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Newmanstown, Pennsylvania.Identifier: ancienthistoricl00phil (find matches)Title: Ancient and historic landmarks in the Lebanon ValleyYear: 1895 (1890s)Authors: Croll, P. C. (Philip Columbus), 1852-1949Subjects: Publisher: Philadelphia : Lutheran Publication SocietyContributing Library: The Library of CongressDigitizing Sponsor: Sloan FoundationView Book Page: Book ViewerAbout This Book: Catalog EntryView All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.Text Appearing Before Image:ntain waterwas introduced from the Gold Springs of the SouthMountain Kluft. It is said when the trenches weredug to lay the main pipe of this water supply that arare old relic was found imbedded in the earth. Thiswas a clay or stone Indian pipe, in the shape of a toma-hawk, bearing the name of William Penn upon itsbowl. I cannot vouch for the correctness of the rumor,but heard it at the time it was said to have been found,and from men of the community. Neither could I giveany relic-hunter direction as to where this rare speci-men is now kept. Nor has this village failed to furnish its due quota ofprogressive and useful men. From its citizens have AN ANTIQUATED VILLACxE. 79 come a number of men who have graced all the learnedprofessions and nobler walks of life. Perhaps the mostconspicuous illustration of this truth, however, was inthe person of Prof. Lawrence J. Ibach, but recentlydeceased. A native of Allcntown, Pa., he moved hitherwith his parents at the age of 19. He was by trade aText Appearing After Image:STREET SCENE IN NEWMANSTOWN, PA. skillet and ladle-maker, which trade he here followed,and never wholly forsook to the day of his death, thoughhigher honors and more important labors were heapedupon him. Through business relations with a Mr.Seidle, from whoni he liad for a few years rented a forgenear Reading, he became acquainted with the latters 8o LANDMARKS IN THE LEBANON VALLEY. uncle, Mr. Charles F. Engleman, who was at that timequite a noted astronomer. This acquaintance rekindleda boyish love for mathematics and astronomy, andbrought Ibach into special favor with this scientist. Atthe latters death, in i860, he left his unfinished publi-cations to Ibach to finish, who, falling heir to all neces-sary books and charts, returned to Newmanstown tobecome an astronomer. From this place, for almost30 years, he sent out his astronomical calculationsand almanacs to many firms in our country and to anumber in Cuba, South America, and other foreigncountries. He furnished his publicationsNote About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. by Internet Archive Book Images is licensed under No restrictions
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Newmanstown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Millcreek Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,536 at the 2000 census.

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