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Assessment lists and other manuscript documents of Lancaster County prior to 1729

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Author: Eshleman, Henry Frank,

Date of Publication: 1916.

documents--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History --18th century. Tax assessment--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History --18th century. Land grants--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History--18th century. Deeds--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History--18th century. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--18th

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Responsibility: by H. Frank Eshleman, Esq.

Author: Eshleman, Henry Frank,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1916.

Physical Description: 155-194 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 20, no. 7

Subjects: Legal documents - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Tax assessment - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Deeds - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 20, number 7 (1916), p. 155-194Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.20

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Two notable mining industries of Lancaster County

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Author: Willig, H. Luther.

Date of Publication: 1924

TWO NOTABLE MINING INDUSTRIES OF LANCASTER COUNTY By H. Luther Willig While the bounteous harvests of her fair fields have made Lancaster County as the "Garden Spot of Pennsylvania" her past mining industries have added additional luster to her name through the discovery of the rare minerals

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Responsibility: by H. Luther Willig.

Author: Willig, H. Luther.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1924

Physical Description: 73-76 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 28, no. 5

Notes: The last third of this article is entitled "(Comments by W. Frank Gorrecht) on the preceding paper".

Subjects: Gap Copper Mine (Bart Township, Pa.); Tyson Mining Company (Little Britain Township, Pa.); Gap Mining Company.; Wood Mine (Little Britain Township, Pa.); Nickel industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Brucite - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Chromium industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Chromium ores - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Copper mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Nickel mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Gap Nickel Mines (Bart Township, Pa.)

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 28, number 5 (1924), p. 73-78Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.28

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Mount Joy Township 1759-1825/ [Tax Records]

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Author: Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau

Date of Publication: 1977

Call Number: Drawer 6, sec. 3: #23

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Alternate Title: Mt Joy twp. Tax lists; Mt. Joy taxes

Author: Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau

Place of Publication: Harrisburg, PA

Publisher: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Date of Publication: 1977

Physical Description: Microfilm.

Series: Lancaster County Pa. Tax Records, 1748-1855.

Notes: "The tax records for this township [Mount Joy] which are here reproduced cover the following years: 1759, 1769-1770, 1772-73, 1776-78, 1780-82, 1785-90, 1792-94, 1797-1803, 1805-11, 1813-16, 1818, 1820-22, 1825. On this microfilm, a circle in the upper left-hand corner of a frame indicates the beginning of a new document."

Subjects: Taxation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Mount Joy (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Microfilm

Call Number: Drawer 6, sec. 3: #23

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The story of Caernarvon

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Author: Lincoln, J. B.

Date of Publication: 1914

, blacksmiths, Conestoga wagon builders and nearby fulling mills gave employment to many per- sons, and an air of prosperity was evident to the traveler. The Pennsylvania Gazeteer of 1798 thus describes the town at that date: "A post town in Caernarvon township, Lancaster county, Pa., distant twenty miles from

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Responsibility: by J. B. Lincoln, M.D.

Author: Lincoln, J. B.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1914

Physical Description: 59-79 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 3

Summary: Caernarvon is the easternmost township of Lancaster County, PA. The article, written in 1914, describes the geography, people, houses, and industry of the past.

Subjects: Episcopal Church of Bangor (Churchtown, Pa.); Episcopal Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Description and travel.; Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.; Churchtown (Pa.)

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 18, number 3 (1914), p. 59-79Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.18

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Notes on the Taylor papers

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Author: Harsh, M. D [Duffield].

Call Number: 310.2 H324

presented his "Two Centuries of Caernarvon History", JLCHS v 26, p 145-151. Included is a map that the author described as follows: "This Map is Composed of Several Separate Drafts of Surveys Found Among the Taylor Papers Relating to Lancaster County in the Pennsylvania Historical Society, Phila. Viz: Nos

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Responsibility: by M. D. Harsh.

Author: Harsh, M. D [Duffield].

Place of Publication: Computer printout

Physical Description: 8, [13] l. : map : 28 cm.

Notes: Summary of the contents of two micofilm reels, microfilm drawer 1; #246 Part1, #246A and #246B. Franklin and Marshall donated copies of the papers to the Lancaster County Historical Society.; The appendix is a tabulation of data from warrants included in the Taylor Papers.

Subjects: Taylor family.; Warrants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Landowners - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Registers.; Deeds - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Surveys - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Warrants.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Surveys.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 310.2 H324

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The School at Baker's Corner : one of the first public school buildings in Rapho Township

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Author: Baker, D. M.

Date of Publication: 1936

THE SCHOOL AT BAKER'S CORNER One of the First Public School Buildings in Rapho Township by D. M. BAKER Up in Rapho Township, at the intersection of the Green Pine Hill road with the public road leading from Mount Joy to Mount Hope, stood a log building, which was erected in 1830 as a "temple of

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Responsibility: by D. M. Baker.

Author: Baker, D. M.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1936

Physical Description: [11]-12 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 40, no. 1

Subjects: Baker's Corner School (Rapho Township, Lancaster County, Pa.); Schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 40, number 1 (1936), p. 11-12Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.40

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History of the Donegal Church

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Author: Zeigler, J. L.

Date of Publication: 1897

Donegal, Pa.)--History. Presbyterians--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Presbyterian Church--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Sepulchral monuments--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Cemeteries--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. East Donegal (Pa. : Township)--History. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Church history

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Responsibility: by Dr. J. L. Ziegler.

Author: Zeigler, J. L.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1897

Physical Description: [258]-279 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 6

Subjects: Donegal Presbyterian Church (East Donegal, Pa.) - History.; Presbyterians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Presbyterian Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Sepulchral monuments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; East Donegal (Pa. : Township) - History.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 6 (1897), p. 258-279Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1

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The history of Cedar Hill Seminary

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Author: Landis, David Bachman,

Date of Publication: 1913

.) Schools--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Private schools--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1913 Description: 87-91 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 17, no. 3 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.17 Location

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Responsibility: by D. B. Landis.

Author: Landis, David Bachman,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1913

Physical Description: 87-91 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 17, no. 3

Subjects: Cedar Hill Seminary (Mount Joy, Pa.); Schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Private schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 17, number 3 (1913), p. 87-91Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.17

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The Manor of Conestoga in the Colonial Period

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Author: Brackbill, Martin Hervin.

Date of Publication: 1938

a farm which Digges claimed under a Mary- land grant, but which lay north of the Pennsylvania line, visited Lancaster County as early as 1728, telling many settlers that the titles they held to their farms were worthless, since the land really lay within Maryland. That some believed him is evidenced

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Responsibility: by Martin Hervin Brackbill.

Author: Brackbill, Martin Hervin.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1938

Physical Description: [17]-46 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 42, no. 2

Subjects: Lancaster County (Pa.) - Boundaries.; Manor (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Maps.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 42, number 2 (1938), p. 17-46Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.42

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Rapho Township 1751-1825 [Tax Records]

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Author: Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau

Date of Publication: 1977

Call Number: Drawer 6, sec. 3: #23

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Alternate Title: Rapho twp. Tax lists

Author: Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau

Place of Publication: Harrisburg, PA

Publisher: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Date of Publication: 1977

Physical Description: Microfilm.

Series: Lancaster County Pa. Tax Records, 1748-1855.

Notes: "The tax records for this township [Rapho] which are here reproduced cover the following years: 1751, 1756-59, 1769-73, 1775, 1777-83, 1786-93, 1797-98, 1800-03, 1805-07, 1810-12, 1818, 1820-25. On this microfilm, a circle in the upper left-hand corner of a frame indicates the beginning of a new document."

Subjects: Taxation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Rapho (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Microfilm

Call Number: Drawer 6, sec. 3: #23

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