th century. 1 - Sieling, J. H. "Baron Henry William Stiegel

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Author: Millersville University.

Place of Publication: Millersville, PA

Publisher: Millersville University

Date of Publication: n.d.

Subjects: Elizabeth Furnace Plantation (Lancaster County, Pa.); Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Excavations - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 672 M646

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Cannon Hill and the Hessian ditch with personal reminiscences of the Furnace Hills

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Author: Beck, Herbert Huebener,

Date of Publication: 1940

, between 1729 and 1813, was Lan- caster County. In Lancaster County these hills, from the days of the iron- masters there, are called the Furnace Hills. At the county seat of Lebanon County they are called the South Mountain. Viewed from Brickerville, Cannon Hill, immediately to the north, appears as a

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Responsibility: by Herbert H. Beck.

Author: Beck, Herbert Huebener,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1940

Physical Description: [21]-39 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 44, no. 2

Subjects: Furnace Hills (Lancaster County, Pa.); Hessian Ditch (Lancaster County, Pa.); Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 44, number 2 (1940), p. 21-39Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.44

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The Chickies furnaces : the first furnace using coal

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Author: Haldeman, Horace L.

Date of Publication: 1897

failures. With the discovery of hot blast, the conditions changed and it was then found that anthracite coal alone could be successfully used in the prod uction of pig iron. As the timber to produce charcoal was not plentiful in Lancaster county, the change to anthra- cite created quite a small " boom

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Alternate Title: Historical paper: The first furnace using coal.

Responsibility: by Horace L. Haldeman.

Author: Haldeman, Horace L.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1897

Physical Description: [14]-23 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 1

Subjects: Chickies Furnace (Lancaster County, Pa.); Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Iron foundries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 1 (1897), p. 14-23Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1

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A history of aeronautics in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author: Krantz, William E.

Date of Publication: 1986

A History of Aeronautics In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania By William E. Krantz The history of aeronautics, the operation of aircraft, in Lancaster Coun- ty covers a span of one hundred and fifty years. Lancaster has long been an air-minded community. Certainly, the feats of our famous native, John

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Responsibility: by William E. Krantz.

Author: Krantz, William E.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1986

Physical Description: 118-189 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 90, no. 3

Summary: Contents: The John Wise era - 19th century, balloons; Aeroplanes visit Lancaster County beginning in 1911; Early commercial airfields; The Jones era (barnstormers); A municipally owned commercial airfield; War clouds (WWII); The Post War Years; The new enlarged Lancaster municipal airport. There is a bibliography

Subjects: Wise, John, - 1808-1879.; Lancaster Aero Club (Lancaster, Pa.); Aeronautics - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Balloons - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Airports - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 90, number 3 (1986), p. 118-189Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.90

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Christian Myers, migrant iron master and a founder of Clarion County

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List of iron furnaces formerly operating in Clarion County

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Protectionism, wages and strikes in the anthracite iron industry of Lancaster County : 1840-1900

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Two notable mining industries of Lancaster County

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The anthracite iron industry of Lancaster County : rolling mills 1850-1900

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Lead and zinc industry in Lancaster County

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Anthracite iron blast furnaces in Lancaster County 1840-1900

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The substance of an address delivered at Poole Forge, Caernarvon, Lancaster County, Pa

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The early architecture of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : being an account of the origin and development of architectural forms in Lancaster County during the eighteenth century

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Early silver mining in Lancaster County and location of mines

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The story of Caernarvon

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The American Society of Lancaster County for the Promotion of Domestic Manufactures and National Industry

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A history of brewing in Lancaster County, legal and otherwise

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A history of mining in Lancaster County : 1700-1900

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In recognition of their prominence : a case study of the economic and social backgrounds of an ante-bellum Negro business and farming class in Lancaster County

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Elizabeth Furnace Plantation Site : Archaeological information from the website of the Archaeology program at Millersville University

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