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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge condition reports

Object ID: Bridge F0905 I002

Date Range: 1913

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge condition reports

Description: Document type: Bridge condition reports; 1. Conestoga Creek Bridge No. 5; East Earl Twp.; Location: At Isaac Rupp's Mill on road from Earl School to Fairville, East Earl Twp.; 2. Pequea Creek Bridge No. 3; Leacock Twp. and Paradise Twp.; Location: On road from New Milltown, Leacock Twp., to Williamstown, Paradise Twp.; 3. Pequea Creek Bridge No. 6; Location: On road from Paradise Twp. to Gordonville, Leacock Twp.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Date Range: 1913

Year: 1913

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0013

People: Rupp, Isaac

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Conestoga Creek; Conestoga Creek Bridge; Creeks; Earl Union School; East Earl Twp.; Fairville, East Earl Twp.; Gordonville, Leacock Twp.; Isaac Rupp's Mill; Leacock Twp.; Mills; New Milltown, Leacock Twp.; Paradise Twp.; Pequea Creek; Pequea Creek Bridge; Reports; Schools; Williamstown, Paradise Twp.

Extent: 1 item, 5 pieces

Object Name: Report

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0905 I002

Box Number: 013

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

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0875 I001

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: 1913

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0013

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Mill Creek; Leacock Twp.; Upper Leacock Twp.; East Lampeter Twp.; West Lampeter Twp.; Reports; Bridges

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0875 I001

Box Number: 013

Additional Notes: Document type: Condition of bridge reports.; 1. Bridge No. 1; [Leacock Twp. and Upper Leacock Twp.]; 2. Bridge No. 2; [East Lampeter Twp.]; 3. Bridge No. 2.5; 4. Bridge No. 2.75; 5. Bridge No. 3; 6. Bridge No. 3.5; 7. Bridge No. 4; [West Lampeter Twp.]; 8. Bridge No. 5; 9. Bridge No. 6; 9 items, 9 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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Collection: Geist Family Papers

Title: Geist Family Papers

Object ID: MG0294

Date Range: 1865-1961

Jersey Parades Patterson Hotel Pennsylvania State Normal School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Postage stamps Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Receipts Republican Party San Francisco, California Schools Stamps Stevens, East Cocalico Twp. Stocks Tax returns Taxation Trusts and trustees United

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Collection: Geist Family Papers

Title: Geist Family Papers

Description: The Geist Family Papers include correspondence, tax records, legal documents, and other items related to the Geist family. Some correspondence is personal, while other letters relate to legal proceedings concerning estates and inheritances. A number of wills and associated materials, generally related to adjudications involving family members. Numerous local tax notices and federal income tax returns largely pertain to Daniel W. and Bertha W. Geist. Other materials include notebooks and receipts from Daniel W. Geist's time at Millersville State Normal School, visiting cards, and newspaper clippings.

Date Range: 1865-1961

Year Range From: 1865

Year Range To: 1961

Date of Accumulation: 1865-1961

Creator: Geist family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Alexander, James K.; Anderson, Howard; Bachman, Julie C.; Bard, Bertha; Brown, George; Bulleit, Edward Banister; Dague, Isaac W.; Dague, Lily C. Geist; Diller, Luther R.; Eshleman, John H.; Fox, Christian, Jr.; Geist, Adam; Geist, Agnes; Geist, Bertha Wanner; Geist, Daniel W.; Geist, Ettie G.; Geist, Everett S.; Geist, Harry Kohler; Geist, Lilly Kate; Groff, John M.; Heisher, Daniel; Hobson, Jesse; Hobson, Maria; Horst, Jacob G.; Kjorlien, Alvin C.; Leaman, William; Lyte, Eliphalet Oram; Martin, Luke W.; Milledge, Stanley; Miller, Helen Mildred Diller; Miller, Leon H. B.; Miller, Ruth; Ott, Janet F.; Overly, Herman Witmer; Overly, Richard Geist; Pond, B. C.; Pool, Virginia L.; Roosevelt, Franklin Delano; Rush, Charles William; Rush, Harriet Geist; Shaub, Sadie; Shirk, H. S.; Shirk, Henry; Shirk, Lawrence; Stoner, H. K.; Weaver, C. R.; Weaver, George A.; Werner, John Thomas; Witmer, Clara; Wolf, Lemon A.; Wolfe, Helen

Subjects: Decedents' estates; Estates (Law); Letters; Receipts (Acknowledgments); Taxation

Search Terms: A. Geist and Son; Adams County, Pennsylvania; Albert Pick Company; Births; Bismarck, North Dakota; Blue Ball Bank; Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.; Calling cards; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Correspondence; Death; Decedents' estates; Earl Twp.; East Earl Twp.; Ephrata; Estate settlement; Farmers National Bank; Finding aids; Florida; Franklin Twp., Adams County, Pennsylvania; Funerals; Gap, Salisbury Twp.; Grand Forks Herald; Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota; Health; Hotel Gladstone; Hunters; Inheritance; Internal Revenue Service; Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota; Johnson City, Broome County, New York; K. Aslesen Company; Lancaster; Lancaster New Era; Leland-Parker Hotel; Letters; Manuscript groups; Masons; McClure House; Miami, Florida; Millersville; Millersville State Normal School; Millersville University; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Minot, Ward County, North Dakota; Mountville Farm Women's Society; New Berlin, Ephrata Twp.; New Holland; Newspaper clippings; Ocean City, Cape May County, New Jersey; Parades; Patterson Hotel; Pennsylvania State Normal School; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Postage stamps; Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Receipts; Republican Party; San Francisco, California; Schools; Stamps; Stevens, East Cocalico Twp.; Stocks; Tax returns; Taxation; Trusts and trustees; United Commercial Travelers of America; Vienna Bakery Company; Visiting cards; Washington, DC; West Cocalico School District; Wheeling, West Virginia; Wills; YMCA; Young Men's Christian Association

Extent: 1 box, 12 folders, .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0294

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: Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.

Copyright: Collection 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. Persons wishing to publish any material from this collection must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Accession Number: 2002.Hawbaker

Other Numbers: MG-294

Classification: MG0294

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 19 January 2022.

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: List of minor bridge repairs for township supervisors

Object ID: Bridge F0905 I003

Date Range: 1919

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: List of minor bridge repairs for township supervisors

Description: Document type: List of minor bridge repairs for township supervisors.; 1. Big Conestoga No. 24; [Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.]; Location: Over Conestoga Creek at Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.; 2. Chickies No. 6; [East Hempfield Twp. and Rapho Twp.]; Location: Over Chickies Creek at Shenk's Mill.; 3. Chickies No. 3; [Penn Twp. and Rapho Twp.]; Location: Over Chickies Creek.; 4. Little Chickies No. 2; [Mount Joy Twp. and Rapho Twp.]; Location: Over Little Chickies Creek.; 5. Big Chickies No. 13; [East Donegal Twp. and West Hempfield Twp.]; 6. Pequea No. 6; [Leacock Twp. and Paradise Twp.]; Location: Over Pequea Creek at Parkes' Nursery.; 7. Pequea No. 8; Location: Over Pequea Creek.; 8. Mill Creek No. 2.75; [East Lampeter Twp.]; Location: Over Mill Creek, first bridge above Yeates' School.; 9. Raccoon Creek Bridge; Little Britain Twp. and [Chester County]; Location: Over Raccoon Creek near Kinseyville, Little Britain Twp.; 10. Hammer Creek No. 2; [Ephrata Twp. and Warwick Twp.]; Location: Over Hammer Creek.; 11. Cocalico No. 3; [Ephrata Twp.]; Location: Over Cocalico Creek at quarry south of Ephrata.; 12. Conestoga No. 1; Caernarvon Twp.; Location: Over Conestoga Creek near Churchtown, Caernarvon Twp.; 13. Bridge No. 23; Location: Over [Conestoga Creek] at Slackwater, Conestoga Twp.; 14. Conewago No. 2; [Lancaster County and Dauphin County]; Location: Over Conewago Creek.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Date Range: 1919

Year: 1919

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0013

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Big Chickies Bridge; Big Conestoga Bridge; Bridges; Caernarvon Twp.; Chester County, Pennsylvania; Chickies Bridge; Chickies Creek; Chiques Creek; Churchtown, Caernarvon Twp.; Cocalico Bridge; Cocalico Creek; Conestoga Bridge; Conestoga Creek; Conestoga Twp.; Conewago Bridge; Conewago Creek; Creeks; Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; East Donegal Twp.; East Hempfield Twp.; East Lampeter Twp.; Ephrata; Ephrata Twp.; Hammer Creek; Hammer Creek Bridge; Kinseyville, Little Britain Twp.; Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Leacock Twp.; Lists; Little Britain Twp.; Little Chickies Bridge; Little Chiques Bridge; Little Chiques Creek; Little Chickies Creek; Manor Twp.; Mills; Mill Creek; Mill Creek Bridge; Mount Joy Twp.; Nurseries; Paradise Twp.; Parkes' Nursery; Penn Twp.; Pequea Bridge; Pequea Creek; Quarries; Raccoon Creek; Raccoon Creek Bridge; Rapho Twp.; Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.; Shenk's Mill; Slackwater, Conestoga Twp.; Warwick Twp.; West Hempfield Twp.; Yeates School

Extent: 1 item, 2 pieces

Object Name: List

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0905 I003

Box Number: 013

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

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Condition of bridge reports

Object ID: Bridge F0825 I007

Date Range: 1916

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Condition of bridge reports

Description: Document type: Condition of bridge reports; 1. Bridge No. 13; Talmage Bridge; [West Earl Twp.]; 2. Bridge No. 14; Bushong's Mill Bridge; [Manheim Twp. and Upper Leacock Twp.]; 3. Bridge No. 15; Pinetown Bridge; 4. Bridge No. 16; Hunsecker's [Mill] Bridge; 5. Bridge No. 18.5; Witmer's Bridge; [East Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]; 6. Bridge No. 19; Factory Bridge; [Lancaster City and West Lampeter Twp.]; 7. Bridge No. 21; [Lancaster Twp. and Pequea Twp.]; 8. Bridge No. 23; Slackwater Bridge; [Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.]; 9. Bridge No. 24; Rock Hill Bridge; 10. Bridge No. 25; Safe Harbor Bridge

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Date Range: 1916

Year: 1916

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0013

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Bushong's Mill; Bushong's Mill Bridge; Conestoga Creek; Conestoga Twp.; Creeks; East Lampeter Twp.; Factory Bridge; Hunsecker's Mill; Hunsecker's Covered Bridge; Lancaster; Lancaster Twp.; Manheim Twp.; Manor Twp.; Pequea Twp.; Pinetown Bridge; Reports; Rock Hill Bridge; Safe Harbor Bridge; Slackwater Bridge; Talmage Bridge; Upper Leacock Twp.; West Earl Twp.; West Lampeter Twp.; Witmer's Bridge

Extent: 10 items,10 pieces

Object Name: Report

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0825 I007

Box Number: 013

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: Condition of bridge reports

Object ID: Bridge F0825 I002

Date Range: 1913

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Condition of bridge reports

Description: Document type: Condition of bridge reports; 1. Bridge No. 9; Hinkletown Bridge; [Earl Twp. and Ephrata Twp.]; 2. Bridge No. 10; [West Earl Twp.]; 3. Bridge No. 11; 4. Bridge No. 12; Wenger's Mill Bridge; 5. Bridge No. 13; 6. Bridge No. 14; [Manheim Twp. and Upper Leacock Twp.]; 7. Bridge No. 15; 8. Bridge No. 16; 9. Bridge No. 17; [East Lampeter Twp. and Manheim Twp.]; Location: Near paper mill.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Date Range: 1913

Year: 1913

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0013

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Conestoga Creek; Creeks; Earl Twp.; East Lampeter Twp.; Ephrata Twp.; Hinkletown Bridge; Manheim Twp.; Mills; Paper mills; Reports; Upper Leacock Twp.; Wenger's Mill; Wenger's Mill Bridge; West Earl Twp.

Extent: 9 items, 9 pieces

Object Name: Report

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0825 I002

Box Number: 013

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

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0885 I001

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: 1913

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0013

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Pequea Creek; Salisbury Twp.; Leacock Twp.; Paradise Twp.; Strasburg Twp.; West Lampeter Twp.; Reports; Bridges

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0885 I001

Box Number: 013

Additional Notes: Document type: Condition of bridge reports.; 1. Bridge No. 1; [Salisbury Twp.]; 2. Bridge No. 2; [Leacock Twp. and Paradise Twp.]; 3. Bridge No. 3; 4. Bridge No. 13; [Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.]; 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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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0885 I002

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: 1915

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0013

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Pequea Creek; Leacock Twp.; Paradise Twp.; East Lampeter Twp.; Strasburg Twp.; West Lampeter Twp.; Reports; Bridges

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0885 I002

Box Number: 013

Additional Notes: Document type: Condition of bridge reports.; 1. Bridge No. 3; [Leacock Twp. and Paradise Twp.]; 2. Bridge No. 4; 3. Bridge No. 5; 4. Bridge No. 6; 5. Bridge No. 7; [East Lampeter Twp. and Paradise Twp.]; 6. Bridge No. 8; [East Lampeter Twp. and Strasburg Twp.]; 7. Bridge No. 9; [Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.]; 8. Bridge No. 10; 8 items, 8 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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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0885 I004

Date Range: 1916

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Date Range: 1916

Year: 1916

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0013

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Creeks; East Lampeter Twp.; Leacock Twp.; Paradise Twp.; Pequea Creek; Reports; Strasburg Twp.; Trolleys; West Lampeter Twp.

Object Name: Report

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0885 I004

Box Number: 013

Additional Notes: Document type: Condition of bridge reports.; 1. Bridge No. 3; [Leacock Twp. and Paradise Twp.]; 2. Bridge No. 5; 3. Bridge No. 7; [East Lampeter Twp. and Paradise Twp.]; 4. Bridge No. 8; [East Lampeter Twp. and Strasburg Twp.]; 5. Bridge No. 10; [Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.; Location: At trolley.; 6. Bridge No. 11; [Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.]; 7. Bridge No. 12; Location: At Lantz's.; 8. Bridge No. 13; 8 items, 8 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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