Water powered grist mills of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1750-1825 From the King's Continental, State and County tax and assessment lists at the Lancaster County Historical Society, 1971
A compilation of 24 papers on various aspects of life in Lancaster county, Pa. in 1976.
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Contents
Industry -- Retailing --Private finance -- Office space -- Tourism --Agriculture -- Jobs and Income -- Government finance -- Housing -- Culture and the Arts -- Historic Resources -- Education and Learning -- Minorities -- Poverty -- Recreation -- Criminal Justice -- Government organization -- Health Care -- Utilities -- Transportation -- Land use -- Environment -- Urban design -- Planning.
"Amish farmer in Lancaster County, PA, remembers the depression and talks about the history of farming in America, concentrating on the changes which have taken place in rural life over the past fifty or more years. This is a book filled with colorful anecdotes, thoughtful observations, and homespun wisdom." The author "also discusses the influences of the outside world which the Amish farmer must continually face and offers insights into how they continue to preserve their way of life." [from the dust jacket]
A plot map and coded listing of information given on grave markers and tombstones in Bermudian Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Washington Township, York County, Pennsylvania
