The Anthracite Iron Industry of Lancaster County: Rolling Mills 1850-1900 By John Ward Willson Loose I. General Desciption Although rolling mills had been used early in the nineteenth century for reducing the thickness of bar iron produced at the forges, rolling mills as a separate industry were

Anthracite Iron Blast Furnaces in Lancaster County 1840-1900 By John Ward Willson Loose I. General Description Unlike the charcoal furnace, the anthracite furnace was a product of the age of steam power; indeed, it was a symbol of a whole new era in which the trinity of coal, iron, and steam

Lancaster County. In 1840, a corrected account by the same authority lists eleven forges, three furnaces and one rolling mill. The furnaces were the Colebrook, Elizabeth and Mount Hope ; the rolling mill was the Coleman works at Martic. The market for pig iron was quite unstable, especially in early 1837

Lead and Zinc Industry in Lancaster County by John W. W. Loose Lancaster's role in the lead and zinc industry is another piece of hidden history. Persons travelling the Old Harrisburg Pike or the newer highway (Route 283) between McGovernville and Landisville would never recognize the quiet little

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

, there isn't much correlation of the number of churches with the extent of sin and vice. In 1885 Lancaster had 35 churches. Five years later there were 38 churches. Two more congregations appeared by 1895, and in 1900 Lancaster could boast 45 churches. This number increased to 51 by 1905, and soared to