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Fire on the river : the defense of the world's longest covered bridge and how it changed the Battle of Gettysburg

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Author
Sheldon, George
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
973.7349 S544
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by George Sheldon.
Author
Sheldon, George
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Quaker Hills Press ,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
186 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographic references.
Summary
It is late June 1863 in southern Pennsylvania. The Confederates are invading the North, and one of their toughest and most cantankerous generals has decided to capture the grand covered bridge that spans the Susquehanna from Wrightsville to Columbia. From there, General Jubal Early plans to capture Lancaster, and then seize the state's capital, Harrisburg. General Early had orders to destroy it, but intended to capture it on his way to siege the North. Fire on the River tells the story that is often described as a mere skirmish in most history books. What happened in the tiny village of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, on June 28, 1863, changes the course of the Civil War. Here is the story that for so long has been overlooked in the history books. It is an amazing story of courage, and perhaps not surprisingly, how the U.S. Congress never compensated the bridge's owner for the loss, yet the burning of the covered bridge probably saved the Union. [from Amazon.com]
Subjects
Gettysburg (Pa.) Battle of, 1863-
Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - York County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
York County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7349 S544
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Defend or destroy? The Columbia-Wrightesville Bridge in the Gettysburg campaign

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Author
Schaefer, Thomas L.
Date of Publication
2003.
Call Number
974.815 COLU D313 DVD
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Responsibility
written and directed by Thomas L. Schaefer.
Author
Schaefer, Thomas L.
Place of Publication
[S. l.]
Publisher
A Total Magic Video Production ,
Date of Publication
2003.
Physical Description
1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
"Produced for Rivertownes PA USA in commemoration of the 140th anniversary of the burning of the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge on 28 June 1863, this program narrates the dramatic story of the bridge's destruction and details the valiant attempt of an outnumbered detachment of raw Union militia to halt the advance of Confederate Brigadier General John Gordon's determined veteran infantry."
Also "introduces the poignant, very risky participation of a company of free blacks from Columbia."
Subjects
Gettysburg (Pa.) Battle of, 1863-
African Americans - Pennsylvania
Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - York County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
York County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Media
Call Number
974.815 COLU D313 DVD
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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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A prologue to the construction of the fifth Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge

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Author
Newcomer, L. W.
Date of Publication
1971.
corporation's objection to the construction of a toll bridge by the county commissioners, based upon the premise that the Pennsylvania legislative act of 1923 did not permit it, was taken to the Grand Juries and the Courts of the two counties. The former refused to consider the subject. The Lancaster County
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Responsibility
by L. W. Newcomer.
Author
Newcomer, L. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1971.
Physical Description
[119]-124 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 75, no. 3
Subjects
Bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Bridges
Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government.
York County (Pa.) - Politics and government.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 75, number 3 (1971), p. 119-124Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.75
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8ed566eb-70f4-4ac3-96a2-252202141929
Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Object ID
A-65-01-14
Date Range
April 5, 2003
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Description
Rettew Mill bridge, also known as Keller's Mill bridge or Guy Bard's covered bridge. Built in 1873 by Elias McMellen. Originally over Cocalico Creek on Rettew Mill Road between Akron borough and Ephrata borough. Currently over Cocalico Creek on Middle Creek Road. Moved in 2010.
Provenance
Photographs of a 2003 Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society bridge safari.
Date Range
April 5, 2003
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Bridges
Guy Bard's Covered Bridge
Keller's Mill Covered Bridge
Rettew Mill Covered Bridge
Cocalico Creek
Place
Ephrata Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Object ID
A-65-01-14
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Print, Photographic

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Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Object ID
A-65-01-15
Date Range
April 5, 2003
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Description
Rettew Mill bridge, also known as Keller's Mill bridge or Guy Bard's covered bridge. Built in 1873 by Elias McMellen. Originally over Cocalico Creek on Rettew Mill Road between Akron borough and Ephrata borough. Currently over Cocalico Creek on Middle Creek Road. Moved in 2010.
Provenance
Photographs of a 2003 Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society bridge safari.
Date Range
April 5, 2003
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Bridges
Guy Bard's Covered Bridge
Keller's Mill Covered Bridge
Rettew Mill Covered Bridge
Cocalico Creek
Place
Ephrata Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Object ID
A-65-01-15
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The fifth Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge

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Author
Mayo, R. S.
Date of Publication
1969.
to duck in and out of traffic as best they could when cross- ing the bridge. In those days the Pennsylvania Railroad ran at least eight pa- senger trains between Lancaster and York, four each way, and at least two local freights. When a train came along, highway traf- fic was stopped until the train
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Responsibility
by Robert S. Mayo, C.E.
Author
Mayo, R. S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1969.
Physical Description
[26]-33 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 73, no. 1
Subjects
Bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Bridges
Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 73, number 1 (1969), p. 26-33Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.73
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Middle Creek : for wildlife and people

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19589
Author
Fergus, Charles.
Date of Publication
[1975?]
Call Number
333.951 F351
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by Chuck Fergus, PGC information writer.
Author
Fergus, Charles.
Place of Publication
[Harrisburg, Pa.]
Publisher
[Pennsylvania Game Commission],
Date of Publication
[1975?]
Physical Description
[6] pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes
Cover title.
Reprinted from Pennsylvania Game News.
Subjects
Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area.
Game protection - Pennsylvania.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
333.951 F351
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Historic structures Survey and Determination of Eligibility Report : East Lampeter, Leacock, Strasburg, Paradise, Salisbury, and Sadsbury Townships, Lancaster County, Pensylvania

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Date of Publication
2005.
Call Number
351.8642 M312hi
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Place of Publication
Computer printout
Date of Publication
2005.
Physical Description
5 v. : ill; photos, col. maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
S.R. 0030 Section So1 Corridor Improvement Study...E.R. No. 03-8010-071.
Draft of the study.
Includes Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey (PHRS) forms.
Prepared for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation...prepared by A.D. Marble & Company...prepared with Archeaological & Historial Consultants.
Corridor of Lincoln Highway Eat.
Subjects
Architecture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lincoln Highway - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - East Lampeter Twp.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Leacock Twp.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Strasburg Twp.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Paradise Twp.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Salisbury Twp.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Sadsbury Twp.
Salisbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Paradise (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Strasburg (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Leacock (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
East Lampeter (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Sadsbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
United States Highway 30 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
351.8642 M312hi
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Postcard

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ea6465a4-5642-4811-942b-469719144423
Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Object ID
A-65-01-07
Date Range
April 5, 2003
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Description
Wenger's Mill covered bridge, also called Rose Hill covered bridge, built in 1849 by Henry Zook. Located on Log Cabin Road, just off of Rose Hill Road. Post card.
Provenance
Photographs of a 2003 Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society bridge safari.
Date Range
April 5, 2003
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Covered bridges
Creeks
Log Cabin Road
Mills
Rose Hill Bridge
Rose Hill Road
Wenger's Mill
Wenger's Mill Bridge
West Earl Twp.
Place
West Earl Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 4.5 inches
Object ID
A-65-01-07
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