John Jarvis is, without a doubt, one of Lancaster County's favorite local artists. In addition to…
Tag: Art
Then & Now: Wagner’s 1830 Borough of York
In 1830, artist William Wagner created a series of 38 watercolors that accurately showed how York…
Art: William Wagner’s 1821 Map of Lancaster County
If you enjoy old maps the way I do, you will love this one of Lancaster…
Art: John Jarvis’ The Pequea Valley
During his tenure as Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County president, John Jarvis drew The Pequea…
16 Roads, Bridges, and Places worth knowing about in Lancaster County
If you love old maps like I do, then you will enjoy this one from 1978…
1978 map of Lancaster County’s creeks, towns, and hills
If you love old maps like I do, then you will enjoy this one from 1978…
Southeast view of the City of Lancaster in 1978
If you love old maps like I do, then you will enjoy this one from 1978…
1978 Map of Lake Aldred on the Susquehanna River
If you love old maps like me, then you will enjoy this one from 1978 showing…
1978 Map of Lancaster County Central Park
If you love old maps like I do, then you will enjoy this one from 1978…
Map of Native American paths in Lancaster County
If you love old maps like I do, then you will enjoy this one from 1978…
1978 map of Lancaster County’s Covered Bridges
In 1978 Lancaster County had 34 covered bridges. Today, it's 29. Here's a great map showing…
Painting shows how the Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House in Lancaster likely looked in the late 1700s
Richard G. Hess painting shows how the Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House in Lancaster likely looked in the…
View the only contemporary image of Lancaster’s first “real” courthouse
View the only contemporary image of Lancaster's first “real” courthouse in this 1757 sketch by Nicolaus…
Art: Lancaster County Courthouse 1875
Here is the Lancaster County Courthouse, as seen in the '1875 Historical Atlas of Lancaster County.'
Art: Smith Tower on the Enola Low Grade
Pennsylvania Railroad's mightly M1 steam locomotive No. 6857 blasting its way westward past Smith Tower.
Art: ‘Doodle-Bug’ motor car of Mountville
"Doodle-Bug" motor car of Mountville pulls in on a cold winter morning with the day's mail.