forty years, be matched elsewhere. The Camerons are descendants of ancient Clan Cameron in Scotland. The coat of arms of Clan Cameron is still on the walls of the family homestead at Donegal Springs. Within Clan Cam- eron, those of the name who came to Pennsylvania and Virginia were of the Lochiel

your attention or leave with you a single pleasant reflection. Pennsylvanians have always been too modest to sing the praises of those who have made Pennsylvania great; the school children of to-day, as in the past, have never been properly thrilled with the deeds of patriotic daring on our own

- land, whose achievements were so honored that these two watch- makers were given burial in Westminster Abbey, in company with the kings, the philosophers and poets, and the naval and military heroes of the British Empire. Beaumarchais, Watchmaker and Maker of History Another watchmaker whose life

would be here to attend the races in July, 1870. Certain, it is about that time the President was on a fishing trip in Pennsylvania, on Young-Woman's Creek, with the Camerons, Col. Duffy and the late John A. Hiestand as local hosts; and they may have started to drive from Marietta to Lancaster; but they

on my humble grave."-Thaddeus Stevens, House of Representatives, Jan- uary, 1865. "Not a child in Pennsylvania conning a spelling book be- neath the humble rafters of a village school, who does not owe him gratitude; not a citizen rejoicing in that security which is found only in _ liberal

business partners. His business was located at 45-47 N. Market Street for the majority of years, but he also had locations on N. Queen Street and N. Christian Street. C. G. Herr ordered from and shipped to tobacconists in Lancaster County, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and New York. At the turn of the

230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Geist Family Papers, 1865-1961 Object ID: MG0294 1 box 12 folders .5 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization) Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 8 Scope and Content Note: The

Pennsylvania Power and Light Company. Part II—The Gas Industry in Lancaster County The first gas company to successfully operate in Lancaster County was The Lancaster Gas Company chartered April 7, 1849. A gas plant was built on land purchased in the southwestern part of the city of Lancaster near Hoffman's