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In recognition of their prominence : a case study of the economic and social backgrounds of an ante-bellum Negro business and farming class in Lancaster County

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Author
Oblinger, Carl D.
Date of Publication
1968.
; Robert Smedley, History - of the Underground Railroad in Chester and Neighboring Counties. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Of- fice of the Journal, 1883; Thomas Whitson, "The Early Abolitionists of Lan- caster County". Lancaster County Historical Society Papers, XV, No. 3 (March, 1911). William Frederick
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by Carl D. Oblinger.
Author
Oblinger, Carl D.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1968.
Physical Description
[65]-83 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 72, no. 2
Subjects
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Economic conditions - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social conditions - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 72, number 2 (1968), p. 65-83Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.72
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A history of the Lancaster Law and Order Society

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Author
Betts, Peter J.,
Date of Publication
1965
- destine manner. The Class D type of prostitution included buildings that were licensed as hotels which prostitutes frequented for immoral pur- poses, with or without the consent of the management. The best hotels, and some of the cheaper ones, in Lancaster were investigated but none had resident
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by Peter J. Betts.
Author
Betts, Peter J.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1965
Physical Description
[216]-239 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 69, no. 4
Subjects
Twombley, Clifford J.
Spotts, Charles Dewey, - 1899-1974.
Law and Order Society - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Sin - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Gambling - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Prostitution - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 69, number 4 (1965), p. 216-239Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.69
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History of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Lancaster

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Author
McMahon, James D.
Date of Publication
1961
thousand dollars when the models of the statues are completed and approved. Five thousand dollars when the work is complete and ready for shipment. Two thousand dollars when the work arrives in Lancaster. Eight thousand dollars on the first day of May 1874 and the association hereby agrees that if the
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by James D. McMahon.
Author
McMahon, James D.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1961
Physical Description
[153]-171 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 65, no. 4
Subjects
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Lancaster, Pa.)
Monuments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 65, number 4 (1961), p. 153-171Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.65
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A history of brewing in Lancaster County, legal and otherwise

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Author
Lynch, Charles O.,
Date of Publication
1966
Lancaster of the next century, the city which evolved from the little borough of which he would be burgess in a few years. Lancaster a century later had covered over the stream by Dering's brew house, and called it Water Street. A century after Henry Dering's "rever­ ie" the stream had become a sewer. A
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by Charles O. Lynch and John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Lynch, Charles O.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1966
Physical Description
[1]-100 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v 70, no. 1
Subjects
Brewing industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Breweries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Beer - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Prohibition - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 70, number 1 (1966), p. 1-100Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.70
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Old St. Mary's of Lancaster, Pa. : the Jesuit period, 1741-1785

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Author
Musser, Edgar A.
Date of Publication
1967
-five miles west of Lancaster. In its early days, that part of the Conewago Valley with which we are concerned, was claimed by Maryland as part of her colony. Pennsylvania also claimed it, and back in the 1730's and 1740's, it was a part of Lancaster County. Not until after the Mason-Dixon survey was
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by Edgar A. Musser.
Author
Musser, Edgar A.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1967
Physical Description
[69]-136 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 71, no. 2
Subjects
St. Mary's Church (Lancaster, Pa.)
Jesuits - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Catholic Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Church buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 71, number 2 (1967), p. 69-136Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.71
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Gilmore day : Lancaster musical holiday honoring Patrick S. Gilmore

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Author
Johnson, Erwin H.,
Date of Publication
1968
Lancaster County and almost every town and village had a brass band. It was the Local Union No. 294 of the American Federation of Musicians that adopted the following resolution proposed by C. C. Donnelly on Jan- uary 22, 1905: Resolved, that hereafter there shall be one day in the year set apart for the
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by Mrs. Erwin H. Johnson.
Author
Johnson, Erwin H.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1968
Physical Description
[84]-96 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 72, no. 2
Subjects
Gilmore, P. S. - 1829-1892.
Holidays - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Music - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 72, number 2 (1968), p. 84-96Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.72
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Pioneer dentists of Lancaster City and County

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Author
Hess, Jerome Gross.
Date of Publication
1961.
- ories of the science and practice of dental surgery, in which he made un- usual progress. He was one of the originators and a first member of the Harris Dental Association of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, organized in June �Early dental instruments from the collection of John Wentz. 1,2,3,4, and 6 are
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by Jerome Gross Hess, D.D.S.
Author
Hess, Jerome Gross.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1961.
Physical Description
[14]-36 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 65, no. 1
Subjects
Dentistry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Dentists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 65, number 1 (1961), p. 14-36Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.65
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The House of Krupa : a history of the motion picture industry in Lancaster, Pa

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Author
Krupa, Catharine,
Date of Publication
1965.
Pennsylvania with a population of 10,000 or more. He became inter- ested in Lancaster and made a visit here in 1906, and decided that this was the city in which he would search for a suitable place for the Nickelodeon he was planning. Six months later, he again visited Lancaster and found a large storeroom
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by Catharine Krupa as told to her daughter, Beatrice Broden.
Author
Krupa, Catharine,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1965.
Physical Description
[187]-214 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 69, no. 4
Subjects
Krupa, Elsie Johns Shaub, - 1880-1940.
Krupa, Catharine, - 1899-
Krupa, George Martin, - 1873-1961.
Motion picture theaters - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Additional Author
Broden, Beatrice.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 69, number 4 (1965), p. 187-214Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.69
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Lancaster in the blizzard of 1888

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Author
Herr, Doris E.
Date of Publication
1963
Lancaster in the Blizzard of 1888 Doris E. Herr For many years the oldtimers from Maine to Virginia have venerated the Blizzard of 1888, but with their passing, the stories have almost ceased. It has been noted that no record has been compiled of the Lancaster area for that time. Here records and
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by Doris E. Herr.
Author
Herr, Doris E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1963
Physical Description
[101]-108 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 67, no. 3
Subjects
Storms - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Blizzards - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 67, number 3 (1963), p. 101-108Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.67
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Furniture making by the Slaugh Family of Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Author
Seitz, Albert Fletcher.
Date of Publication
1969.
Furniture Making by the Slaugh Family of Lancaster, Pennsylvania Albert Fletcher Seitz The purpose of this study was to determine the conception of Slaugh furniture making in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and to discover the unique implication of both the Slaugh family and their furniture. The methods
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by Albert Fletcher Seitz.
Author
Seitz, Albert Fletcher.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1969.
Physical Description
[1]-25 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 73, no. 1
Subjects
Slaugh family.
Furniture industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Furniture making - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 73, number 1 (1969), p. 1-25Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.73
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The Lancaster Federalists and the War of 1812

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Author
Madonna, G. Terry.
Date of Publication
1967
The Lancaster Federalists And the War of 1812 G. Terry Madonna In the first sixteen years of the nineteenth century, between the first election of Jefferson and that of Monroe, the Democrats 1 in Pennsylvania boasted that they formed the "Keystone in the Demo- cratic Arch"; and it seemed that the
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by G. Terry Madonna.
Author
Madonna, G. Terry.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1967
Physical Description
[137]-164 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 71, no. 3
Subjects
Federal Party (U.S.)
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government.
United States - History - War of 1812.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 71, number 3 (1967), p. 137-164Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.71
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Henry Eichholtz Leman and his production of the Pennsylvania Rifle

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Author
Nolt, Samuel K.,
Date of Publication
1967.
gunmaker was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on March 8, 1812. His ancestors on the parental side were French �Huguenots, who had come to what is now Lancaster County as early as 1716 and had settled in the Paradise Township region. His father, Jacob, who died in 1835, was a farmer near Lancaster and
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by Samuel K. Nolt.
Author
Nolt, Samuel K.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1967.
Physical Description
[185]-197 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 71, no. 4
Subjects
Leman, Henry Eichholtz, - 1812-1887.
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Kentucky rifle.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 71, number 4 (1967), p. 185-197Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.71
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The Beck family of gunsmiths : Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Dyke, Samuel E.
Date of Publication
1968
and perhaps going to Ohio is the reason for no death notice in Lebanon County. 22Early Records in History of Lutheran Churches of Lebanon County. 22L. Rupp's, History of Lebanon and Berks County. 'Forge Journal,Hopewell Forge—Year 1791—Landis Valley Museum, Lancaster, Penna. "Docket #5 F14P-1 Docket
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by Samuel E. Dyke.
Author
Dyke, Samuel E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1968
Physical Description
28-49 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 72, no. 1
Contents
This article also includes a list of gunsmiths of Lancaster County in the period from 1728-1863. The original list was prepared by S.E. Dyke in 1959 which was most likely created from the 3x5 cards that are available in the resource entitled "Card index of gunsmiths documented by SE Dyke" . The list appearing in this article is a revision of that list by C.B. Grove in 1969.
Subjects
Beck family.
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Cotillions of the Lancaster Assembly

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1963
are privileged to come to Practicing Balls without tickets. Gaiety persisted through the Revolutionary days. There were grand balls or assemblies during the early months of the year 1778, held in the taverns with large reception rooms, where card playing, music, singing, and dancing were indulged in
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1963
Physical Description
[44]-47 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 67, no. 1
Subjects
Cotillions.
Dance - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Lancaster County's present Court House : a history of its construction 1852-1855

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Author
Kramer, Fay Follet.
Date of Publication
1967
in Pennsylvania, known as Lancaster County, has developed into the "Garden Spot of Amer- ica."' Lancastrians, whether native or adopted, pride themselves on a past steeped on heroic actions and of their forefathers' participa- tion and contributions in the shaping and guiding of not only their county
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by Fay Follet Kramer.
Author
Kramer, Fay Follet.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1967
Physical Description
[1]-62 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 71, no. 1
Subjects
Lancaster County Courthouse (Pa.) - History.
Courthouses - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 71, number 1 (1967), p. 1-62Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.71
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Early surveys in Lancaster County

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1962
M. LUTHER HEISEY EARLY SURVEYS IN LANCASTER COUNTY Recently-purchased copies of Taylor's surveys provide a mine of data for the research worker in the Society's library. The extent of lands is listed in this article. In Manuscript Book No. 76213, Chester County Historical Society, made by Isaac
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1962
Physical Description
[87]-91 p. ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 66, No. 2
Subjects
Surveying - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Turnout for presidential elections in Lancaster and York Counties : 1876-1960

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Author
Fair, Daryl Russell.
Date of Publication
1963
Turnout for Presidential Elections in Lancaster and York Counties: 1876-1960 Daryl Fair Since the present Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania went into effect in 1874, the electorates of the United States, the Com- monwealth, and York and Lancaster counties have undergone various
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by Daryl Fair.
Author
Fair, Daryl Russell.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1963
Physical Description
[48]-55 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 67, no. 1
Subjects
Presidents - United States
Voting research - Pennsylvania.
Elections - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Elections - Pennsylvania - York County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 67, number 1 (1963), p. 48-55Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.67
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Twentieth century industrial development of Lancaster

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Author
Shand, William,
Date of Publication
1965
into the wilder- ness of the West. Thus, in addition to Lancaster County's great agricul- tural potential, the seeds for a center of commerce, transportation, and manufacturing were planted quite early. By 1775, Lancaster was a thriving manufacturing town producing a wide variety of wood, metal, and
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by William Shand and Dean Keller.
Author
Shand, William,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1965
Physical Description
[151]-162 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 69, no. 3
Subjects
Lancaster Development Company (Lancaster, Pa.)
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce (Pa.)
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Additional Author
Keller, Dean.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 69, number 3 (1965), p. 151-162Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.69
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Digging and devotion at the Gap Nickel Mines since 1857

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Author
Lichty, Jean M.
Date of Publication
1964
successful, both economically and socially. In relating events leading to the building of these two churches, a history of the Gap Nickel Mines must be given. The Gap Nickel Mines, located thirteen miles east of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Bart Township, date back as early as 1718. 1 William Penn, because of
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Jean M. Lichty.
Author
Lichty, Jean M.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1964
Physical Description
[121]-126 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.68, no. 3
Subjects
Church buildings - Pennsylvania - Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County)
Nickel mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Gap Nickel Mines (Bart Township, Pa.) - History.
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Why should the paupers live better than their supporters? : or the 1829 county audit of John Caldwell

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Date of Publication
1968
Republicans on whose ticket he ran. Elected county sheriff in 1819, Mathiot later was elected mayor of Lancaster for eleven terms, and served as a member of the Lan- caster School Board from its inception in 1838 until his death in 1843. Mathiot was made a Mason in 1823, and became Worshipful Master of Lodge
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1968
Physical Description
[18]-27 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 72, no. 1
Subjects
Caldwell, John.
Auditors' reports - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 72, number 1 (1968), p. 18-27Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.72
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