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Fort Hunter Mansion and Park : a guide / Carl A. Dickson.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks UPA/PAM F 159 .H3 D53 2002
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Dickson, Carl.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Fort Hunter Mansion and Park (Harrisburg, Pa.)--Guidebooks.
Fort Hunter Mansion and Park (Harrisburg, Pa.).
Harrisburg Region (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Guidebooks.
Harrisburg Region (Pa.).
Fort Hunter Mansion and Park (Harrisburg, Pa.)--History.
Harrisburg Region (Pa.)--History.
Fort Hunter Mansion and Park (Harrisburg, Pa.)--Pictorial works.
Buildings.
Pennsylvania--Harrisburg--Fort Hunter Mansion and Park.
Pennsylvania--Harrisburg Region.
Genre:
Guidebooks.
History.
Pictorial works.
Physical Description:
iv, 59 pages : illustrations (some color), map (some color) ; 23 cm
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, ©2002.
Summary:
Fort Hunter is a fascinating historic site near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with a history that spans from the French and Indian War to the Industrial Revolution. The guidebook places the site in the context of a changing America and touches on themes of tavern society, slavery, agricultural decline, the transportation boom, industrial growth, and early historic preservation, concluding with a full-color tour of the mansion and other buildings at the site.
Contents:
The Frontier and the Fort, 1650-1787
The Building of a Plantation, 1787-1870
The Pleasures of Victorian Country Life, 1870-1933
The Making of a Museum and Park, 1933 Forward
Visiting the Mansion and Park.
ISBN:
0811727572
9780811727570
OCLC:
47297677

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