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The first long turnpike in the United States : Parts I-III

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Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Date of Publication
1916
, pursuant to an order of the Board, was read in these words: "To the Honourable Patrick Gordon, Esqr., Lieut. Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania, in Council. "Whereas, upon the Petition of the Magistrates, Grand Jury and other In- habitants of the County of Lancaster, presented to the Governour in
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Responsibility
by Judge C. I. Landis.
Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1916
Physical Description
205-226 p. (no. 8) ; 235/258 p. (no. 9) ; 265-340 p. (no. 10) : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 20, no. 8-10.
Notes
This journal article was published in three successive issues. All the articles and their corresponding appendices are collected here into one file.
Subjects
Brooke, Robert, - 1770-1821.
King's Highway (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road Company.
Roads - Pennsylvania.
Toll roads - Pennsylvania.
Hotels - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Taverns (Inns)
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 20, number 8-10 (1916), p. 205-340Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.20
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History of the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike : the first long turnpike in the United States

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Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Call Number
021 L257
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Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Physical Description
83 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Notes
Caption title.
Reprinted from The Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography, v. 42-43, 1918-1919.
Summary
The spine of this book reads "Juliana Library Co. Lancaster". This book contains reprints of three articles that were penned by Charles Landis. The first article is entitled "The Julianan Library Company in Lancaster". It is followed by "History of the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike". And the last article is entitled "Jasper Yeates and his times".
The author writes about the " Kings Highway ", the first road from Philadelphia to the Lancaster area, and he then recounts the building of the Philadelphia to Lancaster Turnpike. The third part of his article describes the various taverns and points of interest along the Lancaster County portion of the Turnpike.
Subjects
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road Company.
Roads - Pennsylvania.
Toll roads - Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia and Lancaster turnpike.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
021 L257
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