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Welcome to
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
History & Genealogy


Source:
LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
with
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
of Many of It's
PIONEERS AND PROMINENT MEN
- ILLUSTRATED -
Published:
Philadelphia:
Everts & Peck
1883

NOTE:  If you want a section transcribed, please contact me ~ Sharon Wick

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

 
  PREFACE iii - iv
CHAPTER I.  - TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTY 1
CHAPTER II.   - THE INDIAN OCCUPATION 6
CHAPTER III.   - TRADERS 15
CHAPTER IV.  - PIONEER SETTLEMENTS - ERECTION OF THE COUNTY
 - ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COUNTY SEAT		 19
CHAPTER V.  - THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR 28
CHAPTER VI.  - LANCASTER COUNTY IN THE REVOLUTION 33
CHAPTER VII.  - WAR OF THE REVOLUTION 48
CHAPTER VIII.  - WAR OF THE REVOLUTION - Continued 50
CHAPTER XI.  - SLAVERY IN LANCASTER COUNTY 60
CHAPTER X.  - LANCASTER COUNTY IN THE WAR OF 1812-15 AND THE MEXICAN WAR 74
CHAPTER XI.  - LANCASTER COUNTY IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION 83
CHAPTER XII.  - LANCASTER COUNTY IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION - Continued 90
CHAPTER XIII.  - LANCASTER COUNTY IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION - Continued 99
CHAPTER XIV.  - LANCASTER COUNTY IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION - Continued 111
CHAPTER XV.  - LANCASTER COUNTY IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION - Continued 127
CHAPTER XVI.  - LANCASTER COUNTY IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION - Continued 149
CHAPTER XVII.  - LANCASTER COUNTY IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION - Continued 162
CHAPTER XVIII.  - LANCASTER COUNTY IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION - Continued 183
CHAPTER XIX.  - COUNTY BUILDINGS AND LANDS 202
CHAPTER XX.  - LANCASTER COUNTY CIVIL LIST 213
CHAPTER XXI.  - THE BENCH AND BAR OF LANCASTER COUNTY 219
CHAPTER XXII.  - HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL MEN OF LANCASTER COUNTY 247
CHAPTER XXIII.  - DENTAL SURGERY 299
CHAPTER XXIV.  - IRON ND IRON MANUFACTURES IN LANCASTER COUNTY 301
CHAPTER XXV.  - PUBLIC INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS 309
CHAPTER XXVI.  - THE MENNONITES 324
CHAPTER XXVII.  - CHURCHES OF THE MENNONITES, DUNKERS, REFORMED MENNONITES, RIVER BRETHREN, AND AMISH 337
CHAPTER XXVIII.  - AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES
 - TOBACCO CULTURE IN LANCASTER COUNTY
 - POPULATION OF THE COUNTY		 344
CHAPTER XXIX.  - CITY OF LANCASTER 459
CHAPTER XXX.  - BOROUGH OF COLUMBIA 539
CHAPTER XXXI.  - MOUNT JOY BOROUGH 597
CHAPTER XXXII.  - MANHEIM BOROUGH 607
CHAPTER XXXIII.  - ELIZABETHTOWN BOROUGH 613
CHAPTER XXXIV.  - BOROUGH OF MARIETTA 623
CHAPTER XXXV.  - ADAMSTOWN BOROUGH 646
CHAPTER XXXVI.  - WASHINGTON BOROUGH 653
CHAPTER XXXVII.  - STRASBURG BOROUGH 656
CHAPTER XXXVIII.  - BART TOWNSHIP 664
CHAPTER XXXIX.  - BRECKNOCK TOWNSHIP 673
CHAPTER XL.  - CAERNARVON TOWNSHIP 687
CHAPTER XLI.  - CLAY TOWNSHIP 698
CHAPTER XLII.  - EAST COCALICO TOWNSHIP 709
CHAPTER XLIII.  - WEST COCALICO TOWNSHIP 718
CHAPTER XLIV.  - COLERAIN TOWNSHIP 727
CHAPTER XLV.  - CONESTOGA TOWNSHIP 736
CHAPTER XLVI.  - CONOY TOWNSHIP - Started on 2/5/2018 748
CHAPTER XLVII.  - EAST DONEGAL TOWNSHIP 757
CHAPTER XLVIII.  - WEST DONEGAL TOWNSHIP 786
CHAPTER XLIX.  - DRUMORE TOWNSHIP 789
CHAPTER L.  - EARL TOWNSHIP 804
CHAPTER LI.  - EAST EARL TOWNSHIP 817
CHAPTER LII.  - WEST EARL TOWNSHIP 821
CHAPTER LIII.  - EAST TOWNSHIP 825
CHAPTER LIV.  - ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP 829
CHAPTER LV.  - EPHRATA TOWNSHIP 833
CHAPTER LVI.  - FULTON TOWNSHP 848
CHAPTER LVII.  - EAST HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP 866
CHAPTER LVIII.  - WEST HENPFIELD TOWNSHIP 875
CHAPTER LIX.  - EAST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP 890
CHAPTER LX.  - WEST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP 902
CHAPTER LXI.  - LANCASTER TOWNSHIP 905
CHAPTER LXII.  - LEACOCK TOWNSHIP 913
CHAPTER LXIII.  - UPPER LEACOCK TOWNSHIP 923
CHAPTER LXIV.  - LITTLE BRITAIN TOWNSHIP 936
CHAPTER LXV.  - MANOR TOWNSHIP 949
CHAPTER LXVI.  - MARTIC TOWNSHIP 967
CHAPTER LXVII.  - MANHEIM TOWNSHIP 878
CHAPTER LXVIII.  - MOUNT JOY TOWNSHIP 987
CHAPTER LXIX.  - PARADISE TOWNSHIP 995
CHAPTER LXX.  - PENN TOWNSHIP 1001
CHAPTER LXXI.  - PEQUEA TOWNSHIP 1006
CHAPTER LXXII.  - PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP 1013
CHAPTER LXXIII.  - RAPHO TOWNSHIP 1024
CHAPTER LXXIV.  - SADSBURY TOWNSHIP 1029
CHAPTER LXXV.  - SALISBURY TOWNSHIP 1040
CHAPTER LXXVI  - STRASBURG TOWNSHIP 1062
CHAPTER LXXVII.  - WARWICK TOWNSHIP 1071
   - ADDENDA 1092
   - ERRATA 1092
   - INDEX 1093

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