At First, Everybody Walked--The Conestoga Wagon--Wright's and other Ferries--We did a lot of Canal Business--Arks and Rafts--Fulton Succeeded where Others Failed--Ships Carried Lancaster Names--First Transatlantic Balloon Flight--The Lancaster Turnpike--Bridges Over the Susquehanna--Covered Bridges Give Distinction--The Trolley Era--Early Trains--Old Trains in State Museum--The Horseless Carriage--The Historic Amish Carriage.
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 90, no. 3
Summary
Contents: The John Wise era - 19th century, balloons; Aeroplanes visit Lancaster County beginning in 1911; Early commercial airfields; The Jones era (barnstormers); A municipally owned commercial airfield; War clouds (WWII); The Post War Years; The new enlarged Lancaster municipal airport. There is a bibliography
