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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Inspection report for bridges that need repair
Object ID
Bridge F0900 I009
Date Range
1899
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Inspection report for bridges that need repair
Description
Document type: Inspection report for bridges that need repair.
1. Bridge No. 2
Brecknock Twp. and Earl Twp.
Location: Over Muddy Creek near Joseph Overholtzer's [or Oberholtzer's] Mill.
2. Bridge over Cocalico Creek
East Cocalico Creek
Location: Near Reamstown, East Cocalico Twp. at Leinbach's Mill.
Date Range
1899
Year
1899
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
People
Overholtzer, Joseph
Oberholtzer, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Brecknock Twp.
Bridges
Cocalico Creek
Creeks
Earl Twp.
East Cocalico Creek
Inspections
Joseph Oberholtzer's Mill
Leinbach's Mill
Mills
Muddy Creek
Reamstown, East Cocalico Twp.
Reports
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0900 I009
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 Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Title
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Object ID
MG0587
Date Range
1960s-1970s
Bridges Calamus Run Cocalico Creek Conewago Creek Conowingo Creek Conoy Creek Coon Creek East Octoraro Creek Finding aids Hammer Creek Little Chiques Creek Little Conestoga Creek Manuscript groups Mill Creek Muddy Creek Pequea Creek Peters Creek West Octoraro Creek Related Materials: Mr. Weaver
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Collection
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Title
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Description
This collection of Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver contains index cards prepared by Mr. Weaver with information about bridges over several creeks in Lancaster County. The waterways include the Beaver, Calamus, Big Chiques, Little Chiques, Cocalico, Conestoga, Little Conestoga, Conewago, Conowingo, Coon, Conoy, Hammer, Mill, Muddy, East Octoraro, West Octoraro, Pequea and Peters. Information includes the name, township(s), and type of each bridge, and may also include the date of construction, contractors, commissioners, size and weight limit, details on location and/or destruction or replacement of the bridge.
Admin/Biographical History
Mr. Weaver photographed these bridges in the 1960s and 1970s.
Date Range
1960s-1970s
Date of Accumulation
1960s-1970s
Creator
Weaver, Benjamin
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Weaver, Benjamin
Subjects
Bridges
Search Terms
Beaver Creek
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Conestoga River
Bridges
Calamus Run
Cocalico Creek
Conewago Creek
Conowingo Creek
Conoy Creek
Coon Creek
East Octoraro Creek
Finding aids
Hammer Creek
Little Chiques Creek
Little Chickies Creek
Little Conestoga Creek
Manuscript groups
Mill Creek
Muddy Creek
Pequea Creek
Peters Creek
West Octoraro Creek
Extent
1 box, 3 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0587
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Mr. Weaver photographed these bridges in the 1960s and 1970s; the slides are in the Photograph Collection.
Some of these cards correspond with the Bridge Records in the Lancaster County Government Records.
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver (MG0587), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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.
Accession Number
2010.MG0587
Other Numbers
MG-587
Classification
MG0587
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by HT, 10 September 2010. Added to database 26 December 2021.
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0010 I003
Date Range
1899
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1899
Year
1899
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Brecknock Twp.
Bridges
Creeks
Earl Twp.
Eberly's Mill
Mills
Muddy Creek
Proposals
Place
Brecknock Twp. and Earl Twp.
Object Name
Proposal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0010 I003
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
[Muddy Creek]
Location: At Eberly's Mill.
Document type: Proposal for bridge repair.
1 item, 1 piece
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
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-12-01-19
Date Range
1970
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Description
Fry's Mill covered bridge over the Muddy Creek near Reamstown.
Date Range
1970
Creator
Krone, Herbert Brickley
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Covered bridges
Muddy Creek
Place
East Cocalico Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
A-12-01-19
Images
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0540 I002
Date Range
1899
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers
Description
Court term: November 1899.
Location: At Cook's Fording, on public highway from Tayloria, Little Britain Twp., to Nottingham, Chester County, between the Pine Grove and Harkness bridges.
Document type: Petition for appointment of viewers
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1899
Year
1899
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0008
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Cook's Ford
Covered bridges
Creeks
Fords
Harkness Bridge
Little Britain Twp.
Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania
Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Octoraro Creek
Petitions
Pine Grove Covered Bridge
Tayloria, Little Britain Twp.
Place
Little Britain Twp., Lancaster County and Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County
Extent
2 item, 2 pieces
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0540 I002
Box Number
008
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
Lancaster Recreation Commission Photograph Collection
Object ID
LR-09-03-496
Date Range
May 22, 1977
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Lancaster Recreation Commission Photograph Collection
Description
Happy Hours Club picnic at Muddy Run Park
Date Range
May 22, 1977
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Muddy Run Park
Muddy Run Recreation Area
Happy Hours Club
Place
Martic Twp.
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
LR-09-03-496
Images
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Collection
Lancaster Recreation Commission Photograph Collection
Object ID
LR-09-03-497
Date Range
May 22, 1977
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Lancaster Recreation Commission Photograph Collection
Description
Happy Hours Club picnic at Muddy Run Park
Date Range
May 22, 1977
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Muddy Run Park
Muddy Run Recreation Area
Happy Hours Club
Place
Martic Twp.
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
LR-09-03-497
Images
Less detail
Collection
Lancaster Recreation Commission Photograph Collection
Object ID
LR-09-03-498
Date Range
May 22, 1977
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Lancaster Recreation Commission Photograph Collection
Description
Happy Hours Club picnic Muddy Run Park
Date Range
May 22, 1977
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Muddy Run Park
Muddy Run Recreation Area
Happy Hours Club
Place
Martic Twp.
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
LR-09-03-498
Images
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Collection
Lancaster Recreation Commission Photograph Collection
Object ID
LR-09-03-499
Date Range
May 22, 1977
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Lancaster Recreation Commission Photograph Collection
Description
Happy Hours Club picnic at Muddy Run Park
Date Range
May 22, 1977
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Muddy Run Park
Muddy Run Recreation Area
Happy Hours Club
Place
Martic Twp.
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
LR-09-03-499
Images
Less detail
Collection
Lancaster Recreation Commission Photograph Collection
Object ID
LR-09-03-500
Date Range
May 22, 1977
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Lancaster Recreation Commission Photograph Collection
Description
Happy Hours Club picnic at Muddy Run Park
Date Range
May 22, 1977
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Muddy Run Park
Muddy Run Recreation Area
Happy Hours Club
Place
Martic Twp.
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
LR-09-03-500
Images
Less detail

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