Photograph- Printing press for Lancaster Bible College in the carriage house of the Bausman Mansion at Chestnut and Concord Streets. Fred L. L. Conner, left, and O. P. Stratton, originally from Boston. Part of rephotography project.
Photograph- Printing press for Lancaster Bible College in the carriage house of the Bausman Mansion at Chestnut and Concord Streets. Fred L. L. Conner, left, and O. P. Stratton, originally from Boston. Part of rephotography project.
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Printing press for Lancaster Bible College in the carriage house of the Bausman Mansion at Chestnut and Concord Streets. Fred L. L. Conner, left, and O. P. Stratton, originally from Boston. Part of rephotography project.
Hong Neok Woo in religious clothing - Hong Neok Woo, a young Chinese immigrant who lived in Lancaster from 1855 to 1864. He was brought here by Dr. John S. Messersmith, naval surgeon on the frigate Susquehanna, flagship of the squadron which had opened the ports of Japan to the world's commerce. Commodore Peary's vessels had stopped at Shanghai during their voyage. Woo lived for a time with Dr. Messersmith at his home, 40 North Lime Street. He learned the printing trade at the Lancaster Examiner and Herald office. There he met Walter Kieffer, a reporter on the paper (and later City Editor), and became a friend of him an dof the Kieffer family. On Sept. 22, 1860, Woo became an American citizen, the first Asian to be naturalized in Lancaster. He served briefly as a member of Comapny I, 50th Regiment, PA Volunteers. In 1864, Mr. Woo returned to China and was ordained to the diaconate and priesthood in China. While in Lancaster he had been a faithful attendant at the sevices of St. James Episcopal Church. He died on August 18, 1919, and was buried in Westgate Cemetery, the oldest Christian burial ground in Shanghai.
Historic marker placed by the Pennsylvania Water and Power Corporation near Safe Harbor.
The Susquehannocks. The most warlike of all Indian tribes lived along this river. Thier power was broken in 1675 by a long war with the Five Natio
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Historic marker placed by the Pennsylvania Water and Power Corporation near Safe Harbor:
"The Susquehannocks. The most warlike of all Indian tribes lived along this river. Thier power was broken in 1675 by a long war with the Five Nations, and the Maryland and Virginia colonies. Fortified towns were located near Turkey Hill and near Long Level. An Indian exploration by the Pennsylvania Historical Commission and the Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation in 1930 recovered thousands of artifacts, now in the Pennsylvania State Museum at Harrisburg."
Photograph- Corner of North Prince and Chestnut Streets showing Herr and Company and Lancaster Electrical Supply Company. Herr and Company is now the site of the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design.
Photograph- Corner of North Prince and Chestnut Streets showing Herr and Company and Lancaster Electrical Supply Company. Herr and Company is now the site of the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design.
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Corner of North Prince and Chestnut Streets showing Herr and Company and Lancaster Electrical Supply Company. Herr and Company is now the site of the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design.
