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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/850455dc-86df-4719-a11c-437925182191
Collection
Parks and Recreation Collection
Title
Parks and Recreation Collection
Object ID
MG0109
Date Range
1940, 1963
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Collection
Parks and Recreation Collection
Title
Parks and Recreation Collection
Description
The Parks and Recreation Collection contains the proposal for Project 70 and a brochure for Rocky Springs Park.
Admin/Biographical History
Pennsylvania's Project 70 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act is a public lands acquisition law that was passed in 1964.
Date Range
1940, 1963
Creation Date
1940, 1963
Year Range From
1940
Year Range To
1963
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
Subjects
Amusement parks
Brochures
Parks
Recreation
Search Terms
Amusement parks
Brochures
Parks
Project 70 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act
Recreation
Rocky Springs
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Extent
1 box, 2 folders, .1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0109
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-109
Classification
MG0109
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 26 February 2019.
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Dutch wonderland

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19687
Author
Dennison, Austen.
Date of Publication
2015.
Call Number
791.068 D398
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Responsibility
Austen Dennison.
ISBN
1467122858
9781467122856
Author
Dennison, Austen.
Place of Publication
[Charleston, South Carolina]
Publisher
Arcadia Pub,
Date of Publication
2015.
Physical Description
94 pages : color illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Series
Images of modern America
Contents
The buidling of a dream : 1959-1969 -- The dream continues : 1970-1989 -- Rolling into the 1990s : 1990-2001 -- The Hershey Era : 2002-2010 -- The Palace Era : 2011-Present.
Summary
For over 50 years, Dutch Wonderland has prided itself as one of the best family parks in the county and this volume will take readers down memory lane, telling the story of the park through images from its colorful history.
Subjects
Dutch Wonderland Entertainment Complex (Firm)
Amusement parks - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
791.068 D398
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Dutch wonderland and Lancaster County's leading attractions, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22193
Date of Publication
date not idenfied.
Call Number
791.068 D398d
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Place of Publication
Publisher not idendified
Publisher
Place not idendified,
Date of Publication
date not idenfied.
Physical Description
42pages : color illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Contents
Dutch Wonderland - The Amish - Weavertown one room schnoolhouse - Old Mill Stream Camping Manor - National Wax Museum of Lancaster County Heritage.
Subjects
Dutch Wonderland Entertainment Complex (Firm)
Amusement parks - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Amusement parks.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
791.068 D398d
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Great natural areas in eastern Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17426
Author
Ostrander, Stephen.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
c1996.
Call Number
333.78 O85
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Responsibility
Stephen J. Ostrander.
ISBN
081172574X
9780811725743
Author
Ostrander, Stephen.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, PA
Publisher
Stackpole Books,
Date of Publication
c1996.
Physical Description
xviii, 236 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Natural areas - Pennsylvania - Guidebooks.
Parks - Pennsylvania - Guidebooks.
Pennsylvania - Guidebooks.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
333.78 O85
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A hill, a lion and a bear : the story of Reservoir Park

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20391
Author
Roth, Cynthia Douts
Date of Publication
2009.
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Responsibility
Cynthia Douts Roth
Author
Roth, Cynthia Douts
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory.org,
Date of Publication
2009.
Physical Description
132-143 p. : photo. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Reservoir Park (Lancaster, Pa.)
Parks - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Water supply - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Playgrounds - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Zoos - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 111, number 4 (2009), p. 132-143Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v. 111
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Lancaster County Central Park: Master plan report

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17317
Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.). Park Board.
Date of Publication
1971.
Call Number
711.558 L221
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Responsibility
prepared by McCloud, Scatchard, Derck and Edson.
Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.). Park Board.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1971.
Physical Description
69 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Includes map in pocket.
Subjects
Parks - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Recreation areas.
Additional Corporate Author
McCloud, Scatchard, Derck, and Edson.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
711.558 L221
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Linear parks and bikeways ; 1978

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14695
Corporate Author
Lancaster County Planning Commission (Pa.)
Date of Publication
1978.
Call Number
711.558 L245
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Responsibility
Lancaster County Planning Commission.
Corporate Author
Lancaster County Planning Commission (Pa.)
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The Commission,
Date of Publication
1978.
Physical Description
[14] p. : maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
On cover : Special report 2 . 1978.
Subjects
Parks - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Pedestrian areas - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Bicycle trails - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Parks.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Recreation areas.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
711.558 L245
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Maple Grove Park

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2133
Corporate Author
Maple Grove Park
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Corporate Author
Maple Grove Park
Subjects
Amusement parks
Swimming pools
Segregation
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Musser Park : an enduring gift to the city of Lancaster

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14323
Author
Schuyler, David.
Date of Publication
2004.
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Responsibility
by David Schuyler.
Author
Schuyler, David.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
2004.
Physical Description
p. 68 - 83.
Notes
In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 106, no. 2 (Fall 2004).
Subjects
Musser Park (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Grubb Mansion (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Parks - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 106, number 2 (2004), p. 68-83Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v. 106 no. 2
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Negative

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f85cf05c-0513-441c-85ff-101179571005
Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Object ID
D-40-03-80
Date Range
1929
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Description
Reservoir Park
Date Range
1929
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
Darmstaetter's
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Reservoir Park
Parks
Panoramic photographs
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Negative
Object ID
D-40-03-80
Negative Number
yes
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