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25th Jubilee of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church...: and the 20th anniversary of Rev. E. Meiser, as pastor of the congregation...1875-1880-1900

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Date of Publication
1900.
Call Number
284.1 L973stj 1900
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The Church,]
Date of Publication
1900.
Physical Description
48, 8 p.: ill. 23 cm.
Notes
Title from cover.
In German and English.
List of members.
Subjects
Meister, E.
St. Stephen's Lutheran Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
284.1 L973stj 1900
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Advertising rhymes: of the latest thoughts to aid humanity in the enjoyment of good food and correct living / by S.K. Nissley

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Author
Nissley, S. K.
Date of Publication
1906.
Call Number
811 N726
Author
Nissley, S. K.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Press of Pluck Art Printery,
Date of Publication
1906.
Physical Description
100m [2] p.; 25 cm.
Notes
On title page: "Prepared for quick use in newspaper advertising."
Index reprinted in front of book; page 2 printed upside down in bound copy.
Subjects
The Famous Lunch and Dining Rooms (Lancaster, Pa.)
Advertising copy - Pennyslvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
811 N726
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0350 I003
Date Range
1907
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1907
Year
1907
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Snavely, B. H.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Agreements
B. H. Snavely's Mill
Bridges
Creeks
Elizabeth Twp.
Hammer Creek
Mills
Warwick Twp.
Place
Elizabeth Twp. and Warwick Twp.
Object Name
Agreement
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0350 I003
Box Number
005
Additional Notes
Bridge over [Hammer Creek]
Location: Near B. H. Snavely's Mill.
Document type: Agreement to pay for part of bridge construction.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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An authentic history of Donegal Presbyterian Church : located in East Donegal Township, Lancaster Co., Pa

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Author
Ziegler, J. L.
Date of Publication
1902
Call Number
285.1 D681z
Responsibility
by J.L. Ziegler.
Author
Ziegler, J. L.
Place of Publication
Mount Joy, Pa
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1902
Physical Description
173, xii p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes tombstone inscriptions from adjoining cemetery and Donegal Moravian Church information with partial gravestone inscriptions.
Some included family names are: Agnew, Armstrong, Bayly, Boggs, Boyd, Cameron, Clark, Cooke, Dodge, Duffey, Ellmaker, Evans, Ferree, Galbraith, Hatfield, Hayes, Lowery, Lytle, McClean, McConaughy, Mehappey, Moore, Park, Patterson, Pedan, Pinkerton, Richards, Schock, Scott, Sheller, Spangler, Spear, Stahl, Sterrett, Watson, Whitehill and Woods.
Subjects
Donegal Presbyterian Church (East Donegal, Pa.) - History.
Donegal Moravian Church (Donegal, Lancaster County, Pa.) - History.
Presbyterians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.1 D681z
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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1901
, where Rock Creek empties into the Potomac, running to the point where a canal of �the same river forms the western boundary, all the important blocks or squares are numbered, beginning with 1 and ending with 1,146. The entire work was thoroughly well done, and compiled by Andrew Ellicott and not by
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Responsibility
by F. R. Diffenderffer.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1901
Physical Description
[57]-67 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 5, no. 3/4
Summary
This journal article addresses sureveyor Andrew Ellicott's role in the laying out of the District of Columbia as well as many other later other projects he led.
Subjects
Ellicott, Andrew, - 1754-1820.
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Capitals (Cities)
Washington (D.C.)
United States - Capital and capitol.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 5, number 3/4 (1901), p. 57-67Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.5
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Andrew Ellicott, his life and letters

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Author
Mathews, Catharine Van Cortlandt.
Date of Publication
1908
Call Number
925 E46m
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Responsibility
by Catharine Van Cortlandt Mathews.
Author
Mathews, Catharine Van Cortlandt.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The Grafton press
Date of Publication
1908
Physical Description
x, 256 p. front., plates, ports., maps (1 fold.) plans, facsims. 23cm.
Notes
"One thousand copies of this book have been printed from type and the type distributed."
Summary
A U.S. surveyor who resided in Lancaster County. He helped map many of the territories west of the Appalachians, surveyed the boundaries of the District of Columbia, continued and completed Pierre Charles L'Enfant's work on the plan for Washington, D.C., and served as a teacher in survey methods for Meriwether Lewis.
Contents: 1. Parentage and early life 1754 - 1784. 2. Baltimore and the western boundary of Pennsylvania 1785. 3. Three boundaries and the first measurement of Niagara 1786-1790. 4. The city of Washington in the Territory of Columbia. 5. The road to Presqu' Isle Fort. 6. The Florida boundary 1796 - 1800. 7. The Florida boundary (continued). 8. The Florida boundary (continued). 9. The land office of Pennsylvania 1800 - 1812. 10. West Point and the last surveys 1812-1820. The book contains footnotes and an index.
Subjects
Ellicott, Andrew, - 1754-1820.
Atlantic States - Surveys.
Southern boundary of the United States.
Washington (D.C.) - Surveys.
Pennsylvania - Boundaries.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
925 E46m
Websites
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An early newspaper / by F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt.D

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1907
September 3, 1789, and was buried in the graveyard attached to the First Reformed Church, in this city, to which he left a legacy of £15. �sold to Dr. Parish, who was his agent, the 3,000 acres in Conestoga Manor that were still unsold. But as much of the lands in these two Manors had been sold on quit
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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1907
Physical Description
[175]-194 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 11, no. 5
Subjects
Newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 11, number 5 (1907), p. 175-194Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.11
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An historical address at the semi-centennial of the Second Presbyterian Church : Carlisle, Pennsylvania, January 12, 1883

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Author
Himes, Mary E.
Date of Publication
1905.
Call Number
974.843 C969m v. 2
Responsibility
by Mary E. Himes.
Author
Himes, Mary E.
Place of Publication
Carlisle, Pa
Publisher
Cornman Press,
Date of Publication
1905.
Physical Description
viii ; 23 cm.
Notes
"A contribution to the history of the Presbyterian churches, Carlisle, Pa. by Rev. Joseph A. Murray, D.D." Cover.
Bound with : New castle in a new world / by Irwin Mahon ; In memoriam : Charles Lytle Lamberton / by James M. Lamberton ; Callapatscink : the Yellow Breeches Creek / by John R. Miller ; Old taverns / by John R. Miller ; Famous old Presbyterian Church at Silver Spring / by E. Rankin Huston ; Old Carlisle dancing assembly : a glimpse at the social life of the eighteenth century / by Charles F. Himes ; Book of plagiariam, Nay, rather.../Sarah Woods Parkinson ; Dickinson College centennial bulletin ; War history : operations of the Union Cavalry on the Peninsula in which some Cumberland County soldiers took part / by Willaim E. Miller ; Local history : the York, Dillsburg, and Greencastle Railroad / by Quitman P. Ahl ; Local history : troops occupying Carlisle, July 1863 / by William E. Miller ; Local history : bridges of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania / by J. D. Hemminger ; Local history : Louther Manor / by Joseph A. Murray ; Local history : the Pennsylvania Archives as they apply to Cumberland County / by James Evelyn Pilcher ; Local history : a few early Carlisle publications / by Sarah Woods Parkinson ; Local history : odds and ends of Cumberland County history / by John R. Miller ; True John Dickinson / by Charles F. Himes ; White man's way : illustrated talks on scientific subjects to "Indian chiefs" on their visits to the Carlisle Indian School / by Charles F. Himes ; Cullings from the literature of the American Revolution / by Irwin Mahon.
Subjects
Second Presbyterian Church (Carlisle, Pa.) .
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.843 C969m v. 2
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An ode on the semi-centennial of Franklin and Marshall college

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Author
Mifflin, Lloyd,
Date of Publication
1903.
Call Number
811.49 M633o
Responsibility
by Lloyd Mifflin.
Author
Mifflin, Lloyd,
Place of Publication
Mount Joy, Pa
Publisher
The Hoffer Press,
Date of Publication
1903.
Physical Description
7 unnumbered pages 26 cm
Subjects
Franklin and Marshall College.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
811.49 M633o
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Author
Goddell, Mary.
Date of Publication
1908
. February 16—Severe snowstorm, four to five inches deep. Many drifts, very deep; no trains from Harrisburg for three days. June 9—The fish and ball taken from the Lutheran steeple. June 23—The fish and ball put up again. �July 4—Flag presented to Finley's Company. October 5—Got a ton of coal from Robert
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Responsibility
by Miss Mary Goddell.
Author
Goddell, Mary.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1908
Physical Description
[184]-194 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 12, no. 5
Summary
This article contains parts of the the diary of Matthias Zahm 1789 -1874. He was a Lancaster resident who served as a Tipstaff and then Crier in the County court. The diary begins in 1835 and ends in 1849.
Subjects
Zahm, Matthias, - 1789-1874 - Diaries.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 19th century - Personal narratives.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Additional Author
Zahm, Matthias,
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 12, number 5 (1908), p. 184-194Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.12
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