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A brief history of transportation in Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9380
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
1979.
Call Number
380 L643
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Responsibility
by Gerald S. Lestz ; [photography, Donald Eckert and William Windham].
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Science Press,
Date of Publication
1979.
Physical Description
117 p. : ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
Notes
LCHS has 635 of 850.
Bibliography: p. 115-116.
Contents
At First, Everybody Walked--The Conestoga Wagon--Wright's and other Ferries--We did a lot of Canal Business--Arks and Rafts--Fulton Succeeded where Others Failed--Ships Carried Lancaster Names--First Transatlantic Balloon Flight--The Lancaster Turnpike--Bridges Over the Susquehanna--Covered Bridges Give Distinction--The Trolley Era--Early Trains--Old Trains in State Museum--The Horseless Carriage--The Historic Amish Carriage.
Subjects
Wise, John, - 1808-1879.
Fulton, Robert, - 1765-1815.
Transportation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
380 L643
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Lancaster at work : business in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17040
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
381 L245b
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ISBN
0974016233 (pbk.)
Place of Publication
Lancaster, PA
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
vi, 138 p. : ill. ; 23 x 25 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
Join Lancaster's citizens for a day at the office-or the factory. More than 130 photographs illustrate how men and women have made a living.
Subjects
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.)  - History  - 19th century  - Pictorial works.
 Lancaster County (Pa.)  - History  - 19th century  - Pictorial works.
 Lancaster County (Pa.)  - Social life and customs  - 19th century  - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Aleci, Linda S.
Heckles, Marianne.
Lestz, Gerald S.
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Rauhauser, Barry R.
Ryan,Thomas R.
Tennies, Heather S.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
381 L245b
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The lure of Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3198
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
1987.
Call Number
974.815 LACO L643L
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Responsibility
by Gerald S. Lestz.
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Printed and published by Science Press,
Date of Publication
1987.
Physical Description
4 p.l., 122 p., 1 l. : ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
Series
Science Press Keepsake ; no. 18.
Notes
LCHS has no. 300 of limited edition.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L643L
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Lancaster County unlimited: see and do; handbook to help you find the innumerable delights of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
c1968.
Call Number
974.815 LACO L245
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Responsibility
by Gerald S. Lestz.
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
J. Baer's Sons,
Date of Publication
c1968.
Physical Description
47 p. illus., maps, ports. 28 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Guidebooks.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L245
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Lancaster Pennsylvania and suburbs street directory : zip codes and locations of over 3000 local streets

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19839
Date of Publication
1998.
Call Number
917.4815 L244s 1998
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Stemgas Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1998.
Physical Description
64 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
" ... includes East Petersburg, Landisville, Leola, Lititz, Millersville, Mountville, Strasburg, Willow Street."
Cover title.
Introduction signed: Gerry Lestz, editor.
Subjects
Streets - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Directories.
Streets.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Directories.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Directories.
Additional Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
917.4815 L244s 1998
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Artists' album/Lancaster County : two centuries of America's garden spot through the eyes of artists

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Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
1983.
Call Number
759.1 L643
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Responsibility
by Gerald S. Lestz.
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
[Ephrata, Pa.]
Publisher
Science Press,
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
87, [56] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 x 28 cm.
Notes
Click on Table of Contents for more information.
Contents
Earliest view of Lancaster County -- Second Courthouse by Latrobe -- Penn Square from South Queen Street -- Massacre by the Paxtang Boys -- Lancaster as seen from the Southwest -- Eichholtz' view of the Conestoga -- Lancaster's first water works -- Old City Mill -- David McNeely Stauffer -- Early industry in Lancaster -- Lancaster's first railroad station -- Witmer's Bridge -- View of Lancaster from prison tower -- Mystery in Samuel Sloan's history -- Ephrata Cloister -- Ephrata Mountain Springs Hotel -- Howard Pyle and the Cloister -- Lititz -- Battle artist at Linden Hall -- Jacob Stauffer, unsung artist -- The Susquehanna's influence -- The Haldeman/Darwin connection -- Wright's Ferry -- A Russian's view of U.S. in 1812 -- Columbia's bridges -- Lloyd Mifflin -- Safe Harbor's forgotten past -- Robert Fulton's birthplace -- Educational buildings -- Harry M. Book -- Paul W. Brubaker -- David Brumbach -- Hattie Brunner -- Charles X. Carlson -- William Early -- Hubert J. FitzGerald -- Josephine K. Foltz -- Delores Hackenberger -- Joanne W. Hensel -- Mike Heberlein -- Dick Hess -- Laura Huyett -- Charles I. Kent -- Constantine J. Kermes -- Margaret G. Lestz -- Robert M. Libhart -- Robert Lyon -- Emmett Murphy -- Warren Rohrer -- John Sheppard -- Grace T. Steinmetz --Florence Taylor -- Myrtle Tremblay -- Barbara Whipple.
Subjects
Art, American.
Lancaster County (Pa.) in art.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
759.1 L643
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A child's guide to Lancaster county

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14258
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
1978.
Call Number
974.815 LACO L644 1978
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Responsibility
Gerald S. Lestz.
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Country Day School,
Date of Publication
1978.
Physical Description
64 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L644 1978
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A child's guide to Lancaster County

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Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Edition
2nd ed.
Date of Publication
1986.
Call Number
974.815 LACO L644 1986
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Responsibility
by Gerald S. Lestz.
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Country Day School,
Date of Publication
1986.
Physical Description
64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Includes index.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L644 1986
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Outdoor Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : What you can see and do mostly free, where and when

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Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
2001.
Call Number
796 L644
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Responsibility
by Gerald S. Lestz.
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
John Baer's Sons ,
Date of Publication
2001.
Physical Description
62 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
796 L644
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State of the arts in Lancaster County--1989

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Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
1989
choirs and military bands. The Lancaster County Art Association was pioneering. New groups became active in the latter 40s and early 50s. Lancaster Opera Workshop was formed, an innovation for a town our size. The Symphony was organized. Echo Valley Art Group became active. The Pennsylvania Guild of
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Responsibility
by Gerald S. and Margaret G. Lestz.
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1989
Physical Description
[34]-54 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.92, no. 2
Subjects
Art, American - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Music - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Lestz, Margaret G.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 92, number 2 (1989), p. 34-54Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.92
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