buildings today. �in the Democratic Party of Pennsylvania and was a power to be reckoned with in legislative matters.111 During the struggle over the chartering of the United States Bank at Harrisburg in 1836, Henry Haldeman was opposed to the notion of chartering the bank. To overcome his opposition, sup

10,653 tons in addition to 145 tons of bars rolled round; the following year only 7,347 tons of rails were produced.18 The Pennsylvania Railroad Company contracted with Reeves, Abbot and Company for 15,000 tons of rails at $60.50 per ton, or approximately $10 per ton less than the market price on the

at all. Unlike the sheriffs of southern and western states, the Pennsylvania sheriff does little actual police �work, and his authority is limited. Within the county each municipality has the authority to elect constables whose responsibilities inside the cities, boroughs and town- ships are similar

The Effort to Build a State Penitentiary at Lancaster A Bit of Local History Recently the Lancaster County Historical Society purchased at a public sale several documents for a modest sum. One of the documents was a "memori- al" sent to the Pennsylvania legislature by the Commissioners of Lancaster

Pennsylvania Hall of Fame evoked a small storm of protest. Numerous telephone calls and letters— many anonymous—to this speaker is sufficient evidence to demonstrate the effect Stevens had on the history of our nation. Though dead for 106 years, the "Old Commoner" continues to inflame men and create

, brewer George Wall, innkeeper A.W. Wenger Thomas Atwood Willson, optical good mfg. W.A. Wilson, Esq., attorney Members of the Roman Catholic and Jewish congregations as well as those of mainline Protestant churches were represented among the stockholders. Two of Lancaster's businesses gave solid support

84/3, 1981 131 An Unusual Discovery Prisoner-of-War Barracks in Lancaster Used During the Revolutionary War By Albert G. Overton and J. W.W. Loose Although historians have known for a long time barracks to house British and Hessian prisoners-of-war during the American Revolution were located at the