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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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Elizabeth Furnace Plantation

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1965
and charred, the enduring charcoal remains in the soil. �Tenant house near Elizabeth Furnace mansion. Built about 1757. The Colemans Robert Coleman, a man destined to become the Andrew Carnegie of early Pennsylvania, came to Elizabeth in 1776. He was born November 4th, 1748, at Castle Finn, County
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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
1965
Physical Description
[25]-41 p. ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 69,l no. 1
Subjects
Coleman, Robert, - 1748-1825.
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Glass manufacture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Elizabeth Furnace Plantation (Lancaster County Pa.)
Additional Author
Woerner, H. Ray.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 69, number 1 (1965), p. 25-41Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.69
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[Catalogue of the private collection of the Stiegel-Coleman House & Elizabeth Furnace : including the restored 16-room mansion]

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Author
Hess, John M. Auction Service, Inc., Manheim (Pa.)
Date of Publication
2013.
Call Number
010 H586
Author
Hess, John M. Auction Service, Inc., Manheim (Pa.)
Place of Publication
[S. l
Publisher
s.n.]
Date of Publication
2013.
Physical Description
54 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Notes
Catalog of an auction held in in Brickerville by John M. Hess Auction Service, Inc, September 28, 2013.
Subjects
Stiegel, Henry William - 1729-1785.
Coleman, Robert, - 1748-1825.
Elizabeth Furnace Plantation (Lancaster County Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
010 H586
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[Court Records Dealing With Iron Industry (Coleman vs Grubb)]

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lebanon County)
Date of Publication
1858-1873.
Call Number
347.0770262 G855d
347.0770269 G855d
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lebanon County)
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
1858-1873.
Notes
Also see volume with call number 347.0770269 G885 in the Rare Books Collection.
Also see volume with call number 347.0770269 G885e in the Rare Books Collection.
Between Robert W. Coleman, and Edward B Grubb and Clement B. Grubb.
Court records of the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon Country and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Middle District,along with the will and codicil of Robert Coleman dated May 13, 1825.
Library has a second copy through page p. 299.
Subjects
Coleman family.
Grubb family.
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania
Additional Author
Coleman, Robert W.,
Coleman, William L.
Grubb, Edward B.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
347.0770262 G855d
347.0770269 G855d
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The story of Caernarvon

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Author
Lincoln, J. B.
Date of Publication
1914
%20Journal%20Project/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Lincoln, J. B. Title: The story of Caernarvon / by J. B. Lincoln, M.D. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Episcopal Church of Bangor (Churchtown, Pa.) Episcopal Church--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Iron industry and trade--Pennsylvania
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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 Chickies furnaces : the first furnace using coal

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Author
Haldeman, Horace L.
Date of Publication
1897
. Haldeman. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Chickies Furnace (Lancaster County, Pa.) Iron industry and trade--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County --History. Iron foundries--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1896-97 Description: [14]-23 p
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Alternate Title
Historical paper: The first furnace using coal.
Responsibility
by Horace L. Haldeman.
Author
Haldeman, Horace L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[14]-23 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 1
Subjects
Chickies Furnace (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Iron foundries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 1 (1897), p. 14-23Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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A survey of 19th century iron industry in Lancaster County

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1954.
iron industry in Lancaster County between the Panic of 1837 and the Revulsion of 1884—The Anthracite Furnace Period. The ironmaster of this time more likely was a fairly modest businessman who was sufficiently adventurous to stake his or another person's fortune on the least stable industry, and who
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Responsibility
by Jack Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1954.
Physical Description
[85]-105 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 58, no. 4
Subjects
Iron mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 58, number 4 (1954), p. 85-105Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.58
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The touch of time : Robert Habersham Coleman, 1856-1930

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Author
Noble, Richard E.
Date of Publication
c1983.
Call Number
974.819 L441 Vol. 16, no. 1
Responsibility
by Richard E. Noble.
Author
Noble, Richard E.
Place of Publication
Lebanon, Pa
Publisher
Lebanon County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
c1983.
Physical Description
79 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
"Vol. 16, no. 1."
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Trinity College, 1982)
Bibliography: p. 77-79.
Robert Habersham Coleman was the fourth -and last- generation scion of a family which controlled Cornwall Iron Furnace, in Cornwall, Pennsylvania. This major coal-burning ironmaking facility was founded in 1742 by Peter Grubb and produced pig iron, domestic products, and, during the American Revolution and Civil War, cannon barrels. [Wikipedia]
Subjects
Coleman, Robert Habersham, - 1856-1930.
Businesspeople - Pennsylvania - Cornwall
Cornwall (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 L441 Vol. 16, no. 1
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Notes on the life and work of Robert Coleman

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Author
Delafield, Joseph L.
Date of Publication
1912.
Call Number
905.748 HSP
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Responsibility
Joseph L. Delafield.
Author
Delafield, Joseph L.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1912.
Physical Description
pp. 226-230 ; 23 cm.
Notes
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography , v. 36.
This record provides a link to this resuorce on the publisher's official online repository.
Subjects
Coleman, Robert Habersham , - 1856-1930.
Business people - Pennsylvania - Cornwall
Cornwall (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP
Websites
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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
some years, Stiegel's creditors eventually leased the furnace to a young ironmaster named Robert Coleman. Coleman rid the operation of the ine ciencies of the Stiegel period, undertook signi cant new construction to improve the e ciency and output of the furnace, and quickly turned the venture into a
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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 Clemson, Buckley and Stoltzfus property on the Pequea

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Author
Lorenz, Joan M.
Date of Publication
2003 ?
Call Number
929 B924
Responsibility
by Joan M. Lorenz.
Author
Lorenz, Joan M.
Place of Publication
Computer printout
Date of Publication
2003 ?
Physical Description
7 [3] : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Historical paper no. 1 : Historical Society of Salisbury Township, June, 2003.
Includes biographic references.
Subjects
Clemson family.
Buckley family.
Stoltzfus family.
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Buckley Forge - Pennslvania - Lancaster County.
Competence Forge - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 B924
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Cannon Hill and the Hessian ditch with personal reminiscences of the Furnace Hills

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1940
Coleman, History of Elizabeth Estate (MSS). 27 Lancaster County Deed Book. A. C. Bining. 28 Early Manufacture and Uses of Iron. H. C. G. 29 Lancaster County Wills. Robert Coleman will, dated March 8, 1822, proved September 3, 1825. A. C. Bining. 30 Stiegel Glass. 31 At Lebanon on the creek of that name
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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
1940
Physical Description
[21]-39 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 44, no. 2
Subjects
Furnace Hills (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Hessian Ditch (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 44, number 2 (1940), p. 21-39Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.44
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Protectionism, wages and strikes in the anthracite iron industry of Lancaster County : 1840-1900

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1982
Protectionism, Wages and Strikes in the Anthracite Iron Industry of Lancaster County: 1840-1900 By John Ward Willson Loose This article has been excerpted from the author's master's thesis completed in 1967 • The Anthracite Iron Industry of Lancaster County, Pa.: 1840-1900. During much of the
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Responsibility
by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1982
Physical Description
2-23 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 86, no. 1
Subjects
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Coal-fired furnaces.
Rolling-mills.
Strikes and lockouts
Protectionism - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 86, number 1 (1982), p. 2-23Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.86
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Mark Bird, 1739-1812, Hopewell Furnace, Berks County, Pennsylvania : ironmaster & patriot

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Author
Graham Daniel A.
Date of Publication
[2016]
©2016
Call Number
974.816 g738
Alternate Title
Mark Bird, ironmaster & patriot
Responsibility
by Daniel A. Graham.
ISBN
9781601265029
1601265026
Author
Graham Daniel A.
Place of Publication
Elverson, Pennsylvania
Morgantown, PA
Publisher
Friends of Hopewell Furnace,
Masthof Press.
Date of Publication
[2016]
©2016
Physical Description
xiv, 92 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-91).
Contents
Early years and background: Morlatton and Birdsborough, 1739-1761 -- Birdsborough Forges, 1762-1770: ironmaster -- Pre-Revolution, 1770-1774: Birdsborough Forges and Hopewell Furnace ironmaster -- Revolutionary years, 1774-1782: political and military/Colonel Mark Bird -- Revolutionary War years, 1774-1782: Industrial/Hopewell Furnace -- Financial ruin, 1782-1788: Delaware Mills/Works, Bucks County -- Exile and death, 1788-1812: Western North Carolina -- Children of Mark and Mary (Ross) Bird -- Photos.
Summary
This work captures the American Revolutionary spirit of Hopewell Furnace's first ironmaster and founder who served as George Washington's quartermaster and provided needed supplies to Washington while he encamped at Valley Forge during the harsh winter of 1777. The book not only contains the complete Bird biography, but also illustrations of Revolutionary war cannon making, original Mark Bird correspondence, a complete bibliography of sources, and photos of Mark Bird's ironmaking pieces and other relevant historic locales. [from the publisher]
Subjects
Bird, Mark, - 1739-1812.
Byrd family.
Iron-works - Pennsylvania - Berks County
Iron and steel workers - Pennsylvania - Berks County - Biography.
Decorative arts - Pennsylvania - Berks County
Historic sites - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Berks County (Pa.) - Biography.
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (Pa.) - History.
Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 g738
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The Mount Gretna Narrow Gauge Railroad

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Author
Bitner, Jack.
Call Number
974.819 L441 v.16, no.3
Responsibility
by Jack Bitner.
Author
Bitner, Jack.
Notes
In: Lebanon County Historical Society publications, v.16, no.3 (1984).
Subjects
Coleman, Robert, - 1784-1825.
Colebrook Valley Railroad (Pa.).
Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad (Pa.)
Mount Gretna Narrow Gauge Railroad (Pa.)
Railroads - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Additional Author
Lebanon County Historical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 L441 v.16, no.3
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List of iron furnaces formerly operating in Clarion County

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1927
. R. L. R. Snyder Mrs. Sara Kuhns Mr. George M. Myers and some others. And to the following: Davis' "History Of Clarion County" Caldwell's "Atlas Of Clarion County" �Device for supplying air blast to primitive iron Air-blast engine of Lancaster County Type, introduced into Clarion County by Christian
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Responsibility
by Herbert Huebener Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1927
Physical Description
149-153 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 9 & 10
Subjects
Myers, Christian, - 1796-1877.
Bear, Henry.
Clarion Furnace (Clarion County, Pa.)
Iron mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Clarion County
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Clarion County
Clarion County (Pa.) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 9/10 (1927), p. 149-153Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31
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Christian Myers, migrant iron master and a founder of Clarion County

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Author
Beck, Paul E.
Date of Publication
1927
" Caldwell's "Atlas Of Clarion County" �Device for supplying air blast to primitive iron Air-blast engine of Lancaster County Type, introduced into Clarion County by Christian Myers and Henry Bear, in 1828. Drawn by Paul E. Beck, from description furnished by John Meissinger, Robert Campbell and Jacob Black
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Responsibility
by Paul E. Beck.
Author
Beck, Paul E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1927
Physical Description
143-149 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 9 & 10
Subjects
Myers, Christian, - 1796-1877.
Bear, Henry.
Clarion Furnace (Clarion County, Pa.)
Iron mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Clarion County
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Clarion County
Clarion County (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 9/10 (1927), p. 143-149Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31
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Cornwall/Cornwall Iron Furnace - Information file

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Alternate Title
Cornwall Iron Furnace/Cornwall - Information file.
Notes
Information files are created for specific subjects that are associated with Lancaster County, e.g. "Rebman's scrap pile", "Ten-hour house". The files contain newspaper and magazine articles about the subject.
Subjects
Cornwall Iron Furnace.
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Iron mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Information File
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The anthracite iron industry of Lancaster County : rolling mills 1850-1900

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1982.
Marietta-West Hempfield Township-Columbia area.94 A major contribution of the anthracite iron industry to Lancaster County's cultural heritage was the attraction of many Welsh workers to �this area. Early in the eighteenth century numerous Welsh settlers from northern and central Chester County located in
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Responsibility
by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1982.
Physical Description
129-144 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 86, no. 4
Subjects
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Founding.
Factories - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Rolling-mills.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 86, number 4 (1982), p. 129-144Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.86
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Anthracite iron blast furnaces in Lancaster County 1840-1900

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1982
sensitive to differences in quality and more responsive to changes in price!' The growth of the American economy resulted in increased rail and coke pig iron production, both oriented toward western Pennsylvania," and neither helpful to Lancaster County iron makers. The last anthracite furnace built in
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Responsibility
by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1982
Physical Description
78-117 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 86, no. 3
Subjects
Blast furnaces - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Furnaces.
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Founding.
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