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Collection
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Title
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Object ID
MG0587
Date Range
1960s-1970s
Compiled by Benjamin Weaver (MG0587), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org People: Weaver, Benjamin Subject Headings: Bridges Search Terms: Beaver Creek Big Chiques Creek Conestoga River
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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.
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Collection
Muddy Creek Lutheran and Reformed Church Collection
Title
Muddy Creek Lutheran and Reformed Church Collection
Object ID
MG0007
Date Range
1744-1927
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Collection
Muddy Creek Lutheran and Reformed Church Collection
Title
Muddy Creek Lutheran and Reformed Church Collection
Description
The Muddy Creek Lutheran and Reformed Church Collection contains church records, property records, legal documents, a songbook, and a liturgy book.
Admin/Biographical History
Peace United Church of Christ was formed in the late 1960s by the joining of St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Adamstown and Muddy Creek United Church of Christ. Muddy Creek UCC is one of the earliest German Reformed churches in the area, its founding marked with the first recorded baptisms in January of 1731.
Date Range
1744-1927
Year Range From
1744
Year Range To
1927
Date of Accumulation
1744-1927
Creator
Muddy Creek Lutheran and Reformed Church
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Bechtolt, Catherine
Bechtolt, William
Becker, Jacob E.
Egly, Marcus
Frey, Jacob
Frey, Peter
Grill, Adam
Haller, Henry
Hartung, Maria
Hartung, Richard
Hartung, Solomon
Hefft, George
Lauch, Henry
Laush, Mary
Lesher, Samuel
Lutz, Casper
Penn, Richard
Penn, Thomas
Schnider, Valantin
Schober, Philip
Shoup, Christopher
Swartz, Levi P.
Swartz, Lydia
Weiss, Peter
Subjects
Lutheran Church
Reformed Church
German Reformed Church
Church records and registers
Deeds
Hymnals
Liturgies
Search Terms
Calvinist Reformation Congregation
German Reformed Congregation of Muddy Creek Church
Lutheran Congregations of Muddy Creek Church
Muddy Creek Church
Lutheran Church
Reformed Church
German Reformed Church
Financial records
Surveys
Church records and registers
Deeds
Hymnals
Liturgies
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
1 box, 10 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English, German
Object ID
MG0007
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Folder 3: Please use photocopy in Folder 3a; make an appointment with the Director of Archival Services to use original.
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-7
Classification
MG0007
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 8 February 2018.
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #361
Date Range
1827
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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
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Specification

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Specifications for bridge construction
Object ID
Bridge F0525 I002
Date Range
1888
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Bridge Records
Title
Specifications for bridge construction
Description
Location: Over [Raccoon Creek] at Kinseyville, Little Britain Twp.
Document type: Specifications for bridge construction.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1888
Year
1888
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0008
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Coon Creek Bridge
Creeks
Kinseyville, Little Britain Twp.
Little Britain Twp.
Raccoon Creek
Raccoon Creek Bridge
Specifications
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
1 item, 3 pieces
Object Name
Specification
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0525 I002
Box Number
008
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
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Contract

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2752f6b9-a515-42e3-8a96-119280157837
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Contract for bridge construction
Object ID
Bridge F0525 I005
Date Range
1888
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Contract for bridge construction
Description
Location: Over [Raccoon Creek] at Kinseyville, Little Britain Twp.
Document type: Contract for bridge construction.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1888
Year
1888
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0008
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Contracts
Coon Creek Bridge
Creeks
Kinseyville, Little Britain Twp.
Little Britain Twp.
Raccoon Creek
Raccoon Creek Bridge
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Contract
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0525 I005
Box Number
008
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Order for Payment

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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #244
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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
Manheim
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #244
Box Number
004
Notes
Date entered into Q & A was not recorded.
Additional Notes
Bridges.
Payment for building a bridge on Chickies 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
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Order for Payment

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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #267
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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
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a05ab586-351b-4387-991a-052624574395
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0375 I006
Date Range
1883
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Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Description
Court term: August 1883.
Location: At junction with Puddle Duck Creek, near Dorsey's Mill, on public road from Wiek's Mill to Peach Bottom, Fulton Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1883
Year
1883
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
Dorsey's Mill
Fulton Twp.
Mills
Orders
Peach Bottom Station, Fulton Twp.
Peters Creek
Petitions
Puddle Duck Creek
Reports
Wiek's Mill
Place
Fulton Twp.
Extent
2 items, 3 pieces
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0375 I006
Box Number
006
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
30.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2501c07c-6bf7-45ac-9c27-422500402422
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0700 I002
Date Range
1880/01
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1880/01
Year
1880
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Moore, John H.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Creeks
Inspections
John H. Moore's Mill
Marietta Pike
Mills
Orders
Petitions
Rapho Twp.
Reports
Roads
Salunga, West Hempfield Twp.
Turnpikes
West Hempfield Twp.
Place
Rapho Twp. and West Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0700 I002
Box Number
011
Additional Notes
[Rapho Twp.] and West Hempfield Twp.
Court term: January 1880.
Location: Near John H. Moore's Mill on public road from Salunga, West Hempfield Twp., to the Marietta Pike.
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.
Case Number
20.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7420abd8-2c4b-4da2-ac35-493749116200
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0700 I003
Date Range
1881/11
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1881/11
Year
1881
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Moore, Michael H.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Creeks
Michael H. Moore's Mill
Mills
Mount Joy
Orders
Petitions
Rapho Twp.
Reports
Silver Spring, West Hempfield Twp.
West Hempfield Twp.
Place
Rapho Twp. and West Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0700 I003
Box Number
011
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1881.
Location: Near Michael H. Moore's Mill on public road from Silver Spring, West Hempfield Twp., to Mount Joy.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
3 items, 7 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
24.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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