celebration that took place at Williamson Park on Friday afternoon, Septem- ber 20, 1912, and the highest hopes of its progenitors, the members of the Lancaster County Historical Society, were realized in full. Several thou- sand citizens of the city and county were in attendance and the event, so timed as to

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to the treaty this year also. (Do.) It was also this year that coal was discovered at Lykens, "near Lancaster County": It was 30 miles from Harrisburg. V. 5 p. 384. 1759 Barracks were erected at Lancaster in 1759 in consequence of the distract- ed state of the county by Indian cruelties and French

EXTRACTS FROM THE EARLY COURT RECORDS OF CHESTER COUNTY, PA. By H. WILSON EARLY APPOINTMENTS OF OFFICERS TO SERVE IN WHAT IS NOW LANCASTER COUNTY W ILLIAM PENN, proprietary and governor, made the first appointments of justices for the Province of Pennsylvania. Succeeding governors continued to

The Political History and Development of Lancaster County's First Twenty Years, 1729-1749 Partisan political sentiment existed in Lancaster county at the time of its creation in 1729, the division of sentiment being on the very question of organizing the county. The econ- omical German-Swiss

., 305. Thomas Craesap's testimony as to boundary troubles. - 1 A., 311. He contends that he was arrested, assaulted and knocked down by Lancaster County men near Washington Borough-Blue Rock. - 1 A., 311. Gordon's reply to Ogle, giving his view of the border troubles. 1 A., 313 Gordon says the

century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1916. Description: 155-194 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 20, no. 7 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.20 Location: LCHSJL -- Journal Article (reading room

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