of the affairs of his country in this great struggle, which interest was manifested and directed towards the financial support and maintenance of the soldiers in the field and particu- larly of the defense of Philadelphia, his home town, and the armies engaged in its defense. Being a man of

Col. Archibald Steele By D. F. MAGEE, Esq., LANCASTER. PA. In Archibald Steele, the eldest son of Capt. William Steele, Drumore Town- ship furnished to the Continental Army one of the bravest and one of the most loyal defenders of his country's liberties that went forth from Pennsylvania. A giant

The Early Settlement and History of Little Britain Township, Including Fulton Township The first survey and grant of lands in Lancaster county was in this town- ship, Little Britain, which included in its early settlement the territory now called Fulton township, and consti- tutes the extreme

the battle for freedom and liberty of his country, which no doubt his wise vision clearly foresaw would come. Thus we find, while presiding as a Judge he became on July 9, 1774. a member of the committee from this county to protest against treatment of the people of Boston and the closing of that Port

Ephrata, Pa., was one of the earliest and best- known clockmakers of Lancaster County, and his clocks are still prized by many families throughout the eastern part of Pennsylvania. He was born at Germantown, Pa., on August 9, 1728, and was the fifth child of John Gorgas and Psyche or Sophia Rittenhouse

GRANDFATHERS' CLOCKS: THEIR MAKING AND THEIR MAKERS IN LANCASTER COUNTY, Whilst Lancaster county is not the first or only home of the so-called "Grandfathers' Clock," yet the extent and the excellence of the clock industry in this type of clocks entitle our county to claim special distinction as

river. It is located in the State of Mary- land, and connects the west shore of Cecil County with the eastern shore of Harford County, between nigh roll- ing wood clad hills on either side, and overlooking from its lofty heights a scene of beauty that Charles Emory Smith, the then famous Editor of the

location and boundaries of the Martin Chartier tract : together with the site of the original residence of Martin Chartier / by D. F. Magee, Esq. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Chartier, Martin, d. 1718. French Americans--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster

may in a paper of this length. Starting at Christiana and taking the creek drive Southward by the winding stream, the first County Bridge is an iron truss bridge just below the town, close to the site of the old "Hannum Mill," but as it is an iron bridge we have nothing to do with it. Within a mile