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1872 historical topographical atlas of the state of Pennsylvania : with descriptions and county histories, with maps of all counties and major cities, historical, scientific and statistical, together with a map of the United States and territories

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18794
Author
Walling, Henry Francis,
Date of Publication
1977.
Call Number
912.748 W211
Responsibility
by Henry F. Walling and O. W. Gray.
Author
Walling, Henry Francis,
Place of Publication
Knightstown, Ind
Publisher
The Bookmark,
Date of Publication
1977.
Physical Description
146 p. : ill., maps ; 43 cm.
Notes
Scale of county maps 1:3000,000.
Includes indexes and directories.
Reprint of the 1872 ed. published by Stedman, Brown & Lyon, Philadelphia.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Maps.
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Directories.
Additional Author
Walling, Henry Francis,
Gray, Ormando Willis,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Atlas
Call Number
912.748 W211
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The advance of frontier settlement in Pennsylvania, 1638-1850 : a geographic interpretation

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18226
Author
Florin, John William.
Date of Publication
1977.
Call Number
917.48 F637
Responsibility
John Florin.
Author
Florin, John William.
Place of Publication
University Park
Publisher
Dept. of Geography, Pennsylvania State University,
Date of Publication
1977.
Physical Description
iv, 108 p. : maps ; 28 cm.
Series
Papers in geography ;
Notes
Library has the maps only from this publication.
Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Geography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.48 F637
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An illustrated history of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, civil, political and military, from its earliest settlement to the present time

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3147
Author
Egle, William Henry,
Edition
2d ed.,
Date of Publication
1880.
Call Number
974.8009 E31 1880
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Responsibility
including historical descriptions of each county in the state, their towns, and industrial resources. By William H. Egle.
Author
Egle, William Henry,
Edition
2d ed.,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
E.M. Gardner,
Date of Publication
1880.
Physical Description
xii, 13-1186 p. incl. front., illus. (incl. ports., maps, facsim.) 27 cm.
Summary
This 1880 volume covers Pennsylvania history from the Native Americans prior to European settlement through 1876
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - History, Local.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8009 E31 1880
Websites
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An illustrated history of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, civil, political, and military, from its earliest settlement to the present time including historical descriptions of each county in the state, their towns, and industrial resources

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3097
Author
Egle, William Henry,
Date of Publication
1876.
Call Number
974.8009 H313 1876
974.8009 E31
Responsibility
by William Henry Egle.
Author
Egle, William Henry,
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
DeWitt C. Goodrich,
Date of Publication
1876.
Physical Description
xii, 13-1186 p., front., illus. (ports., maps, facsim.), 25 cm.
Notes
Bound in three-quarter red leather and red linen.
Bookplate of Redmond Conyngham No. 2658
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Local history.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8009 H313 1876
974.8009 E31
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Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania in the olden time : being a collection of memoirs, anecdote, and incidents of the city and its inhabitants, and of the earliest settlements of the inland part of Pennsylvania, from the days of the founders : intended to preserve the recollections of olden time, and to exhibit society in its changes and manners and customs, and the city and country in their local changes and improvements

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16459
Author
Watson, John F.
Date of Publication
1860.
Call Number
974.8 P544 1860
Responsibility
by John F. Watson ; embellished with engravings by T.H. Mumford.
Author
Watson, John F.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Elijah Thomas,
Date of Publication
1860.
Physical Description
3 v., [28] leaves of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Spine title: Watson's annals of Philadelphia.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - History.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Additional Author
Mumford, Thomas Howland,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
974.8 P544 1860
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Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in the olden time; being a collection of memoirs, anecdotes, and incidents of the city and its inhabitants, and of the earliest settlements of the inland part of Pennsylvania, from the days of the founders

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6324
Author
Watson, John F.
Date of Publication
1891.
Call Number
974.811 W339
Responsibility
By John F. Watson ... Enlarged, with many revisions and additions, by Willis P. Hazard...
Author
Watson, John F.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
E. S. Stuart,
Date of Publication
1891.
Physical Description
3 v. fronts., illus., plates, port. 25 cm.
Notes
The third volume of this ed. was prepared at the publisher's request, by W. P. Hazard.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - History.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Additional Author
Hazard, Willis P.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.811 W339
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The Black presence in Pennsylvania : "making it home"

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19159
Author
Lapsansky, Emma Jones.
Edition
2nd ed.
Date of Publication
2001.
Call Number
326 L317
Responsibility
Emma Lapansky [i.e. Lapsansky].
Author
Lapsansky, Emma Jones.
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
University Park, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical Association,
Date of Publication
2001.
Physical Description
[iv], 50 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Series
Pennsylvania history studies ; no. 21
Notes
Author's name misspelled on t.p., cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-46).
Summary
"Enter into the centuries-long debate about justice for the African and African American inhabitants of Pennsylvania with this history, which spans from William Penn's colony to the twentieth-century political achievements of black political leaders. Learn about the growth of African American communities through the experiences of James Forten, Richard Allen, Octavius Catto, Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, and many others. This is the ongoing story of 'making a home' in Pennsylvania." [from the publisher]
Subjects
African Americans - Pennsylvania
African Americans.
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania.
History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
326 L317
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The changing boundaries of Pennsylvania from 1493-1921

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16603
Author
Landefeld, William R.
Date of Publication
c2009.
Call Number
974.8 L256
Responsibility
William R. Landefeld, Jr.
Author
Landefeld, William R.
Place of Publication
Kennett Square, Pa
Publisher
Barbara C. Landefeld E. Pratt,
Date of Publication
c2009.
Physical Description
viii, 132 p. : ill.(some col.), maps (some col.), fascims. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 130).
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Boundaries - History.
Pennsylvania - History.
Additional Author
Pratt, Barbara C. Landefeld E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8 L256
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Charter, by-laws, members, qualifications for membership, activities

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13393
Corporate Author
Welcome Society of Pennsylvania.
Date of Publication
1927.
Call Number
369.12 W442c
Corporate Author
Welcome Society of Pennsylvania.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
By authority of the Council,
Date of Publication
1927.
Physical Description
63 p. 20 cm.
Notes
"Penn and Pennsylvania, a brief chronology [1324-1777] with some note of contemporaneous events, compiled by Henry Paul Busch": p. [45]-63.
Accompanied by supplement ([5] p.) issued in 1928.
Subjects
Welcome Society of Pennsylvania - Directories.
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - History - Chronology.
Additional Author
Busch, Henry Paul,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
369.12 W442c
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Chronicles of central Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3829
Author
Godcharles, Frederic Antes,
Date of Publication
[1944]
Call Number
974.800913 P415g
Responsibility
by Frederic A. Godcharles...
Author
Godcharles, Frederic Antes,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Lewis historical publishing company, inc.
Date of Publication
[1944]
Physical Description
4 v. fronts., illus., plates, ports., maps, facsims. 28 x 21 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.800913 P415g
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