. When Lancaster became a city in 1818, the same accommodations were used until 1854 when the Lancaster County government left Penn Square and moved to the northwest corner of Duke and King Streets. The former county office building at the corner of West King and Penn Square became the city hall. In 1874

A History of Brewing in Lancaster County, Legal and Otherwise Charles O. Lynch and ]ohn Ward Willson Loose PREFACE Leaning against the doorway of his brewery for a moment of relaxation after carrying many pails of water from the nearby spring, Henry Dering let the cold, clear water of the stream

per ton in December, 1879: one month later it sold for $33.50 per ton. Rolling Mills Operation Eight rolling mills were in operation in Lancaster County between 1837 and 1883. A brief description of the machinery �and processes will aid in understanding the functions of the roll- ing mills. The

purpose. The bituminous coal used for heating the re- torts was obtained from Clearfield County, and cost $4.25 per ton delivered to the works. Steam power was furnished by an engine having a 13-foot fly- wheel and operating at an average pressure of 60 pounds. Of the works personnel twenty men were

Protectionism, Wages and Strikes in the Anthracite Iron Industry of Lancaster County: 1840-1900 By John Ward Willson Loose This article has been excerpted from the author's master's thesis completed in 1967 • The Anthracite Iron Industry of Lancaster County, Pa.: 1840-1900. During much of the

free from the cancer of vice and sin, the records of the Lancaster County Court state otherwise. Upright gentlemen of Lancaster could visit the towns along the Susquehanna River, but bawdyhouses were to be found scattered throughout the county. During the 1880s an effort was made in Lancaster to form a

1956 when volume 60 appeared as a quarterly publication under the style, "Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society." Older members may re- member the first twenty volumes appearing as little pamphlets with pink covers and containing text in narrow newspaper-width columns. Founders of the

us a more extended reply to the ancient question "What doest thou here?" and it therefore appears courteous and proper to devote the present occasion to a brief consideration of our field and work. Let it be understood, first of all, that the Lancaster County Historical Society does not propose to

Tinkerers, Mechanics and Inventors of Lancaster County By John Ward Willson Loose A few caveats are in order. My essay is not an "in depth" study of each and every tinkerer, mechanic and inventor that ever worked in Lancaster County, nor does it attempt to single out every person who contributed in

as "aid" if our traditional barrier between church and state is to remain unchallenged. City and School Districts: In counties Where an urban center or city profits cul- turally from the county historical society appropriations from the city government are made occasionally, and, in a few instances