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Title: The Historical Sketch, and Account of the Centennial Celebration at York, PA., July 4, 1876.
Year: 1876 (1870s)
Authors: Cenntennial Publicaton Committee
Subjects: York County (Pa.) -- History Centennial celebrations, etc.
Publisher: Democratic Press
Contributing Library: York College of Pennsylvania, Schmidt Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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d herein 1828. The principal professor of that institution.Rev. Lewis Mayer, D. D. edited a church magazine,distinguished for its ability. This seminary was re-moved to Mercersburo- where it became famous forits theology, and is now a part of Franklin and Mar-shall College, at Lancaster, In the year 1830, a publication called the Harbin-ger, was printed and edited by William O. Smith, atShrewsbury, (a borough that had grown up within thetownship of that name,) for about three years, when itwas removed to York, where it continued for someyears. To return to politics we find that in the years 1840New and 1841, as well as for some time previous, House. there was much party excitement at home,about local affairs. The erection of the new courthouse at a cost of upwards of one hundred thousanddollars was a subject of much animadversion towardsthe custodians of the public treasury at that time.But that great work went steadily on to completion,and on Monday the 26th day of August, 1841, (the
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THE NEW COURT HOUSE. HISTORICAL SKETCH. gI August Term,) was opened for the sitting- of the court.It is a substantial and handsome structure to havebeen erected in that day, sufficient in both particu-lars^ with slight enlargement which can be easilydone, to continue permanently for the purposes forwhich it was erected. The steeple was put on thecourt house in 1847. An incident that may be noticed in the year 1841General ^^^■ ^^^^ removal of the remains of PresidentHarrison. Harrison, passing through York on the wayto North Bend, under a large escort of military fromWashington and Baltimore. The citizens of Yorkmanifested deep feeling on the occasion. The mili-tary and civic associations of all kinds joined thepassing escort, the entire pageant was one of themost solemn character and is strongly impressedupon the minds of all who participated in it, on ac-count of the occasion itself, as well as the apprehend-ed momentous political results of the untimely de-cease of the new preside

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