Hans Faber, These outflows of people formed the core of initial settlement in many subsequently developed areas, including regions in South Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia, Tennessee, and the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
On the corner of Tenth Street and Antelope Avenue, a fine brick hotel of two stories and eleven rooms was built. Settlers in Lancaster pp.436-437 [click here to see the full-size original image] Comments.
1882 - Nickolas Cochran passed through the Valley on the train and recognized its agricultural possibilities. Jacob Hochstetter, WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. Melchior Hoifarth, Jacob Bohm,
This unit produced a wide array of artifacts, including a 1797 one cent piece and the base of a creamware 1/2 pint mug (ca.1765).
The lack of architectural evidence for an end chimney may be explained by the fact that Mylin, in the German architectural tradition, most likely built his chimney near the center of the building (in the manner of the Hans Herr house, for instance), rather than constructing an English-style end chimney. The Anabaptists believed that only adults who had confessed their faith should be baptized, and that they should remain separate from the larger society. Christian Biilman, Jacob Beyer, Although the location of the original Mylin homestead is unknown, the Gun Shop still stands on the property. Ulrich Brechbiil, She was succeeded by J.F. Its earliest members were German, Swiss and French settlers who built the first church in Lancaster in 1736.
Michael Oberholtz, The Lancaster Colonial Settlement Project began test excavations in the summer of 2005 concentrating on testing the archaeological potential of the site, and addressing two areas of scholarly disagreement related to Mylin and the Gun Shop. Unfortunately, our limited testing at this site has not, thus far, produced specific artifacts related to gun-making.
Michael Danegar,
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Benedictus Witmer, Misnamed the Kentucky Long-Rifle, these frontier weapons are reputed to have first been made by Martin Mylin at this gun shop. The attention given to Lancaster County by historians and genealogists has not been matched by comparable attention from historical archaeology.
Hans Huber, Johan Rodolf van der Werff,
The Lancaster Colonial Settlement Project is a multi-disciplinary research effort of the Archaeology program at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. 1895-97 - Continuation of the dry years. Navigation Item, Toggle Child Navigation Accordion of ''Ville Life' The cattle were the first to suffer and were driven north in such numbers that the stage road was trodden with dust. 1889-90 - The first church to be built in Lancaster was a Roman Catholic church. 1893 - Seems to have been a banner year. For his escapades, he eventually was sent to San Quentin Prison where he learned counterfeiting. Joseph Steinman, For example, it has been estimated that 40% of all Americans can trace at least one ancestor back to Lancaster County, making the area a national focal point for genealogical research. Press Enter to show all options, press Tab go to next option, Housing Discrimination Complaint Investigation, Business Resources / Economic Development, Development Opportunities & Area Advantages, Antelope Valley Black Chamber of Commerce, Antelope Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, City of Lancaster Accepting Applications for Unscheduled Vacancy on the City Council, Cities Respond to Federal Government Shutdown, Election Information/ Informacion de eleccion, Measure R - SR 138/SR 14 Interchange Project, Featured Sites and Development Opportunities, Lancaster Redevelopment Agency (LRA) Audit Reports, Pay an Accounts Receivable Invoice Online, Summer Concert Series presented by Toyota of Lancaster, Aerospace Walk of Honor - Program has been Concluded, A.V. Jacob Niissly, Scherer's general store and bar occupied the site of the present residence of Mr. McMurray, and then came a long low building that served as restaurant, saloon and dwelling house.''. Many photos used in this publication are from his originals.