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Report

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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

Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6d806860-2c10-4dfe-8fdc-134113355047

Collection: General Collection

Object ID: 2-09-01-10

Date Range: December 7, 1929

1 image

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Collection: General Collection

Description: Committee to choose a site for the new Municipal Airport included members of Lancaster Chamber of Commerce, American Business Club and Lancaster Aero Club. Pictured left to right are Jesse P. Jones, Sumner L. Brown, George P. Luckey, A.D. Howry, John H. Carter, Charles B. Weise, F.K. Brinkman, W.S. Raub, H.M. Hersh, William D. Grant, S.R. Slaymaker and G.W. Birrell. Photo take December 7, 1929. William Grant, Christiana businessman and president of Lancaster Airways, Inc. was killed in an auto accident three days later.

Provenance: Donated by Jessie Jones Eckhart.

Date Range: December 7, 1929

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

People: Jones, Jesse P.; Brown, Sumner L.; Luckey, George P.; Howry, A. D.; Carter, John H.; Weise, Charles B.; Brinkman, F. K.; Raub, W. S.; Hersh, H. M.; Grant, William D.; Slaymaker, S. R.; Birrell, G. W.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Lancaster Airways, Inc.; Lancaster Airport; Airplanes; Lancaster Aero Club; American Business Club; Lancaster Chamber of Commerce

Place: Manheim Twp.

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Film Size: 10 x 8 inches

Print Size: 10 x 8 inches

Object ID: 2-09-01-10

Negative Number: no

Images

Specification

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c648c079-9af6-4d39-a63f-963767425507

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

Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7fcdf57b-b956-4965-b5cc-203855076750

Collection: General Collection

Title: Photograph- Aerial view of Lancaster Boys High School, West Orange Street, Lancaster.

Object ID: 1-05-06-58

Date Range: c. 1928 -1929

1 image

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Collection: General Collection

Title: Photograph- Aerial view of Lancaster Boys High School, West Orange Street, Lancaster.

Description: Aerial view of Lancaster Boys High School, West Orange Street, Lancaster.

Provenance: Donated by Jessie Jones Eckhart, daughter of pilot Jesse Jones of Lancaster.

Date Range: c. 1928 -1929

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Lancaster Boys' High School; Lancaster

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Condition: Good

Object ID: 1-05-06-58

Images

Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/76cdae7f-1a60-4884-86be-533918936136

Collection: General Collection

Title: Photograph- Aerial view of Lancaster Cemetery and Lancaster General Hospital.

Object ID: 1-05-06-64

Date Range: c. 1929

1 image

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Collection: General Collection

Title: Photograph- Aerial view of Lancaster Cemetery and Lancaster General Hospital.

Description: Aerial view of Lancaster Cemetery and Lancaster General Hospital.

Provenance: Donated by Jessie Jones Eckhart, daughter of pilot Jesse Jones of Lancaster.

Date Range: c. 1929

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Lancaster Cemetery; Lancaster; Hospitals

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Condition: Good

Object ID: 1-05-06-64

Images

Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d05c3ea4-8acb-4fbc-9bfc-093989344730

Collection: General Collection

Object ID: 2-09-01-11

Date Range: 1929

1 image

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Collection: General Collection

Description: Pilot Jesse Jones at the controls of Ryan Brougham B-5 airplane owned by Howard M. Hersh at leased to Lancaster Airways, Inc. under an agreement dated November 8, 1929. This was the first enclosed cabin airplane available for passenger service at the Manheim Pike airport which had been established by Jones in 1927.