Introduction -- Background -- Captured at Trenton -- Imprisonment of the Hessians -- Employment of the prisoners -- Inducements to remain in America -- Location of employment sites -- Hessian prisoners associated with the Cornwall Iron Furnace -- The list of prisoners -- The list of employers -- Summary -- Prisoners belived to have stayed in America -- Endnotes -- Notes on prisoner documentation.
Historical papers and addresses / Lebanon County Historical Society) ; v. 1, no. 1
Notes
"Addresses delivered at the first stated meeting of the Lebanon County Historical Society, held in the Court House, Lebanon, PA., Friday, Feberuary 18, 1898."
Summary
The Hebron Diary tells of events during the Revolutionary War period in Hebron, the settlement that later became Lebanon, PA. The author gives commentary about entries in the diary.
ii, 56 pages : illustrations (some color), chart, portraits ; 23 cm
Notes
Cover title.
"Volume 20, number 1."
Includes family tree of owners: page 11.
Contents
Dedication -- Contributors -- The day-light department store remembered -- Heritage -- Ownership family tree -- Stambaugh and Haak -- Haak Bros. -- Advertisements -- Recollections -- Beyond Haak's -- Conclusion -- About the author.
iv [i.e. v], 96 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm
Contents
Dedication/The challenge -- Table of contents -- Special recognition -- Lawn literature -- Introduction -- Ch. 1: The time of Lawn's birth -- Ch. 2: History of the village of Lawn -- Ch. 3: Cronological [sic] history and development -- Ch. 4: The origin of Lawn's name -- Ch. 5: Geography -- Ch. 6: Native American accounts -- Ch. 7: The railroad -- Ch. 8: Lawn businesses (past and present) -- Ch. 9: Lawn layout; Lawn map (historical site locations) -- Ch. 10: Lawn E.C. Church -- Ch. 11: Lawn Fire Company -- Ch. 12: The U.S. post office -- Ch. 13: Lawn schools -- Ch. 14: Clubs and organizations -- Ch. 15: Athletic teams -- Ch. 16: Leading citizens -- Ch. 17: Unusual events -- Ch. 18: Lawn events historical and social -- Ch. 19: Historical pictures -- Closing comments.
"Presents information on the people and areas of Lebanon affected by the Bridge over Norfolk Southern project. It provides a glimpse of the history of some families who lived in the bridge area; it also provides information on some businesses that were located on the sites where the new bridges will be constructed."--Page ii.
