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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0690 I002
Date Range
1824
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1824
Year
1824
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0010
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Creeks
Hostetter's Mill
Lancaster
Manheim Twp.
Manheim, Rapho Twp.
Mills
Rapho Twp.
Specifications
Tail Run
Warwick Twp.
Place
Rapho Twp. and Warwick Twp.
Object Name
Specification
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0690 I002
Box Number
010
Additional Notes
[Rapho Twp. and Warwick Twp.]
1. Location: On Road from Manheim, Rapho Twp., to Lancaster City.
Second bridge: Bridge over Tail Run.
2. Location: Near Hostetter's Mill, [Manheim Twp.].
Document type: Specifications for bridge construction.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0690 I003
Date Range
1824
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1824
Year
1824
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0010
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Contracts
Creeks
Drawings
Hostetter's Mill
Lancaster
Manheim Twp.
Manheim, Rapho Twp.
Mills
Rapho Twp.
Specifications
Tail Run
Warwick Twp.
Place
Rapho Twp. and Warwick Twp.
Object Name
Specification
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0690 I003
Box Number
010
Additional Notes
[Rapho Twp. and Warwick Twp.]
1. Location: On Road from Manheim, Rapho Twp., to Lancaster City.
Second bridge: Bridge over Tail Run.
2. Location: Near Hostetter's Mill in Manheim Twp.
Document types: Specifications and contract for bridge construction.
Drawing of bridge.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0690 I001
Date Range
1822/01
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1822/01
Year
1822
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0010
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Creeks
Lancaster Twp.
Manheim, Rapho Twp.
Orders
Petitions
Rapho Twp.
Reports
Warwick Twp.
Place
Rapho Twp. and Warwick Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0690 I001
Box Number
010
Additional Notes
Court term: January 1822.
Location: At Manheim, Rapho Twp., on road to Lancaster Twp.
Document types: Petition for a bridge.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0690 I004
Date Range
1824/08
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1824/08
Year
1824
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0010
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Creeks
Inspections
Manheim, Rapho Twp.
Orders
Petitions
Rapho Twp.
Reports
Warwick Twp.
Place
Rapho Twp. and Warwick Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0690 I004
Box Number
010
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1824.
Location: Manheim, Rapho Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.
Order for inspection and inspection report.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0690 I005
Date Range
1826
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1826
Year
1826
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0010
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Creeks
Inspections
Manheim, Rapho Twp.
Orders
Rapho Twp.
Reports
Warwick Twp.
Place
Rapho Twp. and Warwick Twp.
Object Name
Report
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0690 I005
Box Number
010
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1826.
Location: Manheim, Rapho Twp.
Document type: Order for inspection and inspection report.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Title
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Object ID
MG0587
Date Range
1960s-1970s
Content Note: This collection of Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver contains index cards prepared by Mr. Weaver with information about bridges over several creeks in Lancaster County. The waterways include the Beaver, Calamus, Big Chiques, Little Chiques, Cocalico, Conestoga, Little Conestoga
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Collection
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Title
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Description
This collection of Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver contains index cards prepared by Mr. Weaver with information about bridges over several creeks in Lancaster County. The waterways include the Beaver, Calamus, Big Chiques, Little Chiques, Cocalico, Conestoga, Little Conestoga, Conewago, Conowingo, Coon, Conoy, Hammer, Mill, Muddy, East Octoraro, West Octoraro, Pequea and Peters. Information includes the name, township(s), and type of each bridge, and may also include the date of construction, contractors, commissioners, size and weight limit, details on location and/or destruction or replacement of the bridge.
Admin/Biographical History
Mr. Weaver photographed these bridges in the 1960s and 1970s.
Date Range
1960s-1970s
Date of Accumulation
1960s-1970s
Creator
Weaver, Benjamin
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Weaver, Benjamin
Subjects
Bridges
Search Terms
Beaver Creek
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Conestoga River
Bridges
Calamus Run
Cocalico Creek
Conewago Creek
Conowingo Creek
Conoy Creek
Coon Creek
East Octoraro Creek
Finding aids
Hammer Creek
Little Chiques Creek
Little Chickies Creek
Little Conestoga Creek
Manuscript groups
Mill Creek
Muddy Creek
Pequea Creek
Peters Creek
West Octoraro Creek
Extent
1 box, 3 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0587
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Mr. Weaver photographed these bridges in the 1960s and 1970s; the slides are in the Photograph Collection.
Some of these cards correspond with the Bridge Records in the Lancaster County Government Records.
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver (MG0587), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2010.MG0587
Other Numbers
MG-587
Classification
MG0587
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by HT, 10 September 2010. Added to database 26 December 2021.
Documents
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #267
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0004
People
Webb, Jonathan
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Rapho Twp.
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Rapho Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #267
Box Number
004
Notes
Date entered into Q & A was not recorded.
Additional Notes
Bridges.
Payment for building a bridge over Chicquesalungo Creek near Manheim.
Webb, Jonathan.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0490 I002
Date Range
1823/04
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1823/04
Year
1823
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Ruth, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
John Ruth's Mill
Leacock Twp.
Manheim Twp.
Manheim, Rapho Twp.
Mills
New Holland, Earl Twp.
Orders
Petitions
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Reports
Place
Leacock Twp. and Manheim Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0490 I002
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
Court term: April 1823.
Location: On public road from Manheim, Rapho Twp., to New Holland, Earl Twp., and Philadelphia, near John Ruth's Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0490 I003
Date Range
1825/04
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1825/04
Year
1825
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Ruth, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
John Ruth's Mill
Leacock Twp.
Manheim Twp.
Manheim, Rapho Twp.
Mills
New Holland, Earl Twp.
Petitions
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Subscriptions
Place
Leacock Twp. and Manheim Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0490 I003
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
Court term: April 1825.
Location: On public road from Manheim, Rapho Twp., to New Holland, Earl Twp., and Philadelphia, near John Ruth's Mill.
Document types: Petition for a bridge.
Subscription lists of citizens willing to contribute to building bridge.
2 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #361
Date Range
1827
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Admin/Biographical History
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners.
Date Range
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Webb, Jonathan P.
Webb, Jonathan
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Creeks
Octoraro Creek
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #361
Box Number
007
Notes
Date entered into Q & A was not recorded.
Additional Notes
Bridges
Payments to Jonathan P. Webb, administer of Jonathan Webb, deceased, for
1. building a bridge across the Chiquesalunga Creek near Manheim.
2. building a bridge across Octoarara Creek near Pusey's Mill
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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