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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2233eaab-6463-43c0-b788-149756332089
Collection
Columbia Bridge Company Collection
Title
Columbia Bridge Company Collection
Object ID
MG0217
Date Range
1809-1843
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Collection
Columbia Bridge Company Collection
Title
Columbia Bridge Company Collection
Description
The Columbia Bridge Company Collection is a valuable source of information concerning construction of bridges in the early 1800s. Documents concern the building of the first two bridges across the Susquehanna River in 1814 and 1832. Items in the collection include minutes, form for stock certificate, invoices, legal papers, proposals, receipts, stockholders, promissory notes, by-laws, settlement of stage tolls with Samuel Slaymaker 1813, salary receipts, circulars and announcements, bridge tolls, orders for payment, correspondence, and a stock certificate from 1842
Admin/Biographical History
First Bridge
Construction of the first Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge was begun in 1812 and completed December 5, 1814, by J. Wolcott, H. Slaymaker, S. Slaymaker at a total cost of $231,771, which was underwritten by the newly formed Columbia Bank and Bridge Company. The bridge was 5,690 feet (1,730 m) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide and had 54 piers and twin carriageways. Constructed of wood and stone, the covered bridge also included a wooden roof, a whitewashed interior and openings in its wooden sides to view the river and surrounding areas. It was considered the longest covered bridge in the world at the time. The bridge accommodated east-west traffic across the Susquehanna River for 14 years before being destroyed by ice, high water and severe weather on February 5, 1832.
Second bridge
Construction of the second Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, also covered, started mid-1832 and was completed in 1834 (opening on July 8, 1834) by James Moore and John Evans at a cost of $157,300. It was 5,620 feet (1,710 m) long and 28 feet (8.5 m) wide and also enjoyed the distinction of being the world's longest covered bridge. The wood and stone structure had 27 piers, a carriageway, walkway, and two towpaths to guide canal traffic across the river. Much of the mostly oak timber used in its construction was salvaged from the previous bridge. Its roof was covered with shingles, its sides with weatherboard, and its interior was whitewashed. The structure was modified in 1840 by the Canal Company at a cost of $40,000 concurrent with the construction of the Wrightsville Dam. Towpaths of different levels and with sidewalls were added to prevent horses from falling into river, as happened several times when the river flooded. The roof of the lower path formed the floor of upper path. In this way, canal boats were towed across the river from the Pennsylvania Canal on the Columbia side to the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal at Wrightsville. Sometime after 1846, a double-track railway was added, linking the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad to the Northern Central Railway. Due to fear of fire caused by locomotives, rail cars were pulled across the bridge by teams of mules or horses.
Information from "Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia%E2%80%93Wrightsville_Bridge. Accessed 3 February 2020.
System of Arrangement
The papers of the First Columbia Bridge built in 1814 are filed in folders #1 to 157. The papers of the Second Columbia Bridge built in 1832 are filed in folders #158 to 181.
Date Range
1809-1843
Year Range From
1809
Year Range To
1843
Date of Accumulation
1809-1843
Creator
Goodell, Robert Hilliard, 1899-1992.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 05
People
Albright, William
Chew, Benjamin
Coleman, Robert
Dickson, William
Gilpin, Joshua
Gilpin, Thomas
Grimler, Benjamin
Haldeman, C.
Hamilton, William
Harbaugh, Leonard
Hoff, John
Hopkins, James
Hubley, John
Hubley, Joseph
Lloyd, Evan
Mifflin, Joseph
Poulson, Zachariah
Reynolds, John
Rittenhouse, Joseph
Shaffner, Casper
Slaymaker, Henry
Slaymaker, Samuel
Varle, Charles
Wilson, Edward
Wilson, Thomas A.
Witmer, A.
Wright, William
Wolcott, John
Subjects
Bridges
Business records
Columbia (Pa.)
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Stockholders
Stocks
Susquehanna River
Search Terms
Advertising
Applications
Board of Directors
Bonds
Bridges
Broadsides
Business records
By-laws
Checks
Columbia
Columbia Bridge Company
Construction
Contracts
Correspondence
Farmers Bank of Lancaster
Financial records
Finding aids
Gatekeepers
Invoices
Letters
Loans
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Murray Draper and Company
Promissory notes
Receipts
Reports
Salaries
Stockholders
Stocks
Susquehanna River
Taxes
Tollhouses
Tolls
Extent
5 boxes, 190 folders, 3 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0217
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. The original items in Folder 69 may not be used due to their fragile condition. All other original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-217
Classification
MG0217
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 13 January 2022.
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Bond, Legal

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/75464240-20a6-48ec-9f3d-514664927406
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Indemnity bond for bridge
Object ID
Bridge F0220 I007
Date Range
1896
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Indemnity bond for bridge
Description
Location: Over Conestoga Creek near Hinkletown, Earl Twp.
Document type: Indemnity bond for bridge
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1896
Year
1896
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bonds
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Earl Twp.
Ephrata Twp.
Hinkletown Bridge
Hinkletown, Earl Twp.
Place
Earl Twp. and Ephrata Twp.
Extent
2 items, 2 pieces
Object Name
Bond, Legal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0220 I007
Box Number
003
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/4576afce-6471-42da-975f-693160832290
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0405 I003
Date Range
1814
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1814
Year
1814
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
People
Houtz, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Columbia
Creeks
Dams
Hempfield Twp.
John Houtz's Mill
Lancaster and Maytown Road
Mills
Petitions
Rapho Twp.
Roads
Place
Hempfield Twp. and Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0405 I003
Box Number
006
Additional Notes
Location: On public road from Columbia to the Lancaster and Maytown Road, near John Houtz's Mill Dam.
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/fe50a99e-e95f-42db-acf1-865408079420
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0475 I002
Date Range
1867/08
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Description
Court term: August 1867.
Location: On public road from the Millersville Turnpike to the Columbia Turnpike, at John Stoneroad's Mill.
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
1867/08
Year
1867
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Stoneroad, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Columbia Turnpike
Creeks
John Stoneroad's Mill
Lancaster Twp.
Little Conestoga Creek
Manor Twp.
Millersville Turnpike
Mills
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Roads
Turnpikes
Place
Lancaster Twp. and Manor Twp.
Extent
2 items, 3 pieces
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0475 I002
Box Number
007
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
233.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2bbdc28c-3b98-4406-896f-674660432625
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0495 I006
Date Range
1844/08
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1844/08
Year
1844
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Eckert, George Louis
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
George Eckert's Mill
Leacock Twp.
Mills
New Holland, Earl Twp.
Orders
Osceola Mill
Paradise Twp.
Pequea Creek
Petitions
Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad
Railroads
Reports
Place
Leacock Twp. and Paradise Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0495 I006
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1844.
Location: On public highway from the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad to New Holland, Earl Twp., at George Louis Eckert's Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
4 items, 4 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/87918f9f-2b5a-4c3f-9038-907873263660
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0695 I005
Date Range
1850/08
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1850/08
Year
1850
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0010
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Columbia
Creeks
Forges
Furnaces
Mount Joy Twp.
Mount Joy, East Donegal Twp.
Petitions
Rapho Twp.
Sarah Ann Furnace
West Hempfield Twp.
Place
Rapho Twp. and West Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0695 I005
Box Number
010
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1850.
Location: On public highway from Columbia to Sarah Ann Furnace and Mount Joy, East Donegal Twp. and Mount Joy Twp.
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/54cc741a-2357-4bf7-b566-653739706590
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0695 I008
Date Range
1867/04
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1867/04
Year
1867
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Moore, John H.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Columbia
Creeks
John H. Moore's Mill
Mills
Mount Joy
Orders
Petitions
Rapho Twp.
Reports
West Hempfield Twp.
Place
Rapho Twp. and West Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0695 I008
Box Number
010
Additional Notes
Court term: April 1867.
Location: Near John H. Moore's Mill on public highway from Columbia to Mount Joy.
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
208.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/00f16c02-d4f4-4e6e-93d3-512472459625
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0695 I010
Date Range
1873/04
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1873/04
Year
1873
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0010
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Columbia
Creeks
Orders
Petitions
Rapho Twp.
Reports
West Hempfield Twp.
Place
Rapho Twp. and West Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0695 I010
Box Number
010
Additional Notes
Court term: April 1873.
Location: On public road to Columbia.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 6 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
408.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/cbd2dead-1e41-417d-96b2-626040071570
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0695 I011
Date Range
1874/04
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1874/04
Year
1874
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0010
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Columbia
Creeks
Mount Joy
Orders
Petitions
Rapho Twp.
Reports
West Hempfield Twp.
Place
Rapho Twp. and West Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0695 I011
Box Number
010
Additional Notes
Court term: April 1874.
Location: On public road from Mount Joy to Columbia.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 6 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
450.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/31014cb5-f608-4f7e-a20c-429059941716
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0700 I001
Date Range
1875/11
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1875/11
Year
1875
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0011
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Columbia
Creeks
Inspections
Mount Joy
Orders
Petitions
Rapho Twp.
Reports
West Hempfield Twp.
Place
Rapho Twp. and West Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0700 I001
Box Number
011
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1875.
Location: On public highway from Mount Joy to Columbia.
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
495.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1390170c-c747-4fb2-9076-120720215247
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0120 I005
Date Range
1821/04
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1821/04
Year
1821
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Steman, Tobias
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Columbia
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Creeks
Mills
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Strasburg
Tobias Steman's Mill
Place
Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0120 I005
Box Number
002
Additional Notes
Conestoga Twp. and [Manor Twp.]
Court term: April 1821.
Location: Near Tobias Steman's Mill, where a number of roads intersect, including a road from Strasburg to Columbia.
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.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/bc344d99-977d-4462-8e20-696397021622
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0120 I010
Date Range
1847/04
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1847/04
Year
1847
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Harnish, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Columbia
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Creeks
Jacob Harnish's Mill
Lancaster
Manor Twp.
Mills
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Washington Boro
Place
Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0120 I010
Box Number
002
Additional Notes
Court term: April 1847.
Location: On public highway to Washington Boro, Columbia, and Lancaster, near Jacob Harnish's Mill.
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.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/94f442de-d068-4601-a052-228364113970
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0120 I012
Date Range
1855/11
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1855/11
Year
1855
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Columbia
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Creeks
Manor Twp.
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Place
Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0120 I012
Box Number
002
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1855.
Location: On road from Columbia to Safe Harbor, Conestoga 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.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f49ce174-e263-430c-aefe-924111702847
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0125 I006
Date Range
1865/08
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1865/08
Year
1865
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Columbia
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Creeks
Manor Twp.
Petitions
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Place
Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0125 I006
Box Number
002
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1865.
Location: Near the road from the center of Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp., to Columbia.
Document type: Petition for appointment of viewers.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
169.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6a43ad71-db88-4b8d-8759-613487278715
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0125 I007
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 0002
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Columbia
Conestoga Center, Conestoga Twp.
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Creeks
Highville, Manor Twp.
Manor Twp.
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Place
Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0125 I007
Box Number
002
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1865.
Location: On public road from Conestoga Center, Conestoga Twp., to Highville, Manor Twp., and Columbia, near the upper part of Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
174.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1e4e15ed-75c7-494e-ab4a-409025000280
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0125 I010
Date Range
1870/11
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1870/11
Year
1870
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Columbia
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Creeks
Inspections
Manor Twp.
Martic Forge, Martic Twp.
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Place
Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0125 I010
Box Number
002
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1870.
Location: On road from Martic Forge, Martic Twp., to Columbia, at Safe Harbor, Conestoga 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.
Case Number
335.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4039f4d0-75c0-4939-8347-923105520235
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0130 I001
Date Range
1878/04
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1878/04
Year
1878
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Columbia
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Creeks
Manor Twp.
Orders
Petitions
Rawlinsville, Martic Twp.
Reports
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Place
Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0130 I001
Box Number
002
Additional Notes
Court term: April 1878.
Location: Near the end of the road from Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp., to Rawlinsville, Martic Twp., and to Columbia.
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
15.000
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 and order and report of viewers for bridge over Conestoga Creek
Object ID
Bridge F0130 I002
Date Range
1892/01
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers and order and report of viewers for bridge over Conestoga Creek
Date Range
1892/01
Creation Date
January 1892
Year
1892
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Columbia
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Creeks
Manor Twp.
Martic Forge, Martic Twp.
Orders
Pennsylvania Railroad
Petitions
Railroads
Reports
Place
Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0130 I002
Box Number
002
Additional Notes
Court term: January 1892.
Location: Near the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, on the public road from Martic Forge, Martic Twp., to Columbia.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
3 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

Documents

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0260 I001
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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
1874
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0004
People
Lemmy, John H.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Creeks
Little Chiques Creek
Little Chickies Creek
East Donegal Twp.
Rapho Twp.
Columbia
Petitions
Orders
Reports
Bridges
Place
East Donegal Twp. and Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0260 I001
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
Court term: April 1874.
Location: On public highway to Columbia, near mill dam of John H. Lemmy.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
4 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
444.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/cb09c912-74c0-43aa-909a-560807946737
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0260 I003
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
1882
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Creeks
Little Chiques Creek
Little Chickies Creek
East Donegal Twp.
Rapho Twp.
Mount Joy
Columbia
Petitions
Orders
Reports
Bridges
Place
East Donegal Twp. and Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0260 I003
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
Court term: April 1882.
Location: On public road from Mount Joy to Columbia.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
5 items, 8 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
Less detail

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