to America in 1821. In 1836 he rented a brewery in Lancaster from John Borell, his brother-in-law. The eld­ er Sprenger continued as a brewer until his death, 28 August 1854, and then his widow continued the business until 1867. The Spreng­ ers were members of the German Reformed Church. One of

date of 1721 was that "in that year the first settlement of houses was made on the site of Lancaster," which ignored the documentary evi- dence that there wasn't the slightest nucleus of a town here in 1721. Eventually the signs were changed, and the most recent markers now credit our fair community

days later the General Assembly enacted into law the report creat- ing Lancaster County. It was named to honor John Wright's birthplace. The Act set the western and northern limits of Lancaster County at the extreme limits of the Province, which extended to the Ohio line, and north to Tioga County

line was demonstrated was placed between Harrisburg and Lancaster in 1845, and by January 1846 was in service. We also know that the first telephone message (actually a cornet solo) was heard in Lancaster in 1879. But we have nothing recorded on the development of the telegraph and telephone systems in