Poetical Tributes to the Conestoga River. Mr. F. R. Diffenderffer's paper, "A Plea for the Conestoga River," read before the Lancaster County Histor- ical Society at the January meeting, seems not only to have struck a pop- ular chord in public sentiment, but also to have called forth several

in the province only a month when the Conestoga Indians sent a letter to him, dated November 30, 1763 (see Colonial Records, Volume IX) which contained a welcome,also a request. Being without forest lands in which to hunt, they asked for pro- visions and clothing, and complained that their neighbors

Conestoga and adjacent townships; and created from the total number several sub-committees. They met at the place, where the Courts were an- ciently held, and arranged with Mr. Geo. Fehl, owner, to hold a meeting, October 8th, 1915, to commemorate the event for which task they were ap- pointed. The sub

the desire of founding a Swiss colony in Amer- ica, landing on the free American shores at New York in July, 1834. From New York he went with an ex- pedition to St. Charles, Mo., but, the vessel containing his belongings hav- ing been sunk in the Mississippi river, he remained for a short time at West

Freemasonry is the focus of this scrapbook. The book contains information on the Masonic Home in Elizabethtown and Wheatland in Lancaster. The people mentioned in the scrapbook are H. T. Albert, William Uhler Hensel, and Jacob Hay Brown. Conditions for Access: Please fill out a call slip for viewing

November 1961. Insert 2 “The Untold J. P. McCaskey Story.” No date. Insert 3 Details of the drowning of Oliver Smith’s brother during a botany field trip along the Conestoga River at Reigart’s Landing. As remembered by J. P. McCaskey’s son, Donald. 17 July 1961. Letter from Donald McCaskey to Bill “Tommy

a $500 mortgage bond, a blank stock certificate, and a requisition for high- tension lines. [18__]-1912. Folder 8 Conestoga Traction Co. Booklet of early histories, “Lancaster Co., Pa.,” which describes the company’s history, its routes, and sights along the way. 1 August 1908. Booklet by H. W

Report of the Committee which Con- ducted the General Hand Cele- bration. Lancaster, Pa., October 2, 1912. To the Lancaster County Historical Society. Your committee to arrange and con- duct the public ceremonies comprising a celebration of "Lancaster County in the "War of the Revolution," with

Content Note: The Columbia Bridge Company Collection is a valuable source of information concerning construction of bridges in the early 1800s. Documents concern the building of the first two bridges across the Susquehanna River in 1814 and 1832. Items in the collection include minutes, form for stock

scrapbook of Conestoga View. Creator: Lancaster County (Pa.). Board of County Commissioners LancasterHistory (Organization) Conditions for Access: Restrictions noted at the item level. Conditions Governing Reproductions: Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at