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Collection
Transportation Collection
Title
Transportation Collection
Object ID
MG0123
Date Range
1819-1977
Subject Headings: Letters Minutes (Records) Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co. Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike (Pa.) Posters Railroads Rates and tolls Reading & Columbia Railroad Company Street-railroads Trolley cars Search Terms: Adamstown Bittersville, Lower Windsor Twp., York County Blueprints
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Collection
Transportation Collection
Title
Transportation Collection
Description
The Transportation Collection contains documents regarding turnpikes, railroads, Conestoga Traction Co., Conestoga Transportation Co., and the Red Rose Transit Authority. The types of items include correspondence, financial papers, business papers, stock certificates, tickets, schedules, maps of routes, and a blueprint.
Date Range
1819-1977
Year Range From
1819
Year Range To
1977
Date of Accumulation
1819-1977
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Bitner, John R.
Boardman, Harris
Bowman, John Jacob
Boyer, Zaccur Prall
Cirt, Anna N.
Griest, William Walton
Hostetter, Albert Keller
Kemrer, Clarence M.
Knapp, Walter
Kreider, Kate
Kriebel, Howard Wiegner
McClellan, Oliver Eldridge
Royer, David
Shuman, James P.
Wohlsen, Anna
Wohlsen, Peter
Subjects
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike (Pa.)
Posters
Railroads
Rates and tolls
Reading & Columbia Railroad Company
Street-railroads
Trolley cars
Search Terms
Adamstown
Bittersville, Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania
Blueprints
Booklets
Brochures
Campbelltown, South Londonderry Twp., Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Center Square Road Station
Chestnut Street
Christiana
Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Columbia
Columbia, Ironville and Mount Joy Railroad
Conestoga Traction Company
Conestoga Transportation Company
Conewago Water and Power Company
Correspondence
Dallastown, York County, Pennsylvania
Drawings
Duke Street
East Belt line
East King Street
East Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.
Elizabethtown
Engleside, Lancaster Twp.
Ephemera
Ephrata
Express Printing Company
Greeting cards
Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania
Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Ironville, West Hempfield Twp.
J. G. Brill Company
Kinport Road
Lancaster
Lancaster and York Furnace Street Railway
Lancaster and Columbia Division, Conestoga Transportation Company
Lancaster and Lititz Passenger Railroad Company
Lancaster, Elizabethtown, and Middletown Turnpike
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Letters
Lititz
Maple Grove
Maps
Marietta Avenue
North Market Street
Mechanicsburg, Upper Leacock Twp.
Mechanicsville, East Hempfield Twp.
Minutes
Mount Joy
Mulberry Street
National Railway Historical Society
Neffsville, Manheim Twp.
North End Photo Finishing House
North Lime Street
North Queen Street
Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Penn Square
Pequea Twp.
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photographs
Placards
Substations
President Avenue
Princess Street
Prospect Street
Quarryville
Railroads
Rates and tolls
Reading and Columbia Railroad Company
Receipts
Red Rose Transit Authority
Reports
Roads
Rocky Springs Railroad Company
Schuylkill Navigation Company
Scrapbooks
South Mountain Railroad
South Queen Street
Stock certificates
Susquehanna Railroad
Tickets
Tolls
Trolley car barns
Trolley car yards
Trolley cars
Trolleys
Turnpikes
Walnut Street
WGAL (television station)
Williams Park Station
Willow Street Turnpike
Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania
WLAN (radio station)
Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania
York Bus Company
York Fair
York Railway Company
Extent
2 boxes, 31 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0123
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Transportation Collection (MG0123), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. 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-123
Classification
MG0123
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 23 September 2021.
Documents
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of inspectors; order for inspection and inspection report
Object ID
Bridge F0655 I001
Date Range
1874/11
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of inspectors; order for inspection and inspection report
Description
Court term: November 1874.
Location: On public highway from Sporting Hill, Rapho Twp., to the Manheim Turnpike.
Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.
Order for inspection and inspection report.
Date Range
1874/11
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
Creeks
Inspections
Manheim Turnpike
Orders
Penn Twp.
Petitions
Rapho Twp.
Reports
Roads
Sporting Hill, Rapho Twp.
Turnpikes
Place
Penn Twp. and Rapho Twp.
Extent
2 items, 2 pieces
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0655 I001
Box Number
010
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
460.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0255 I008
Date Range
1873/01
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1873/01
Year
1873
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0004
People
Snyder, John A.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
East Donegal Twp.
Harrisburg Turnpike
John A. Snyder's Mill
Little Chickies Creek
Little Chiques Creek
Mills
Moore's Mill
Orders
Rapho Twp.
Reports
Roads
Turnpikes
Place
East Donegal Twp. and Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Report
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0255 I008
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
Court term: January 1873.
Location: On public road from the Harrisburg Turnpike to Moore's Mill, near John A. Snyder's Mill.
Document type: Order and report of viewers.
4 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
403.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0750 I002
Date Range
1875/08
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1875/08
Year
1875
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0011
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Brackbill's Mill
Bridges
Creeks
Inspections
Mills
Orders
Pequea Creek
Petitions
Reports
Strasburg
Strasburg Twp.
West Lampeter Twp.
Willow Street, West Lampeter Twp.
Place
Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0750 I002
Box Number
011
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1875.
Location: Near Brackbill's Mill on public road from Willow Street, West Lampeter Twp., to Strasburg.
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.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0745 I011
Date Range
1871/11
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1871/11
Year
1871
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0011
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
Harnish and Good's Mill
Inspections
Mills
Orders
Pequea Creek
Petitions
Reports
Strasburg Twp.
West Lampeter Twp.
Place
Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0745 I011
Box Number
011
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1871.
Location: Near Harnish and Good's Mill.
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
364.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0185 I001
Date Range
1874/04
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Description
Court term: April 1874.
Location: On road leading from the Falmouth Turnpike to Middletown, Dauphin County.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
Date Range
1874/04
Year
1874
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conewago Creek
Conoy Twp.
Creeks
Falmouth Turnpike
Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Roads
Turnpikes
West Donegal Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Place
Conoy Twp. and West Donegal Twp., Dauphin County
Extent
2 items, 3 pieces
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0185 I001
Box Number
003
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
446.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0900 I007
Date Range
1871
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1871
Year
1871
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Beaver Creek
Bowman's Ford
Bridges
Calculations
Creeks
Fords
Harnish and Good's Mill
Mills
Pequea Creek
Providence Twp.
Strasburg Twp.
West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0900 I007
Box Number
013
Additional Notes
Document type: Bridge cost calculations.
1. Bridge over Pequea Creek
[Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.]
Location: [At Harnish and Good's Mill].
2. Bridge over Beaver Creek
[Providence Twp. and Strasburg Twp.]
Location: [At Bowman's Ford].
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Lancaster & Marietta Turnpike Road Co. Collection
Title
Lancaster & Marietta Turnpike Road Co. Collection
Object ID
MG0048
Date Range
1848-1916
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Collection
Lancaster & Marietta Turnpike Road Co. Collection
Title
Lancaster & Marietta Turnpike Road Co. Collection
Description
Collection contains correspondence, accounts, newspaper clippings, Pennsylvania and federal tax returns, stock certificate book, minute books, record books, and a receipt and payment book.
Date Range
1848-1916
Year Range From
1848
Year Range To
1916
Date of Accumulation
1848-1916
Creator
Lancaster & Marietta Turnpike Road Co.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
Subjects
Lancaster & Marietta Turnpike Road Co.
Roads
Toll roads
Business records
Stockholders
Letters
Search Terms
Business records
Conewago Trap Rock Company
Correspondence
Finding aids
J. E. Baker Company
John Goll and Company
Lancaster and Marietta Turnpike Road Company
Lancaster and Marietta Turnpike
Lancaster Automobile Club
Lancaster Motorist
Letters
Manuscript groups
Marietta Hollow Ware and Enameling Company
Muller and Bush
Roads
Stockholders
Taxes
Toll roads
Turnpikes
Extent
4 boxes, 26 folders, 7 volumes, 2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0048
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. 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-48
Classification
MG0048
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 29 May 2018.
Documents
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of inspectors
Object ID
Bridge F0285 I002
Date Range
1873/08
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of inspectors
Description
Court term: August 1873.
Location: On public road from the Harrisburg Turnpike to the Petersburg Turnpike.
Document type: Petition for appointment of inspectors
Date Range
1873/08
Year
1873
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
East Hempfield Twp.
Harrisburg Turnpike
Little Conestoga Creek
Manheim Twp.
Petersburg Road
Petitions
Roads
Turnpikes
Place
East Hempfield Twp. and Manheim Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0285 I002
Box Number
004
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
420.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0285 I003
Date Range
1873/08
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1873/08
Year
1873
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Creeks
East Hempfield Twp.
Inspections
Manheim Twp.
Orders
Reports
Place
East Hempfield Twp. and Manheim Twp.
Object Name
Report
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0285 I003
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1873.
Location: On public road from the Harrisburg Turnpike to the Petersburg Turnpike.
Document type: Order for inspection and inspection report.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
422.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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