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History of the Columbia Steam Fire Engine and Hose Company, no. 1, Columbia, PA : 1796-1899

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Date of Publication
1899.
Call Number
352.3 H673
Place of Publication
Columbia, Pa
Publisher
Herald Steam Print ,
Date of Publication
1899.
Physical Description
64 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.
Notes
Includes advertisements.
Subjects
Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Columbia
Additional Author
Peltier, Eugene.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352.3 H673
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Early schools in the valley of the Octorara

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Author
Houston, J. W.
Date of Publication
1898
. Private schools--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Public schools--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Schools--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Octoraro Creek (Pa. and Md.) Octorara Valley (Pa.)--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1897-98
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by J. W. Houston, M.D.
Author
Houston, J. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
[31]-51 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 2
Summary
Contains interesting and entertaining vignettes of some of the school teachers , and schools established in the Octorar Valley, in the years before public education. Schools in Lancaster County, PA, and some bordering the county in Chester County are discussed.
Subjects
Teachers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Private schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Public schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Octoraro Creek (Pa. and Md.)
Octorara Valley (Pa.) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 2 (1898), p. 31-51Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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Some of the lost industries of the Octorara Valley

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Author
Houston, J. W.
Date of Publication
1899
--Octorara Valley (Pa. and Md.)--History. Industries--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--19th century. Octoraro Creek (Pa. and Md.) Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1898-99 Description: [103]-113 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the
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Responsibility
by Dr. J. W. Houston.
Author
Houston, J. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1899
Physical Description
[103]-113 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 5
Subjects
Industries.
Industries - Octorara Valley (Pa. and Md.)
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
Octoraro Creek (Pa. and Md.)
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 3, number 5 (1899), p. 103-113Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.3
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History of the Donegal Church

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Author
Zeigler, J. L.
Date of Publication
1897
continued until his death, which occurred September 22, 1821. Mr. Kerr was much beloved by his parishioners and the people of the neighborhood. There are those still living who remember Mr. Kerr. His son, a much esteemed and eminent physician, a member of the York County Medical Society, died at York, Pa
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Responsibility
by Dr. J. L. Ziegler.
Author
Zeigler, J. L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[258]-279 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 6
Subjects
Donegal Presbyterian Church (East Donegal, Pa.) - History.
Presbyterians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Presbyterian Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Sepulchral monuments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
East Donegal (Pa. : Township) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 6 (1897), p. 258-279Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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The Chickies furnaces : the first furnace using coal

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Author
Haldeman, Horace L.
Date of Publication
1897
Columbia to Chickies Rock, where it as- cended and curved around a large rock down to the face of Chickies Rock, thence along the canal level. This was one of the finest drives in the county. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company having purchased the road bed, the turnpike was changed to its present location
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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
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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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The oldest daily paper of Lancaster County

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1897
/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Diffenderffer, Frank Ried, 1833-1921. Title: The oldest daily paper of Lancaster County / by F. R. Diffenderffer. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Lancaster Gazette (Lancaster, Pa.) American newspapers--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. German American newspapers--Pennsylvania--Lancaster
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Responsibility
by F. R. Diffenderffer.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[72]-84 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 3
Subjects
Lancaster Gazette (Lancaster, Pa.)
American newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
German American newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 3 (1897), p. 72-84Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 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.
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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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Early industries located along the Conowingo Creek

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Author
Maxwell, E. Beverly.
Date of Publication
1898
): Industries. Water mills--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Industries--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Conowingo Creek (Lancaster County, Pa.) Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1897-98 Description: [53]-63 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County
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Alternate Title
Early industries.
Responsibility
by Mr. E. Beverly Maxwell.
Author
Maxwell, E. Beverly.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
[52]-63 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 2
Summary
This article discusses various water mills and industry along the Conowingo creek in southern Lancaster County during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Subjects
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Water mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Conowingo Creek (Lancaster County, Pa.)
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 2 (1898), p. 52-63Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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The old Welsh graveyard

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Author
Owen, B. F.
Date of Publication
1897
/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Owen, B. F. Title: The old Welsh graveyard / by B. F. Owen. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Old Welsh Graveyard (East Earl Township, Pa.) Cemeteries--Pennsylvania--Lancaster. Cemeteries--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Sepulchral monuments--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Welsh
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Responsibility
by B. F. Owen.
Author
Owen, B. F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[361]-373 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 9
Subjects
Old Welsh Graveyard (East Earl Township, Pa.)
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Sepulchral monuments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Welsh - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 9 (1897), p. 361-373Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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Date of Publication
1896
Call Number
284 G776
Responsibility
copied by B.F. Owens in 1896.
Place of Publication
Manuscript
Date of Publication
1896
Physical Description
150 p. : 23 cm.
Notes
This handwritten volume is a copy made in 1896.
Gravestone inscriptions from a variety of church cemeteries in Eastern Lancaster County and Western Chester County. Churchtown is in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County.
Subjects
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (New Holland, Pa.)
Pequea Presbyterian Church (Salisbury Township)
St. John's Protestant Episcopal Chuch (Chester County)
Caernarvon Presbyterian Chuch (Churchtown, Pa.)
Churchtown Methodist Episcopal Church (Churchtown, Pa.)
Great Valley Baptist Church (Chester County)
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania
Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
Salisbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
New Holland (Lancaster County, Pa. : Borough) - Genealogy.
Chester County - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
284 G776
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A word for the woman : an abstract of an address to the graduates of Linden Hall Seminary, Lititz, Pa., on the occasion of the centennial commencement of the institution, June 26th, 1894

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Author
Hensel, W.U.
Date of Publication
[1894]
Call Number
373.222 L743b
Responsibility
by W.U. Hensel.
Author
Hensel, W.U.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.] ,
Date of Publication
[1894]
Physical Description
8 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Linden Hall Seminary, (Lititz, Pa.)
Women - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lititz (Pa.) - Schools.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
373.222 L743b
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Register of marriages and baptisms kept by Rev. Traugott Frederick Illing : In connection with the churches of St. Peter's (Lutheran) Middletown, and Caenarvon (Episcopal) Lancaster County, Penna

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Date of Publication
1891.
Call Number
283 B216i
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Harrisburg Publishing Company ,
Date of Publication
1891.
Physical Description
43 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Photocopy.
Rineer's "Churchs and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 51 #1, and page 117 #3 and page 165 #2.
Subjects
St. Peter's Lutheran Church (Middletown, Pa.)
Bangor Episcopal Church (Caernarvon Twp. , Pa.)
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Dauphin County.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Illing, Traugott Frederick Illing.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
283 B216i
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The school forum : A local school journal devoted to the welfare of our boys and girls

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Date of Publication
1892-1893?
Call Number
370 S372
Place of Publication
Lancaster, ,Pa
Publisher
The School Forum,
Date of Publication
1892-1893?
Physical Description
Volumes: Illustrations ; 30 cm.
Notes
Contains local adverisements.
From the first issue: "The School Forum is a local school journal published in the interest of the schools of Lancaster county [sic] and dedicated to the welfare of our boys and girls. The labor bestowed up it is a free-will offering from those who earnestly desire to see our sdchools attain a higher rank in popularity and effiencey. The committee appointed to superintend its publication is composed of men and women whose time and ability are already em[ployed upon other duties. And yet the spirit in which it has been undertaken, the services tendered and the support pledged ar ea guaranty that no effort will be spared to make it a live, progressive paper, suggestive of much that will be found helpful in promotiong our educatgional interests."
LHO has vol 1,no. 1, January 1892 -- vol. 1, no. 6, October 1892 -- vol 2, no. 3,March 1893 -- vol 2, no. 4, April 1893 -- vol 2, number 6, August 1893 -- vol 2, no. 8, October 1893 -- vol 2, no. 9, November 1893.
Subjects
Millersville State Normal School.
Lancaster County Directors' Institute.
Education - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Education
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
370 S372
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The names of the townships : how they were named: nomenclature of our townships

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Author
Dubbs, J. H.
Date of Publication
1897
h a d b e e n n a m e d b y t h e p i u n eers, and several of them had been recognized as townships by the county of Chester, which claimed jurisdiction over all this region; but when the county of Lancaster was established by the co- lonial legislature, it was one of the first acts of the Court to
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Responsibility
by Joseph H. Dubbs, D.D.
Author
Dubbs, J. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[3]-13 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 1
Subjects
Names, Geographical - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Names.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 1 (1897), p. 3-13Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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Monthly fire records of Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1882 to 1950

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Corporate Author
Lancaster City (Pa.), Bureau of Fire
Date of Publication
1882-1956.
Call Number
353.3 L245
Corporate Author
Lancaster City (Pa.), Bureau of Fire
Date of Publication
1882-1956.
Physical Description
3 parts ; 29 cm.
Notes
Typescript.
"These records made available for copying by the Lancaster County Historical Society, Oct. 31, 1973 by Edward G. Deatrick, Chief of Lancaster City Bureau of Fire, Chester R. Schwalm, Deputy Chief, Linda J. Hess, Secretary. Typed by volunteers Mrs. Richard H. Schopf, Mrs. Donald Bissinger.
Subjects
Fire departments
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.) Bureau of Fire.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
353.3 L245
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Corporate Author
Yeates Institute (Lancaster, Pa.)
Date of Publication
1898.
Call Number
371.805 Y41
Responsibility
pub. monthly.
Corporate Author
Yeates Institute (Lancaster, Pa.)
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The Institute ;
Date of Publication
1898.
Physical Description
v. 23-25 cm.
Notes
Includes local advertisements.
Information from 1901.
Library has: v. 3 (1901-1902) 1-2, 4-7; v. 4 (1902-1903) 1, 3, 5-7; v.6 (1904-1905) 8; v. 13 (1911-1912) 4-5, 7; v. 20 (1918-1919) 6; (1919--1920) 1-7 bound.
Summary
This is a monthly publication of the Yeates Episcopal School citing activities of the school and its students. It was established with money donated by Jasper Yeate's daughter Catherine in 1857. The school was located on grounds presently occupied by the Lancaster Mennonite High School.
Subjects
Student newspapers and periodicals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Yeates Institute (Lancaster, Pa.)
Yeates School (Lancaster, Pa.)
Yeates Episcopal School (Lancaster, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
371.805 Y41
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One hundred and thirty and three years : sketch of the Reformed Church of Maytown, Pennsylvania

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Author
Hay, Ellis S.
Date of Publication
1898.
Call Number
285.8 H412
Responsibility
by Ellis S. Hay.
Author
Hay, Ellis S.
Place of Publication
Marietts, PA
Publisher
The Times Printing House,
Date of Publication
1898.
Physical Description
66 p. ; ill. ; 14 cm.
Notes
Cover title: 133 years, Reformed Church, Maytown, Penna.
LCHS has photocopy.
Subjects
Reformed Church of Maytown (Pa.) - History.
Reformed Church of Maytown (Pa.) - Registers.
Maytown (Lancaster County, Pa.) - Church history.
Maytown (Lancaster County, Pa.) - Genealogy.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.8 H412
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Frank Musser, by his father and next friend, Isaac Musser, vs The Lancaster City Street Railway Company

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Date of Publication
1895.
Call Number
343.0983 M989
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The Examiner Printing House,
Date of Publication
1895.
Physical Description
245 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
At head of title: In the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County.
Subjects
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Frank Musser,
The Lancaster City Street Railway,
Musser, Isaac.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
343.0983 M989
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Old mills and country ordinaries

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Author
Evans, Samuel,
Date of Publication
1897
gi nal s, or t he i r de - scendants, were willing to renew the work, and that some of them were the immediate predecessors of Henfrey's company. [TO BE CONTINUED.] �Old Mills and Country Ordinaries. The pioneer settlers in the " Upper End" of what is now Lancaster county dame from the north of
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Responsibility
by Samuel Evans, Esq.
Author
Evans, Samuel,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[299]-322 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 7&8
Notes
The first part of this article was published in issue 7, pages 299-310. The second part was published in issue 8, pages 313-322.
"Ordinaries" is a term that is primarily used by the British. They were "a complete meal provided at a fixed price" or "a tavern or inn providing such a meal" [https://www.thefreedictionary.com/ordinaries]
Subjects
Flour mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Taverns (Inns) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Sawmills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 7&8 (1897), p. 299-322Lancaster History Library - Book974.9 L245 v.1
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Old mills and country ordinaries

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Author
Evans, Samuel,
Date of Publication
1897
Responsibility
by Samuel Evans, Esq.
Author
Evans, Samuel,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[313]-322 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 8
Subjects
Flour mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Sawmills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Taverns (Inns) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 8 (1897), p. 313-322
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