, 1833-1921. Title: Early local history as revealed by an old document / by F. R. Diffenderffer. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--17th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1897-98 Description: [3]-27 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of

Until the deep give up its dead." Yet the Busentia, immortalized in the pages of history, is but an insignifi- cant stream, not more than half as long or large as the Conestoga. The Cam. Everybody has heard of the Cam. Once at least each year the most famous boat races in the world are rowed upon it

County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--18th century. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--19th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1896-97 Description: [72]-84 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 3 Call Number

F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt.D. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Roads--Pennsylvania--History. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1905/1906 Description: [145]-156 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v

on the drawing. NO. 1. THE OLD STORE HOUSE. The first one of the ten is the build- ing on the extreme left, standing out boldly. It is what was known then and in later times as the old "Store House." It was built by the State of Pennsylvania at an early period of the Revolutionary. War, for the

been a score or more of them. But this is diverging from my theme. The Lancaster borough of 1797, like the Lancaster city of 1899, was not burdened with an overflowing treasury. The gap of bad streets between the Conestoga on the east and the Lancas- ter and Susquehanna Turnpike at the west end could

township. Later he built the imposing i I structure seen in our illustration. He used it as an "ordinary," or tavern. He was also county treasurer. ! �� � I Together with his wife Mary, he owned five tracts of land in the neighborhood, about 550 acres. At this point, it i I being near the center of

minced pies." On the 27th, he says: "I spent the evening at home examin- ing part of the History of Ephrata, brought me by Peter Miller for my in- spection and correction." He adds this new note in the old key: "There ap- pears to be no kind of news to be de- �pended upon, but as for lies, this place is

EXTRACT FROM AN OLD WILL. As showing the minuteness with which even the will of the average farmer-citizen was drawn up and his goods disposed of a hundred years ago, and also how the surviving wife was taken care of in the adjustment of estates, the following example is offered. Mr. Hartman, the

Donegal in the Revolution Patriotism and Piety, A notable historic event in the his- tory of Lancaster county, binding the present to the past by an enduring chain of events, was the unveiling of a monument in Old Donegal church- yard, on Thursday, October 4th, 1899. This interesting memorial shaft