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COLUMBIA and subsequently established many Susquehanna canals; 10 miles W. of churches in Ireland. About 563 he landed Lancaster. The Susquehanna, here over tricity. It is the seat of Franklin and bridge conand founded his Church. About 565 he went on a mission of conversion among the northern Picts, and traversed the whole of northern Scotland, preaching the Christian faith and founding mon- asteries, subject to that which he had the northern Picts, and traversed the whole of northern Scotland, preaching the Christian faith and founding monasteries, subject to that which he had set up on the island of Hy. The Columban Church was in some points of doctrine and ceremonial opposed to that of Rome. Shortly before his death he revisited Ireland.
There is a wellknown life of St. Columba, "Vita Sancti Columbæ," written by St. Adamnan, abbot of Iona. He died in Iona, 597.
Marshall College, and has a public liis one of the longest in the United States. Columbia is the trade center for Lancaster and surrounding counties, and has er's convent school, several numerous silk and lace mills, sugar rebrary, St. Peter's convent school, several It is connected by electric railways with brary, St. Peter's newspapers and National banks. The city was founded as Wright's Ferry in tricity. It is the seat of Franklin and 1726, by Quakers, and in 1798 it was one of the places voted upon for the National capital. The original bridge crossing the Susquehanna was burned in 1863 to preof the places voted upon for the National capital. The original bridge crossing the newspapers and National banks. The Susquehanna was burned in 1863 to city was founded as Wright's Ferry in 1726, by Quakers, and in 1798 it was one cap pre-