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The Carroll Motor Car Company of Strasburg

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Author
Summar, Donald J.,
Date of Publication
1973.
Chester was manager. They also were the company's only employees.4 Carroll Aument wasted no time after the organization of the company. He made a business trip to York, Pennsylvania, on January 3, 1911, where he visited the factories of the B. C. K. Motor Car Company and the Hart-Kraft Motor Company
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by Donald J. Summar.
Author
Summar, Donald J.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1973.
Physical Description
[133]-142 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 77, no. 3
Subjects
Aument family.
Carroll Motor Car Company (Strasburg, Pa.)
Automobile industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 77, number 3 (1973), p. 133-142Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.77
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The Centrifugal Rotary Engine Company of Lancaster, 1870-1871

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Author
Summar, Donald J.,
Date of Publication
1977
which was made in York, Pennsylvania, by the Gibson Brush Manufactory, operated by Isaac W. G. Wierman. Wierman was also the proprietor of a cigar store at 139 North George Street in York! �Samuel Gibson had first conceived the idea for a steam turbine (at that time called a centrifugal rotary steam
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by Donald J. Summar.
Author
Summar, Donald J.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1977
Physical Description
[101]-112 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 81, no. 2
Subjects
Gibson, Samuel.
Wierman, Isaac W. G.
Hayes, Alexander L.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 81, number 2 (1977), p. 101-112Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.81
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Family record of Jacob B. Reist and Mary Peifer Reist of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Rohrer, Mary R.
Date of Publication
1979.
Call Number
929 R378rm
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compiled by Mary R. Rohrer and Mrs. Roy E. Sauder.
Author
Rohrer, Mary R.
Place of Publication
Manheim, Pa
Publisher
M.R. Rohrer,
Date of Publication
1979.
Physical Description
118 p. : ports. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Reist family.
Buckwalter family.
Mummaw family.
Martin family.
Hess family.
Stoner family.
Additional Author
Sauder, Roy E.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 R378rm
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Great floods of Pennsylvania : a two-century history

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Author
Shank, William H.
Edition
2d ed.
Date of Publication
c1972, printing 1974.
Call Number
551.489 S527
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by William H. Shank.
Author
Shank, William H.
Edition
2d ed.
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
American Canal and Transportation Center,
Date of Publication
c1972, printing 1974.
Physical Description
90 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [3] of cover).
Contents
1. How Pennsylvania topography got that way -- 2. Causes of floods -- 3. Frequency of floods in Pennsylvania -- 4. 19th century floods in Pennsylvania -- 5. The Johnstown Flood -- 6. The floods of 1936 -- 7. 1955 flood on the Delaware -- 8. The 1972 flood -- 9. Flood forecasting -- 10. Flood control -- 11. The future.
Summary
From the time of the "Great Pumpkin Flood of 1786" to the Agnes Floods of 1972, Shank shows, both editorially and pictorially, the causes and effects of Pennsylvania floods. Geographical history, detailed flood data and a comprehensive water map are included. This two-color book offers 93 superb illustrations, 88 pages of human interest stories and a definitive guide to major floods in Pennsylvania history. [from the publisher]
Subjects
Floods - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
551.489 S527
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Historic bridges of Pennsylvania

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Author
Shank, William H.
Edition
2d ed.
Date of Publication
1974.
Call Number
624.1 S524
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by William H. Shank.
Author
Shank, William H.
Edition
2d ed.
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
American Canal & Transportation Center,
Date of Publication
1974.
Physical Description
68 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
Since the first covered bridge in America was built across the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia in 1805, Pennsylvania has been the testing ground for some of the world's most unusual and interesting bridges. Shank delves into the lives and works of Burr, Wernwag, Town, Howe, Ellet, Roebling and Modjeski and others who revolutionized bridge-building of the past 5000 years. With 2-color photos and drawings, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in all bridges...covered to suspension...old or new. [from Abebooks.com]
Subjects
Historic bridges - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
624.1 S524
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A history of the Kreider Machine Company

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Author
Summar, Donald J.,
Date of Publication
1972.
. One such company was the Kreider Machine Company of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, which made not one, but two, attempts to become an automobile producer. The Kreider Machine Company was organized on January 26, 1903, to "make, buy, and sell machinery and tools and other articles of wood or metal or both
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by Donald J. Summar.
Author
Summar, Donald J.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1972.
Physical Description
[41]-44 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 76, no. 1
Subjects
Kreider Machine Company (Lancaster, Pa.)
Automobile industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 76, number 1 (1972), p. 41-44Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.76
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History of the York Pullman automobile, 1903-1917

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Author
Shank, William H.
Date of Publication
1970]
Call Number
974.841 S528h
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by William H. Shank.
Author
Shank, William H.
Place of Publication
[York, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of York County,
Date of Publication
1970]
Physical Description
30 p. illus., ports. 23 cm.
Series
Historical Society of York County. Booklet series
Notes
Bibliography: p. [3] cover.
Subjects
Pullman automobile.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.841 S528h
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Indian trails to super highways

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Author
Shank, William H.
Edition
2d ed.
Date of Publication
1975.
Call Number
625.7 S524
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by William H. Shank.
Author
Shank, William H.
Edition
2d ed.
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
American Canal & Transportation Center,
Date of Publication
1975.
Physical Description
64 p. illus. 23 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. [2] of cover.
Summary
"Shank describes in detail the evolution of the state's roads. He starts with Indian trails at the time of the Penn Grant and moves along through pack-horse trails and numerous other types of roads, including military, corduroy, plank, stone-surfaced, brick and concrete. His journey ends with today's limited-access expressways and includes plenty of maps, drawings, photos and human interest stories." [from Abebooks.com]
Subjects
Roads - Pennsylvania
Transportation - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
625.7 S524
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Lancaster Press, the first hundred years, 1877-1977

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Author
Summar, Donald J.,
Date of Publication
1979.
Call Number
655.1 S955
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author, Donald J. Summar ; co-editors, Harold B. Morrin and Donald R. Sherick ; artist, Suzanne M. Shenk.
Author
Summar, Donald J.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Press,
Date of Publication
1979.
Physical Description
152 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Lancaster Press - History.
Printing - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Additional Author
Morrin, Harold B.
Sherick, Donald R.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
655.1 S955
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Peter Reist of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and some of his descendants

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Author
Reist, Henry G.
Edition
Reprint
Date of Publication
1977.
Call Number
929 R378r
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by Henry G. Reist.
Author
Reist, Henry G.
Edition
Reprint
Place of Publication
Manheim, Pa
Publisher
Mary R. Rohrer,
Date of Publication
1977.
Physical Description
[6], 118, [4] p. : ill., facsims. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Reist family (Peter Reist, d. 1743)
Eby family.
Hostetter family.
Kraybill family.
Nissley family.
Snavely family.
Additional Author
Rohrer, Mary R.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 R378r
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