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Address delivered at the unveiling of a bronze tablet to John Wright, pioneer ferryman

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1931
ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE UNVEILING OF A BRONZE TABLET TO JOHN WRIGHT, PIONEER FERRYMAN By PROF. HERBERT H. BECK MADAME PRESIDENT, MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA: I consider it a distinct privilege to represent the older of the two coun- ties, Lancaster and York, at this well
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by Prof. Herbert H. Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1931
Physical Description
199-201 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 8
Subjects
Wright, John, - 1667-1749.
Columbia (Pa.) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 35, number 8 (1931), p. 199-204Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.35
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Rock Springs and their historic surroundings

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1943.
reviewed the bat- talions and cavalry troops which met there to greet him and escort him to Lancaster on his visit to the city in that year. The Pirates regularly inspect the white oak, which in 1934, at the unveiling of a Lancaster County His- torical Society tablet commemorating the great event of 1825
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by Herbert H. Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1943.
Physical Description
[45]-58 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 47, no. 3
Subjects
Hensel, George W., - 1866-1943.
Physical geography - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Petrology - Middle Atlantic States.
Indian art - North America.
Rock Springs (Fulton Twp., Lancaster County, Pa.)
Mason-Dixon Line.
Maryland (Pa.) - Boundaries.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 47, number 3 (1943), p. 45-58Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.47
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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
Cannon Hill and the Hessian Ditch With Personal Reminiscences of the Furnace Hills By HERBERT H. BECK Cannon Hill, in northern Elizabeth Township, 1 is one of the hills in the red sandstone range which extends along the border line between Lancaster and Lebanon counties. All of this country
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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.
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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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Report of the committee to place and unveil a marker designating and commemorating the Indian town of Conestoga, in Manor Township, Lancaster County, Penna

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Date of Publication
1924
programs were prepared and printed in a very commendable manner and the event was given publicity in the local newspapers. About 1,000 persons attended the unveiling. Many prominent persons from Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Wilmington, West Chester, York, Gettysburg, Lancaster and elsewhere were present. The
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1924
Physical Description
129-149 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 28, no. 9
Subjects
Penn, William, - 1644-1718.
Indian Town (Conestoga, Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Conestoga Indians.
Paxton Boys.
Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763.
Conestoga (Pa. : Township) - History.
Additional Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Landis, David H.,
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 28, number 9 (1924), p. 129-152Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.28
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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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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.)
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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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Graveyard of the Revolutionary soldiers of Lititz

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1933
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by Herbert H. Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1933
Physical Description
[1]-5 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 37, no. 1
Subjects
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Lititz (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 37, number 1 (1933), p. 1-5Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.37
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Grandfathers' clocks : their making and their makers in Lancaster County

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Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Date of Publication
1939.
Ephrata, Pa., was one of the earliest and best- known clockmakers of Lancaster County, and his clocks are still prized by many families throughout the eastern part of Pennsylvania. He was born at Germantown, Pa., on August 9, 1728, and was the fifth child of John Gorgas and Psyche or Sophia Rittenhouse
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by D. F. Magee, Esq.
Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1939.
Physical Description
[137]-[164] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 43, no. 5
Notes
Second edition of paper originally read April 6, 1917. Contains corrections and additions.
Subjects
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Longcase clocks - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Coldren, Charles M.,
Gorgas, Harry S.
Heisey, M. Luther,
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 43, number 5 (1939), p. 137-164Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.43
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Peter Lehn Grosh : (1798-1859)

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1912
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.16
Responsibility
by Herbert H. Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1912
Physical Description
285-291 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 10
Subjects
Grosh, Peter Lehn, - 1798-1859.
Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Portrait painters - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.16
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Horse-racing in Lancaster County

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1933.
advertised to be run over the course at New Holland, Lancaster county, Pa., for a purse of sixty dollars. The race was to consist of two mile heats3 and repeat; it was open for any horse, mare or gelding; and each horse was required to carry 140 pounds. An entrance fee of three dollars was required, if
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by Herbert H. Beck and William Frederic Worner.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1933.
Physical Description
[41]-58 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 37, no. 3
Subjects
Horse racing - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Sports - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Additional Author
Worner, William Frederic.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 37, number 3 (1933), p. 41-58Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.37
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Elizabeth Furnace Plantation

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1965
Elizabeth Furnace Plantation Herbert H. Beck Elizabeth Furnace Plantation, one of the historic and picturesque features of Pennsylvania, began with John Jacob Huber of Germany. In 1746 Huber acquired 400 acres of lands, with allowance of 18 acres for roads, then in Warwick Township, Lancaster
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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.
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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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Martin Meylin : a progenitor of the Pennsylvania rifle

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1949
. Landis (1943). "The So-called Kentucky Rifles as made in Lancaster County," by D. F. Magee, "The American Rifle," by W. U. Hensel, "Lancaster Rifles" by F. R. Diffenderffer, "Henry E. Leman, Riflemaker" by Herbert H. Beck, are all good papers on the subject in the publications of the Lancaster County His
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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
1949
Physical Description
[33]-[63] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 53, no. 2
Subjects
Mylin, Martin, - 1670-1749.
Mylin family.
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Rifles
Kentucky rifle.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 53, number 2 (1949), p. 33-63Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.53
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Henry E. Leman, riflemaker

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1936
Henry E. Leman, Riflemaker By HERBERT H. BECK, Sc.D. RIFLE MADE BY HENRY E. LEMAN, AND PRESENTED BY HIM IN 1872 TO THE BECK FAMILY SCHOOL. Henry E. Leman is worthy of special record by the Lancaster County Historical Society. William U. Hensel, Frank R. Diffen- derffer and David F. Magee have
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by Herbert H. Beck, Sc. D.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1936
Physical Description
[37]-49 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 40, no. 3
Subjects
Leman, Henry Eichholtz, - 1812-1887.
Leman, James C., - 1865.
Beck, Abraham Reincke, - 1833-1928.
Beck Family School (Lititz, Pa.)
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 40, number 3 (1936), p. 37-49Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.40
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The San Domingo Creek : how it was named

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1950
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.54
Responsibility
by Herbert H. Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1950
Physical Description
[63]-64 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 54, no. 3
Subjects
Rivers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
San Domingo Creek (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.54
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The meeting of the Continental Congress in Lancaster

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1927
hble servt John Hancock Presidt. The Continental Congress met in York from Sept. 30, 1777 until June 27, 1778, when they adjourned to meet in Philadelphia on July 2nd. Note: See also Vol. 7 p. 199, (1903) Scenes in Lancaster County's First Court House. �file:///Volumes/LCHS%3BLCHSFS01/OCR%20Journal
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by Herbert H. Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1927
Physical Description
101-103 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 7
Subjects
United States. - Continental Congress.
Constitutional history - United States.
United States - Politics and government - 1775-1783.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 7 (1927), p. 101-103Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31
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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1949.
Call Number
370 B393
Responsibility
by Herbert Huebener Beck
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Bethlehem, Pa
Publisher
Times Publishing Company ;
Date of Publication
1949.
Physical Description
p. 273-292 ill. 23 cm.
Notes
Reprinted from an unidentified source.
Subjects
The Beck Family School for Boys, Lititiz, Pa.
Education - Lancaster County.
Audubon Villa - Pennsylvania - Lititz.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
370 B393
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Journal of Ensign Thomas Hughes

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1954.
Journal Ensign Hughes Prisoner of War at Lancaster, May 1779 to November 1780 Compiled and Annotated by Herbert H. Beck This diary' of a young British officer is unique in the local records of its period. Lieutenant Thomas Anburey, prisoner of war, who was in Lancaster December 17 and 18, 1778, in
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compiled and annotated by Herbert H. Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1954.
Physical Description
[1]-25 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 58, no. 1
Subjects
Hughes, Thomas, - 1759-1790.
Diaries.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 58, number 1 (1954), p. 1-25Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.58
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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
Mount Joy, Lancaster Co.) died in Philadelphia in 1880. Both are buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Phila- delphia. Christian Myers may well be said to have been the FATHER OF CLARION COUNTY. LIST OF IRON FURNACES FORMERLY OPERATING IN CLARION COUNTY The furnaces usually were named for the localities
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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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Town regulations of Litiz, 1759

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1935
the Lancaster Courthouse, December, 1742, offered to donate his entire farm in Warwick Township for the use of the church. This tract of land, which Klein had obtained from the Penns in three proprietary patents of 296 acres in 1741, 32 in 1747 and 182 in 1755, eventu- ally amounted to 491 acres; for
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by Herbert Huebener Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1935
Physical Description
[105]-120 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 39, no. 5
Subjects
Moravian Church - Pennsylvania - Lititz.
Lititz (Pa.) - History.
Lititz (Pa.) - Politics and government.
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A chapter on the ornithology of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania with supplementary notes on the mammals

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
n.d.]
Call Number
598.2 B393
Responsibility
by Herbert H. Beck...
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
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Date of Publication
n.d.]
Physical Description
39 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Originally in "Lancaster county, Pennsylvania--a history," by H.M.J. Klein, 1924. Reprinted by permission of the Lewis Historical Publishing co., inc.
Subjects
Birds - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mammals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
598.2 B393
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Augustine Herrman, Lancaster County's first map maker

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1931.
AUGUSTINE HERRMAN, LANCASTER COUNTY'S FIRST MAP MAKER By HERBERT H. BECK A UGUSTINE HERRMAN was one of the leading figures of the lower Susquehanna Valley in the seventeenth century. He was the first man to chart this part of Eastern North America. He named Cecil County, Maryland, which adjoins
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by Herbert H. Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1931.
Physical Description
[261]-266 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 11
Subjects
Herrman, Augustine.
Cartography - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Cartographers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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