topic:"Rivers" found 10 records - Research Collections

The Conestoga River, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; a documentation supporting its official designation as a river

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Corporate Author: McCloud, Scatchard, Derck, and Edson.

Date of Publication: 1973.

Call Number: 307.3 C747cr

Corporate Author: McCloud, Scatchard, Derck, and Edson.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Conestoga Valley Association,

Date of Publication: 1973.

Physical Description: 19 p. illus., maps. 28 cm.

Notes: Report documenting available evidence referring to the Conestoga as a river.

Subjects: Rivers - Pennsylvania.

Additional Corporate Author: Conestoga Valley Association, Lancaster County, Pa.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 307.3 C747cr

Harvesting ice years ago -- and fishing in winter

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Author: Keyser, Alan G.

Date of Publication: 2012.

Call Number: 905.748 PMH v. 35, no. 1.

Responsibility: by Alan G. Keyser.

Author: Keyser, Alan G.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 2012.

Physical Description: 29-31.

Series: Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage ; v. 35, no. 1

Subjects: Ice on rivers, lakes, etc. - Pennsyvania - Montgomery County.; Fishing - Pennsylvania - Montgomery County.; Ice fishing - Pennsylvania - Montgomery County.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 905.748 PMH v. 35, no. 1.

Journal of the second session of the seventh House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania : which commenced at Philadelphia, on Monday, the twenty-eighth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven

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Corporate Author: Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.

Date of Publication: M. DCC. XCVII. [1797]

Call Number: Book 18b

Corporate Author: Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Printed by Hall & Sellers, no. 58, Market-Street.,

Date of Publication: M. DCC. XCVII. [1797]

Physical Description: 398,[1]62,19, [1], 19, [1], 19,[1] pages ; 31 cm.

Notes: Last session 5 April 1798.; Jasper Yeates Colonial Law Library.; Appendix: Accounts of the Treasury of Pennsylvania, from the 1st of January to the 31st December, 1797 inclusive, Philadelphia : Printed by F & R. Bailey, 1798.--Report of the Register-General of the state of the finances of Pennsylvania, for the year 1797. Philadelphia : Printed by Francis & Robert Bailey. --Report of the Register-General of the state of the finances of Pennsylvania for the year 1707: Philadelphia: Zachariah Poulson, Junior, 1798.-- General statement of the contracts for opening and improving roads and rivers...Philadelphia: Zachariah Poulson, Junior, 1797.; Book number 18 as arranged by Yeates.; Bristol; Shipton & Mooney

Subjects: Finance - Pennsylvania; Rivers - Pennsylvania; Roads - Pennaylvania; Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 18th century.

Additional Corporate Author: Pennsylvania. Treasury.; Pennsylvania. Register-General's Office.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 18b

A plea for the Conestoga River

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Author: Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,

Date of Publication: 1912

A PLEA FOR THE CONESTOGA RIVER. "Are not Albana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel?" Perhaps I cannot introduce my theme more appropriately than by quoting a few lines from the greatest of Scotch poets, addressed to his friend, William Simson, entreating him to

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Responsibility: by F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt.D.

Author: Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1912

Physical Description: 5-33 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 1

Subjects: Rivers - Europe.; Conestoga River (Pa.)

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 16, number 1 (1912), p. 5-33Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.16

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Rivers of Pennsylvania

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Author: Palmer, Tim.

Date of Publication: c1980.

Call Number: 974.800912 P176

Responsibility: Tim Palmer.

ISBN: 0271002263; 0271002468 (pbk.)

Author: Palmer, Tim.

Place of Publication: University Park

Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press,

Date of Publication: c1980.

Physical Description: viii, 229 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Series: Keystone books

Notes: Bibliography: p. [227]-229.

Contents: Introduction : Penn's rivers -- The natural river -- The Susquehanna Basin -- The Ohio Basin -- The Delaware Basin -- The future of Pennsylvania rivers -- Information for river people.

Summary: "An introduction to Pennsylvania's usable streamsâ€”45,000 miles of themâ€”. This book is designed to stimulate interest, enjoyment, and concern. Together with pleasurable reading, information is provided for the active or prospective canoeist, kayaker, boater, or rafter; the hiker or camper; the nature or history buff; the angler or conservationist. Each chapter features the author's experience on a major stream in one of the Keystone State's three great river basins: the Susquehanna, the Ohio, and the Delawareâ€”, with notes on the peripheral Genesee, Lake Erie, and Potomac watersheds. Coverage is given of all significant streams, focusing on particular recreational features, historical events, or environmental issues. A section at the back of the book gives practical suggestions for riverine recreation: where to go, what to expect there, and how to keep safe and comfortable. Topics covered are: places for canoeing, boating, and rafting; fishing sites; hiking trails; camping places; and tips for safety, health, and comfort. The entire book is illustrated with maps and photographs, including a section in color.The general introduction to Rivers of Pennsylvania presents a geographical and geological overview, and a concluding chapter summarizes unsolved problems and challenges. The future of Pennsylvania rivers is shown to require responsible stewardship: a balancing of equally legitimate goals in the domains of industrial, agricultural, and residential development; health and recreation; and conservation not only of the streams themselves but also of their ecologically related fauna and flora." [Amazon.com]

Subjects: Rivers - Pennsylvania.; Susquehanna River.; Conestoga River.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.800912 P176

Rivers of the Eastern shore; seventeen Maryland rivers

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Author: Footner, Hulbert,

Date of Publication: [1944]

Call Number: 975.2 F687

Responsibility: by Hulbert Footner, illustrated by Aaron Sopher.

Author: Footner, Hulbert,

Place of Publication: New York, Toronto

Publisher: Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated

Date of Publication: [1944]

Physical Description: viii, 375 p. illus. (incl. map) 21 cm.

Series: The Rivers of America

Notes: "Sources": p. 362-368.

Subjects: Rivers - Maryland.; Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.) - Description and travel.; Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 975.2 F687

The San Domingo Creek : how it was named

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Author: Beck, Herbert Huebener,

Date of Publication: 1950

Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.54

Responsibility: by Herbert H. Beck.

Author: Beck, Herbert Huebener,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1950

Physical Description: [63]-64 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 54, no. 3

Subjects: Rivers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; San Domingo Creek (Lancaster County, Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Journal

Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.54

Susquehana River Water Trail in lower Section (Pennsylvania) : a paddler's map & guide to the scenic Susquehanna River from the Harrisburg are to the Maxon-Dixon Line

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Call Number: 974.80091 502

Physical Description: 3 maps in folder : ill. ; 41 x 30 cm. unfolded.

Notes: Includes text.

Subjects: Susquehanna River - Maps.; Pennsylvania - Rivers - Maps.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Map

Call Number: 974.80091 502

Susquehanna, river of dreams

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Author: Stranahan, Susan Q.

Date of Publication: c1993.

Call Number: 974.80091 S897

Responsibility: Susan Q. Stranahan.

ISBN: 0801846021 (alk. paper)

Author: Stranahan, Susan Q.

Place of Publication: Baltimore

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press,

Date of Publication: c1993.

Physical Description: xi, 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-312) and index.

Contents: Chapters : Geology - "Nature's handiwork on display" / Economic Development - "A race for the river!" / Logging - "The trees came down like tall grass" / Floods - "We are going to try to beat the river" / Pollution - "A trifling inconvenience" / Nuclear Development - "There is absolutely no danger" / Farming - "Stewards of this garden" / Shad Restoration - "You can't be half-hearted" / The River and the Bay - "A long-term investment"

Summary: "Stranahan tells the sweeping story of one of America's great rivers - ranging in time from the Susquehanna's geologic origins to the modern threats to its ecosystem, describing human settlements, industry and pollution, and recent efforts to save the river and its "drowned estuary", the Chesapeake Bay. The result is a unique natural history of the vast Susquehanna watershed and a compelling look at environmental issues of national importance. Stranahan's vivid account of her experiences on the Susquehanna, including interviews with the colorful and engaging people she met along its shores, captures the river's continuing ability to fire the imagination, to stir the senses, to inspire dreams.Stranahan describes how canal builders, loggers, miners, and industrialists nearly destroyed the source of their wealth. And she tells of the river's frequent retaliation with historic, rampaging floods. Today, the Susquehanna is a study in contrasts: clean and healthy again along much of its length, in a few places still so polluted that nothing can survive. New threats from urbanization, modern agriculture, and nuclear power make the future uncertain. But Stranahan finds reasons for optimism." [from Goodreads]

Subjects: Environmental protection - Susquehanna River.; Natural history - Susquehanna River.; Water quality - Susquehanna River.; Susquehanna River.; Susquehanna River Valley.; Rivers; Pennsylvania

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.80091 S897

Visions of the Susquehanna : 250 years of paintings by American masters

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2018

Corporate Author: Lancaster Museum of Art

Date of Publication: [2006]

Responsibility: Rob Evans ; with essays by Leo G. Mazow and David B. Dearinger

Corporate Author: Lancaster Museum of Art

Publisher: [Lancaster Museum of Art]

Date of Publication: [2006]

Physical Description: 80 pages : color illustrations ; 28.5 cm

Notes: Exhibition was curated by Rob Evans and traveled from the Lancaster Museum of Art to the Susquehanna Art Museum, Governor's Residence (PA), Washington County Museum of Fine Arts (MD), and Roberson Museum and Science Center (NY).

Subjects: Landscape painting - Exhibitions - United States; Romanticism in art - United States; Rivers - United States; Susquehanna River

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