This book appears to be a self-published book created by the Conestoga Valley Association. It is a history of the Conestoga River watershed and includes dozens of black and white photos, maps [includes a pull-out reproduction of a map for the Conestoga Navigation Company, which used the Conestoga River as a slackwater canal], reproductions of posters, biographies, and photos of noted Lancastrians of the early years of the twentieth century and more.
ORIGIN OF THE WAGON - EVOLUTION EARLY HISTORY // HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF LANCASTER COUNTY, PA. // DEVELOPMENT OF CONESTOGA WAGON FREIGHTER IN COLONIAL AMERICA // LANCASTER OR CONESTOGA HORSE // THE EARLIEST USE OF CONESTOGA WAGONS IN THE COLONIES // THESE THREE WORKED TOGETHER // EARLY ROADS FROM PHILADELPHIA TO LANCASTER // TAVERNS // CONSTRUCTION OF THE CONESTOGA WAGON AND ACCESSORIES // PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH MOTIFS - THEIR ORIGINS AND INTERPRETATIONS // COMMON SAYINGS AND TERMINOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONESTOGA WAGONS
Summary
"Blacksmiths whose backgrounds were from German and Swiss ancestry attained a high degree of skill in making a wagon suited for the poor traveling conditions of the days when roads were no more than ruts through the countryside. The evolution of this vehicle, with its fine proportions and beautifully functional and decorative ironwork , soon became a popular and highly sought-after conveyance that was considered to be essential for the thrifty farmers of southeastern Pennsylvania." [from the introduction]
Guide to Lancaster and the Pennsylvania Dutch Country : includes chapters on: Hershey, Harrisburg, Gettysburg, Lebanon, Berks, Chester, York and Cumberland Counties
Guide to the microfilm of the miscellaneous manuscripts of the Revolutionary War era, 1771-1791 (manuscript group 275) in the Pennsylvania State Archives, 1 roll : a microfilm project of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Cotton mills of Lancaster City, Pennsylvania : a collection of historical information about cotton from the Colonial Days (1770) of Lancaster City, through the 1800's when cotton mills were established, to the demise of the largest mill in the city in 1949, together with data on cotton production and the cotton market through 1976
"Among the books and papers which have passed from generation to generation in the Keller family is a small leather-bound, hand-written booklet. The firsrt entry states: "Copy of memorandum of the Brethren's Church kept by Christian Bomberger, Rothsville." The copy was made by Lizzie W. Keller, Springville.
Translation of the German notes by Frielinde Kratz Ebersole.
