Covered bridge on the Little Chiques Creek at The Springs, south of Mount Joy. Carried away by flood and replaced by a steel bridge. Located on Longenecker Road, Mount Joy Borough
Provenance
Lancaster County covered bridge photos taken by M. E. Schroll and Kathryn L. Sauder taken between 1956 and 1958.
Mount Joy High School class, spring 1924. Presented to D. L. Biemesderfer, June 28, 1975 on occasion of 50th anniversary of graduation of class of 1925. Presented by John Eshleman (class of 1925, back row, eightht from left). Back row, left to right: John Meisenberger, Joe Schaeffer, Joe Charles, Witmer Shank, Charles Eby, Albert Booth, Leroy Herman, John Eshleman, Guy Myers, Merl Hoffer, Alois Heilig, Bob Brubaker, Charles Siller, Fred Diffenderfer, Joe Moore, Walter Becker, Frank Tyndall and Herman ? . Third row, far right is D. Luke Biemesderfer.
This collection of photographs pertains to the family of Fanny Grove (b. 1874, d. bet. 1930-1938), daughter of Amos Grove (b. 1837, d. 1893) and Sarah O'Brien (b. 1840, d. 1924) of Marietta and Fanny Grove's husband, Henry Spangler Rich (b. 1867, d. 1938). Henry S. Rich was a prominent businessman in Marietta - a banker with First National Bank of Marietta and as an insurance agent, among other businesses. The Rich family lived at Prospect Place, a home on Fairview Avenue in Marietta. Amos Grove, father of Fanny Grove Rich, owned the Accomac, a summer vacation spot on the York County side of the Susquehanna River. He also maintained the boarding and mess tents at the Landisville Campmeeting.
Three pictures on page one: (1) Summer 1921 Mt. Gretna - Elizabeth Peale Ryder with Frances Coventry and Cecelia Goodall riding in canoe (2) Summer 1921 Mt. Gretna - Mildred Pfautz, Ruth Bretzer , Frances?, and Elizabeth Peale Ryder riding in canoe (3) Summer 1921 Mt. Gretna - Friends standing with canoe paddles
Page Two has two pictures: (1) House Party 1921 Mt. Gretna - Al, Margaret, Anne McCartney and R. Hollinger; (2) House Party 1921 Mt. Gretna - group photo on porch
Page 34 has three pictures from Paul and Elizabeth Ryder's trip to Mount Vernon. Notation at top of page: "Mt Vernon scenes on trip to Endless Caverns and Washington DC with Moyers" (1) View of Mt Vernon mansion (2) Paul and Elizabeth Ryder standing in the doorway of Mt Vernon next to another man (3) View of "Glorious Potomac"
