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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c22c8635-092e-4c3c-85d6-651593001490
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Columbia Bridge.
Object ID
1-08-08-22
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Columbia Bridge.
Description
Columbia Bridge.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge
Bridges
Covered bridges
Susquehanna River
Columbia
Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-08-08-22
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e268a057-7158-442f-b287-952436644697
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Columbia to Wrightsville Bridge.
Object ID
1-08-08-21
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Columbia to Wrightsville Bridge.
Description
Columbia to Wrightsville Bridge.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge
Bridges
Covered bridges
Susquehanna River
Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-08-08-21
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0caaceab-4abd-4bd2-87b8-592670349820
Collection
Diffenderfer Album 1
Title
Grubb Mansion; Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge
Object ID
A-36-01-48
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Diffenderfer Album 1
Title
Grubb Mansion; Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge
Description
Page 48: Three photos of the Grubb Mansion at Chestnut and Lime Streets, Lancaster, February 5, 1903; "L. K. Fondersmith, Wrightsville, York County, Pa., February 22, 1903", two and a half story brick home; "Northeast corner of library, Lucius & Katherine, February 22, 1903"; Bridge from Wrightsville over the Susquehanna River, February 22, 1903.
Provenance
First of two Diffenderfer family albums. Compiled by Frank Reid Diffenderfer, a former member of LCHS and an editor of a Lancaster city newspaper. Album documents his family as well as that of his neighbors on North Duke Street, Lancaster, between 1901 and 1903. Neighbors include Charles Fondersmith, Robert Slaymaker, and his daughter, Ida, who married Frank Fondersmith.
Year Range From
1900
Year Range To
1903
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Fondersmith, Lucius K.
Fondersmith, Katherine
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
East Chestnut Street
Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge
Grubb Mansion
Libraries
North Lime Street
Mansions
Susquehanna River
Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
A-36-01-48
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/053ab229-cecc-4d2f-ba93-017862817670
Collection
General Collection
Title
Columbia Bridge from Wrightsville.
Object ID
1-03-02-91
Date Range
May 1941
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Columbia Bridge from Wrightsville.
Description
Columbia Bridge from Wrightsville.
Date Range
May 1941
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge
Susquehanna River
York County, Pennsylvania
Place
York County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4.5 x 3 inches
Object ID
1-03-02-91
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Defend or destroy? The Columbia-Wrightesville Bridge in the Gettysburg campaign

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17893
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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Fire on the river : the defense of the world's longest covered bridge and how it changed the Battle of Gettysburg

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16903
Author
Sheldon, George
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
973.7349 S544
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Responsibility
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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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/216485f6-68dc-4840-980b-164767509347
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Columbia to Wrightsville Bridge destroyed by windstorm between midnight and 1 a.m. on September 30, 1896. (From Claire Feller, 4/11/67)
Object ID
1-08-08-20
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Columbia to Wrightsville Bridge destroyed by windstorm between midnight and 1 a.m. on September 30, 1896. (From Claire Feller, 4/11/67)
Description
Columbia to Wrightsville Bridge destroyed by windstorm between midnight and 1 a.m. on September 30, 1896. (From Claire Feller, 4/11/67)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Columbia
Covered bridges
Ruins
Susquehanna River
Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-08-08-20
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5941a166-85a7-42f0-b0ad-534837537480
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Burning of the Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge during Civil War as seen from Columbia.
Object ID
1-08-08-23
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Burning of the Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge during Civil War as seen from Columbia.
Description
Burning of the Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge during Civil War as seen from Columbia.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge
Bridges
Civil War
Fires
Columbia
Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-08-08-23
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A prologue to the construction of the fifth Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1819
Author
Newcomer, L. W.
Date of Publication
1971.
A Prologue to the Construction of the Fifth Columbia- Wrightsville Bridge by L. W. Newcomer Construction of the fifth Columbia-Wrightsville bridge across the Susquehanna River is described, and recorded for posterity, in the Journal of The Lancaster County Historical Society, Vol. 73, No. 1, 1969
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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/9a109a04-f8b5-4847-ac50-826263392147
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Building the Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge.
Object ID
4-01-03-02
Date Range
1930
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Building the Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge.
Description
Building the Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge. Last photograph, Columbia side, also shows railroad bridge. Panoramic Print. See D-40-04-12
Date Range
1930
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
Darmstaetter's
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
Bridges
Railroad bridges
Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge
Susquehanna River
Place
Columbia
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
53 x 12 inches
Object ID
4-01-03-02
Negative Number
yes
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