The Beginning of the German Element in York County, Pennsylvania

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Author(s): Abdel Ross Wentz
Series: Pennsylvania: The German Influence in its Settlement and Development. A Narrative and Critical History; XXVI
Publisher: Pennsylvania German Society
Year: 1916

Language: English
Pages: 217
City: Lancaster, PA
Tags: German-American relations

Foreword 6, 7
Chapter I.—The First White Men in the County . .
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9-20
Chapter II.—The First Settlers 21-36
Chapter III.—The First Settlement 37-68
Chapter IV.—Other Early Settlements 69-95
Chapter V.—^Whence the Germans Came and Why . 96-123
Chapter VI.—Outstanding Characteristics 124-147
Chapter VII.—The Limestone Soil 148-174
Chapter VIII.—Their Place in Pennsylvania History . 175-185
Chapter IX.—Their Place in General American History
186-196
Appendix A.—Letter of Samuel Blunston 197-202
Appendix B.—Signers of Letter to Maryland 203, 204
Appendix C.—Inventory of Jacob Welshover's Estate . 205-207
Appendix D.—Bibliography 208-217