"The Conestoga River meanders for sixty miles through the fertile farmlands of Lancaster County, From early Native American inhabitants to the European settlers who made the Conestoga Valley their home, the river has provided sustenance and transportation for generations. ... As the region developed and the population grew, the river paid a heavy price in increased pollution from sewage runoff and industry. Conservation efforts toward the end of the twentieth century through the present day have restored the river's beauty and recreational reputation."--Back cover

Excerpt from Papers Read Before the Lancaster County Historical Society, Friday, January 5, 1912, Vol. 16: A Plea for the Conestoga River; Minutes of the January Meeting; In Memoriam; Officers of the Society for 1912; Secretary's Report; Librarian's Report; Treasurer's Report; No. 1 Mr. S'ener was the author of a History of the Catholic Church in Lancaster County, The Sehne-r Ancestry and other works, and was a contributor to the United States Catholic Historical Researches and other publications. Since 1874 he had been a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. He was a member of the Sons of the Revolution, of the Society of the War of 1812 and the Lancaster Press Club. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.