Lightning and the lightning rod : use and abuse of the rod ; thunder and thunderstorms ; thirty years in the clouds, with observations on thunderstorms-- feeling, seeing and smelling them ; formation of rain, hail, snow and thunderbolts
List of contributors to the new stand of colors presented to the 79th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers
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Copy of the list of contributors to the new stand of colors presented to the 79th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers at Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
"We, the undersigned agree to pay the sums set opposite our names ($1. each) for the purpose of purchasing a stand of colors for the 79th Pennsylvania (Lancaster County) Regiment of Volunteers, commanded by Col. Henry A. Hambright--to be presented as a testimonial of the high regard and esteem in which they are held by their fellow-citizens at home, for their admirable discipline and unflinching bravery at Chaplin Hills and Chattanooga."
The names have been recorded in the copy, they are not the original signatures and may not be accurate.
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This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners.
Photograph- Eighth Ward World War II Honor Roll of Soldiers and Sailors. From Manor Street: Edward R. Wendler, William L. Kraatz, William H. Robinson, Gerald T. Resh, Jr., Jay W. Hammon, Ralph Tangert, Carl M. Graybill, Donald A. Groff, Robert E. Miller, William U. Deckman, Lewis A. Seibert, Paul S. Brosey, Joseph J. Bowen, Ronald C. English, Robert Shertzer, Joseph A. Reisinger, Lester Y. Kieffer, Robert M. Hildebrand, John W. Shertzer, Calvin Rampulla, John Wise, Edward Benner, Charles Miller, Paul Muehleisen, Richard R. George, Lee R. Hollenbaugh, John F. Hall, Mercon K. Bartley, Henry E. Bushman, Janet L. George, Lester Campbell. From Campbell Avenue: Charles E. Leibold, Robert B. Leed, Raymond Mumma.
Photograph- Eighth Ward World War II Honor Roll of Soldiers and Sailors. From Manor Street: Edward R. Wendler, William L. Kraatz, William H. Robinson, Gerald T. Resh, Jr., Jay W. Hammon, Ralph Tangert, Carl M. Graybill, Donald A. Groff, Robert E. Miller, William U. Deckman, Lewis A. Seibert, Paul S. Brosey, Joseph J. Bowen, Ronald C. English, Robert Shertzer, Joseph A. Reisinger, Lester Y. Kieffer, Robert M. Hildebrand, John W. Shertzer, Calvin Rampulla, John Wise, Edward Benner, Charles Miller, Paul Muehleisen, Richard R. George, Lee R. Hollenbaugh, John F. Hall, Mercon K. Bartley, Henry E. Bushman, Janet L. George, Lester Campbell. From Campbell Avenue: Charles E. Leibold, Robert B. Leed, Raymond Mumma.
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Eighth Ward World War II Honor Roll of Soldiers and Sailors. From Manor Street: Edward R. Wendler, William L. Kraatz, William H. Robinson, Gerald T. Resh, Jr., Jay W. Hammon, Ralph Tangert, Carl M. Graybill, Donald A. Groff, Robert E. Miller, William U. Deckman, Lewis A. Seibert, Paul S. Brosey, Joseph J. Bowen, Ronald C. English, Robert Shertzer, Joseph A. Reisinger, Lester Y. Kieffer, Robert M. Hildebrand, John W. Shertzer, Calvin Rampulla, John Wise, Edward Benner, Charles Miller, Paul Muehleisen, Richard R. George, Lee R. Hollenbaugh, John F. Hall, Mercon K. Bartley, Henry E. Bushman, Janet L. George, Lester Campbell. From Campbell Avenue: Charles E. Leibold, Robert B. Leed, Raymond Mumma.
Historic monument to John Wise, pioneer aeronaut, born in Lancaster in 1808 and died in Lake Michigan September 29, 1879. Tablet erected by Lancaster County Historical Society, 1955.
