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Cider press at Hess Mill

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Date of Publication: 1965

little cider press located on Fishing Creek at Cramer's Mill in Drumore Town- ship. Mr. Grossman, a specialist in early log cabin culture, sketched the press and later prepared a measured drawing of it for the National Park Service, U. S. Department of the Interior. An employee of the National Park

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Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1965

Physical Description: [181]-183 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 69, no. 3

Subjects: Hess Mill (Lancaster, Pa.); Cider industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 69, number 3 (1965), p. 181-183Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.69

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Indian names of local interest with their origin and meaning

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Author: Heisey, M. Luther,

Date of Publication: 1972.

Names, p. 17. Conowingo, corrupted from Guneunga, meaning "he stays long," Iroquois. (D. H. Landis.) Dekanoagah, or Conejoholo, Indian site near Washington Boro (D. H. Landis). Fishing Creek, in Delaware Indian language called Namees-hanna, "fish stream; or Naumeshauna. (D. H. Landis.) Gachswungarorachs

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Responsibility: by M. Luther Heisey.

Author: Heisey, M. Luther,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1972.

Physical Description: 169-172 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 76, no. 3

Subjects: Names, Indian - North America.; Names, Geographical - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 76, number 3 (1972), p. 169-172Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.76

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Place names in Lancaster County : A list with directions

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Call Number: 917.3 P697

. Brinton's Hollow Salisbury Township Brown's Pinnacle Promontory south of mouth of Fishing Creek Drumore Township Scott 1823 Map Brownstown Just south of the intersection of Route 772 (Newport Road) and Route 272 (Oregon Pike) West Earl Township Brownstown Brubaker Located near Hammer Creek north, northeast

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Series: LancasterHistory Series of Transcribed Data.

Summary: This file contains a list of names for geographic locations in Lancaster County. The list provides directions, locations, current and former names, sources, and miscellaneous notes.

Subjects: Names, Geographical - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Electronic Resources

Call Number: 917.3 P697

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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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Responsibility: 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.

Contained In: 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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Responsibility: 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.

Contained In: 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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Local superstitions

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Author: Sener, Samuel Miller,

Date of Publication: 1905

for three months. "Prawl's Hollow," a lonely place in Drumore township, this county, is haunted by the spirit of a peddler who was killed there; and old Lupin, who broke his neck on Fishing creek, can still be seen there of nights. There are several haunted houses that can- not be occupied; one that

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Responsibility: by S. M. Sener, Esq.

Author: Sener, Samuel Miller,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1905

Physical Description: [233]-245 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 9, no. 8

Subjects: Superstition.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 9, number 8 (1905), p. 233-245Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.9

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History of Lancaster County's highway system (from 1714 to 1760)

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Author: Eshleman, Henry Frank,

Date of Publication: 1922

trade. (37) �, (38) Among the prominent mills were Buckley's and Moore's Brothers on Octoraro; Smith's (afterwards Groff's) ·on B eaver Creek about New Pro- vidence ; Jacob Bear's (afterwards Myers') on Carter's Creelt, at Oregon, Abey's, Stoneman's and others. These determined several roads. One or two

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Responsibility: by H. Frank Eshleman.

Author: Eshleman, Henry Frank,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1922

Physical Description: 37-80 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 26, no. 3

Notes: The author of this article states that the purpose of most early roads was to provide access to churches and to mills. Many of the roads profiled in this article refer to specific mills. Although information about the mills is limited, this article could prove fruitful for some researchers.

Subjects: Roads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 26, number 3 (1922), p. 37-80Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.26

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Bass fishing in Lancaster County

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Author: Long, John D.

Date of Publication: 1989

fishing again. He never did—shortly after this episode he suffered a stroke and died. The Pequea The Pequea Creek rises in eastern Lancaster County and flows generally westward through southern Lancaster County to empty into the Susquehanna. It is a small stream and Dad and I had never seriously

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Responsibility: by John D. Long, Ph.D.

Author: Long, John D.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1989

Physical Description: [18]-26 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.92, no. 1

Subjects: Fishing - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Fishing

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 92, number 1 (1989), p. 18-26Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.92

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The Scotch-Irish : their impress on Lancaster County

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Author: Hensel, W. U.

Date of Publication: 1905

to, dur- ing and after the Revolutionary War, but they established and maintained for many years what was known as "The Latin School" on a Fishing Creek farm, in Drumore township. This in- stitution gave an impulse to higher education that has lasted ever since. It sent scores of young men from Lower

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Responsibility: by Hon. W. U. Hensel.

Author: Hensel, W. U.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1905

Physical Description: [246]-268 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 9, no. 8

Subjects: Scots-Irish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 9, number 8 (1905), p. 246-268Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.9

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Tinkerers, mechanics and inventors of Lancaster County

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Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Date of Publication: 1983

credit. Joseph died in 1902 and is buried near Union Grove. Shirk's improvement of the grain cradle should remind us that during the first four decades of the 19th century Drumore Township had a number �of scythe and sickle mills, most of them along Fishing Creek and Puddle Duck Creek. An 1820 local

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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: 1983

Physical Description: 97-109 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 87, no. 3

Subjects: Henry, William, - 1729-1786.; Fulton, Robert, - 1765-1815.; Getz, Peter.; Brandt, John.; Shirk, Joseph.; Industrial arts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Inventions - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Inventors - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Agricultural machinery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 87, number 3 (1983), p. 97-109Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.87

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Commercial fishing in the Susquehanna River

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Author: Heydinger, Earl J.

Date of Publication: 1960.

COMMERCIAL FISHING IN THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER Forever yielding products of economic value, the broad Susquehanna, beauti- ful as well as utilitarian, is studied by Mr. Heydinger in its role as a fish- monger's paradise. The story of fishing in the Susquehanna breaks into time sections matching

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Responsibility: by Earl J. Heydinger.

Author: Heydinger, Earl J.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1960.

Physical Description: [194]-197 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 64, no. 3

Subjects: Fishing - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Susquehanna River.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 64, number 3 (1960), p. 194-197Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.64

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Rafting on the old Susquehanna

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Author: Missimer, Hortense D.

Date of Publication: 1993.

homestead, since entirely disappeared. Just below this old house the path came into the road again, down a steep bank into which several large stone steps had been placed. This was at the foot of the hill where the road made a sharp curve around a great spreading oak tree. Across the creek and up the road

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Responsibility: by Hortense D. Missimer.

Author: Missimer, Hortense D.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1993.

Physical Description: [42]-46 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 95, no. 2

Subjects: Timber.; Lumber trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Susquehanna River - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 95, number 2 (1993), p. 42-46Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.95

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Conestoga : Reminiscences of an old twnship

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Author: Hiller, Casper.

Date of Publication: 1897

manu- facturing places. Probably the oldest was at the mouth of the Little Conestoga creek ; backwater from the building of the Slackwater navigation in 1827 ruined this. The next was the Shenk mill, on the Pequea, on the road between Coues- toga and Marticville. This was replaced ( alter a fire) by a

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Responsibility: by Casper Hiller.

Author: Hiller, Casper.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1897

Physical Description: [24]-26 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 1

Summary: This brief article discusses the German immigrants of the 18th century who came to Lancaster County as well as the industries that they established.

Subjects: Conestoga (Pa. : Township) - History.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 1 (1897), p. 24-26Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1

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Some early county mills, etc., etc. : a fulling mill in 1714

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Author: Evans, Samuel,

Date of Publication: 1897

A FULLING MILL IN 1714. In 1716 Stephen Atkinson, to whom lib- erty had been granted about two years before to settle on a neck of land between Edmund Cartlidge and the Conestoga Creek and to build a mill and make a dam, and he having built a good fulling mill a warrant was made out for the neck 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: [167]-175 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 5

Subjects: Flour mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Sheriffs - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Irish Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 5 (1897), p. 167-175Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1

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Conoy Indian town and Peter Bezaillion

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Author: Landis, David H.,

Date of Publication: 1933.

Indians located along the Conoy creek were generally known, while here, as Conoys or Ganowese ; but, as with all these early tribes, there was much confusion in their names. This was due to their different Indian names, and the different names given them by the Dutch, Swedish, French and English Indian

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Responsibility: by David H. Landis.

Author: Landis, David H.,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1933.

Physical Description: [113]-136 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 37, no. 5

Subjects: Bezaillion, Peter, - 1662-1742.; Conoy Indian Town (Lancaster County, Pa.); Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 37, number 5 (1933), p. 113-136Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.37

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The Conestoga River at Lancaster

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Author: Landis, David Bachman,

Date of Publication: 1932.

fishing, at times on Sundays, along grassy banks of water. They were satisfied, when moderately successful, to take a catch of fresh fish to their homes, where pleasing wives would prepare the savory mess in frying pans for their entire household. In the last century sun-fish, suckers, catfish, pike, bass

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Responsibility: by D. B. Landis.

Author: Landis, David Bachman,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1932.

Physical Description: [261]-271 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 36, no. 11

Subjects: Conestoga River (Pa.); Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 36, number 11 (1932), p. 261-271Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.36

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Tour through the northeastern section of Lancaster County

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Author: Hensel, W. U.

Date of Publication: 1904

creek. On these periodical Journeys Mr. Hensel has been accompanied by many of our own citizens and by distinguished strangers. The late George Nauman, W. A. Atlee and W. B. Middleton were frequent participants; Vice President Stevenson, Supreme Court Justice Sam'l G. Thompson, United States Con- �sul

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Responsibility: by Hon. W. U. Hensel.

Author: Hensel, W. U.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1904

Physical Description: [256]-266 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 8, no. 8

Subjects: Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.; Cocalico Valley (Pa.) - Description and travel.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 8, number 8 (1904), p. 256-266Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.8

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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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Responsibility: 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.

Contained In: 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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Manheim Township and its part in the Indian history of the county

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Author: Martin, C. H.

Date of Publication: 1915

Quarter Sessions the first Tuesday of following August. The boundary of Manheim township, as agreed upon and not since material- ly changed, was: Beginning by Peter's Road at a corner of Donegal and War- wick townships, near the head of little Conestoga creek, thence down the said road by Warwick township

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Responsibility: by C. H. Martin.

Author: Martin, C. H.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1915

Physical Description: 163-173 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 19, no. 6

Subjects: Indians of North America - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Manheim Township (Pa.) - History.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 19, number 6 (1915), p. 163-173Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.19

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Cider press at Hess Mill

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Indian names of local interest with their origin and meaning

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Place names in Lancaster County : A list with directions

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Susquehanna Islands in Lancaster County

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Millstones and their varied usage

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Local superstitions

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History of Lancaster County's highway system (from 1714 to 1760)

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Bass fishing in Lancaster County

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The Scotch-Irish : their impress on Lancaster County

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Tinkerers, mechanics and inventors of Lancaster County

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Commercial fishing in the Susquehanna River

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Rafting on the old Susquehanna

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Conestoga : Reminiscences of an old twnship

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Some early county mills, etc., etc. : a fulling mill in 1714

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Conoy Indian town and Peter Bezaillion

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The Conestoga River at Lancaster

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Tour through the northeastern section of Lancaster County

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Games and amusements in olden days

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Manheim Township and its part in the Indian history of the county

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