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The great Conestoga road

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1908
" and Bryn Mawr. (Bryn Mawr is on the Pennsylvania railroad, and one of the stations.) He says, also, at page 368, that what we are accustomed to call Montgomery avenue or Lancaster Road, extending from High street (now Market street) to Lancaster, was formerly known as the old Con- estoga Road, but was
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Responsibility
by H. Frank Eshleman, Esq.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1908
Physical Description
[215]-232 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 12, no. 6
Subjects
Conestoga Turnpike (Pa.)
Roads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 12, number 6 (1908), p. 215-232Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.12
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History of Lancaster County's highway system (from 1714 to 1760)

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1922
HISTORY OF LANCASTER COUNTY'S HIGHWAY SYSTEM (From 1714 to 1760) By H. FRANK ESHLEMAN The writer purposes to set forth and to discuss h erein, a history of the roa ds and ·highways of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1714 to 1760, that being the scope of the records of the said roads contained
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Responsibility
by H. Frank Eshleman.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1922
Physical Description
37-80 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 26, no. 3
Notes
The author of this article states that the purpose of most early roads was to provide access to churches and to mills. Many of the roads profiled in this article refer to specific mills. Although information about the mills is limited, this article could prove fruitful for some researchers.
Subjects
Roads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 26, number 3 (1922), p. 37-80Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.26
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