Lancaster in 1876 Observing the Centennial Year April 1 - June 30, 1876 Annotated by Dr. George L. Heiges "MARIETTA ITEM - On Saturday last John Bell of Marietta shot a fine specimen of the American Swan (Cygnus Americanus) on the river opposite the Holloware Works. It measured 4 ft. 2 in. in

Lancaster in 1876 Observing the Centennial Year October 1 - December 31, 1876 Annotated by Dr. George L. Heiges "JAMES LICK, the San Francisco millionaire, formerly of Leba- non County died yesterday in California. He had been gradually sink- ing for several days, his death resulting from mere

Lancaster in 1876 Observing the Centennial Year Annotated by Dr. George L. Heiges NOTE OF EXPLANATION In selecting these news items of peculiar interest from the Lancaster dailies which appear in this series of articles the annotator found it necessary to use three different newspapers as the

Ode to the United States on its Bicentennial and to the Rededication of its People to the Principles of the Declaration of Independence by Rabbi Samson A. Shain Rabbi Samson Aaron Shain was a good friend of the Lancaster County Historical Society, and was a dear personal friend of the editor. His

Grant to Lancaster was not included in the 1954 list of Presidential Visits to Lancaster so it must not have been known at that time. (L.C.H.S. Vol. 58, p. 84). On June 24, 1876 President Grant made a more extended visit to Lan- caster County when he was the guest of the Cameron family at Donegal