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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

Record, Judicial

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0355 I003

Date Range: 1839/01

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.

Date Range: 1839/01

Year: 1839

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0005

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Cocalico Creek; Creeks; Ephrata Twp.; Ephrata, Ephrata Twp.; Lancaster; Lititz, Warwick Twp.; Recommendations

Place: Ephrata Twp.

Object Name: Record, Judicial

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0355 I003

Box Number: 005

Additional Notes: Court term: [January 1839].; Location: On public highway from Ephrata, Ephrata Twp., via Lititz, Warwick Twp., to Lancaster.; Document type: Recommendation 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

Scrapbook

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Catharine B. Spitler Scrapbook, Book 1, 1937-1943; Catharine B. Spitler Scrapbook, Book 2, 24 December 1971- 15 April 1987

Object ID: MG0434_Box079and080

Date Range: 1937-1943; 1971-1987

Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Catharine B. Spitler Scrapbook, Book 1, 1937-1943; Catharine B. Spitler Scrapbook, Book 2, 24 December 1971- 15 April 1987

Description: Catharine B. Spitler, a resident of Landisville, Pennsylvania, compiled these scrapbooks. Book one contains information primarily about World War II. The newspaper clippings include information about Lancaster natives, both men and women that were involved in World War II, including ranks and location of service. There are also articles about the United States involvement in World War II. Interesting local articles and programs discuss the World War II Memorial in West Hempfield Township. Columbia's Sesquicentennial was documented through a series of newspaper clippings located in this scrapbook.; Book two is a compilation of newspaper clippings, engagement announcements, wedding announcements and obituaries pertaining to Lancastrians. Locations around Lancaster County that were mentioned are as follows: Lancaster, Hempfield, Ephrata, Maytown and Mount Joy. An interesting subject within the second scrapbook is the1972 Flood of Lancaster (Hurricane Agnes).

Date Range: 1937-1943; 1971-1987

Creation Date: 1937-1943; 1971-1987

Year Range From: 1937

Year Range To: 1987

Creator: Spitler, Catharine Bard, 1911-1989, compiler

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

People: Spitler, Catharine Bard

Subjects: Announcements; Church buildings--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Ephrata Cloister; Floods--Pennsylvania; Hurricane Agnes, 1972; Hurricanes; Methodists--Pennsylvania; Obituaries; Programs (Publications); Scrapbooks; World War, 1939-1945

Search Terms: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Columbia; Ephrata; Lancaster; Maytown, East Donegal Twp.; Mount Joy; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Scrapbooks; West Hempfield Twp.; World War II; WWII

Extent: 2 volumes

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_Box079and080

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions. Please request these items by contacting Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to your visit.

Copyright: These items may be photographed. 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-434

Other Number: MG-434, Boxes 79 and 80

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by CRB, October 2007. Added to database, 28 September 2023.; Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Books 128 and 130.; This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.

Petition

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0355 I006

Date Range: 1847/08

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Date Range: 1847/08

Year: 1847

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0005

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Cocalico Creek; Creeks; Ephrata Twp.; Lancaster; Orders; Petitions; Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania; Reports; Sinking Spring, Spring Twp., Berks County, Pennsylvania

Place: Ephrata Twp.

Object Name: Petition

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0355 I006

Box Number: 005

Additional Notes: Court term: August 1847.; Location: On public highway from Lancaster City, via Sinking Spring, Berks County to Reading, Berks County.; 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

Specification

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b578b99a-5474-4d3c-9190-922714398000

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0755 I001

Date Range: No date

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Date Range: No date

Year: none

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0012

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Cocalico Creek; Creeks; Ephrata; Lancaster; Specifications; Warwick Twp.; West Earl Twp.

Place: Warwick Twp. and West Earl Twp.

Object Name: Specification

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0755 I001

Box Number: 012

Additional Notes: Location: On road from Lancaster to Ephrata.; Document type: Specifications for bridge repair.; 1 item, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Report

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0365 I006

Date Range: 1924

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Date Range: 1924

Year: 1924

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0006

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Cocalico Creek; Creeks; Ephrata Twp.; Inspections; Lancaster; Orders; Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania; Reports

Place: Ephrata Twp.

Object Name: Report

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0365 I006

Box Number: 006

Additional Notes: Location: On public road from Lancaster to Reading, Berks County.; Document type: Order for inspection and inspection report.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0455 I007

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: 1827

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0007

People: Herr, Christian

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Pequea Creek; Lampeter Twp.; Strasburg Twp.; Lancaster; New Providence, Providence Twp.; Christian Herr's Ford; Fords; Orders; Inspections; Reports; Bridges

Place: Lampeter Twp. and Strasburg Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0455 I007

Box Number: 007

Additional Notes: [Lampeter Twp. and Strasburg Twp.]; Court term: August 1827.; Location: On the road from Lancaster to New Providence, Providence Twp., at Christian Herr's Fording.; Document type: Order for inspection and inspection report.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0600 I007

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 0009

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Pequea Creek; Martic Twp.; Pequea Twp.; Clover Mill Road; Roads; Marticville, Martic Twp.; Lancaster; Petitions; Orders; Reports; Bridges

Place: Martic Twp. and Pequea Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0600 I007

Box Number: 009

Additional Notes: Court term: January 1882.; Location: At the Clover Mill Road. on the road from Marticville, Martic Twp., to Lancaster.; Document types: Petition for a bridge.; Order and report of viewers.; 2 items, 8 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Case Number: 25.000

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

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Report

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Record, Judicial

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Archive

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Report

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