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Oley Valley heritage : the federal years, 1776-1862 / by Richard L.T. Orth and Richard H. Shaner.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Orth, Richard L. T., author.
Shaner, Richard H., author.
Series:
Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society (2001) ; v. 49.
Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society ; series 2, volume 49
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Oley Valley (Pa.)--History.
Oley Valley (Pa.).
Material culture--Pennsylvania--Oley Valley.
Material culture.
Vernacular architecture--Pennsylvania--Oley Valley.
Vernacular architecture.
Pennsylvania--Oley Valley.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
vii, 131 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
Place of Publication:
Ephrata, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania German Society, 2015.
Contents:
Oley Valley, breadbasket of colonial Philadelphia
Jefferson's 1803 Republic and the farming gentry
Conestoga wagon commerce
Ore mines, iron furnaces, and flour mills
Domestic material culture of the Oley Valley
Water-powered sawmills, gristmills, and bridges
Antebellum aristocracy and architecture
Nineteenth century Oley Valley through rare Fegley and Moyer photographs
Religious diversification and church settlements.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-126) and index.
ISBN:
9780911122183
0911122184
OCLC:
937416761

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