The third book in a series of photographic histories of the county highlights how Lancastrians had fun and spent their leisure time from the late 1800s to 1970. Its chapters cover a wide range of subjects-from amusement parks to swimming holes to movie theaters to athletic events.
The fourth book in a series of photographic histories of the county illustrates how Lancastrians participated in times of war. From the Civil War to the Iraq war , from the homefront to the trenches, whether gathering scrap or going off to foreign lands.
Lancaster County contains the most concentrated record of Native American habitation in all of Pennsylvania, with 1,470 unique archeological sites cataloged as of January 2008. Topics in this resource include the following: the Susquehannocks; the Schultz Site; the Washington Boro Site; the Roberts Site; the Frey-Haverstick Site; the Strickler Site; the Oscar Leibhart Site; the Byrd Leibhart Site; the Nanticokes; Peter Bezaillion; Martin Chartier; the Conestoga Massacre; and others.
The author, Jeri Jones, is a geoarchseologost who operates a geological services company and is employed by the York County department of Parks and Recreation.
Summary
"Written for the novice, the reader will learn much about our landscape and the numerous events that took place here over the past one billion years. Rocks in the three-county area represent two continental collisions and breakups; an ocean and beach environment; a chain of volcanic islands off of the coast of ancient North America and severe erosion and weathering including the Ice Age.The reader will learn of the many fossils found in the area including dinosaur foot prints, trilobites, petrified wood and shells. Because the area also contains valuable mineral resources, a section is presented describing key quarries, mines and mineral specimens. What makes TimeWalk interesting, however, is the listing of 'Where Can I See These Rocks' sites at the end of each chapter." [copy from an advertisement of the book]
Prepared for Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 8-0.
CD inserted in envelope in back of v.1.
Contents
Project need and description--Description of the area of potential effect--Methodology--Summary of previous documentation--Results of reconnaissance survey--Historical overview--Agricultural context--Community development context--Industrial context--Transportation context--Tourism context--Survey and report methodology.
