File:Ancient and historic landmarks in the Lebanon Valley (1895) (14596243147).jpg

Identifier: ancienthistoricl00crol (find matches)
Title: Ancient and historic landmarks in the Lebanon Valley
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Croll, P. C. (Philip Columbus), 1852-1949
Subjects: Lebanon County (Pa.) -- History Berks County (Pa.) -- History
Publisher: Philadelphia : Lutheran Publication Society
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ope, and faith, and love ;Lastly, the southern wall should holdThe story-tellers, new and old ;Haroun al Raschid, who was truthAnd happiness to all my youth,Shall have the honored place of allThat dwell upon this sunny wall.And with him there shall stand a throngOf those who help mankind alongMore by their fascinating liesThan all the learning of the wise. Such be the library ; and take This motto of a Latin make To grace the door through which I pass : Hie habitat Fe licit as ! Believing that my readers share with me and othersthis subtle charm of the collection of books, we willspend an hour or more together in looking over thelargest library of rare and antiquarian literature to befound in this valley. We venture the assertion that A VALUABLE LIBRARY HISTORICALLY HOUSED. 293 there are not many private collections, and few pnbliclibraries, of greater antiquarian variety in the State,than that gathered and historically housed by ^Mr.Henry S. Heihnan, of Sunny Side, whose residence is
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MR. HENRY S. HEILMANS HOMESTEAD.A VALUABLE LIBRARY. about two miles west of Lebanon. The house in whichhe lives is a large and substantial stone structure a cen-tury old, and was erected by one of the sons of thepioneer Lutheran minister of this valley, Rev. JohnCasper Stoever. Two inscribed tablets in its front eleva-tion tell the story and sentiment of its erection asfollows : 294 LANDMARKS IN THE LEBANON VALLEY. »i5 Gott Bessegne >i5 dieses Haus iind wer geht da eiii und aus! Johannes Stoever Angenes Stoeverin 17 95 @ Friede Sey in @ Diesem haus *-*^ Und mit Dehnen Welche Drauss. Dieses Haus Erbaut ist Anno 1795 The Heilmans and Stoevers have been intermarriedand so this com mod ions house serves as a relic of thesetwo old families, whose thrift, intelligence and generalcleverness have brought esteem and considerable fame toboth. The present proprietor of this homestead cameinto its possession through his father, who died lessthan a year ago, and into whose possession it came b

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