Abraham Witmer' s Bridge At the period immediately succeed- ing the RevolutionaryWar, there was no bridge along the King's Highway over the Conestoga River. There was, how- ever, a public fording. A fording still exists, though now partly cover- ed over by the tracks of the Lancaster and Eastern

.) Newspapers--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1908 Description: [71]-81 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 12, no. 2 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.12 Location

. Charles I. Landis. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Roads--Pennsylvania--History. Roads--Pennsylvania--Design and construction. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1919 Description: 99-107 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 23, no. 6

years. She was a birth-right Quaker, but John West was not. He came to Pennsylvania in 1714, but only joined the Meeting about 1759. It is said by Harris, in his Biographical History, that Benjamin West came to Lancaster in 1749, and that, while there, at the suggestion of William Henry, he painted his

given by the Indians was in Independence Hall, in the City of Philadelphia, and probably yet remains there. •At a meeting held by the grantees of these lands, the following measures were agreed upon: " In consideration of the great losses and damages amounting to £85,916, 10 s. 8 d. lawful money of New

I. EXTRACTS FROM MORAVIAN DIARIES AT BETHLEHEM (Relating to Early Events in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) Made by Dr. John W. Jordan and Sent by Him to Hon. Charles I. Landis, at Lancaster, Pa. DIARY I. 1768 Feby. 12 Hopson & Henry with 2 other citizens settled a dispute with Mel- choir Schneieder and

, belonged to Isaac Conard, and its present owner is Henry Hoover. It long ago ceased to be a public place. There is a sandstone milestone on the north side of the road a few hundred yards east of Hoover's and 5 8-15 miles from Lancaster. On it is marked "60 M. to P"; then "— to L."—the figure which

, Alexander, 1788-1848. Bradford, Ebenezer, 1746-1801. Harper, A. L. (Alexander L.), 1793-1875. Patterson, David Watson, 1815-1892. McMullen, David, 1844- Brubaker, Henry Clay, 1843-1899. Hassler, Aaron Bilyeu, 1860- Courts--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--19th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster