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The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers (1899)

Sachse, Julius Friedrich, 1842-1919 · Philadelphia : Printed for the author · leaf 30

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for-mer highway at Downingtown,and from its peculiar curvedcourse received the name itbears from the teamsters whothen toiled over its hills to theSusquehanna. Such part ofthis old thoroughfare as lieswithin the borough limits isnow Main street of the town. Social Functions oi- the Past. The chicf… … The Ephrata Press. 5 posure on the hillside being north by west, and on accountof this location it is frequently called the Mountain boroughof Lancaster. Since August 22, 1891, when the town wasincorporated, the streets and footways have been nicelygraded and paved, and a system of electric…

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