The chronicles of Middletown, containing a compilation of facts, biographical sketches, reminiscences, anecdotes, &c., connected with the history of one of the oldest towns in Pennsylvania
xv, 219 p. : ill. (some col.), geneal. table ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
This is the family history of prominent civic leaders and industrial promoters of Lancaster. Steinman Enterprises in Lancaster have included hardware merchandising, cotton and iron manufacture, newspaper and commercial printing, radio, television and cable television.
Includes text of: Laws relating to the Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company (Chambersburg, Pa. : M. Kieffer, 1860).
Bibliography: p. 63-64.
Contents
Contents: 1. A brief look at the development of turnpikes -- 2. The origination of the Chambersburg-Bedford Turnpike Company -- 3. Growth and demise of the company -- 4. End of an era -- 5. Bridges -- 6. Tollgates and tollhouses -- 7. Incidents along the pike -- Stockholders, managers and toolkeepers -- Sources -- Laws of the Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company
