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Amish, Brethren and Mennonites and the Underground Railroad in the Lancaster County Area

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21166
Author
Ness, Daniel K.
Date of Publication
2017.
Call Number
905.748 PMH v.40 n.2
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by Daniel K. Ness
Author
Ness, Daniel K.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society,
Date of Publication
2017.
Physical Description
53-63 p.
Series
Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage ; v. 40, no. 2
Subjects
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Anabaptists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 PMH v.40 n.2
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An underground station in Drumore Township

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3405
Author
Arnold, I. C.
Date of Publication
1951
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.55
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by I. C. Arnold.
Author
Arnold, I. C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1951
Physical Description
[186]-188 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 55, no. 7
Subjects
Smith, Joseph, - 1805-1844.
Brosius, Letitia W. - 1810-1897.
Slavery.
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania.
Drumore (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.55
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Beechdale the home of the Gibbons family, near Bird-in-Hand, a station on the Underground Railroad, and some of the people connected with it

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4879
Author
Brubaker, Marian
Date of Publication
1998
Call Number
728.37 B414
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compiled by Marian Brubaker.
Author
Brubaker, Marian
Place of Publication
Computer print-out
Date of Publication
1998
Physical Description
64 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Contents
Chapters: "A Friend" - an essay on the life of Daniel Gibbons by his daughter-in-law, Phoebe Earle Gibbons --- Anecdotes by an unknown friend --- Joseph Gibbons (1818 to 1883 ) obituary from the Lancaster New Era --- Tribute to Levi Johnson by Marianna Gibbons as printed in Lancaster New Era --- Excerpts pertaining to Levi Johnson from the diaries of Phoebe Gibbons and Marianna Gibbons --- "The Underground Railroad " a paper written by Marianna Gibbons Brubaker --- Newspaper articles : "County Duck Farm Unique in Pennsylvania " ; " Underground Railroad stop Holds Pre-Civil War Proof " ; " The Gibbons House . "
Subjects
Gibbons Family
Underground Railroad - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Bird-in-Hand (Pa.) - History
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 B414
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Biography of an antislavery city : antislavery advocates, abolitionists, and underground railroad activists in Harrisburg, PA

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18445
Author
Mealy, Todd.
Date of Publication
c2007.
Call Number
326 M482
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Todd Mealy.
ISBN
9781424197927 (pbk)
1424197929 (pbk)
Author
Mealy, Todd.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
PublishAmerica,
Date of Publication
c2007.
Physical Description
260 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-260)
Subjects
Underground Railroad - Pennsylvania - Harrisburg.
Antislavery movements - Pennsylvania - Harrisburg.
Abolitionists - Pennsylvania - Harrisburg.
Fugitive slaves - Pennsylvania - Harrisburg.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
326 M482
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Bird-In-Hand 1734-1984 : A history of Bird-In-Hand, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4596
Date of Publication
1984.
Call Number
974.815 ELAM B618
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Place of Publication
[s.l.]
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1984.
Physical Description
200 p. : ill.
Contents
Chapters: The Early Years / Hotels / Transportation / Mills / Early Families / Churches / Education / Historical Businesses, Buildings / Current Businesses / Community Organizations / Past and Present Residents / Community Life / Pictorial.
Subjects
Gibbons family.
Brubaker family.
Underground Railroad - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Bird-in-Hand (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 ELAM B618
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A black underground : resistance to slavery, 1833-1860

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12348
Author
Blockson, Charles L.
Date of Publication
1977.
Call Number
905.748 PHMC v. 4
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by Charles Blockson.
Author
Blockson, Charles L.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1977.
Physical Description
p. 29 - 33.
Series
Pennsylvania Heritage ; v. 4, no. 1
Notes
Pennsylvania Heritage, v. 4, no. 1 (December 1977).
Subjects
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania.
African American abolitionists - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 PHMC v. 4
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The Columbia race riots

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4216
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1922
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1922
Physical Description
175-187 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 26, no. 8
Subjects
Smith, Eliza D. Lothrop, - d. 1873.
Slavery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Riots - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Columbia (Pa.) - History.
Columbia (Pa.) - Race relations.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 26, number 8 (1922), p. 175-187Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.26
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The early abolitionists of Lancaster County

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Author
Whitson, Thomas.
Date of Publication
1911
. �file:///Volumes/LCHS%3BLCHSFS01/OCR%20Journal%20Project/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Whitson, Thomas. Title: The early abolitionists of Lancaster County / by Thomas Whitson, Esq. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Abolitionists--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Underground railroad
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by Thomas Whitson, Esq.
Author
Whitson, Thomas.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1911
Physical Description
69-85 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 15, no. 3
Subjects
Abolitionists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 15, number 3 (1911), p. 69-85Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.15
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[Fulton Opera House, site of old Lancaster County jail] : Application to National Park Service Underground Railroad Network to Freedom

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Author
Harris, Randolph J.
Date of Publication
2007.
Call Number
728.37 F974
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Author
Harris, Randolph J.
Place of Publication
[N. l
Publisher
n. s.]
Date of Publication
2007.
Physical Description
29, [3] leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
"On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Fulton Opera House, Lancaster, PA, I am pleased to submit the attached application to the National Park Service'sUnderground Railroad Network to Freedom Program."
OMB Control Nol 1024-0232; Expires 12/31/2006.
Subjects
Miller, David - 1795-1858.
Fulton Opera House (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 F974
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The ground swallowed them up : slavery and the underground railroad in York County, Pa

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Author
Mingus, Scott L.
Date of Publication
2016.
©2016
Call Number
973.7115 M664
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Scott Mingus.
ISBN
9780979291555
0979291550
Author
Mingus, Scott L.
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
York County History Center,
Date of Publication
2016.
©2016
Physical Description
x, 232 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction / Dr. Leroy T. Hopkins, Jr. -- Foreword / June Burk Lloyd -- Slavery in Pennsylvania and the early abolitionist movement -- The early growth of the Underground Railroad -- Prigg v. Pennsylvania -- An open pathway for fugitives -- From discord toward dissolution -- The bloody road to emancipation -- Afterword / James McClure -- Appendix A : Reported Underground Railroad conductors in York County -- Appendix B : The slaveholder's prayer.
Subjects
Underground Railroad - Pennsylvania.
Fugitive slaves - Pennsylvania
African Americans - Pennsylvania
Historic sites - Pennsylvania.
African Americans.
Fugitive slaves.
Historic sites.
Underground Railroad.
York County (Pa.) - History.
Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - York County.
History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7115 M664
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