protection. According to the records of Donegal Church one William McDowell died there on September 12, 1759, aged 77 years, having fled from his home on the "Conecaeheague" in Cumberland (now Franklin) County 1 Archibald Loudon's Narratives, Carlisle, Pa., 1811. 2 Rupp's History of Lancaster and Y ork

110 to 119 Penna. Railroad Views 120 to 131 Conestoga River Views 132 Fulton Mill Explosion 133 Exploded Boiler The following stereoscopic views in possession of the Lancaster County Historical Society, were town, Pa., about 1880: View of Marietta from Chickies Rock View from Chickies Rock, looking

their suspicion, that Mr. Paul Zantzinger, 5 Pennsylvania Archives, Series 6, vol. 3, p. 463. 6 This and many other original lottery papers are found on file in the archives of the Lancaster County Historical Society. �of the borough of Lancaster, in the State, merchant, who has lately gone hence for

PAPERS OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Vol. XLVI 1942 Nos. 2 and 3 By M. LUTHER HEISEY The leading residents of Lancaster, when it was incorporated into a borough, were those who were nominated and appointed in the charter as burgesses and assistants, and a few others. This charter

first great highway from the coastal cities. Naturally, Lancaster was among the first towns to secure postal facilities. In this section the first and nearest available postal facilities were in far-off Philadelphia, at which point letters for settlers in the "back country" �The Pennsylvania Gazette of

people; of the four printing presses in Penn- sylvania, Lancaster had one (the others were in the Philadelphia district); of the six church organs in Pennsylvania one was located here; of the three great roads leading from Philadelphia, one reached to Lancaster. 15 Within the de- cade (in 1759) Lancaster

Satisfac- tion we present you with this String of Wampum."2 Lancaster was a goodly town in 1744, with a courthouse, market and taverns; the latter kept by George Gibson, George Sanderson, Peter Worrell, Henry Bostler, Conrad Schwartz and a few others. Round about were produc- tive farms. Grist mills were

) in the Congressional Library, in a special philatelic display in June, 1940. The exact dimensions of the stamp are 21 x 14 mm. The United States Stamp Catalogue lists among the "locals": Barr's Penny Dispatch Lancaster, Pa. Established by Elias Barr for local collection and delivery, as well as to

date the years of active manufacturing from 1853 to 1870, but it is a surprising fact to learn that in the very earliest years of railroading on the pioneer Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad, a Lancaster firm was called upon to turn out a locomotive. About July 24, 1839, the firm of Pennell and Lehner