Map of the first settlement of Lancaster County, Pa. October, 1710
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7490
- Responsibility
- prepared by H. Frank Eshleman Chrmn., A. K. Hostetter, Chas. T. Steigerwalt, Committee of the Lancaster County Historical Society, Jan. 26, 1910.
- Author
- Eshleman, Henry Frank ,
- Physical Description
- 1 map : photocopy ; 19 x 26 cm.
- Notes
- "The map numerously cut by lines, figures, roads and names represents the farms, their ownership and size, and the small properties the roads etc. occupying the original tract today V. 12 1910".
- Originally published with: Eshleman, Henry Frank Report on the true character, time and place of the first regular settlement in Lancaster County, Lancaster, Pa.: Lancaster County Historical Society, 1910 Historical papers and addresses of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 14 no. 2.
- Subjects
- Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
- Real property - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
- Pequea Valley (Pa.)
- Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.
- Additional Author
- Stagerwalt, Chas. T.
- Hostetter, A.K.
- Location
- Lancaster History Library - Map
- Call Number
- 974.815 LACO 136
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The canals of Pennsylvania and the system of internal improvements
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7501
- Alternate Title
- Extract from annual report of Isaac B. Brown, Superintendent Bureau of Railways, to James W. Latta, Secretary of Internal Affairs, for year ending June 30, 1900.
- Responsibility
- by Theodore B. Klein.
- Author
- Klein, Theodore B.
- Place of Publication
- [Harrisburg?]
- Publisher
- Wm. Stanley Ray,
- Date of Publication
- 1901.
- Physical Description
- 28 p., [34] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Notes
- "Extract from annual report of Isaac B. Brown, superintendent, Bureau of Railways, to James W. Latta, secretary of Internal Affairs, for year ending June 30, 1900."
- Summary
- Includes photos of canal structures in Columbia, Wrightsville, Harrisburg, and Dauphin.
- Subjects
- Canals - Pennsylvania.
- Location
- Lancaster History Library - Book
- Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
- Call Number
- 386.4 K64
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Col. Samuel J. Atlee
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7766
- Responsibility
- by J. Watson Ellmaker and read by Miss Martha B. Clark. Second paper by Amelia B. Ehler.
- Author
- Ellmaker, J. Watson.
- Place of Publication
- Lancaster, Pa
- Publisher
- Lancaster County Historical Society,
- Date of Publication
- 1898
- Physical Description
- [140]-145 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Series
- Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 5
- Summary
- Samuel Atlee was born in 1739 in Salisbury Township. As a Colonel, he served in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. He was also a member of the American Continental Congress.
- Additional Author
- Ehler, Amelia B.
- Contained In
- Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 5 (1898), p. 140-145Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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Old Franklin College
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7767
- Responsibility
- by Professor Joseph H. Dubbs, D.D.,LL.D.
- Author
- Dubbs, J. H.
- Place of Publication
- Lancaster, Pa
- Publisher
- Lancaster County Historical Society,
- Date of Publication
- 1898
- Physical Description
- [163]-178 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Series
- Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 6
- Contained In
- Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 6 (1898), p. 163-178Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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The ark : a famous last century mansion
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7768
- Responsibility
- by Leander T. Hensel.
- Author
- Hensel, Leander T.
- Place of Publication
- Lancaster, Pa
- Publisher
- Lancaster County Historical Society,
- Date of Publication
- 1898
- Physical Description
- [146]-156 p. ; 23 cm.
- Series
- Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 5
- Summary
- This article concerns a house built in 1790 by Martin Barr in Quarryville, PA. "...the old structure to which I ask your brief attention commands interest and has the charm of novelty. Situated in the northern end of the borough of Quarryville, perched on a slight hill, stands a large stone building, known for many years as 'The Ark', and the hill on which it stands as 'Mount Ararat.' These names, it is said, were given by a noted wag of his day, named Longenecker, soon after the house was built."
- Notes
- "Between 140-150 N Church Street, Quarryville, PA 17566. The Ark is an old stone building that remains one of the most intriguing structures in the Southern End of Lancaster County. This mansion, erected in 1791 by Martin Barr, was one of several buildings that he built around that time period and still stands today on Mount Ararat. The house was centrally located on the property owned by Martin Barr at the time. The structure was made mostly of strong walnut wood; the walls were twenty-four inches thick and a hallway twelve feet wide! The Ark was in existence before Quarryville came to be and the area was instead known as Barrs Quarries until 1833. Abram Barr inherited the Ark after Martin Barr passed away. Many years later after the grandchildren of Martin Barr died off the estate was divided and sold. The Ark was bought and became Hotel Quarryville." [from https://southernlancasterchamber.org/history/]
- Subjects
- Barr family.
- Ark (Quarryville, Pa.)
- Architecture - Pennsylvania - Quarryville.
- Mansions - Pennsylvania - Quarryville.
- Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Quarryville.
- Quarryville (Pa.) - History.
- Contained In
- Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 5 (1898), p. 146-156Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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An old oil mill
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7769
- Responsibility
- by L. W. Hensel.
- Author
- Hensel, L. W.
- Place of Publication
- Lancaster, Pa
- Publisher
- Lancaster County Historical Society,
- Date of Publication
- 1898
- Physical Description
- 213-215 p. ; 23 cm.
- Series
- Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 7
- Summary
- This article discusses a mill property in Eden Township , Lancaster County. The mill had several owners during the 19th century, and the mill was used for various purposes: Processing wool, sawing wood, making whiskey, and pressing oil from flax seeds [hence the name "oil mill"].
- Subjects
- Old Oil Mill (Lancaster County, Pa.)
- Water mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
- Oil mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
- Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
- Linseed oil.
- Flour mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
- Contained In
- Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 7 (1898), p. 213-215Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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Historical memoranda
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7770
- Responsibility
- by F. R. Diffenderffer.
- Author
- Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
- Place of Publication
- Lancaster, Pa
- Publisher
- Lancaster County Historical Society,
- Date of Publication
- 1899
- Physical Description
- [114]-117 p. ; 23 cm.
- Series
- Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 5
- Subjects
- Freemasons - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
- German Reformed Church (New Holland, Pa.)
- Money - United States
- Moravians - Pennsylvania - Lititz.
- Paper money - United States
- Vandalism - Pennsylvania - New Holland.
- Lititz (Pa.) - History.
- United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
- Contained In
- Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 3, number 5 (1899), p. 114-117Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.3
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Ephrata community 125 years ago
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7771
- Responsibility
- by F. R. Diffenderffer.
- Author
- Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
- Place of Publication
- Lancaster, Pa
- Publisher
- Lancaster County Historical Society,
- Date of Publication
- 1899
- Physical Description
- [3]-13 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Series
- Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 1
- Summary
- "The writer of the following letters was the celebrated Jacob Duche, D.D., born in Philadelphia in 1737...He adhered to the cause of the Colonies at the breaking out of the Revolution...[but] As the war progressed...he lost his courage and hope of the patriot cause...The extracts here quoted have a decided value of their own, inasmuch as they throw new light on some points in the history of the Ephrata Brotherhood."
- Subjects
- Ephrata (Pa.) - History.
- Contained In
- Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 3, number 1 (1899), p. 3-13Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.3
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A General Knox letter
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7773
- Responsibility
- by F. R. Diffenderffer.
- Author
- Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
- Place of Publication
- Lancaster, Pa
- Publisher
- Lancaster County Historical Society,
- Date of Publication
- 1899
- Physical Description
- 212-215 p. ; ill. ; by F. R. Diffenderffer.
- Series
- Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 8/9
- Summary
- A report that a letter written by Secretary of War General Henry Knox in 1791 to Lancaster's General Edward Hand had been obtained by the Lancaster County Historical Society. The letter was about some buildings owned by Franklin College that had been used to store government supplies. Knox was telling Hand that there was not yet a federal facility to move the supplies to, so he asked Hand to make other arrangements if the College needed the buildings or to rent the buildings if required. The text of the letter is included in the article.
- Contained In
- Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 3, number 8/9 (1899), p. 212-215Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.3
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John Rohrer of Lancaster County
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7774
- Responsibility
- condensed from a paper by Albert L. Rohrer, of Maplewood, New Jersey.
- Author
- Rohrer, Albert L.
- Place of Publication
- Lancaster, Pa
- Publisher
- Lancaster County Historical Society,
- Date of Publication
- 1940
- Physical Description
- [93]-97 p. ; 23 cm.
- Series
- Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 44, no. 6
- Contained In
- Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 44, number 6 (1940), p. 93-97Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.44
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