Oley Valley heritage : the federal years, 1776-1862 /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Orth, Richard L. T., (Author), Shaner, Richard H., (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ephrata, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania German Society, 2015.
Series:Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society (2001) ; v. 49.
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Table of 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.