111_1_COVERS 6/4/09 10:17 PM Page 1 LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL The of LANCASTER COUNTY’S HISTORICAL SOCIETY TheJOURNAL of VOL. 111, NO. 1 SPRING 2009 LANCASTER COUNTY’S HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1111 OUR 111TH YEAR OF PUBLISHING John Ward Willson Loose, FLCHS . 2 Founders and Builders of Lancaster County John Ward Willson Loose, FLCHS . 4 Debunking the Myths Surrounding Augusta Harriet Bitner Cynthia Douts Roth . .6 War of the Words, or Which Came First, Chiques or Chickies? Margaret Hunt Landis . 12 The Big Shot at Fite’s Eddy Point Robert Neuhauser . 28 Jean Houck Maysilles Editors . 38 Publishing local history since 1896 230 North President Avenue Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717-392- 4633 • Fax: 717-293-2739 www.lancasterhistory.org e-mail:
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