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The accounts of two Pennsylvania German furniture makers--Abraham Overholt, Bucks County, 1790-1833, and Peter Ranck, Lebanon County, 1794-1817

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Author
Overholt, Abraham,
Date of Publication
1978.
Call Number
684 K44
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translated and edited by Alan G. Keyser, Larry M. Neff, and Frederick S. Weiser.
ISBN
0911122389
Author
Overholt, Abraham,
Place of Publication
Breinigsville
Publisher
Pennsylvania German Society,
Date of Publication
1978.
Physical Description
xvii, 238 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Sources and documents of the Pennsylvania Germans ;
Subjects
Overholt, Abraham, - 1765-1834.
Ranck, Peter, - 1770-1851.
Furniture industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Bucks County
Furniture industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County
Bucks County (Pa.) - History.
Lebanon County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Ranck, Peter,
Keyser, Alan G.
Neff, Larry M.
Weiser, Frederick Sheely,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
684 K44
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The ironmasters of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : including Henry Steigel, Robert Coleman, the Grubb dynasty, Henry Haldeman, Henry Watts, and many others

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Author
Martin, Richard E.
Date of Publication
[2014]
©2014
Call Number
672 M382
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Responsibility
by Richard E. Martin.
ISBN
9780615967578
0615967574
Author
Martin, Richard E.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]
Morgantown, PA
Publisher
Richard E. Martin,
Printed by Masthof Press
Date of Publication
[2014]
©2014
Physical Description
vi, 193 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 23 cm
Notes
"Over 120 illustrations."
Includes bibliographical references (171-172) and index.
Contents
Labor on the plantation -- Charcoal making -- Furnaces operation -- Refining the iron -- Lancaster furnaces -- Rolling mills -- Ironworks sequence -- The ironmasters -- Ore mines -- Preserved iron furnaces -- Paths and trails -- Fords and ferries.
Subjects
Stiegel, Henry William, - 1729-1785.
Coleman, Robert, - 1748-1825.
Coleman family.
Grubb family.
Haldeman, Henry B.
Haldeman family.
Watts, Henry.
Jacobs family.
Potts family.
Taylor family.
Watts family.
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Charcoal industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Iron and steel workers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Biography.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
672 M382
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Arms makers of Pennsylvania

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Author
Whisker, James B.,
Date of Publication
c1990.
Call Number
683.4 W576 Oversize
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Responsibility
James B. Whisker.
ISBN
0941664813 (alk. paper)
Author
Whisker, James B.,
Place of Publication
Selinsgrove : London ; Cranbury, NJ
Publisher
Susquehanna University Press ; Associated University Presses,
Date of Publication
c1990.
Physical Description
218 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 215-218.
Subjects
Firearms industry and trade - Pennsylvania
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
683.4 W576 Oversize
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Souvenir of the pilgrimage of the Historical Society of Berks County to Windsor Forges (1742) in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : September 2, 1921

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Date of Publication
1921.
Call Number
728.37 W766
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Responsibility
presented by Miss Blanche Nevin.
Place of Publication
[ S.l
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
1921.
Physical Description
8 p. : ill.
Notes
Includes letter written by Blanche Nevin tipped in.
Includes article "A Family Fruitful in Ministers' Wives" by Rev. William P. White.
Subjects
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania.
Windsor Forge - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 W766
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The anthracite iron industry of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : 1840-1900. A thesis presented to the faculty of the Department of Social Studies, Millersville State College, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Education

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1967.
Call Number
669.1 L863
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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Millersville, Pa
Publisher
State College,
Date of Publication
1967.
Physical Description
viii, 171 β. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: β. 141-153.
Contents
Chikiswalungo Furnace -- Henry Clay Furnace -- Sarah Ann Furnace -- Conestoga Furnace -- Marietta Furnace -- Donegal Furnace -- Cordelia Furnace -- Safe Harbor Furnace -- St. Charles Furnace -- Eagle Furnace -- Vesta Furnace -- Railroads -- Chickies Furnace -- Penn Iron Works Rolling Mill -- Lancaster Manufacturing Co. -- Penn Iron Co. -- Safe Harbor Rolling Mill -- Reeves, Abbott And Co. -- Columbia Rolling Mill -- Smith, Bruner, Sourbeer and Co. -- Lancaster Rolling Mill -- Susquehanna Rolling Mill -- Susquehanna Iron Co. -- Chickies Rolling Mill -- Columbia Iron Co. Rolling Mill -- Shawnee Furnace.
Subjects
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Srikes and lockouts
Additional Corporate Author
Millersville State College (Millersville, Pa.). Graduate Studies Division. Masters thesis. History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
669.1 L863
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The Pennsylvania flintlock rifle and William Henry, gunsmith and patriot of the Revolutionary War

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Author
Dyke, Samuel E.
Call Number
708 O44 1980
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Author
Dyke, Samuel E.
Physical Description
55-60 p.
Notes
In: The Old Lancaster Antiques Show 1980.
Subjects
Henry, William, - 1729-1786.
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Kentucky rifle.
Firearms industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Rifles - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
708 O44 1980
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A plan for institutional services for Lancaster county, Pennsylvania : a report to the board of county commissioners of Lancaster county

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Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.) Citizens' Advisory Committee.
Date of Publication
1961.
Call Number
352.96 L245ca
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Responsibility
by the Citizens' Advisory Committee.
Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.) Citizens' Advisory Committee.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1961.
Physical Description
36 leaves ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Hospitals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Hospitals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Planning.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Planning.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Prisons and reformatories.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Prisons and reformatories.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352.96 L245ca
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A survey of 19th century iron industry in Lancaster County

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1954.
Survey. of 19th Century iron Industry in Lancaster County BY JACK WARD WILLSON LOOSE The romance of eighteenth century iron industry has appealed to many historians, novelists and artists. Mention of this dram- atic enterprise immediately suggests lovely stone mansions sur- rounded, plantation-wise
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Responsibility
by Jack Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1954.
Physical Description
[85]-105 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 58, no. 4
Subjects
Iron mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 58, number 4 (1954), p. 85-105Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.58
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Protectionism, wages and strikes in the anthracite iron industry of Lancaster County : 1840-1900

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1982
Protectionism, Wages and Strikes in the Anthracite Iron Industry of Lancaster County: 1840-1900 By John Ward Willson Loose This article has been excerpted from the author's master's thesis completed in 1967 • The Anthracite Iron Industry of Lancaster County, Pa.: 1840-1900. During much of the
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Responsibility
by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1982
Physical Description
2-23 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 86, no. 1
Subjects
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Coal-fired furnaces.
Rolling-mills.
Strikes and lockouts
Protectionism - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 86, number 1 (1982), p. 2-23Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.86
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Geologic notes on the Pequea Silver Mine, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : A brief history of the Pequea Silver Mine Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Foose, Richard Martin,
Date of Publication
1947.
Call Number
550 F686
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Responsibility
Richard M. Foose.
Author
Foose, Richard Martin,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa. : Franklin and Marshall College
Date of Publication
1947.
Physical Description
[13 p] ; 25 cm.
Notes
From the proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science : Vol. XXL, 1947.
Includes index.
Summary
Refers to several mines in a half mile square area in Lancaster County marked by Pequea Creek in the south, Silver Mine Run in the east , and an unnamed tributary to Pequea Creek to the west.
Subjects
Geology - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mines and mineral resources - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Silver mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Price, John W.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
550 F686
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