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Susquehanna Islands in Lancaster County

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1955.
these men built a shad battery at Fishing Creek. The rock, seen from Cutler's Point, sticking out of the water, was at the head of the island where they made their �headquarters; the battery was some distance above this rock. Further on, Mount Johnson Island loomed as a big island in those days." But
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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
1955.
Physical Description
[25]-55 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 59, no. 2
Subjects
Susquehanna River - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 59, number 2 (1955), p. 25-55Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.59
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Millstones and their varied usage

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Author
Flory, Paul B.
Date of Publication
1951
entirely different from the conventional wheat or corn stones. A very unique dressing is found on a pair of stones obtained from the former McCrabb Mill on Fishing Creek, Drumore Township (now at the Martic Forge Collection). The best way to describe this dressing is that it is boxlike or in squares
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by Paul B. Flory.
Author
Flory, Paul B.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1951
Physical Description
[125]-136 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 55, no. 5
Subjects
Millstones.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 55, number 5 (1951), p. 125-136Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.55
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Games and amusements in olden days

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1959.
Sheckard or a Tommy Stouch. There were no concrete indoor or outdoor swimming pools, with fil- tered water, to go to. But "the ol' swimmin' hole" in the creek was just as attractive and delightful — when you had nothing better and knew no- thing better. Unrestrained by any one, the gang would troop out the
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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
1959.
Physical Description
[132]-135 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 63, no. 3
Subjects
Games - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Amusements - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 63, number 3 (1959), p. 132-135Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.63
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The story of Safe Harbor

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Author
Schuleen, Ernest T.
Date of Publication
1959.
townships, thus making that stream responsible for dividing the village of Safe Harbor both physically and politically. EARLY SETTLEMENT AT SAFE HARBOR The Susquehanna River and the lower Conestoga Creek had long been a favorite fishing ground of the Indians, and the early whites were quick to learn of this
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by Ernest T. Schuleen.
Author
Schuleen, Ernest T.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1959.
Physical Description
[79]-110 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 63, no. 2
Subjects
Safe Harbor (Pa.) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 63, number 2 (1959), p. 79-110Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.63
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A Lancaster schoolboy views the Civil War : (diary of Immanuel C. Pehrson, 1862-1863. Collection of the Fackenthal Library, Franklin and Marshall College)

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Author
Pehrson, Immanuel C.
Date of Publication
1950
serve 1 ½ years. . . Monday, August 18: This morning I went down to the mill to order some things. The creek is so low that I caught some fish in my hand. One cady stung me and my finger swelled up quite badly. George Rathvon came out and we went to the creek. We killed a snake about two feet long and
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reviewed by Elizabeth C. Kieffer.
Author
Pehrson, Immanuel C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1950
Physical Description
[17]-37 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 54, no. 2
Subjects
Pehrson, Immanuel - Diaries.
Diaries.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Additional Author
Kieffer, Elizabeth Clarke.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 54, number 2 (1950), p. 17-37Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.54
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The river to be crossed rather than to be followed

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Author
Myers, Richmond E.,
Date of Publication
1953.
Susquehanna on its eastern shore, south of Turkey Hill, was confined to the steep lower valleys of the river's tributaries, such as the Conestoga, Pequea, Tucquan, Muddy (Run) , Fishing, Peters (including Puddle Duck), and the Conowingo creeks. 6 Unless there was an adjoining valley leading west from the
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by Dr. Richmond E. Myers.
Author
Myers, Richmond E.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1953.
Physical Description
[133]-154 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 57, no. 6
Subjects
Susquehanna River.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 57, number 6 (1953), p. 133-154Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.57
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John Pearson's description of Lancaster and Columbia in 1801

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Author
Mast, John H.
Date of Publication
1957.
it coming as it were towards you, it turns and passes from you to the southward perhaps its rare to find so pleasant a place; to the left up the creek about three-quarters of a mile is a mill dam over which the stream falls near five feet, just below you is a fish dam, the murmuring fall of the
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by John H. Mast.
Author
Mast, John H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1957.
Physical Description
[49]-61 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 61, no. 2
Summary
John Pearson's observations of Lancaster came about when he came to Lancaster, the state capital at the time, as a state senator representing Philadelphia city and County and Delaware County.
Subjects
Pearson, John, - 1740-1829.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
Columbia (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 61, number 2 (1957), p. 49-61Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.61
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Early manufacturing in Lancaster County : 1710-1840 (Part 3, chapter V)

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Author
Wittlinger, Carlton O.
Date of Publication
1957.
be slit into strips or rods on the "alligator" shears. This illus- tration shows the "Old Mill" built in 1810 on Brandywine Creek, now part of Lukens Steel Co. Courtesy of Lukens Steel Co. and Iron Age magazine ��ury goods. Since the population was predominantly rural and agricultural, much of such
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by Carlton O. Wittlinger.
Author
Wittlinger, Carlton O.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1957.
Physical Description
[81]-120 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 61, no. 3
Contents
Chapter V: Metal, leather, and wood crafts; Chapter VI: Rifles and other firearms; Chapter VII: Textile industries
Subjects
Manufactures - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 61, number 3 (1957), p. 81-120Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.61
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Archive

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Collection
Sphinx Club Records
Title
Sphinx Club Records
Object ID
MG0341
Date Range
1912-2000
burial service for Nathaniel Ellmaker Hager. 1991. Insert 9 “An Old-Timer Recalls Memorable Dinner Down at Cross Creek,” by Cynthia Parks. Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida. Article is about an elite private club called Mensheviki. April 1991. Insert 10 “New book Highlights Decorating Trends
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Sphinx Club Records
Title
Sphinx Club Records
Description
This collection contains the official records of the Sphinx Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The minute books date from 1912-1985. Histories of the club were prepared in 1934 and 1962. Dinner programs, membership lists, meeting and speaker schedules, correspondence and speeches make up the bulk of the collection. There are images of some of the earliest members, as well as articles about the statue of the Sphinx.
Date Range
1912-2000
Year Range From
1912
Year Range To
2000
Date of Accumulation
1912-2000
Creator
Sphinx Club (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Appel, Roberts R.
Browne, George I.
Cooper, John Wallace
Cramer, Margaret Snader
Cramer, William Stuart
Davidson, Paul
Dippell, Marion Fox
Dippell, Victor William
Distler, Theodore A.
Donner, M. M.
Dotterer, Ray H.
Duke, Robert W.
Hager, E. M.
Hager, Nathaniel Ellmaker
Hamblin, Dora Jane
Hartman, Edwin Mitman
Hartman, Mr.
Herman, Emma Garrigan
Herman, Theodore F.
Honig, Margaret
Honig, Stanley
Jefferson, Thomas
Jordan, Paul
Jurgelski, Susan
Kell, R. M.
Kilby, Tom
Kunkel, Arthur King
Lincoln, Abraham
Maugans, David
Mencken, Henry Louis
Michalak, Beverly
Michalak, Stanley
Moore, C. Eugene
Parks, Cynthia
Poole, H. Herbert
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Roy, John
Rudisill, Carl
Rudisill, Flo
Sayres, Alfred Nevin
Schmitchew, Peter
Schwalm, Ted
Smith, Howard P.
Steinmetz, Rollin
Thornley, Richard
Twombly, Clifford Gray
Subjects
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Obituaries
Search Terms
Accomac Inn
Alfred's Victorian Restaurant
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Bynden Wood
Conestoga Bridge
Correspondence
Finding aids
Flyers
Franklin and Marshall College
Hamilton Club
Huachung University
Letters
Manuscript groups
Membership
Minutes
Mount Gretna, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Obituaries
Outings
Poetry
Republican Party
Restaurants
Sphinx Club
St. Peter's Village, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Trivia
World War II
WWII
Extent
1 box, 21 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0341
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2004.MG0341
Other Numbers
MG-341
Classification
MG0341
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed by DW. Finding aid prepared by KK, March-April 2014. Added to database 3 January 2022.
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James Buchanan, "Big wheel" of the railroads

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Author
Sprout, Oliver S.
Date of Publication
1952.
merger. Nearer home, laying the tracks down river from Portsmouth challenged the ability of the builders most between Chickies Creek and Columbia. Here all available space between the river hills and the stream was taken up by the canal and the turnpike, which had been chartered in 1814, and begun
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by Oliver S. Sprout.
Author
Sprout, Oliver S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1952.
Physical Description
[21]-34 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 56, no. 2
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Columbia, Lancaster and Philadelphia Railroad (Pa.)
Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mt. Joy and Lancaster Railroad Company (Pa.)
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Canals - Pennsylvania
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 56, number 2 (1952), p. 21-34Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.56
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Journal of Ensign Thomas Hughes

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1954.
being partly frozen — went and skated on it." April, "All my amusement at present is trout-fishing, which, as they are in great plenty, is very enter- taining. The inhabitants have a droll way of catching shad, a fish I never saw in England." May 2, "An expedition being planned against the Indians under
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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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Lancaster

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Corporate Author
League of Women Voters of Lancaster County, Pa.
Date of Publication
1953-
Call Number
362.65 L433
districts, pop. 5,000-35,000) (:t: In fourth class districts, pop. below 5,000) 13 �Recreation Lancaster County, itself, offers beauty and recreation. Near the city are the Conestoga River, Mill Creek and the Little Conestoga, farther south Pequea Creek and the Susquehanna River. The Horse Shoe Trail
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Corporate Author
League of Women Voters of Lancaster County, Pa.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The League,
Date of Publication
1953-
Physical Description
v. : ill., maps ; 23-25 cm.
Notes
Title varies.
LCHS has 1953, revised 1958, 1964,1970, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1986, 2005.
Subjects
Social service - Lancaster (City), Pa.
Social service - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Politics and government.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
362.65 L433
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Tall clocks

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Author
Hartman, W. F.
Date of Publication
1959.
1780. Jacob Godschalk paid taxes in Philadelphia for the last time in 1781 and evidently died soon after. He was a member of the Fishing Company of Fort St. Davids and a lieutenant in the Revolutionary War." �Having obtained the information I sought I could not put the books away but enjoyed going over
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by William F. Hartman.
Author
Hartman, W. F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1959.
Physical Description
[1]-16 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 63, no. 1
Subjects
Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Longcase clocks - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 63, number 1 (1959), p. 1-16Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.63
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Less-known biologists of Lancaster County

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Author
Rightmyer, Eugene R.
Date of Publication
1953.
similar position in the Pennsylvania Geological Survey, his first work being the sectional study of the Susquehanna River and eventually broadened to include Dauphin and Lancaster counties. He returned to his home at the mouth of the Chickies Creek, where the remaining forty-two years of his life were
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by Eugene R. Rightmyer.
Author
Rightmyer, Eugene R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1953.
Physical Description
[49]-67 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 57, no. 3
Subjects
Stauffer, Jacob, - 1808-1880.
Haldeman, Samuel Stehman, - 1812-1880.
Rathvon, Simon Snyder, - 1812-1891.
Porter, Thomas C. - 1822-1901.
Biologists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 57, number 3 (1953), p. 49-67Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.57
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Early manufacturing in Lancaster County : 1710-1840 (Part 4, chapter VIII)

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Author
Wittlinger, Carlton O.
Date of Publication
1958.
and tile manu- factures developed very early, for in 1724 Martin Mayley requested a grant of land on Conestoga Creek to make these items. 8 At least as early as 1753 there was a brick kiln in the town of Lancaster. 9 The subsequent growth of the brick industry suggests that the area was independent of
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by Carlton O. Wittlinger.
Author
Wittlinger, Carlton O.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1958.
Physical Description
[1]-38 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 62, no. 1
Notes
The bibliography and the list of "secondary works" are rather extensive.
Contents
Chapter VIII: Miscellaneous manufactures; Chapter IX: Problems of marketing, finance and labor; Conclusion; Bibliography
Subjects
Manufactures - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
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