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Notes on the evolution of the Pennsylvania long rifle

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Author
Smith, Ned.
Call Number
683.4 S655
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by Ned Smith.
Author
Smith, Ned.
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31-35 p.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania game news, v. 47 no. 7 (July 1976)
Subjects
Rifles
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
683.4 S655
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The Pennsylvania flintlock rifle and William Henry, gunsmith and patriot of the Revolutionary War

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Author
Dyke, Samuel E.
Call Number
708 O44 1980
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Author
Dyke, Samuel E.
Physical Description
55-60 p.
Notes
In: The Old Lancaster Antiques Show 1980.
Subjects
Henry, William, - 1729-1786.
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Kentucky rifle.
Firearms industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Rifles - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
708 O44 1980
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Andrew Ellicott, the great surveyor

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Author
Ely, Warren S.
Date of Publication
1926.
Call Number
974.821 B926 v.5
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by Warren S. Ely, Doylestowns, Pa.
Author
Ely, Warren S.
Publisher
Bucks County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
1926.
Physical Description
745 - 751 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
A Collection of papers read before the Bucks County Historical Society ; v. 5.
Subjects
Ellicott, Andrew , - 1754-1820
Surveyors - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.821 B926 v.5
Websites
https://archive.org/details/buckscountyhisto05buck/page/744/mode/2up
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Andrew Ellicott : surveyor of the capital of our nation

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1950
, than Major Ellicott always appeared to me to be in the faithful execution of the public business committed to his charge." Andrew, son of Joseph Ellicott, was born in Bucks County, January 24, 1754, and became famous as a surveyor, astronomer, scientist and mathematician. While yet a young man, he and
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1950
Physical Description
[1]-14 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 54, no. 1
Subjects
Ellicott, Andrew, - 1754-1820.
Surveyors - Pennsylvania.
City planning - Washington (D.C.)
United States - Capital and capitol.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 54, number 1 (1950), p. 1-14Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.54
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Henry Eichholtz Leman and his production of the Pennsylvania Rifle

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Author
Nolt, Samuel K.,
Date of Publication
1967.
, Frank R., "The Lancaster Rifles," Papers Read Before The Lan- caster County Historical Society, IX—(1904-5). Dillin, Captain John G. W., The Kentucky Rifle. New York: Ludlum and Beebe, 1946. Everts and Stewart, New Historical Atlas of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Hanson, Charles E. Jr., 2 letters
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by Samuel K. Nolt.
Author
Nolt, Samuel K.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1967.
Physical Description
[185]-197 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 71, no. 4
Subjects
Leman, Henry Eichholtz, - 1812-1887.
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Kentucky rifle.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 71, number 4 (1967), p. 185-197Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.71
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Martin Meylin : a progenitor of the Pennsylvania rifle

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1949
rifles were being made to any extent. Some of these gunsmiths were skilled riflemakers. Further evidence will show that Martin Meylin was one of these. Lancaster County, Birthplace of the Pennsylvania Rifle Rifles had been made in America, in a small way, even prior to 1700, but they were only
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by Herbert H. Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1949
Physical Description
[33]-[63] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 53, no. 2
Subjects
Mylin, Martin, - 1670-1749.
Mylin family.
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Rifles
Kentucky rifle.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 53, number 2 (1949), p. 33-63Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.53
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Mirror for Americans; likeness of the eastern seaboard, 1810

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Author
Brown, Ralph H.
Date of Publication
1943.
Call Number
917 B877
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by Ralph H. Brown ...
Author
Brown, Ralph H.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
American Geographical Society,
Date of Publication
1943.
Physical Description
xxxii p. [5]-312 p. front., illus. (incl. ports., maps) 26 x 20 cm.
Series
American Geographical Society. Special publication, no. 27
Notes
An account of the period told as if written by Thomas Pownall Keystone, a fictitious character, presenting, as a composite observer, the contempomary scene.
Bibliography: p. [248]-259. Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. [260]-298)
Summary
European travel narratives of America. Visitors from Europe seeking to learn about this new and different nation.
Subjects
Ellicott, Andrew, - 1754-1820.
Atlantic States - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917 B877
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4221891&view=1up&seq=13
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Andrew Ellicott, his life and letters

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Author
Mathews, Catharine Van Cortlandt.
Date of Publication
1908
Call Number
925 E46m
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by Catharine Van Cortlandt Mathews.
Author
Mathews, Catharine Van Cortlandt.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The Grafton press
Date of Publication
1908
Physical Description
x, 256 p. front., plates, ports., maps (1 fold.) plans, facsims. 23cm.
Notes
"One thousand copies of this book have been printed from type and the type distributed."
Summary
A U.S. surveyor who resided in Lancaster County. He helped map many of the territories west of the Appalachians, surveyed the boundaries of the District of Columbia, continued and completed Pierre Charles L'Enfant's work on the plan for Washington, D.C., and served as a teacher in survey methods for Meriwether Lewis.
Contents: 1. Parentage and early life 1754 - 1784. 2. Baltimore and the western boundary of Pennsylvania 1785. 3. Three boundaries and the first measurement of Niagara 1786-1790. 4. The city of Washington in the Territory of Columbia. 5. The road to Presqu' Isle Fort. 6. The Florida boundary 1796 - 1800. 7. The Florida boundary (continued). 8. The Florida boundary (continued). 9. The land office of Pennsylvania 1800 - 1812. 10. West Point and the last surveys 1812-1820. The book contains footnotes and an index.
Subjects
Ellicott, Andrew, - 1754-1820.
Atlantic States - Surveys.
Southern boundary of the United States.
Washington (D.C.) - Surveys.
Pennsylvania - Boundaries.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
925 E46m
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x000276579;view=1up;seq=13
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A forgotten heritage the story of a people and the early American rifle

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Author
Davis, Harry P.
Call Number
683.4 D262
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Davis, Harry P.
Place of Publication
Huntington, West Virginia
Publisher
Standard Printing and Publishing Company
Physical Description
199 p. ill. 22 cm.
Notes
A history of a people and the arm that provided their protection, food and fun and made secure their freedom and ours, including brief biographies of some of the famous frontier characaters who used this gun.
Subjects
Firearms - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Rifles
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
683.4 D262
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The Lancaster rifles

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1905
/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Diffenderffer, Frank Ried, 1833-1921. Title: The Lancaster rifles / prepared by F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt.D. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Leman, Henry Eichholtz, 1812-1887. Gunsmiths--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Rifles--History. Industries--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History
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prepared by F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt.D.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1905
Physical Description
[67]-73 ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 9, no. 3
Subjects
Leman, Henry Eichholtz, - 1812-1887.
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Rifles
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 9, number 3 (1905), p. 67-73Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.9
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