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Cider press at Hess Mill

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Date of Publication
2011.
Responsibility
attributed to John Ward Willson Loose.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory.org,
Date of Publication
2011.
Physical Description
29-31 p.
Notes
Includes schematic drawings of the cider press.
Subjects
Hess Mill (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Cider - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
v. 113, no. 1, Spring 2011.Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 113, number 1 (2011), p. 29-31Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.113
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The predecessor cotton mill of Lancaster City : also known as Jacob Miller & Co. Mill, Lancaster Cotton Works, Humes Mill, Rockland Mill, the Old Factory

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Date of Publication
1976.
Call Number
621 C948p
Responsibility
compiled by W.T. Crook, Jr.
Place of Publication
Typescript
Publisher
ill. :
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
56, [2] p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
"A history of the creation, management and ultimate fate of a cotton textile enterprise in Lancaster Borough and Township - Pennsylvania - 1812-1870 - together with the lineage of Jacob Miller and history of the Old Facatory Bridge."
Subjects
Miller family
Rockland Mill (Lancaster, Pa.)
The Old Factory (Lancaster, Pa.)
Lancaster Cotton Works (Lancasater, Pa.)
Jacob Miller & Co. Mill (Lancaster, Pa.)
Humes Mill (Lancaster, Pa.)
Cotton Manufacturing - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Manufacturers - Pennsylvnai - Lancaster
Additional Author
Miller, Jacob
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
621 C948p
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Author
Heilman, Samuel P.,
Date of Publication
1899.
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 1
Responsibility
by S. P. Heilman.
Author
Heilman, Samuel P.,
Place of Publication
Lebanon, Pa
Publisher
Lebanon County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
1899.
Physical Description
209 - 242 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Series
Historical papers and addresses / Lebanon County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 11.
Notes
Paper read before The Lebanon County Historical Society, February 17th, 1899.
Summary
A journal article from 1899 in which Mr Heilman takes a nostalgic look back at the way his German and Quaker forebears of Pennsylvania made a festive community event of the making of cider and apple butter.
Subjects
Apples - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Cider - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Manners and customs - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 1
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Author
Hensel, L. W.
Date of Publication
1898
/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Hensel, L. W. Title: An old oil mill / by L. W. Hensel. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Old Oil Mill (Lancaster County, Pa.) Water mills--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Linseed oil. Flour mills--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County
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Responsibility
by L. W. Hensel.
Author
Hensel, L. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
213-215 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 7
Summary
This article discusses a mill property in Eden Township , Lancaster County. The mill had several owners during the 19th century, and the mill was used for various purposes: Processing wool, sawing wood, making whiskey, and pressing oil from flax seeds [hence the name "oil mill"].
Subjects
Old Oil Mill (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Water mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Oil mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Linseed oil.
Flour mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 7 (1898), p. 213-215Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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The 1869 diary of Samuel R. Hess of Clay Township, Lancaster County : Mennonite, farmer & nurseryman

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Author
Hess, Samuel R.,
Date of Publication
c1997
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV v. 22
Responsibility
introduction, transcribed & indexed by Clarence Edwin Spohn.
Author
Hess, Samuel R.,
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley,
Date of Publication
c1997
Physical Description
viii, 48 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ;
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
This issue contains the transcription of the 1869 diary of Clay Township resident Samuel R. Hess, and provides a day-to-day look at the life of a typical Mennonite farmer and businessman. The diary has been indexed by name and provides a list of local residents with whom Hess had contact with.
Subjects
Hess, Samuel R., - 1830-1906 - Diaries.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Farmers - Pennsylvania
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Spohn, Clarence E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV v. 22
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Cotton mills of Lancaster City, Pennsylvania : a collection of historical information about cotton from the Colonial Days (1770) of Lancaster City, through the 1800's when cotton mills were established, to the demise of the largest mill in the city in 1949, together with data on cotton production and the cotton market through 1976

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Date of Publication
1977
Call Number
621 C948
Responsibility
compiled by W.T. Crook, Jr.
Place of Publication
Typescript
Date of Publication
1977
Physical Description
122 L : ill., Photographs; 29 cm.
Notes
Compiled for the Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
Conestoga Steam Mill (Lancaster, Pa.)
Farnum Mills (Lancaster, Pa.)
Cotton manufacturing - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Manufacturers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
621 C948
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The story of Caernarvon

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Author
Lincoln, J. B.
Date of Publication
1914
, blacksmiths, Conestoga wagon builders and nearby fulling mills gave employment to many per- sons, and an air of prosperity was evident to the traveler. The Pennsylvania Gazeteer of 1798 thus describes the town at that date: "A post town in Caernarvon township, Lancaster county, Pa., distant twenty miles from
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Responsibility
by J. B. Lincoln, M.D.
Author
Lincoln, J. B.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1914
Physical Description
59-79 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 3
Summary
Caernarvon is the easternmost township of Lancaster County, PA. The article, written in 1914, describes the geography, people, houses, and industry of the past.
Subjects
Episcopal Church of Bangor (Churchtown, Pa.)
Episcopal Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Description and travel.
Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Churchtown (Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 18, number 3 (1914), p. 59-79Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.18
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The story of Shultz's Mill on Beaver Creek

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1927
on Beaver Creek / by Herbert H. Beck. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Shultz, Christian. Shultz's Mill (Lancaster County, Pa.) Flour mills--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Beaver Creek (Lancaster County, Pa.) Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1927 Description: 97-100
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Responsibility
by Herbert H. Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1927
Physical Description
97-100 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 7
Subjects
Shultz, Christian.
Shultz's Mill (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Flour mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Beaver Creek (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 7 (1927), p. 97-100Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31
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Lancaster County : the red rose of Pennsylvania

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1994.
Call Number
974.815 LACO L863L
974.815 LACO L863La
Responsibility
John Ward Willson Loose ; "Partners in Progress" by Gary G. Martin and Donald L. Collins.
ISBN
1884166032 :
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Canoga Park, CA
Publisher
CCA Publications,
Date of Publication
1994.
Physical Description
[6], 158 p.: ill., some col. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Chamber of Commerce (Lancaster, Pa.).
Lancaster County Historical Society (Lancaster, Pa.).
Lancasater Malleable Castings, Co. (Lancaster, Pa.).
J. Walter Miller Company (Lancaster, Pa.).
Raub Supply Company (Lancaster, Pa.).
Alumax Mill Products (Lancaster, Pa.).
High Industries, Inc. (Lancaster, Pa.).
Federal-Mogul Corporation (Lancaster, Pa.).
Serta Mattress Company (Lancaster, Pa.).
Cassey Engineering (Salunga, Pa.).
Lancaster Labratories (Lancaster, Pa.).
Ford New Holland (New Holland, Pa.).
Liberty Sign and Can Company (Lancastaear, Pa.).
J. L. Clark, Inc. (Lancaster, Pa.).
Simon Ladder Towers, Inc. (Leola, Pa.).
Lancaster Paint and Glass (Lancaster, Pa. ).
Wickersham Construction and Engineering, Inc. (Lancaster, Pa.).
SICO Company (Mt. Joy, Pa.).
Denver and Ephrata Telephone and Telegraph Company (Pa.).
Bank of Lancaster County (Pa.).
Fulton Bank (Lancaster, Pa).
CoreStates Hamilton Bank (Lancaster, Pa.)
Dauphin Deposit Bank (Pa.)
Ross, Buehler, Falk and Company (Pa.).
Community Hospital (Lancaster, Pa.).
Lancaster General Hospital (Lancaster, Pa.).
St. Joseph Hospital (Lancaster, Pa.)
Corporate Healthcare Strategies, Inc. (Pa.)
Warner-Lambert Company (Pa.).
Lancasater Bible College (Lancaster, Pa.).
Franklin & Marshall College (Lancaster, Pa.).
Acorn Press (Pa.).
Lancaster Newspapers (Lancaster, Pa.).
John Cope's Food Products (Pa.).
Dutch Gold Honey (Pa.).
Kellogg Company (Pa.).
Stauffers of Kissel Hill (Pa.).
Hammond Pretzel Bakery (Lancaster, Pa.).
Zimmerman Foods (Pa.).
Turkey Hill Dairy (Pa.).
Wilbur Chocolate Company (Lititz, Pa.)
Groff's Farm Restaurant (Pa.).
Hotel Brunswick (Lancaster, Pa.).
Eden Resort Inn (Lancaster, Pa.).
Bulova Technologies (Lancaster, Pa.)
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L863L
974.815 LACO L863La
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Two notable mining industries of Lancaster County

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Author
Willig, H. Luther.
Date of Publication
1924
Oxford Press, Chester County, dated February 9th, 1870, by Dr. C. H. Stubbs furnishes additional information relative to the status of the chrome industry in Lancaster County at that time. "Andrew Lowe and Benjamin Gibson opened a mine of chrome near State Line and obtained a large quantity of the
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Responsibility
by H. Luther Willig.
Author
Willig, H. Luther.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1924
Physical Description
73-76 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 28, no. 5
Notes
The last third of this article is entitled "(Comments by W. Frank Gorrecht) on the preceding paper".
Subjects
Gap Copper Mine (Bart Township, Pa.)
Tyson Mining Company (Little Britain Township, Pa.)
Gap Mining Company.
Wood Mine (Little Britain Township, Pa.)
Nickel industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Brucite - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Chromium industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Chromium ores - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Copper mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Nickel mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Gap Nickel Mines (Bart Township, Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 28, number 5 (1924), p. 73-78Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.28
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Author
Adams, Joan
Call Number
905.748 SM (July 1981)
Author
Adams, Joan
Physical Description
30-31 p.
Notes
In: Susquehanna Magazine (July 1981)
Subjects
Becker, Jacob.
Ebersole, Christian.
Newhouser, Christian.
Resslers' Mascot Roller Mill (Ronks, Pa.)
Mascot Mill (Ronks, Pa.)
Mills and milling - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 SM (July 1981)
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Community and material culture among Lancaster Mennonites: Hans Hess from 1717-1733

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Author
Keen, R. Martin.
Call Number
905.748 PMH v.13
Responsibility
by R. Martin Keen.
Author
Keen, R. Martin.
Physical Description
2-25 p.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, v.13 (January 1990).
Subjects
Hess family.
Mennonite - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Conestoga (Pa.: township) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 PMH v.13
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Hess family tours: a self-tour guidebook : 1717 immigrants Hans & Magdalena Hess and Descendants

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Date of Publication
2004.
Call Number
929 H586hhs
Responsibility
compiling editors Joanne Hess Siegrist and Susanna Ruhl Hess.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
White Oak Publishing,
Date of Publication
2004.
Physical Description
Unpaged : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Three different tours--Willow Street, Lititz, and Mount Joy, PA.
Subjects
Hess family.
Lancaster County, Pa. - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 H586hhs
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An old mill and its owners

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Author
Robinson, Mary L.
Date of Publication
1907
owners / by Mrs. Mary L. Robinson. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Atkins family. Mills and mill-work--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1907 Description: [24]-29 p. ; 23 cm. Series
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Responsibility
by Mrs. Mary L. Robinson.
Author
Robinson, Mary L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1907
Physical Description
[24]-29 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 11, no. 1
Subjects
Atkins family.
Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 11, number 1 (1907), p. 24-29Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.11
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Selected aspects of the history of the Ressler Mill

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Author
Marquet, Cynthia
Edition
Second edition.
Date of Publication
2002.
Call Number
725.4 R435
Responsibility
by Cynthia Marquet.
Author
Marquet, Cynthia
Edition
Second edition.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa. ]
Publisher
The Ressler Mill Foundation;
Date of Publication
2002.
Physical Description
v. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
The Ressler Mill Foundation Heritage Series :
Subjects
Ressler Mill (Upper Leacock Twp., Lancaster County, Pa.)
Mills and milling - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
725.4 R435
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Water powered grist mills of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1750-1825 From the King's Continental, State and County tax and assessment lists at the Lancaster County Historical Society, 1971

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Author
Lord, Arthur C.
Date of Publication
1971.
Call Number
725.4 L866
Responsibility
by Arthur C. Lord.
Author
Lord, Arthur C.
Place of Publication
S.l
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1971.
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) ; 28 cm.
Notes
Typescript.
Subjects
Flour mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
725.4 L866
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Lancaster at work : business in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
381 L245b
ISBN
0974016233 (pbk.)
Place of Publication
Lancaster, PA
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
vi, 138 p. : ill. ; 23 x 25 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
Join Lancaster's citizens for a day at the office-or the factory. More than 130 photographs illustrate how men and women have made a living.
Subjects
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.)  - History  - 19th century  - Pictorial works.
 Lancaster County (Pa.)  - History  - 19th century  - Pictorial works.
 Lancaster County (Pa.)  - Social life and customs  - 19th century  - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Aleci, Linda S.
Heckles, Marianne.
Lestz, Gerald S.
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Rauhauser, Barry R.
Ryan,Thomas R.
Tennies, Heather S.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
381 L245b
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Elizabeth Furnace Plantation Site : Archaeological information from the website of the Archaeology program at Millersville University

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Author
Millersville University.
Date of Publication
n.d.
Call Number
672 M646
throughout the grounds, therefore represents an opportunity for research into the colonial period in Lancaster County. Buildings which were once part of the Elizabeth Furnace Plantation village, and which appear on historic maps of the property but are no longer standing today, include at least eleven tenant
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Author
Millersville University.
Place of Publication
Millersville, PA
Publisher
Millersville University
Date of Publication
n.d.
Subjects
Elizabeth Furnace Plantation (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Excavations - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
672 M646
Websites
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The ironmasters of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : including Henry Steigel, Robert Coleman, the Grubb dynasty, Henry Haldeman, Henry Watts, and many others

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Author
Martin, Richard E.
Date of Publication
[2014]
©2014
Call Number
672 M382
Responsibility
by Richard E. Martin.
ISBN
9780615967578
0615967574
Author
Martin, Richard E.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]
Morgantown, PA
Publisher
Richard E. Martin,
Printed by Masthof Press
Date of Publication
[2014]
©2014
Physical Description
vi, 193 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 23 cm
Notes
"Over 120 illustrations."
Includes bibliographical references (171-172) and index.
Contents
Labor on the plantation -- Charcoal making -- Furnaces operation -- Refining the iron -- Lancaster furnaces -- Rolling mills -- Ironworks sequence -- The ironmasters -- Ore mines -- Preserved iron furnaces -- Paths and trails -- Fords and ferries.
Subjects
Stiegel, Henry William, - 1729-1785.
Coleman, Robert, - 1748-1825.
Coleman family.
Grubb family.
Haldeman, Henry B.
Haldeman family.
Watts, Henry.
Jacobs family.
Potts family.
Taylor family.
Watts family.
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Charcoal industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Iron and steel workers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Biography.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
672 M382
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