Advertisements for businesses, services, and products in Columbia, Pennsylvania. The Columbia Spy, 22 November 1862.
Admin/Biographical History
Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.
Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.
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Facsimilie. Originally published by T.M. Fowler and James B. Moyer, 1894.
"Published by T.M. Fowler and James B. Moyer."
Includes index to points of interest and inset "View of East Columbia."
Contents
Points of interest: Public schools -- Opera House -- Electric Light & Power Co. -- Columbia Lace Mills -- Columbia Iron Co. Works -- Susquehana Iron Co. -- Gass Works -- Columbia Wagon Works -- Columbia Flint Co. -- Planing Mill -- Water Power Works -- Columbia Grey Iron Co. -- Keeley Stove Co. -- Silk Mill. Ashley & Baily Co. -- Rolling Mill -- Furnace -- P.R.R. Station -- C. & R.R.R. Station -- Presbyterian Church -- St. Paul's Episcopal Church -- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church -- St. John's Church -- Salem German Lutheran Church -- First English Lutheran Church -- Solome United Brethren Church -- M.E. Church -- Cookman M.E. Chapel -- Church of God -- Trinity Reformed Church -- Evangelical Mission -- Holy Trinity German Catholic Church -- St. Peters Catholic Church -- Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church -- First African Baptist Church.
Explorer's map & guide, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Explorer's map and guide, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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[prepared for] Lancaster County Heritage, County of Lancaster, Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Dutch Convention and Visitors Bureau.
