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Polk's official street directory, car line and information guide of Lancaster including ready reference map: giving description, location,number and intersection of each street, and the nearest car line to each number on the street, also key numbers for use with Polk's Ready Reference Map. Also routes of city and suburban car lines, list of public buildings, cemeteries, churches, fire department, libraries, parks,police department, post office, schools and other valuable information

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Date of Publication
1924
Call Number
917.4815
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Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers,
Date of Publication
1924
Physical Description
64 p. map ; 15 cm.
Notes
Includes advertising.
Map tipped in rear cover.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Directories.
Additional Corporate Author
R.L. Polk & Co.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
917.4815
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1879-1929, fifty years of Woolworth : over 2100 Woolworth stores celebrate this year in 1500 cities in 5 countries of the world : the fiftieth anniversary of the F.W. Woolworth Co. : with amazing buying opportunities for your nickels and dimes

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Corporate Author
F.W. Woolworth Company.
Date of Publication
c1929.
Call Number
658.871 W917
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Corporate Author
F.W. Woolworth Company.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The Company,
Date of Publication
c1929.
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
F.W. Woolworth Company.
Variety stores - United States.
Chain stores - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
658.871 W917
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Rhode's Lancaster County, Penna. directory 1921

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Date of Publication
1921
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1921
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Place of Publication
Kutztown, PA
Publisher
William S. Rhode Co., Inc.
Date of Publication
1921
Notes
Copy is incomplete. The first half of this volume lists all the boroughs in alphabetical order. The second half lists the townships in alphabetical order. However, this reprinted volume is cut off in the middle of the township section. This reprinted volume only has the following townships: Bart, Brecknock, Caernarvon, Clay, East Cocalico, West Cocalico, Colerain, Conestoga, Conoy, East Donegal, West Donegal, Drumore, East Drumore, Earl, and East Earl.
Reprint from original.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1921
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Wrightsville's book of facts : a souvenir inspired by the sixtieth anniversary of an event of the Civil War which occurred at Wrightsville, York County, PA known as "Farthest east reached by the Confederate Army" June 28th 1863-1923 including a classified professional and business directory

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Corporate Author
Historical Committee (Wrightsville, Pa.)
Date of Publication
1923.
Call Number
974.841 W947
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Responsibility
prepared by the Historical Committee.
Corporate Author
Historical Committee (Wrightsville, Pa.)
Place of Publication
Wrightsville, Pa
Publisher
The Committee,
Date of Publication
1923.
Physical Description
96 p. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Wright, John, - 1667-1749.
Confederate States of America. - Army.
Wrightsville (York County, Pa.) - Centennial celebrations, etc.
Wrightsville (York County, Pa.) - History.
Wrightsville (York County, Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Wrightsville (York County, Pa.) - Directories.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.841 W947
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Souvenir of the pilgrimage of the Historical Society of Berks County to Windsor Forges (1742) in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : September 2, 1921

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Date of Publication
1921.
Call Number
728.37 W766
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Responsibility
presented by Miss Blanche Nevin.
Place of Publication
[ S.l
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
1921.
Physical Description
8 p. : ill.
Notes
Includes letter written by Blanche Nevin tipped in.
Includes article "A Family Fruitful in Ministers' Wives" by Rev. William P. White.
Subjects
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania.
Windsor Forge - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 W766
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Industrial directory of Lancaster : "the red rose city" of Pennsylvania and county seat of Lancaster County "America's garden spot."

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Date of Publication
[(1929?).]
Call Number
330.974815 L224w
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Alternate Title
What Lancaster "the red rose city of Pennsylvania" manufactures
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce,
Date of Publication
[(1929?).]
Physical Description
52 pages ; 16 cm
Notes
Cover title: What Lancaster "The Red Rose City of Pennsylvania" manufactures. An alphabetical list of manufacturers and an index of the commodities they produce.
Subjects
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Directories.
Industries.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Directories.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
330.974815 L224w
Copy Info
1929
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Life and works of Benjamin West; an address delivered by Hon. Hampton L. Carson, LL.D., before the Historical society of Pennsylvania, December 12, 1921

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Author
Carson, Hampton L.
Date of Publication
1922?]
Call Number
759.1393 C321
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Author
Carson, Hampton L.
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia?
Date of Publication
1922?]
Physical Description
19 p. front., plates, ports., facsims. 25 cm.
Notes
LCHS copy autographed by the author.
Subjects
West, Benjamin, - 1738-1820.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
759.1393 C321
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Early land marks and names of old Pittsburgh; an address delivered before the Pittsburgh chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, at Carnegie Institute, November 30, 1923

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Author
Miller, Annie Clark.
Date of Publication
1924, reprinted 1956.
Call Number
974.4886 M647
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Author
Miller, Annie Clark.
Place of Publication
[Pittsburgh]
Publisher
Pittsburgh Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution,
Date of Publication
1924, reprinted 1956.
Physical Description
60 p. illus. 21 cm.
Notes
Cover title: Early land marks and old names ...
Subjects
Monuments - Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh.
Names, Geographical - Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.4886 M647
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Two Indian villages in Monroe County and one in the Wyoming Valley : as the Moravians knew them

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Author
Beck, Paul E.
Date of Publication
1926.
Call Number
974.832 W992b
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by Paul E. Beck.
Author
Beck, Paul E.
Place of Publication
[Wilkes-Barre, Pa.]
Publisher
Wyoming Commemoratvie Association,
Date of Publication
1926.
Physical Description
21 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Proceedings of the Wyoming Commemorative Association ; 1926
Notes
Title from caption.
Subjects
Moravian Church - Missions - Pennsylvania.
Moravian Indians
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.832 W992b
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Daily stories of Pennsylvania : prepared for publication in the leading daily newspapers of the state

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Author
Godcharles, Frederic Antes,
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
974.8 G589
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Responsibility
by Frederick A. Godcharles.
Author
Godcharles, Frederic Antes,
Place of Publication
Milton, Pa
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
xiii, 958 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. iv) and index.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8 G589
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History of Fort Freeland / by Hon. Frederic A. Godcharles. Record of the Society, 1920-1922

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Author
Godcharles, Frederic A.
Date of Publication
1922.
Call Number
974.851 G577
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Alternate Title
Fort Freeland.
Record of the Society, 1920-1922.
Author
Godcharles, Frederic A.
Place of Publication
Williamsport, Pa
Publisher
Lycoming Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1922.
Physical Description
36 p. : front., ill. 24 cm.
Series
Lycoming Historical Society. Proceedings and Papers ;
Notes
"Fort Freeland, on north side Warrior Run about six miles north of Milton, Northumberland County." c.f. p. 7.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Penn. - Northumberland County.
Northumberland County (Pa.) - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
Northumberland County (Pa.) - History - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
Fort Freeland (Pa.).
Additional Corporate Author
Lycoming Historical Society (Lycoming County, Pa.).
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.851 G577
Websites
https://archive.org/details/historyoffortfre00godc/page/n7
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Index to the first eight volumes of the publications of the Lebanon County Historical Society : introduction read before the society January 25, 1924

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Author
Stein, Thomas S.
Date of Publication
1924]
Call Number
974.819 L441 Index v. 1 - 8
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Responsibility
by Thos. S. Stein.
Author
Stein, Thomas S.
Place of Publication
[Pennsylvania
Publisher
The Society,
Date of Publication
1924]
Physical Description
55 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Lebanon County (Pa.) - History - Indexes.
Lebanon County (Pa.) - Biography - Indexes.
Additional Corporate Author
Lebanon County Historical Society (Lebanon County, Pa.)
Additional Title
Papers and addresses of the Lebanon County Historical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 L441 Index v. 1 - 8
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Pocket directory of public information of Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
[1923?]
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1923
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Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
G.V.Pine ,
Date of Publication
[1923?]
Physical Description
unpaged : ill., maps ; 14 cm.
Notes
Title from cover.
Includes advertisements.
Cover: compliments of B. D. S. Co., Garden County Brand Food Products Engleside, Pa.
Contents
General directory--Hotel and travel bureau--Automobile section--Household section.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1923
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The iron puddler; my life in the rolling mills and what came of it

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Author
Davis, James John,
Date of Publication
[c1922]
Call Number
923.31 D27
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Responsibility
by James J. Davis; introduction by Joseph G. Cannon.
Author
Davis, James John,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Date of Publication
[c1922]
Physical Description
10p.1.,17-275,[1]p. front.(port.) 19cm.
Subjects
Davis, James John, - 1873-
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.31 D27
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Economy of old and Ambridge of today : historical outlines, embracing the settlement and life of Economy of old, together with the vast development in recent years of Ambridge and surroundings on this historic spot

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Author
Wagner, Elise Mercur.
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
974.892 A495
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Responsibility
compiled by Elise Mercur Wagner.
Author
Wagner, Elise Mercur.
Place of Publication
[Ambridge, Pa.]
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
95 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"Centennial Souvenir Program, June 6,7,8, 1924."
Economy was the name of a settlement in western Pennsylvania of the Harmony Society in early 19th century . It was a religious communal society. The area later became the town of Ambridge.
Subjects
Economy (Pa.) - Centennial celebrations, etc.
Ambridge (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.892 A495
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Genealogy of the Ludwig Mohler family in America : covering a period from April 4, 1696 to June 15, 1921

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Author
Dunning, Cora Garber,
Date of Publication
1921
Call Number
929 M698
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Responsibility
compiled and edited by Cora Garber Dunning.
Author
Dunning, Cora Garber,
Place of Publication
Lincoln, Neb
Publisher
The editor, under the auspices of the Nebraska State Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1921
Physical Description
63 p. : ill., ports.
Notes
"Verified by research of the original public records of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and by painstaking research of the files of the Archives of Pennsylvania, found in the several libraries in Lincoln, Nebraska, and by comparing and checking of original private family records."
Cover title: Ludwig Mohler and his descendants in the line of his sons, Henry, of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Jacob, of Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to year 1795 : of Jacob's grandson John Mohler, of Weyer's Cave, Augusta County, Virginia : treating particularly of the line through Magdaline Mohler, who became the wife of Martin, son of Levi Garber, bishop of Middle River Dunker Church of Augusta County, Virginia.
Subjects
Mohler family.
Mohler, Ludwig, - 1696-1754.
Garber family.
Additional Corporate Author
Nebraska State Historical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 M698
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Meeting in Lancaster following declaration of War in 1812

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1929
which have been heaped upon us, to resort to arms in defence of our natural rights, it is the duty of every good citizen, by all the means which Providence has placed in his power ; to assist and support the government in the exertion of its utmost �energies in waging such a war as may compel our
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1929
Physical Description
141-143 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 33, no. 7
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - War of 1812.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 33, number 7 (1929), p. 141-143Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.33
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The early architecture of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : being an account of the origin and development of architectural forms in Lancaster County during the eighteenth century

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Author
Kocher, Alfred L.
Date of Publication
1920
as that dedicated to domestic architecture," said Hallam. How true this is regarding the early architecture of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Here we can find a large part of the history of the days of our forefathers recorded in the walls of the houses they built. From the time of the earliest home
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Responsibility
by Alfred L. Kocher, A.I.A.
Author
Kocher, Alfred L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1920
Physical Description
91-106 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 24, no. 5
Subjects
Architecture.
Greek revival (Architecture)
Architecture, Domestic - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Architecture, Colonial - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 24, number 5 (1920), p. 91-106Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.24
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Woolworth Building : the most popular store and office building in southeastern Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
1929?
Call Number
720 W917
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Alternate Title
Woolworth Building, Lancaster, Penna
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Woolworth Building Co., Lancaster Press, Inc.
Date of Publication
1929?
Physical Description
20 pages ; 23 cm
Notes
Woolworth building directory, August, 1930, p. 18-20.
Subjects
Architecture, Commercial - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
720 W917
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A history of the Indian villages and place names in Pennsylvania, with numerous historical notes and references

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Author
Donehoo, George Patterson,
Date of Publication
[c1928]
Call Number
974.8011 D681
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Responsibility
by Dr. George P. Donehoo. With an introduction by the Hon. Warren K. Moorehead.
Author
Donehoo, George Patterson,
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
The Telegraph press
Date of Publication
[c1928]
Physical Description
xiv, 290 p. 24 cm.
Notes
Blank pages for "Notes" interspersed.
Bibliography: p. 288-290.
Subjects
Names, Geographical - Pennsylvania.
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Indians of North America
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8011 D681
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