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Agreement of reorganization of Conestogo Cotton Mills, Inc., Lancaster, Pa

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Date of Publication
1940.
Call Number
621 C747
Place of Publication
[S. l
Publisher
s.n.] ,
Date of Publication
1940.
Physical Description
12 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Conestogo Cotton Mills (Lancaster, Pa.)
Cotton manufacturing - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Manufacturers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
621 C747
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An account of the early settlement called Israel's Mills and Penningtonville

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Author
Douglass, Hugh.
Call Number
905.748 OAHS
Author
Douglass, Hugh.
Physical Description
unp.
Notes
In: Octorara Area Historical Society, v.3, no.1.
Subjects
Israel, Isaac Grant.
Israel's Mills (Chester County, Pa.)
Penningtonville (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 OAHS
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An old mill and its owners

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Author
Robinson, Mary L.
Date of Publication
1907
owners / by Mrs. Mary L. Robinson. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Atkins family. Mills and mill-work--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1907 Description: [24]-29 p. ; 23 cm. Series
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Responsibility
by Mrs. Mary L. Robinson.
Author
Robinson, Mary L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1907
Physical Description
[24]-29 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 11, no. 1
Subjects
Atkins family.
Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 11, number 1 (1907), p. 24-29Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.11
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Author
Hensel, L. W.
Date of Publication
1898
/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Hensel, L. W. Title: An old oil mill / by L. W. Hensel. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Old Oil Mill (Lancaster County, Pa.) Water mills--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Linseed oil. Flour mills--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County
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Responsibility
by L. W. Hensel.
Author
Hensel, L. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
213-215 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 7
Summary
This article discusses a mill property in Eden Township , Lancaster County. The mill had several owners during the 19th century, and the mill was used for various purposes: Processing wool, sawing wood, making whiskey, and pressing oil from flax seeds [hence the name "oil mill"].
Subjects
Old Oil Mill (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Water mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Oil mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Linseed oil.
Flour mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 7 (1898), p. 213-215Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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The anthracite iron industry of Lancaster County : rolling mills 1850-1900

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1982.
The Anthracite Iron Industry of Lancaster County: Rolling Mills 1850-1900 By John Ward Willson Loose I. General Desciption Although rolling mills had been used early in the nineteenth century for reducing the thickness of bar iron produced at the forges, rolling mills as a separate industry were
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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
1982.
Physical Description
129-144 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 86, no. 4
Subjects
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Founding.
Factories - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Rolling-mills.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 86, number 4 (1982), p. 129-144Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.86
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Cotton mills of Lancaster City, Pennsylvania : a collection of historical information about cotton from the Colonial Days (1770) of Lancaster City, through the 1800's when cotton mills were established, to the demise of the largest mill in the city in 1949, together with data on cotton production and the cotton market through 1976

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Date of Publication
1977
Call Number
621 C948
Responsibility
compiled by W.T. Crook, Jr.
Place of Publication
Typescript
Date of Publication
1977
Physical Description
122 L : ill., Photographs; 29 cm.
Notes
Compiled for the Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
Conestoga Steam Mill (Lancaster, Pa.)
Farnum Mills (Lancaster, Pa.)
Cotton manufacturing - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Manufacturers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
621 C948
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Descendants of John S. Gable (1803-1881) of Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Author
Pinkerton, R. Bruce
Call Number
929 G115
Responsibility
by R. Bruce Pinkerton.
Author
Pinkerton, R. Bruce
Place of Publication
Computer printout, 1997
Physical Description
27, 3, [14] p.; ill.; 28 cm.
Subjects
Gable family.
Diffendall family.
Eicherly family.
Fendrich family.
Garlington family.
Gearhart family.
Hagelgans family.
Heiland family.
Mills family.
Oeshger family.
Pinkerton family.
Pope family.
Wing family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 G115
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Donegal Mills : a case study in historical geography

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Author
Lord, Arthur C.
Date of Publication
1977
Donegal Mills: A Case Study In Historical Geography by Arthur C. Lord Today Donegal Mills is a refurbished estate in East Donegal Town- ship, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. There is a fascinating story be- hind these relics of yesterday which still stand; the Mill, the Mansion House, the Miller's
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Responsibility
by Arthur C. Lord.
Author
Lord, Arthur C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1977
Physical Description
[117]-137 p.: ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 81, no. 3
Subjects
Graybill family.
Nissley family - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Donegal Mills - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 81, number 3 (1977), p. 117-137Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.81
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Donegal Mills Plantation - Information file

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Call Number
Information file - Donegal Mills Plantation
Alternate Title
Donegal Mills - Information file.
Notes
Information files are created for specific subjects that are associated with Lancaster County, e.g. "Rebman's scrap pile", "Ten-hour house". The files contain newspaper and magazine articles about the subject.
Subjects
Donegal Mills (Mount Joy, Pa)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
Information file - Donegal Mills Plantation
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Early industries located along the Conowingo Creek

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Author
Maxwell, E. Beverly.
Date of Publication
1898
Conowingo, on account of its great fall, has furnished water power to turu the wheels of a furnace, a rolling mill, �a foundry (all of which proudly bore its name), a sickle factory, a sorghum factory, two cleaver mills, nine flour and feed mills and seven saw mills, all of which comprised the twenty-three
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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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