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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Report of recommended bridges to be replaced
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I011
Date Range
1921
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Report of recommended bridges to be replaced
Description
Document type: Report of recommended bridges to be replaced.
1. Pequea No. 4
[Leacock Twp. and Paradise Twp.]
Location: Over Pequea Creek at Shertz's Mill, near Harristown, Paradise Twp.
2. Conestoga No. 4
[East Earl Twp.]
Location: Over Conestoga Creek at Martin's Mill.
3. Mill Creek No. 2
[East Lampeter Twp.]
Location: Over Mill Creek at east end of Smoketown, East Lampeter Twp., on old Philadelphia Road.
4. Bridge over East Branch of Octoraro Creek
Sadsbury Twp. and Chester County
Location: At Steeleville, Sadsbury Twp.
5. Big Chickies No. 7.5
[Rapho Twp. and West Hempfield Twp.]
Location: Over Chickies Creek at Moore's old Electric LIght Plant, on road between Salunga, West Hempfield Twp. and Newtown, Rapho Twp.
6. Big Chickies No. 8
Location: Over Chickies Creek.
7. Bridge over [Conestoga Creek]
[Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.]
Location: At Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.
8. Engleside Bridge
[Lancaster Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.]
Location: At Engleside, Lancaster Twp., over Conestoga Creek.
9. Mill Creek No. 6, also known as Eshleman's Mill Bridge
[West Lampeter Twp.]
Location: Over Mill Creek.
10. Conestoga No. 14
[Manheim Twp. and Upper Leacock Twp.]
Location: Over Conestoga Creek.
11. Pequea No. 18
[Martic Twp. and Pequea Twp.]
Location: Over Pequea Creek at Burnt Mill, Pequea Twp., near Marticville, Martic Twp.
12. Bridge [over Conestoga Creek]
[Lancaster Twp. and Pequea Twp.]
Location: At Wabank, Lancaster Twp.
13. Old Factory Bridge
[Lancaster City and West Lampeter Twp.]
Location: Over [Conestoga Creek] near Rocky Springs Park.
14. Cocalico No. 3
[Ephrata Twp.]
Location: Over Cocalico Creek, near Ephrata.
15. White Rock Bridge
[Colerain Twp. and Little Britain Twp.]
Location: Over West Branch of Octoraro Creek at White Rock, Little Britain Twp.
16. Spruce Grove Bridge
Location: Over West Branch of Octoraro Creek at Spruce Grove, Little Britain Twp.
17. Bridge No. 1
[Manheim Twp.]
Location : Over Little Conestoga Creek near Long's Park.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1921
Year
1921
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Burnt Mill, Pequea Twp.
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Cocalico Creek
Colerain Twp.
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Creeks
East Earl Twp.
East Lampeter Twp.
Electric Companies
Engleside Bridge
Engleside, Lancaster Twp.
Ephrata
Ephrata Twp.
Eshleman's Mill
Eshleman's Mill Bridge
Factories
Harristown, Paradise Twp.
Lancaster
Lancaster Twp.
Leacock Twp.
Little Britain Twp.
Little Conestoga Creek
Long's Park
Manheim Twp.
Manor Twp.
Martic Twp.
Marticville, Martic Twp.
Martin's Mill
Mill Creek
Moore's Electric LIght Plant
Newtown, Rapho Twp.
Octoraro Creek, East Branch
Octoraro Creek, West Branch
Old Factory Bridge
Old Philadelphia Road
Paradise Twp.
Parks
Pequea Creek
Pequea Twp.
Rapho Twp.
Reports
Roads
Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.
Rocky Springs
Sadsbury Twp.
Salunga, West Hempfield Twp.
Shertz's Mill
Smoketown, East Lampeter Twp.
Spruce Grove Bridge
Spruce Grove, Little Britain Twp.
Steeleville, Sadsbury Twp.
Upper Leacock Twp.
Wabank, Lancaster Twp.
West Hempfield Twp.
West Lampeter Twp.
White Rock Covered Bridge
White Rock Forge Covered Bridge
White Rock, Little Britain Twp.
Extent
1 item, 3 pieces
Object Name
Report
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I011
Box Number
013
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 F0470 I008
Date Range
1921
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1921
Year
1921
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conewago Creek
Creeks
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Elizabethtown
Inspections
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Letters
Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Orders
Reports
Place
Lancaster County and Dauphin County
Object Name
Report
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0470 I008
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
Location: Over Conewago Creek on state highway between Middletown, Dauphin County, and Elizabethtown.
Document types: Order for inspection and inspection report.
Cover letter for inspection report from Dauphin County.
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
Specifications for repairs to bridges in Repair Zone B
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I006
Date Range
1920
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Specifications for repairs to bridges in Repair Zone B
Description
Document type: Specifications for repairs to bridges in Repair Zone B.
1. Little Conestoga No. 2
[Lancaster Twp. and Manor Twp.]
Location: Over Little Conestoga Creek at Stone Roads Mill.
2. Little Conestoga No. 5, now marked No. 4
[Manor Twp.]
Location: Over Little Conestoga Creek.
3. Little Conestoga No. 6, also known as Owl Hill Bridge
4. Little Conestoga No. 7
Location: Over Conestoga Creek.
5. Conestoga No. 24
[Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.]
Location: Over Conestoga Creek at Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.
6. Conestoga No. 25
Location: Over Conestoga Creek at Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
7. Conestoga No. 21
[Lancaster Twp. and Pequea Twp.]
Location: Over Conestoga Creek at Second Lock, Lancaster Twp.
8. Mill Creek No. 2
[East Lampeter Twp.]
Location: Over Mill Creek at east end of Smoketown, East Lampeter Twp.
9. Mill Creek No. 1
[Leacock Twp. and Upper Leacock Twp.]
Location: Over Mill Creek at Mascot, Upper Leacock Twp.
10. Pequea No. 1
[Salisbury Twp.]
Location: Over Pequea Creek.
11. Pequea No. 4
[Leacock Twp. and Salisbury Twp.]
Location: Over Pequea Creek at Sheetz's Mill near Buyerstown, Salisbury Twp.
12. Pequea No. 10
[West Lampeter Twp. and Strasburg Twp.]
13. Pequea No. 11
[Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.]
Location: Over Pequea Creek at Wagonmaker's Shop.
14. Pequea No. 12
Location: Over Pequea Creek at Lime Valley, West Lampeter twp.
15. Pequea No. 15
[Pequea Twp. and Providence Twp.]
Location: Over Pequea Creek near Herrville Hotel.
16. West Branch of Octoraro No. 2
[Colerain Twp.]
Location: Over West Branch of Octoraro Creek at Clonmell, Colerain Twp., near Pumping Station.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1920
Year
1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Buyerstown, Salisbury Twp.
Clonmell, Colerain Twp.
Colerain Twp.
Conestoga Bridge
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Covered bridges
Creeks
East Lampeter Twp.
Herrville Hotel
Hotels
Lancaster Twp.
Leacock Twp.
Lime Valley, West Lampeter Twp.
Little Conestoga Bridge
Little Conestoga Creek
Manor Twp.
Mascot, Upper Leacock Twp.
Mills
Mill Creek
Mill Creek Bridge
Octoraro Creek, West Branch
Octoraro Water Company
Octoraro West Branch #1 Covered Bridge
Owl Hill Bridge
Pequea Bridge
Pequea Creek
Pequea Twp.
Providence Twp.
Pumping stations
Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Salisbury Twp.
Second Lock, Lancaster Twp.
Sheetz's Mill
Shops
Smoketown, East Lampeter Twp.
Specifications
Stoneroad's Mill
Strasburg Twp.
Upper Leacock Twp.
Wagonmaker's Shop
West Lampeter Twp.
Extent
1 item, 6 pieces
Object Name
Specification
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I006
Box Number
013
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1887 F122 QS
Date Range
1887/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1887/04
Year
1887
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: neglect of duty
Constable's return
Lancaster, Elizabethtown and Middletown Turnpike Company
Quarter Sessions
Place
West Donegal Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1887 F122 QS
Additional Notes
Constable return
Neglect of duty
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
123.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0780 I003
Date Range
1920
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1920
Year
1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0012
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bidding instructions
Bridges
Conewago Creek
Creeks
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Londonderry Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Specifications
West Donegal Twp.
Place
West Donegal Twp., Lancaster County and Londonderry Twp., Dauphin County
Object Name
Specification
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0780 I003
Box Number
012
Additional Notes
West Donegal Twp. and [Londonderry Twp.], Dauphin County
Location: Near Elizabethtown, on state highway from Harrisburg to Philadelphia.
Document types: Bidding instructions.
Specifications for bridge construction.
1 item, 11 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
Condition of bridge reports
Object ID
Bridge F0845 I004
Date Range
1916
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Condition of bridge reports
Description
Document type: Condition of bridge reports.
1. Bridge No. 7
Pumping Station Bridge
Lancaster County and Chester County
2. Bridge No. 7.5
Harkness Fording Bridge
[Little Britain Twp. and Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County]
3. Bridge No. 8
Kirk's Fording Bridge
[Little Britain Twp. and West Nottingham Twp., Chester County]
4. Bridge No. 9
Blackburn's Fording Bridge
[Colerain Twp. and Chester County]
5. Bridge No. 9.5
Greist's Fording Bridge
6. Bridge No. 10
Carter's Fording Bridge
[Little Britain Twp. and West Nottingham Twp.], Chester County
7. Bridge No. 11
Kin[s]eyville Bridge
[Little Britain Twp. and Chester County]
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1916
Year
1916
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Blackburn's Ford
Blackburn's Fording Bridge
Bridges
Carter's Ford
Carter's Fording Bridge
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Colerain Twp.
Creeks
Greist's Ford
Greist's Fording Bridge
Harkness Ford
Harkness Fording Bridge
Kinseyville Bridge
Kirk's Ford
Kirk's Fording Bridge
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Little Britain Twp.
Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania
Octoraro Creek, East Branch
Octoraro Water Company
Pumping Station Bridge
Pumping stations
Reports
West Nottingham Twp., Chester County
Extent
7 items, 7 pieces
Object Name
Report
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0845 I004
Box Number
013
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 F0780 I004
Date Range
1920
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1920
Year
1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0012
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Blueprints
Bridges
Conewago Creek
Creeks
Elizabethtown
Londonderry Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
West Donegal Twp.
Place
West Donegal Twp., Lancaster County and Londonderry Twp., Dauphin County
Object Name
Blueprint
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0780 I004
Box Number
012
Additional Notes
West Donegal Twp. and [Londonderry Twp.], Dauphin County
Location: On state highway between Elizabethtown and Middletown, Dauphin County.
Document type: Bridge blueprint.
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
Receipts for bridge materials
Object ID
Bridge F0310 I009
Date Range
1916
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Receipts for bridge materials
Description
[East Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]
Location: Over [Conestoga Creek].
Document type: Receipts for bridge materials
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1916
Year
1916
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
East Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Receipts
Witmer's Bridge
Place
East Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Extent
49 items, 49 pieces
Object Name
Receipt
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0310 I009
Box Number
005
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 F0670 I008
Date Range
1868/08
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1868/08
Year
1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0010
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
Inns
Inspections
Lancaster and Port Deposit Road
Orders
Pequea Creek
Pequea Twp.
Pequea Valley Inn
Petitions
Providence Twp.
Reports
Roads
Taverns
Place
Pequea Twp. and Providence Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0670 I008
Box Number
010
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1868.
Location: On the Lancaster and Port Deposit Road, near Pequea Valley Inn.
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
270.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0750 I010
Date Range
1918/11
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1918/11
Year
1918
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0011
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Beaver Valley Pike
Bridges
Creeks
Inspections
Lancaster
Orders
Pequea Creek
Petitions
Port Deposit, Maryland
Reports
Roads
Strasburg Twp.
Turnpikes
West Lampeter Twp.
Place
Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0750 I010
Box Number
011
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1918.
Location: Over Pequea Creek and Beaver Valley Pike, on public road from Lancaster to Port Deposit, Maryland.
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
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
List of minor bridge repairs for township supervisors
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I003
Date Range
1919
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
List of minor bridge repairs for township supervisors
Description
Document type: List of minor bridge repairs for township supervisors.
1. Big Conestoga No. 24
[Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.]
Location: Over Conestoga Creek at Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.
2. Chickies No. 6
[East Hempfield Twp. and Rapho Twp.]
Location: Over Chickies Creek at Shenk's Mill.
3. Chickies No. 3
[Penn Twp. and Rapho Twp.]
Location: Over Chickies Creek.
4. Little Chickies No. 2
[Mount Joy Twp. and Rapho Twp.]
Location: Over Little Chickies Creek.
5. Big Chickies No. 13
[East Donegal Twp. and West Hempfield Twp.]
6. Pequea No. 6
[Leacock Twp. and Paradise Twp.]
Location: Over Pequea Creek at Parkes' Nursery.
7. Pequea No. 8
Location: Over Pequea Creek.
8. Mill Creek No. 2.75
[East Lampeter Twp.]
Location: Over Mill Creek, first bridge above Yeates' School.
9. Raccoon Creek Bridge
Little Britain Twp. and [Chester County]
Location: Over Raccoon Creek near Kinseyville, Little Britain Twp.
10. Hammer Creek No. 2
[Ephrata Twp. and Warwick Twp.]
Location: Over Hammer Creek.
11. Cocalico No. 3
[Ephrata Twp.]
Location: Over Cocalico Creek at quarry south of Ephrata.
12. Conestoga No. 1
Caernarvon Twp.
Location: Over Conestoga Creek near Churchtown, Caernarvon Twp.
13. Bridge No. 23
Location: Over [Conestoga Creek] at Slackwater, Conestoga Twp.
14. Conewago No. 2
[Lancaster County and Dauphin County]
Location: Over Conewago Creek.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1919
Year
1919
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Big Chickies Bridge
Big Conestoga Bridge
Bridges
Caernarvon Twp.
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Chickies Bridge
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Churchtown, Caernarvon Twp.
Cocalico Bridge
Cocalico Creek
Conestoga Bridge
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Conewago Bridge
Conewago Creek
Creeks
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
East Donegal Twp.
East Hempfield Twp.
East Lampeter Twp.
Ephrata
Ephrata Twp.
Hammer Creek
Hammer Creek Bridge
Kinseyville, Little Britain Twp.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Leacock Twp.
Lists
Little Britain Twp.
Little Chickies Bridge
Little Chiques Bridge
Little Chiques Creek
Little Chickies Creek
Manor Twp.
Mills
Mill Creek
Mill Creek Bridge
Mount Joy Twp.
Nurseries
Paradise Twp.
Parkes' Nursery
Penn Twp.
Pequea Bridge
Pequea Creek
Quarries
Raccoon Creek
Raccoon Creek Bridge
Rapho Twp.
Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.
Shenk's Mill
Slackwater, Conestoga Twp.
Warwick Twp.
West Hempfield Twp.
Yeates School
Extent
1 item, 2 pieces
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I003
Box Number
013
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1884 F139
Date Range
1884/04
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1884/04
Year
1884
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Maice, J. H.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Indictments
Charge: Obtaining policy of insurance by false statements
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1884 F139
Additional Notes
Obtaining policy of insurance by false statements
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
128.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0465 I003
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
1887
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Creeks
Octoraro Creek
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Specifications
Bridges
Place
Lancaster County and Chester County
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0465 I003
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
[Lancaster County and Chester County]
Document type: Specification figures for a bridge.
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 F0470 I005
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
1886
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Creeks
Conewago Creek
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Portsmouth, Dauphin County
Petitions
Bridges
Place
Lancaster County and Dauphin County
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0470 I005
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1886.
Location: Near Portsmouth, Dauphin County.
Document type: Petitions for appointment of inspectors.
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
Specifications for bridge repair
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I001
Date Range
1910
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Specifications for bridge repair
Description
Document type: Specifications for bridge repair.
1. White Rock Bridge
Colerain Twp. and Little Britain Twp.
Location: Over West Branch of Octoraro Creek.
2. Spruce Grove Bridge
3. Rays Factory Bridge
Lancaster County and [Chester County]
Location: Over East Branch of Octoraro Creek.
4. Pennels Bridge
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1910
Year
1910
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Colerain Twp.
Creeks
Factories
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Little Britain Twp.
Octoraro Creek, East Branch
Octoraro Creek, West Branch
Pennels Bridge
Rays Factory
Rays Factory Bridge
Specifications
Spruce Grove Bridge
White Rock Covered Bridge
White Rock Forge Covered Bridge
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Specification
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I001
Box Number
013
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1861 F05 I04
Date Range
1861
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Date Range
1861
Year
1861
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0027
People
Sourbeer, Reuben
Shober, Emanuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bonds
Receipts
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Taverns
Place
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Bond
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1861 F05 I04
Box Number
027
Additional Notes
Also: Herr, [ ].
Signed as Lantz & Herr.
Bond: Reuben Sourbeer, Emanuel Shober.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1861 F12 I07
Date Range
1861
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Date Range
1861
Year
1861
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0027
People
Eshleman, John
Davis, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
East Hempfield Twp.
Bonds
Receipts
Place
East Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Bond
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1861 F12 I07
Box Number
027
Additional Notes
Also: [ ] Davis.
Signed as Ringwalt & Davis.
Bond: John Eshleman, John Davis.
Receipt to sell liquor by the quart.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1862 F16 I12
Date Range
1862
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Date Range
1862
Year
1862
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0028
People
Davis, John
Brubaker, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bonds
East Hempfield Twp.
Petitions
Receipts
Place
East Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1862 F16 I12
Box Number
028
Additional Notes
Also: [ ] Davis.
Petition to sell liquor by the quart.
Bond: John Davis, Jacob Brubaker.
Receipt to sell liquor by the quart.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1868 F07 I06
Date Range
1868
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Date Range
1868
Year
1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0037
People
Bucker, John C.
McDonald, N.
Hanauer, D.
Search Terms
Liquor License
Columbia
Bonds
Petitions
Receipts
Place
Columbia
Object Name
Bond
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1868 F07 I06
Box Number
037
Additional Notes
Bond: McDonald N.; Hanauer, D.
Store petition.
Receipt to sell liquor.
Approved.
April term.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Receipt for lumber used in bridge construction
Object ID
Bridge F0525 I007
Date Range
1888
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Receipt for lumber used in bridge construction
Description
[Little Britain Twp.]
Location: [Over Raccoon Creek at Kinseyville, Little Britain Twp.].
Document type: Receipt for lumber used in 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 Run Bridge
Creeks
Kinseyville, Little Britain Twp.
Little Britain Twp.
Raccoon Creek
Raccoon Run Bridge
Receipts
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Receipt
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0525 I007
Box Number
008
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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