The Battle of the Roses: The "First Capital" Controversy By John Ward Willson Loose Lancaster's neighbor across the Susquehanna River—the city of York— delights in proclaiming itself the "First Capital of the United States of America." So far has this bit of boosterism gone that "First Capital" has

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appeared in the Daily Evening Express which stated: TO MEN OF COLOR ! A Mass Meeting of the able-bodied men of color will be held on Wednesday at 8 o'clock, Fulton Hall, Lancaster City, to promote recruiting for United States Colored Troops For the War Frederick Douglas and other distinguished speakers

Cocalico Township was sold at public sale Sept. 4, 1779. His transition from rebel leader to Loyalist was not uncommon. Many who were leaders in opposing the Crown's policy toward the colonies in 1775 could not support the dramatic break with the mother country that came in 1776, and thus they ended up

State University. All references to the I.W.W. Collection were obtained over the phone from Ms. Margaret Rauscher, archivist for the Labor Collection at Wayne State University in Detroit. 10. Philip S. Foner, History of the Labor Movement in the United States, Volume IV: The Industrial Workers of the