. Lancaster County Historical Society. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Shank, William H., David G. Barber, ed. 2014 Canal Index: Conestoga Navigation. American Canal Society. Freemansburg, Pennsylvania. Smeltzer, Gerald 1963 Canals Along the Lower Susquehanna: 1796 to 1900. Historical Society of York County. York

efforts nothing immediately developed. Then, in 1791, Legislative Action gave us the Enabling Act which made possible the construction of fifteen canals, and some turnpikes, between 1791 and 1821. (9) Confused law-makers then naively authorized "the construction of a canal to connect the Schuylkill and

Uhler), 1851-1915. Title: An early canal project / by W. U. Hensel, Esq. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Canals--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1913 Description: 101-105 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical

several hundred thousand dollars constructing canals along the Susquehanna river. All this money was ex- pended for improvements in the river above Columbia. �50 THE LANCASTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY THE ACT OF 1806 The first legislative act, specifically designed to build a canal connecting Lancaster

����Tow Path a nd Cana l seven miles west of H arrisbu rg, Pa. �FROM ANNUAL REPORT OF ISAAC B. BROWN, SUPERINTENDENT BURI<:AU OF RAILWAYS, TO JAMES W. LATTA, SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS, FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1900. THE CANALS OF PENNSYLVANIA AND THE SYSTEM OF INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. BY THEODORE

northwestern Pennsylvania. New York, Phiadelphia and Baltimore were all bidding for this business. Railroads were then unknown, therefore navi- gation by river route and canals took the attention of all as the only thing available. Public roads and wagon teams were totally inadequate to carry- ing the trade

Kauffman Veronicakm anno 1779’.” Photo and caption by George R. Wills. From unknown publication. No date. Reverse has photograph and information about Eyster’s Bridge near Wormleysburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Transferred from library, 24 June 2022. (1 item, 2 pages to scan) Folder 26 Photographic

230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Temperance Collection, 1815-1959 Object ID: MG0154 1 box 11 folders .25 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 4 Scope and Content Note

230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection, 1762-2003 Object ID: MG0331 2 boxes 35 folders 1.5 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives South, Side

230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Danner Family Correspondence, 1745-1857 Object ID: MG0515 1 box 8 folders .25 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization) Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 11 Scope and Content