History of Adams County, Pennsylvania

By: Warner, Beers & Company, Orig. Pub. 1886, reprinted 2022, 756 pages, New Index, E-BOOK, ISBN #978-1-63914-531-7. Adams County was created in 1800 from York County which in turn was carved out of Lancaster County. It lies in the south-central portion of the state along the Maryland State line. First settlers started arriving in the area around 1730. The majority of these immigrants were Scotch-Irish along with a smaller population of English and Germans. This book is broken down into thre