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A history of the Garden Spot High School area

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19464
Date of Publication
1958
Call Number
975.815 EARL H674
Responsibility
by the Garden Spot Chapter Pennsylvania Federation of Junior Historians
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.] ;
Date of Publication
1958
Physical Description
27 p. ; 15 cm.
Notes
Includes advertising
Subjects
Pennsylvania Federation of Junior Historians
New Holland (Pa.) - History
Terre Hill (Pa.) - History
Brecknock Township - Lancaster County, Pa. - History
Caernarvon Township - Lancaster County, Pa. - History
Earl Township - Lancaster County, Pa. - History
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.815 EARL H674
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Chester County landmarks : including landmarks at Brandywine and Valley Forge

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6013
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
1956.
Call Number
974.813 M159
Responsibility
pen-and-ink drawings by Henry T. MacNeill.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Whitford, Pa
Publisher
Stephen Moylan Press,
Date of Publication
1956.
Physical Description
vi, 37 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Notes
"First printing for the Chester County Day Committee."
Subjects
Chester County (Pa.) - History.
Chester County (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Valley Forge (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
MacNeill, Henry T.
Additional Corporate Author
Chester County (Pa.). Historical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 M159
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Book of the centuries : official publication of the Cumberland-Carlisle Bicentennial Celebration

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Corporate Author
Cumberland-Carlisle Bicentennial Celebration
Date of Publication
1951?]
Call Number
974.843 C278b
Responsibility
editor, Albert Carrière.
Corporate Author
Cumberland-Carlisle Bicentennial Celebration
Place of Publication
[Carlisle, Pa.?
Publisher
Cumberland-Carlisle Bicentennial Committee,
Date of Publication
1951?]
Physical Description
108, [8] p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
Notes
"Held at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, June 17 to June 23, 1951 to commemorate the 200th anniversaries of Cumberland County and of Carlisle, Pennsylvania."
Subjects
Carlisle (Pa.) - Centennial celebrations, etc.
Cumberland County (Pa.) - Centennial celebrations, etc.
Carlisle (Pa.) - History.
Cumberland County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Carrière, Albert.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.843 C278b
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"Old Bangor" 1734 Episcopal Church Churchtown, Lanc. Co. Pa

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2030
Date of Publication
1958.
Call Number
283 B216
Alternate Title
Bangor Church history told by W. F. Worner and Robert E. Simpson.
Place of Publication
Typescript
Date of Publication
1958.
Physical Description
35 leaves ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Bangor Episcocal Church (Churchtown, Pa.) - History.
Episcopal Church - Pennsylvania - Churchtown - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.
Additional Author
Worner, W. F.
Simpson, Robert E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
283 B216
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200th anniversary, 1754-1954, Intercourse, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3804
Corporate Author
Intercourse Civic Association, Intercourse, Pa.
Date of Publication
1954.
Call Number
974.815 LEAC I61
Corporate Author
Intercourse Civic Association, Intercourse, Pa.
Place of Publication
Intercourse, Pa
Publisher
Intercourse Civic Association,
Date of Publication
1954.
Physical Description
192 p. : illus. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes advertisements.
Historical souvenir book and tourist guide.
Subjects
Amish.
Intercourse (Pa.) - History - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Leacock (Pa. : Township)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LEAC I61
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Collection
Transportation Collection
Title
Transportation Collection
Object ID
MG0123
Date Range
1819-1977
Subject Headings: Letters Minutes (Records) Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co. Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike (Pa.) Posters Railroads Rates and tolls Reading & Columbia Railroad Company Street-railroads Trolley cars Search Terms: Adamstown Bittersville, Lower Windsor Twp., York County Blueprints
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Collection
Transportation Collection
Title
Transportation Collection
Description
The Transportation Collection contains documents regarding turnpikes, railroads, Conestoga Traction Co., Conestoga Transportation Co., and the Red Rose Transit Authority. The types of items include correspondence, financial papers, business papers, stock certificates, tickets, schedules, maps of routes, and a blueprint.
Date Range
1819-1977
Year Range From
1819
Year Range To
1977
Date of Accumulation
1819-1977
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Bitner, John R.
Boardman, Harris
Bowman, John Jacob
Boyer, Zaccur Prall
Cirt, Anna N.
Griest, William Walton
Hostetter, Albert Keller
Kemrer, Clarence M.
Knapp, Walter
Kreider, Kate
Kriebel, Howard Wiegner
McClellan, Oliver Eldridge
Royer, David
Shuman, James P.
Wohlsen, Anna
Wohlsen, Peter
Subjects
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike (Pa.)
Posters
Railroads
Rates and tolls
Reading & Columbia Railroad Company
Street-railroads
Trolley cars
Search Terms
Adamstown
Bittersville, Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania
Blueprints
Booklets
Brochures
Campbelltown, South Londonderry Twp., Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Center Square Road Station
Chestnut Street
Christiana
Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Columbia
Columbia, Ironville and Mount Joy Railroad
Conestoga Traction Company
Conestoga Transportation Company
Conewago Water and Power Company
Correspondence
Dallastown, York County, Pennsylvania
Drawings
Duke Street
East Belt line
East King Street
East Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.
Elizabethtown
Engleside, Lancaster Twp.
Ephemera
Ephrata
Express Printing Company
Greeting cards
Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania
Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Ironville, West Hempfield Twp.
J. G. Brill Company
Kinport Road
Lancaster
Lancaster and York Furnace Street Railway
Lancaster and Columbia Division, Conestoga Transportation Company
Lancaster and Lititz Passenger Railroad Company
Lancaster, Elizabethtown, and Middletown Turnpike
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Letters
Lititz
Maple Grove
Maps
Marietta Avenue
North Market Street
Mechanicsburg, Upper Leacock Twp.
Mechanicsville, East Hempfield Twp.
Minutes
Mount Joy
Mulberry Street
National Railway Historical Society
Neffsville, Manheim Twp.
North End Photo Finishing House
North Lime Street
North Queen Street
Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Penn Square
Pequea Twp.
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photographs
Placards
Substations
President Avenue
Princess Street
Prospect Street
Quarryville
Railroads
Rates and tolls
Reading and Columbia Railroad Company
Receipts
Red Rose Transit Authority
Reports
Roads
Rocky Springs Railroad Company
Schuylkill Navigation Company
Scrapbooks
South Mountain Railroad
South Queen Street
Stock certificates
Susquehanna Railroad
Tickets
Tolls
Trolley car barns
Trolley car yards
Trolley cars
Trolleys
Turnpikes
Walnut Street
WGAL (television station)
Williams Park Station
Willow Street Turnpike
Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania
WLAN (radio station)
Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania
York Bus Company
York Fair
York Railway Company
Extent
2 boxes, 31 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0123
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Transportation Collection (MG0123), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-123
Classification
MG0123
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 23 September 2021.
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Collection
Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection
Title
Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection (MG-0029)
Object ID
MG0029
Date Range
1916-1993
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Collection
Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection
Title
Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection (MG-0029)
Description
General Strickler was a three star general who served in the Mexican Conflict, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Far East Command in Japan. He was born in Columbia, Pa., educated as a lawyer, and served as Pennsylvania's Republican Lieutenant Governor from 1947-1950. Collection includes military citations and certificates, correspondence when elected, speaking engagements, clubs and organizations, and photographs.
Admin/Biographical History
Daniel Bursk Strickler
Personal Life:
Daniel Bursk Strickler was born on 17 May 1897 in Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His parents, Calvin Ruby Strickler and Harriet Bursk Strickler, raised him in Columbia. Strickler married Caroline Grace Bolton on 11 October 1924. Daniel and Caroline Strickler had two children, Nancy Cupper Strickler and Daniel Bursk Strickler, Jr. Daniel Bursk Strickler, Sr. died on 21 June 1992.
Military Career:
Daniel Strickler enlisted in the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry of the Army National Guard under the command of General Edward C. Shannon as a private on 31 January 1916. By April, Strickler was promoted to corporal and in July was assigned to the Mexican Border Conflict as a sergeant. He soon showed his value as a soldier and leader, and in April of 1917 was elected second lieutenant of Company C of the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry of the Army National Guard.
In September, Strickler was promoted once again to first lieutenant, at the same time that Company C became Company B of the 109th Machine Gun Battalion of the 28th Infantry Division of the United States Army. His company was deployed to France in September 1917 during World War I. Strickler served in five French campaigns including the Battle of Argonne Forest, which was when he received his Purple Heart. He obtained several commissions over the next eleven years including captain in 1918, major in 1922 and lieutenant colonel in 1928.
Just seven years after being promoted to colonel, Strickler was sent to France for a second time. He was in command of the 28th Division, Infantry Regiment during World War II. In 1942, he started command with the 109th Unit and then the 110th Unit of the 28th Division. In June of 1944, Strickler and his men landed at Omaha Beach. Strickler commanded troops during the Battle of the Bulge in the following December. He returned to the United States after three years of fighting.
Strickler was presented the honor of brigadier general in March of 1946 and on 24 December 1947, he was promoted to major general. Strickler remained in the Army and served in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. Afterwards, he served as an advisor for the Army as a diplomat to Korea until his retirement in 1957. Strickler's final commission occurred on 8 February 1960 to lieutenant general. He had been honored many times and received military decorations for valor, heroism, and dedication including three stars.
Education:
Daniel Strickler attended Columbia area public schools until he graduated from Columbia High School in 1916. He was the captain of the track team, president of the junior and senior class, and a member of the baseball and basketball teams. Upon his return from World War I in 1918, Strickler enrolled at Cornell University Law School in Ithaca, New York. He took on many more responsibilities at this stage of his life. Not only did he receive his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in 1922, but he was also a member of various organizations, clubs and teams during his three years at Cornell University. He was captain of the track team and a member of the Senior Honor Society. Strickler was also president of the following organizations: Senior Class, Student Council, Quill and Dagger Society and Alpha Kappa Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
Professional Career:
Daniel Strickler was admitted to the Bar of several courts during the 1920s including Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; Courts of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Superior Court of Pennsylvania; United States District Court; and United States Supreme Court. He worked with several law firms after obtaining his degree and in 1930, between the births of his two children, he established his own law firm in Lancaster. His legal career was not much different from his military or educational careers. He was involved with various professional organizations such as Pennsylvania Bar Association, Lancaster Bar Association, The American Bar Association, the Blackstonian Club of Lancaster, and the Republican Club. Strickler served as Auditor for Lancaster County from 1927 to 1929 and on a Special Counsel for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1928 to 1930. In 1931, Strickler was elected to the Pennsylvania Legislature to serve in the House of Representatives, thus jump-starting his political career.
Political Career:
The political career of Daniel Strickler brought him several new titles including auditor, special counsel member, representative, commissioner, solicitor, committeeman, delegate and lieutenant governor. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives during 1931 and 1932, General and Special Sessions. In 1931, Strickler served as the delegate for Pennsylvania at the National Young Republican Conference in Washington, DC. He was the temporary president of the Young Republican State Committee (YRSC) during 1931 as well. After his temporary appointment, he became an executive committee member of YRSC until 1936 and was also appointed as treasurer from 1934 until 1936.
From April to December of 1932, Strickler became the commissioner of the police department of Lancaster City as a special temporary appointment. During this time, he was in charge of cleaning up the police department and taking a stand against corruption and crime. He was a strong prohibitionist and cleaned up the city. Upon selection, he became the solicitor for Lancaster County, the York-Lancaster Inter-County Bridge Commission, and the Lancaster Municipal Airport from 1933 to 1941. He also served as the Republican County Committeeman for the 1st Precinct, 6th Ward, in Lancaster City until 1941. In 1946, Strickler was elected lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, which he fulfilled from 1947 until 1950 when he resigned to serve in the Korean War.
System of Arrangement
Boxes 1-6 are organized by subject. Scrapbooks are organized by volume
Book 1: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, Military Records, November 1918-February 1933
Book 2: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, [1919-1922]
Book 3: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, October 1923-January 1947
Book 4: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, April 1932-November 1933
Book 5: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, February 1942-September 1975
Book 6: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, March 1945-January 1947
Book 7: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, January 1947-May 1948
Book 8: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, January 1947-October 1950
Book 9: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, January 1958-March 1958
Date Range
1916-1993
Creation Date
1897-1992
Year Range From
1916
Year Range To
1993
Creator
Strickler, Daniel Bursk
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Bradley, Omar Nelson
Clark, Mark
Eisenhower, Dwight David "Ike"
Eisenhower, Mary Geneva Doud "Mamie"
Groff, John
Ridgeway, Matthew Bunker
Strickler, Daniel Bursk
Taylor, Lydia Happer
Taylor, Maxwell Davenport
Subjects
Broadsides
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
College Student Government, Cornell University
Columbia (Pa.)
Cornell University--Track and field
Cornell University. Law School
France
Germany
Harrisburg (Pa.)
Ithaca (N.Y.)
Korean War, 1950-1953
Lancaster (Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local
Letters
Mexican Border Conflict
Mexico
Military decorations--United States
Pennsylvania--Lieutenant Governor (1947-1951 : Strickler)
Phi Delta Phi
Political cartoons
Politicians--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Quill and Dagger Society (Cornell University)
Scrapbooks
Swimmandos
United States. Army Reserves
Veterans--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
Young Men's Christian Association of Lancaster, Pa.
Search Terms
Broadsides
College Student Government, Cornell University
Columbia
Cornell University Law School
Correspondence
France
Germany
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Ithaca, New York
Korean War
Lancaster
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Letters
Lieutenant Governor
Mexican Border Conflict
Mexico
Military decorations
Phi Delta Phi
Political cartoons
Politicians
Quill and Dagger Society (Cornell University)
Scrapbooks
Swimmandos
Track and field
Veterans
World War I
World War II
WWI
WWII
Young Men's Christian Association
Extent
6 boxes, 54 folders, 9 scrapbooks, 6 cubic feet
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0029
Associated Material
Located at Pennsylvania State Archives:
Daniel B. Strickler Collection, 1916- 1919, 1943- 1957, 1967, & undated, 3 cu. ft., Manuscript Group 356
Related Item Notes
Located in the LancasterHistory.org research library:
Distinguished Military Men: Word Portraits of Eight of Columbia's Finest, by Wayne Von Stetten, Call No. 923.5 V945
Coming of Age in Columbia, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 905.748 SM (Oct. 1981)
Memoirs of Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant General Daniel Bursk Strickler, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 923.5 S917
Lancaster Law Library Association, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, esq., Call No. 974.9 L245 v. 39
Soul of America, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 974.9 L245 v. 71
Daniel B. Strickler, World War I Diary, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 923.5 S917d
25 Cited as Most Influential Lancaster Countians of the Century, by John Ward Willson Loose, Call No. 974.9 L245 v. 102, no. 4
Please see the Curatorial Collection for objects and the Photograph Collection for photographs.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions for Boxes 1-6. Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Scrapbooks:
Book 1: Please make an appointment with the archivist.
Book 2: Please make an appointment with the archivist.
Book 3: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Book 4: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Book 5: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Book 6: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Book 7: Please make an appointment with the archivist.
Book 8: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.
Book 9: Please make an appointment with the archivist.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-29
Classification
MG0029
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Boxes 1-6 were cataloged prior to July 1997. Scrapbooks 1-9 were cataloged in 2008. Added to database 5 September 2017.
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Yorktown, a forgotten capital

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7110
Author
Van Baman, William Walter,
Date of Publication
1950.
Call Number
974.841 V218
Responsibility
illustrated by Elizabeth McMillan Quinn.
Author
Van Baman, William Walter,
Place of Publication
[York? Pa.]
Publisher
Priv. print.,
Date of Publication
1950.
Physical Description
88 p. illus. 22 cm.
Summary
"This is not intended as a serious history. It is a review of existing authorities, all of whom are quoted, and an assembly of facts and tradition plus some imagination, the latter employed as a vehicle to bring to the people of York County some knowledge of the problems which faced our forbears and the means which they probably employed to solve them. It relates solely to the Colonial and Revolutionary periods, and attempts to portray some of the highly dramatic scenes when Yorktown was the frontier capital of the young nation." [from the preface]
Subjects
York County (Pa.) - History.
York (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.841 V218
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John Pearson's description of Lancaster and Columbia in 1801

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1177
Author
Mast, John H.
Date of Publication
1957.
JOHN PEARSON'S DESCRIPTION OF LANCASTER AND COLUMBIA IN 1801 John Pearson believed that the "various abilities and different pursuits of men" should be exerted for "the information and instruction of the whole." He was one of the founders and ardent supporters of "the Friendly Society for diffusing
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Responsibility
by John H. Mast.
Author
Mast, John H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1957.
Physical Description
[49]-61 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 61, no. 2
Summary
John Pearson's observations of Lancaster came about when he came to Lancaster, the state capital at the time, as a state senator representing Philadelphia city and County and Delaware County.
Subjects
Pearson, John, - 1740-1829.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
Columbia (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 61, number 2 (1957), p. 49-61Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.61
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Stories radiating from Conestoga Centre

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4000
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1952
of the place. Here also are the remains of 2 From Eshleman History, as compiled by Mrs. Irene R. Donovan, of York, Pa., in the library of the Lancaster County Historical Society. 3 On the farm once owned by Jacob K. Pickle. ��gallant soldiers of many wars. A large stone marks the resting place of
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Responsibility
by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1952
Physical Description
[1]-19 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 56, no. 1
Subjects
Conestoga Center (Pa.) - History.
Conestoga (Pa. : Township) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 56, number 1 (1952), p. 1-19Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.56
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