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Collection
General Collection
Title
Historic marker placed by the Pennsylvania Water and Power Corporation near Safe Harbor.
The Susquehannocks. The most warlike of all Indian tribes lived along this river. Thier power was broken in 1675 by a long war with the Five Natio
Object ID
1-01-05-52
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Historic marker placed by the Pennsylvania Water and Power Corporation near Safe Harbor.
The Susquehannocks. The most warlike of all Indian tribes lived along this river. Thier power was broken in 1675 by a long war with the Five Natio
Description
Historic marker placed by the Pennsylvania Water and Power Corporation near Safe Harbor:
"The Susquehannocks. The most warlike of all Indian tribes lived along this river. Thier power was broken in 1675 by a long war with the Five Nations, and the Maryland and Virginia colonies. Fortified towns were located near Turkey Hill and near Long Level. An Indian exploration by the Pennsylvania Historical Commission and the Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation in 1930 recovered thousands of artifacts, now in the Pennsylvania State Museum at Harrisburg."
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Historical markers
Indigenous peoples
Native Americans
Pennsylvania Water and Power Company
Plaques
Power plants
Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Susquehanna River
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
1-01-05-52
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Canal along Conestoga at Slackwater, once that of Conestoga Navigation Company, now used by Pennslyvania Power and Light Company.
Object ID
1-01-05-65
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Canal along Conestoga at Slackwater, once that of Conestoga Navigation Company, now used by Pennslyvania Power and Light Company.
Description
Canal along Conestoga at Slackwater, once that of Conestoga Navigation Company, now used by Pennslyvania Power and Light Company.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Canals
Conestoga River
Slackwater, Conestoga Twp.
Conestoga Navigation Company
Pennsylvania Power and Light Company
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4.75 x 3 inches
Object ID
1-01-05-65
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-07-04-38
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Creswell Indian Rocks, McCall's Ferry Rock
Creator
Sener, Samuel Miller
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
McCall's Ferry, Martic Twp.
Creswell Indian Rocks
Petroglyphs
Creswell, Manor Twp.
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.375 x 2.625 inches
Object ID
2-07-04-38
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Collection
Barton Mill Photograph Collection
Object ID
BM-01-085
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Barton Mill Photograph Collection
Description
Site of Wabank Mill
Provenance
Photographs from "Mills and Bridges of Lancaster County, PA" compiled by R. Harold Barton. Cataloged in LCHS library, call number LC 725.4 B283.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Conestoga Twp.
Mills
Wabank Mill
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Condition
Not Rated
Object ID
BM-01-085
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-04-04-23
Date Range
1904
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Ice freshet, Safe Harbor
Date Range
1904
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Ice jams
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Susquehanna River
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
6.5 x 5.5 inches
Object ID
2-04-04-23
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-04-04-24
Date Range
1904
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Ice freshet, Safe Harbor
Date Range
1904
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Ice jams
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Susquehanna River
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
6.5 x 5.5 inches
Object ID
2-04-04-24
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-04-04-25
Date Range
March 8, 1904
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Flood of the Susquehana River at Safe Harbor
Date Range
March 8, 1904
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Floods
Ice jams
Railroads
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
6.5 x 5.5 inches
Object ID
2-04-04-25
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-04-04-27
Date Range
March 8, 1904
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Flood of the Susquehanna River at Safe Harbor
Date Range
March 8, 1904
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Ice jams
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Susquehanna River
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
6.5 x 5 inches
Object ID
2-04-04-27
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Collection
Ed Schopf Safe Harbor Collection
Object ID
ES-01-06-27
Date Range
November 23, 1931
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Ed Schopf Safe Harbor Collection
Description
Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation Album #3. Plugging leak in headworks. Note man in diving suit.
Provenance
Gift of Amer and Emma Kendig
Date Range
November 23, 1931
Creator
Schopf, Edward
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Susquehanna River
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Hydroelectric
Dams
Power plants
Divers
Diving
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 8 inches
Object ID
ES-01-06-27
Notes
Ed Schopf was plant photographer for the Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation from 1930 to 1954.
Other Number
S-1409
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-20-04-20
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Young woman bent over by railroad tracks with back to camera. Written on back: "May Walk, Frey's Hollow, Low Grade Line, Highville, Pa."
Provenance
From MG-31 E. Oscar Sneath Collection
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Enola Low Grade Line
Frey's Hollow
Highville, Manor Twp.
Woods
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
2.75 x 4.25 inches
Object ID
1-20-04-20
Images
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