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Early industries located along the Conowingo Creek

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Author
Maxwell, E. Beverly.
Date of Publication
1898
, perhaps, ori- ginally owned by the grandfather of the illustrious inventor,Robert Fulton. William Fulton took up 393 acres on Conowingo Creek, which, by warrant of No. 121,742, was surveyed to James Gilespie (who had married his widow) and to this he added other pieces of land, making a total of 546 acres
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Alternate Title
Early industries.
Responsibility
by Mr. E. Beverly Maxwell.
Author
Maxwell, E. Beverly.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
[52]-63 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 2
Summary
This article discusses various water mills and industry along the Conowingo creek in southern Lancaster County during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Subjects
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Water mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Conowingo Creek (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 2 (1898), p. 52-63Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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