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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM30G_conestoga-navigation-company_Lancaster-PA.html
A slackwater canal between Lancaster and Safe Harbor, built following the company's incorporation in 1825, facilitated access to Philadelphia, Baltimore, and other ports. This canal's 18-mile course included nine sets of locks and dams; Lock No. 1…
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1912 - 1985Industrialist · Patriot · Humanitarian · MentorHe rose from sales trainee to become president and chairman of Armstrong World Industries, a director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and chairman of the National Asso…
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1914 - 2002Civic Leader · Volunteer · Philanthropist · FriendShe shared her talents and her spirit with Lancaster for six decades, including leadership roles in family and children's services, the Junior League, the Community…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2Y1_wheatland_Lancaster-PA.html
The home of James Buchanan, statesman, diplomat and the fifteenth President of the United States (1857 -61), is located on Marietta Avenue, seven blocks south. Buchanan maintained Wheatland as his home from 1848 until he died there on June 1, 1868.
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Home of President James Buchanan from 1849 to his death is a few blocks away. Statesman and diplomat, as Member of Congress, U.S. Senator, Secretary of State and Minister to England. Elected President in 1856.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2XV_thaddeus-stevens_Lancaster-PA.html
Lawyer, congressman, defender of free public schools, abolitionist, lies buried in the rear of this cemetery. He believed in the "Equality of man before his Creator." Resided in Lancaster from 1842 until his death, 1868.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2X5_lancaster-city_Lancaster-PA.html
Penn SquareSince its establishment in 1730, Lancaster City has been a bustling, vibrant community with a rich history. Founded by James Hamilton, an English businessman, the city was designed to be the county seat, with a Courthouse placed in the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2WD_andrew-ellicott_Lancaster-PA.html
Surveyor, mathematician, astronomer. Secretary, Pennsylvania Land Office, 1801-08. In 1803, while living here, he taught Meriwether Lewis surveying and navigation skills. Helped survey & draw boundaries of New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2WB_john-durang_Lancaster-PA.html
The first American-born professional stage performer, Durang gained fame as a dancer, actor, clown, musician, acrobat, choreographer, and puppeteer. Born in Lancaster near here, he performed in the northeastern US, eventually founding his own comp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2WA_early-architecture_Lancaster-PA.html
This one and a half story house is typical of the architecture during the period of early settlement of Lancaster, dating from 1730. Most of the local houses in 1800 were of this style.
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