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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0090 I004
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Description
Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Year
1866
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Creeks
Octoraro Creek, East Branch
Colerain Twp.
Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania
Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Loop Ford
Fords
Petitions
Bridges
Place
Colerain Twp. and Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0090 I004
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Bridge over [East Branch] of Octoraro Creek
Court term: August 1866.
Location: On public road to Oxford, Chester County, at Loop Fording.
Document type: Petition for appointment of viewers.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d3bf8dad-d72f-4869-a1f4-286413370558
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0090 I003
Date Range
1865/11
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1865/11
Year
1865
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Bunting's Ford
Colerain Twp.
Creeks
Fords
Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania
Octoraro Creek, East Branch
Orders
Petitions
Place
Colerain Twp. and Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0090 I003
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Bridge over [East Branch] of Octoraro Creek
Colerain Twp. and [Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County]
Court term: November 1865.
Location: Near Bunting's Ford.
Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.
Order for inspection.
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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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6938dd4b-6d3e-44be-8d10-640822675430
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0065 I001
Date Range
1860
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1860
Year
1860
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bell's Ford
Bridges
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Colerain Twp.
Creeks
Fords
Octoraro Creek, East Branch
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Place
Colerain Twp. and Chester County
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0065 I001
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Bridge over [East Branch] of Octoraro Creek
Location: Bell's Fording.
Document types: Petition for appoinment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
26.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e07e3036-ef71-4450-a93c-196038428438
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0065 I002
Date Range
1860
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1860
Year
1860
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bell's Ford
Bridges
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Colerain Twp.
Creeks
Fords
Inspections
Octoraro Creek, East Branch
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Place
Colerain Twp. and Chester County
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0065 I002
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Bridge over [East Branch] of Octoraro Creek
Location: Bell's Fording.
Document types: Petition for appoinment of inspectors.
Order for inspection and inspection report.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
60.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; Order and report of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0005 I003
Date Range
1867/04
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; Order and report of viewers
Description
[West Branch] of Octoraro Creek.
Court term: April 1867.
Location: On public road from the Valley Road to Bartville, Bart Twp., near Boon and Harley's Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
Date Range
1867/04
Year
1867
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bart Twp.
Bartville, Bart Twp.
Boon and Harley's Mill
Bridges
Creeks
Mills
Octoraro Creek, West Branch
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Roads
Valley Road
Place
Bart Twp.
Extent
3 items, 3 pieces
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0005 I003
Box Number
001
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
212.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/29704c08-be94-47d6-9642-783452092420
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0530 I007
Date Range
1866/08
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1866/08
Year
1866
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0008
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Blackburn's Ford
Bridges
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Creeks
Fords
Kirk's Mill
Little Britain Twp.
Mills
Octoraro Creek
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland
Place
Little Britain Twp. and Chester County
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0530 I007
Box Number
008
Additional Notes
Little Britain Twp. and [Chester County]
Court term: August 1866.
Location: On mail route from Kirk's Mill, Little Britain Twp., to Rising Sun, Maryland, at Blackburn's Ford.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
193.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ebadea02-7f2c-4998-b1d2-392759509150
Collection
Transportation Collection
Title
Transportation Collection
Object ID
MG0123
Date Range
1819-1977
Booklets Brochures Campbelltown, South Londonderry Twp., Lebanon County Center Square Road Station Chestnut Street Christiana Coatesville, Chester County Columbia �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Columbia, Ironville and Mount Joy
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Collection
Transportation Collection
Title
Transportation Collection
Description
The Transportation Collection contains documents regarding turnpikes, railroads, Conestoga Traction Co., Conestoga Transportation Co., and the Red Rose Transit Authority. The types of items include correspondence, financial papers, business papers, stock certificates, tickets, schedules, maps of routes, and a blueprint.
Date Range
1819-1977
Year Range From
1819
Year Range To
1977
Date of Accumulation
1819-1977
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Bitner, John R.
Boardman, Harris
Bowman, John Jacob
Boyer, Zaccur Prall
Cirt, Anna N.
Griest, William Walton
Hostetter, Albert Keller
Kemrer, Clarence M.
Knapp, Walter
Kreider, Kate
Kriebel, Howard Wiegner
McClellan, Oliver Eldridge
Royer, David
Shuman, James P.
Wohlsen, Anna
Wohlsen, Peter
Subjects
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike (Pa.)
Posters
Railroads
Rates and tolls
Reading & Columbia Railroad Company
Street-railroads
Trolley cars
Search Terms
Adamstown
Bittersville, Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania
Blueprints
Booklets
Brochures
Campbelltown, South Londonderry Twp., Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Center Square Road Station
Chestnut Street
Christiana
Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Columbia
Columbia, Ironville and Mount Joy Railroad
Conestoga Traction Company
Conestoga Transportation Company
Conewago Water and Power Company
Correspondence
Dallastown, York County, Pennsylvania
Drawings
Duke Street
East Belt line
East King Street
East Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.
Elizabethtown
Engleside, Lancaster Twp.
Ephemera
Ephrata
Express Printing Company
Greeting cards
Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania
Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Ironville, West Hempfield Twp.
J. G. Brill Company
Kinport Road
Lancaster
Lancaster and York Furnace Street Railway
Lancaster and Columbia Division, Conestoga Transportation Company
Lancaster and Lititz Passenger Railroad Company
Lancaster, Elizabethtown, and Middletown Turnpike
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Letters
Lititz
Maple Grove
Maps
Marietta Avenue
North Market Street
Mechanicsburg, Upper Leacock Twp.
Mechanicsville, East Hempfield Twp.
Minutes
Mount Joy
Mulberry Street
National Railway Historical Society
Neffsville, Manheim Twp.
North End Photo Finishing House
North Lime Street
North Queen Street
Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Penn Square
Pequea Twp.
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photographs
Placards
Substations
President Avenue
Princess Street
Prospect Street
Quarryville
Railroads
Rates and tolls
Reading and Columbia Railroad Company
Receipts
Red Rose Transit Authority
Reports
Roads
Rocky Springs Railroad Company
Schuylkill Navigation Company
Scrapbooks
South Mountain Railroad
South Queen Street
Stock certificates
Susquehanna Railroad
Tickets
Tolls
Trolley car barns
Trolley car yards
Trolley cars
Trolleys
Turnpikes
Walnut Street
WGAL (television station)
Williams Park Station
Willow Street Turnpike
Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania
WLAN (radio station)
Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania
York Bus Company
York Fair
York Railway Company
Extent
2 boxes, 31 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0123
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Transportation Collection (MG0123), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
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.
Other Numbers
MG-123
Classification
MG0123
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0215 I007
More detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Description
Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Year
1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Gable
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Creeks
Muddy Creek
Earl Twp.
Ephrata Twp.
Roads
Fairville and Hinkletown Road
Gable's Ford
Fords
Petitions
Orders
Reports
Bridges
Place
Earl Twp. and Ephrata Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0215 I007
Box Number
003
Additional Notes
Court term: April 1868.
Location: On the Fairville and Hinkletown Road, at Gable's Fording.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
260.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a64a5d9c-73a8-4021-8e1c-353121271575
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0715 I002
Date Range
1867
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1867
Year
1867
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0011
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Creeks
Mills
Nobleville Mills
Nobleville, Sadsbury Twp.
Octoraro Creek
Orders
Penningtonville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Petitions
Reports
Sadsbury Twp.
Sadsbury Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania
Place
Sadsbury Twp., Lancaster County and Sadsbury Twp., Chester County
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0715 I002
Box Number
011
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1867.
Location: On public highway from Penningtonville, Chester County, to Christiana, Sadsbury Twp., at Nobleville Mills, Nobleville, Sadsbury Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
223.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/73a19402-1afe-4e6b-818f-198402278180
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0055 I005
Date Range
1868
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1868
Year
1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Clonmell, Colerain Twp.
Colerain Twp.
Creeks
Inspections
Kirkwood, Colerain Twp.
Octoraro Creek, West Branch
Orders
Petitions
Quarryville, Colerain Twp.
Reports
Place
Colerain Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0055 I005
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Bridge over [West Branch] of Octoraro Creek
Location: Near Clonmell, Colerain Twp., on road from public road from Kirkwood, Colerain Twp., to Quarryville, Colerain Twp.
Document types: Petition for inspection.
Order for inspection and inspection report.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
272.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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