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The Story of Seneca George
During Pennsylvania’s colonial period, the colony’s magistrates relied heavily upon a small group of people who could act as translators…
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Cooper’s Mill
Yesterday (November 19), the Susquehanna Ramblers invited me to visit the ruins of an old mill site down in the…
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Lancaster’s Historic Waterway – Part V
This is the fifth and final article in the series covering a brief history of the Conestoga River. The first…
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Lancaster’s Historic Waterway – Part IV
This is the fourth article in the series in which we are taking a journey through time on the historic…
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Lancaster’s Historic Waterway – Part III
This is the third article in the series in which we are taking a journey through time on the historic…
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Lancaster’s Historic Waterway – Part II
This is the second article in a series of five which are taken from my book, “The Conestoga River: A…
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Lancaster’s Historic Waterway – Part I
The Conestoga River meanders for sixty miles through the fertile farmlands of Lancaster County. From early Native American inhabitants to…
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Mercer’s Mills and Bridge
Out on the eastern border of Lancaster County, spanning the Octoraro Creek between Sadsbury Township, Lancaster County and West Fallowfield…
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My Name is Burr, Sir
Many of the covered bridges in Lancaster County utilize an architectural style called the “Burr Truss” or “Burr Arch-Truss”. It’s…
