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Here from 1740 to 1771 lived one of colonial America's most important gunsmiths. His work was central to development of the Pennsylvania rifle. Other family members and an apprentice, William Henry, Sr., became leading gunsmiths & supplied arms to…
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Birthplace and residence of Major General John F. Reynolds of the Army of the Potomac. Killed on the morning of the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863, his body lies buried in Lancaster Cemetery.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2W5_james-hale-steinman-a-b-ll-b-ll-d_Lancaster-PA.html
October 22, 1886 - December 31, 1962Graduate of the Yeates School, The Hotchkiss School, Yale UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania School of LawPresident and publisher of Lancaster newspapersChairman of the board, Intelligencer Printing CompanyCo-…
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August 21, 1884 - December 23, 1980Graduate of the Yeates School, the Hotchkiss School, and Yale UniversityPublisher and chairman of the board of Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.Chairman of the board, Intelligencer Printing CompanyCo-founder of WGAL, In…
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Lancaster Newspapers, published on this site of Francis Bailey's colonial printshop, trace their roots to the Lancaster Journal of 1794. the Journal was published and edited by William Hamilton and Henry Willcocks. It merged with the Intelligencer…
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Francis Bailey, official printer to both the U.S. Congress and the Commonwealth, operated a printing office on this site from 1773 to 1780. Here, he produced many historic imprints including Thomas Paine's "Crisis No. 4."
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S. Dale Kaufman, senior partner in the architectural firm of Haak, Kaufman, Reese and Beers, was the principle architect in the nationally recognized restoration of this market which captured the 1976 H.U.D. honor award for design excellence. A re…
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Prominent patriotMaster rifle makerEnterprising andsuccessfulexperimenter insteam navigation
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2VU_early-transportation-routes_Lancaster-PA.html
King StreetThroughout Lancaster City's history, king Street has been a major throughfare between Philadelphia and points west. In 1733 work commenced on the King's Highway, now Route 340. This highway began at the square extended eastward on King …
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The red brick market building directly before you is the oldest publicly owned, continually operated market in the United States, representing a Lancaster tradition since 1730. This building, which was constructed in 1889 by John Berger, is Romane…
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