George Washington spent a good part of his time between his migra- tory abiding places and after serving two terms as the First President of the United States remained here until his death on the fourteenth of December, 1799. The most beloved home in the world is kept in excellent condition by the

Society Of Pennsylvania. (Book) 1864. Aurand, Monroe, Jr. Child Life of the Pennsylvania Germans. (Booklet) 1947. Baer, Christopher T. Canals and Railroads of the Mid-Atlantic States, 1800-1860. (Book) 1981. Ball, Berenice M. Forty Years of Days. (Book) 1980 Bare, Howard C. Ancestors and Relatives of

technology continued to haunt the pioneers of anthracite iron furnace development until the conclusion of the Civil War when demand for more and better iron, and eventual competition from steel, required more courageous action on the part of the entrepreneurs.19 Technical Era (1865-1900) Aside from the non

completed it covered an acre of ground, measuring 165 feet wide and 265 feet long, and was surmounted with a roof containing 5,000 square feet of Peach Bottom slate!' During the Civil War the rolling mill converted from rail production to making wrought iron cannon for the Union forces. John Griffen, first

Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip’s son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and

, Side 11 Scope and Content Note: The United Steel Workers Union, Local 285, Records contain minutes of union meetings, negotiations with Armstrong Cork Company and Kerr Group, Inc., publications of Local 285 and Armstrong, correspondence with national union representatives, union flyers and other

Gibbons family. The collection includes documents related to James Gibbons, Daniel Gibbons, Joseph Gibbons, and several other family members. The letters, 1783-1865, describe the daily activities within the family and on their property which was located in Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. The deeds