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    The Last of the Conestogas

    December 11, 2020

    Conestoga Indian Town Marker

    December 14 marks the anniversary of a day of infamy in Lancaster History. It is the day when a band of vigilantes from upriver attacked and destroyed Conestoga Town. The...

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    By Donald Kautz
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    Natives of Lancaster County

    November 20, 2020

    Susquehannock

      November is designated as “Native American Heritage Month”. On Thanksgiving Day, many Americans remember the story of the Pilgrims and Native Americans sharing a feast together. Today, some Native Americans observe Thanksgiving Day as...

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    Ode to the Conestoga

    July 13, 2020

    James D. Law was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1865. After his marriage to Agnus Duff in 1886, he emigrated to the United States and lived in Camden, New Jersey. Law was a business man, involved in various industries. He, together with his son, began making motion pictures...

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    Adam Reigart

    Adam Reigart

    September 19, 2019

    Adam Reigart, Jr. (1765-1844) was a prominent Lancaster citizen who seems to have been involved in many organizations around the borough/city. He apparently was well respected by his peers because he seems to have been elected president of every new enterprise in the town. His father, Adam Reigart Sr. (1739-1813), was...

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    A Hike to the First Lock

    A Hike to the First Lock

    January 25, 2019

    Lancaster Township Engineer Benton Webber and I have been researching information about the Conestoga Navigation Company that operated a slackwater navigation system on the Conestoga River between Lancaster and the Susquehanna River. The company operated from 1829 until about 1857. The first lock in the system was...

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    Pollution

    Pollution

    June 13, 2018

    I'm writing this blog to show the beauty and history of the Conestoga River waterway. But sometimes, in order to appreciate the beauty you have to be honest about the ugly. So with this post illuminate a serious threat that the river faces.

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    Conestoga Greenway Trail

    Conestoga Greenway Trail

    June 7, 2018

    Image of the Conestoga Greenway Trail

    The Conestoga Greenway trail follows the loop of the river around the Sunnyside Peninsula. It runs from South Conestoga Drive on the East around and down to the South Duke Street bridge...

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