Bulletin - United States National Museum . Lancaster Counties. McMechensproperty adjoined Christiana Bridge in White Clay Creek Hundredand included a good tanyard, bark-house, and bark mill, andall fronted upon the great road running from the bridge to Not-tingham and Conestogoe in Pennsylvania.^° At Newport, the birthplace of Oliver Evans, Lewis Stoneoperated a tannery that included two bark mills and readyaccess to wharf facilities.^°^ Located in the center of town andcomplete with a currying shop, millhouse, and beamhouse, it wassaid in 1762 by Samuel Ashmead to be perhaps the best Seat for
Bulletin - United States National Museum . Lancaster Counties. McMechensproperty adjoined Christiana Bridge in White Clay Creek Hundredand included a good tanyard, bark-house, and bark mill, andall fronted upon the great road running from the bridge to Not-tingham and Conestogoe in Pennsylvania.^° At Newport, the birthplace of Oliver Evans, Lewis Stoneoperated a tannery that included two bark mills and readyaccess to wharf facilities.^°^ Located in the center of town andcomplete with a currying shop, millhouse, and beamhouse, it wassaid in 1762 by Samuel Ashmead to be perhaps the best Seat forthe Tanning Business in the County, since hides could be obtained 2 Ibid., p. 827. 3 Pennsylvania Gazette, March 22-29, 1733. ^ Ibid., September 15, 1743, and June 29, 1758. In these years, ownership seems to have passedfrom Merrewether to Stephen Lewis to Zachariah ^an Leuvenigh. ?^ Ibid., Nov. 28, 1745. Noxons property included a brick malthouse and brewhouse as well as atanyard. 103 Ibid., May 24, 1750. 0 ScHARF, vol. 2, p. 894. 43. ?i
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