Colonial Lancaster / was a Center / this tablet / is erected on the Bicen- tennial / of Lancaster's / Incorporation as a Borough / May 1, 1742/ by the / Lancaster County / Historical Society / May 1, 1942. "The Historical Society presents this tablet to the city with authentic assurance of the facts of

creative skill of a young artist who is a native son of Lancaster county," the speaker termed it a "satisfaction to all of us that a county that has produced Jacob Eichholtz, Peter Lehn Grosh, Arthur Armstrong and Ludwig Reingruber, should continue to develop young artists." GIVES HISTORY OF PAINTING Dr

the city as a desirable asset for the entire county and an attractive alternative to suburban areas. • Tourism - Historic sites are a proven at­ traction for tourists, consistently ranking as one of the major reasons Lancaster County is visited by between 3.5 and 5 million people annually (who add

and a garden which extended back of Miss Wolff's house and back of our yard to what is now Lancaster Avenue. Mr. Killeffer made hand-made cigars and he raised de- licious corn. He had a daughter named Alice. Across the street from us, where the Lestz wholesale store now stands, was the James Street

A Lancaster City Boy of the Gay Nineties Part 2* by Abner McMichael Eyde with Miriam Eyde Bixler A boy really worked for his spending money in my day, none of this allowance business. You got a few pennies for Sunday School and church and mostly that was it, unless your older brothers and sisters

fully into effect." The President appointed on this committee A. K. Hostetter, Dr. F. R. Diffenderffer and Miss Martha B. Clark. History of the Celebration. The first move for the celebration of the Centennial of the incorporation of Lancaster as a city was made in October, 1916, in a communication to