Historical papers and addresses / Lebanon County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 11
Contents
The Pennsylvania-German and his English and Scotch-Irish neighbors / By M.D. Learned -- The educational works of Lebanon County / By H.U. Roop -- Jacob Weidle : a biographical sketch of Hon. Jacob Weidel, Reading, Pa. -- In memoriam-William Coleman Freeman.
Cornwall furnace and the Cornwall ore banks, or mine hills. Situate at Cornwall, Lebanon County, Penna. Paper read before the Lebanon County historical society, February 20, 1901
Lebanon County Historical Society papers and addresses. Vol. II, no. 1.
Notes
LCHS also has copy of this paper in : Lebanon County Historical papers and addresses, v. 2, no. 1 : Call number : 974.819 - L441.
Contents
Chapters : The early manufacture and uses of iron -- The first manufacture of iron in America and in Pennsylvania -- The first manufacture of iron at Cornwall -- Robert Coleman -- Subsequent owners of Cornwall Furnace -- Henry William Stiegel -- The Cornwall ore banks , or mine hills -- Some of the theories relative to the formation of the Cornwall ore banks , from a geological standpoint
Cornwall furnace and the Cornwall ore banks, or mine hills. Situate at Cornwall, Lebanon County, Penna. Paper read before the Lebanon County historical society, February 20, 1901
Lebanon County Historical Society (Lebanon County, Pa.). Historical paper and addresses. Vol. II, no. 1
Contents
Chapters : The early manufacture and uses of iron -- The first manufacture of iron in America and in Pennsylvania -- The first manufacture of iron at Cornwall -- Robert Coleman -- Subsequent owners of Cornwall Furnace -- Henry William Stiegel -- The Cornwall ore banks , or mine hills -- Some of the theories relative to the formation of the Cornwall ore banks , from a geological standpoint
Papers read before the Lebanon County Historical society, October 21, 1904, Vol. III, No. 2.
Summary
Written in the early 20th Century, the "Eastern Border..." discusses how the boundaries of Lebanon County were assigned and how German refugees from the Palatine area of Europe came to Lebanon County after having been disappointed with other North American locations in the early 18th century. The "Western Border ..." discusses the settlement of the Scotch-Irish " in that area , their motives in leaving Ireland , and some cultural differences from the Germans .Many family names of the community are mentioned.
Lebanon County Historical Society (Lebanon County, Pa.). Historical papers and addresses. ; Vol. 3, no. 1
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With : The legend of the hounds / by Geo. H. Boker.
Contents
Subjects : New Market Forge --- Colebrook Furnace --- Monroe Forge --- Myerstown Foundry --- Lebanon Furnaces --- The North Lebanon Foundry --- The Cornwall Anthracite Furnaces --- The Dudley Furnace --- The Weimer Machine Works Company --- Lebanon Steam Forge --- Lebanon Iron Company --- Lebanon Valley Furnace--- The Lebanon Manufacturing Company --- THe Bird Coleman Furnaces --- North Cornwall Furnace --- Colebrook Furnaces
Summary
The legend of the hounds is a poem about an incident in the iron industry in Cornwall, England.
"Paper read before the Lebanon County Historical Society, June 16, 1905, VOL. III, No. 6."
Summary
The Aid Society's provision of food ,clothing and other needs for soldiers during the Civil War is described. This included servicing soldiers from other parts of the country on troop trains transiting through Lebanon. The author details the tremendous amount of supplies collected by this organization and speculates that tens of thousands of soldiers were fed by these women.
