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A prologue to the construction of the fifth Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge

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Author
Newcomer, L. W.
Date of Publication
1971.
A Prologue to the Construction of the Fifth Columbia- Wrightsville Bridge by L. W. Newcomer Construction of the fifth Columbia-Wrightsville bridge across the Susquehanna River is described, and recorded for posterity, in the Journal of The Lancaster County Historical Society, Vol. 73, No. 1, 1969
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Responsibility
by L. W. Newcomer.
Author
Newcomer, L. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1971.
Physical Description
[119]-124 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 75, no. 3
Subjects
Bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Bridges
Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government.
York County (Pa.) - Politics and government.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 75, number 3 (1971), p. 119-124Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.75
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
List of minor bridge repairs for township supervisors
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I003
Date Range
1919
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
List of minor bridge repairs for township supervisors
Description
Document type: List of minor bridge repairs for township supervisors.
1. Big Conestoga No. 24
[Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.]
Location: Over Conestoga Creek at Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.
2. Chickies No. 6
[East Hempfield Twp. and Rapho Twp.]
Location: Over Chickies Creek at Shenk's Mill.
3. Chickies No. 3
[Penn Twp. and Rapho Twp.]
Location: Over Chickies Creek.
4. Little Chickies No. 2
[Mount Joy Twp. and Rapho Twp.]
Location: Over Little Chickies Creek.
5. Big Chickies No. 13
[East Donegal Twp. and West Hempfield Twp.]
6. Pequea No. 6
[Leacock Twp. and Paradise Twp.]
Location: Over Pequea Creek at Parkes' Nursery.
7. Pequea No. 8
Location: Over Pequea Creek.
8. Mill Creek No. 2.75
[East Lampeter Twp.]
Location: Over Mill Creek, first bridge above Yeates' School.
9. Raccoon Creek Bridge
Little Britain Twp. and [Chester County]
Location: Over Raccoon Creek near Kinseyville, Little Britain Twp.
10. Hammer Creek No. 2
[Ephrata Twp. and Warwick Twp.]
Location: Over Hammer Creek.
11. Cocalico No. 3
[Ephrata Twp.]
Location: Over Cocalico Creek at quarry south of Ephrata.
12. Conestoga No. 1
Caernarvon Twp.
Location: Over Conestoga Creek near Churchtown, Caernarvon Twp.
13. Bridge No. 23
Location: Over [Conestoga Creek] at Slackwater, Conestoga Twp.
14. Conewago No. 2
[Lancaster County and Dauphin County]
Location: Over Conewago Creek.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1919
Year
1919
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Big Chickies Bridge
Big Conestoga Bridge
Bridges
Caernarvon Twp.
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Chickies Bridge
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Churchtown, Caernarvon Twp.
Cocalico Bridge
Cocalico Creek
Conestoga Bridge
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Conewago Bridge
Conewago Creek
Creeks
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
East Donegal Twp.
East Hempfield Twp.
East Lampeter Twp.
Ephrata
Ephrata Twp.
Hammer Creek
Hammer Creek Bridge
Kinseyville, Little Britain Twp.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Leacock Twp.
Lists
Little Britain Twp.
Little Chickies Bridge
Little Chiques Bridge
Little Chiques Creek
Little Chickies Creek
Manor Twp.
Mills
Mill Creek
Mill Creek Bridge
Mount Joy Twp.
Nurseries
Paradise Twp.
Parkes' Nursery
Penn Twp.
Pequea Bridge
Pequea Creek
Quarries
Raccoon Creek
Raccoon Creek Bridge
Rapho Twp.
Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.
Shenk's Mill
Slackwater, Conestoga Twp.
Warwick Twp.
West Hempfield Twp.
Yeates School
Extent
1 item, 2 pieces
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I003
Box Number
013
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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A description of the chain bridge : invented by Judge Finley of Fayette County Pennsylvania with data and remarks illustrative of the power, cost, durability, and comparative superiority of this mode of bridging

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Author
Finley, James.
Date of Publication
1811.
Call Number
Book 461 1811c
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Author
Finley, James.
Place of Publication
UnionTown [Pa.]
Publisher
By William Campbell,
Date of Publication
1811.
Physical Description
13 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book 461 as assigned by Yeates.
Bound with Oration on masonry: delivered at St. John's church in the city of Philadelphia, at the request of the right worshipful Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, on St. John's day, June 24, 1811, by James Milnor. Philadelphia: J. Maxwell, 1811 -- Proposals, by Farrand and Nichholas for publishing by subscription ...The American Review of history and politics. Place not identified: publisher not identified, 1810 -- Proposals for publishing by subscription, a translation from the French, of. LeSages's historical genealogial chronological and geographical atlas. Philadelphia: Jane Aiken, 1819 -- A description of the chain bridge; invented by Judge Finley, of Fayette County Pennsylvania...Uniontown, Pa: William Campbell, 1811 -- The pioneeer, vol. I, no. IV, May 5, 1812 -- The Port folio (new series) by Oliver Oldschool, Esq. Philadelphia, Saturday, March 12, 1808 -- Annual discourse, delivered before the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts on the 13th of November 1810 by Joseph Hopkinson. Philadelphia: published by Bradford and Inskeep; Inseeep and Bradford, New York: and William M'Ilhenry, Boston, Sweeny & M'Kenzie, printers, 1810 -- Reply to Mr. Burke's invective against Mr. Cooper, and Mr. Watt, in the House of Commons on the30th of April, 1792, by Thomas Cooper. London: printed for J. Johnson, in St. Paul's Church Yard; and M Falkner and Co., Manchester, M,DCC,XCII (1792) -- Narrative of the proceedings against Thomas Cooiper, exquire, president judge of the eighth judiciary district of Pennsylvania, on a charge of official misconduct. Lancaster: printed by William Hamilton, 1811; -- [Narrative on the title of West Florida]. Place not identified:published not identified. date not identified -- Observations on the conduct of our executive towards Spain. Place not identified:published not identified. date not identified -- Letters, addressed to the people of Pennsylvania respecting the internal improvement, of the commonwealth; by means of roads and canals by William J. Duane. Philadelphia: printed by Jane Aiken, No 71, North Third Street, 18ll --An address of the members of theHouse of Representatives, of the Congress of the United States, to their consitutents, on the subject of the war with Great Britain. Philadelphia: printed at the office of the United States' Gazette, date not identified; Documents and facts, relative to military events, during the late war by Jno. P. Boyd. Place not identified:published not identified. date not identified-- Darstellung des in Baltimore am 27 und 28sten Julii, 1812, gemachten Angriffs auf die presfreyheit, und das leben der Bertheidiger defelben. Philadelphia: gedruct bey Conrad Zentler, in der Zwenten Stresse, unterhalb der Regs Strasse, 1812 -- Plan of an improved system of the money-concerns of the Union by Erick Bollman, M.D. Philadelphia: printed for the auther. Wiliam Fry, printer, Walnut, near Fifth Street, 1816; Articles of the Farmer's Bank of Lancaster. Place not idenifiied: Printed by Hugh Hamilton, date not identified.
Evans,
Rink, E. Technical Americana,
Subjects
Bridges
Three-quarters leather on marbled boards (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 461 1811c
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I008
Date Range
1921
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Description
Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1921
Year
1921
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Cocalico Bridge
Colerain Twp.
Culverts
East Cocalico Twp.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Lists
Octoraro Bridge
Pequea Bridge
Pequea Twp.
Providence Twp.
Schoeneck Culvert
Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County
Warwick Twp.
West Cocalico Twp.
West Earl Twp.
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I008
Box Number
013
Additional Notes
Document type: List of bids for bridge construction.
1. Octoraro No. 2.5
[Colerain Twp. and Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County]
2. Cocalico No. 1
[East Cocalico Twp. and West Cocalico Twp.]
3. Pequea No. 15
[Pequea Twp. and Providence Twp.]
4. Schoeneck [Culvert]
[Lancaster County]
5. Cocalico No. 7
[Warwick Twp. and West Earl Twp.]
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Bridge F0905 I008
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0205 I006
Date Range
1836
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Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1836
Year
1836
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Weaver, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Blue Ball, Earl Twp.
Bridges
Christian Weaver's Mill
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Earl Twp.
Mills
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Subscriptions
Place
Earl Twp.
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0205 I006
Box Number
003
Additional Notes
Location: On state road from Blue Ball, Earl Twp., to Reading, Berks County, at Christian Weaver's Mill.
Document type: Subscription list for new bridge.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0900 I001
Date Range
No date
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Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
No date
Year
none
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
People
King, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Colerain Twp.
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Creeks
Lancaster Twp.
Lists
Little Britain Twp.
Manheim Twp.
Octoraro Creek, West Branch
Pequea Creek
Philadelphia Turnpike
Strasburg
Strasburg Twp.
Upper Leacock Twp.
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0900 I001
Box Number
013
Additional Notes
Document type: List of bridges to receive bids.
1. Bridge over Conestoga Creek
[Manheim Twp. and Upper Leacock Twp.]
Location: At Hunsecker's.
2. Bridge over West Branch of Octoraro Creek
Colerain Twp. and Little Britain Twp.
Location: At James King's and Noble.
3. Bridge over Pequea Creek
[East Lampter Twp. and Strasburg Twp.
Location: On main road between Strasburg and Philadelphia Pike Road.
4. Bridge over Conestoga Creek
[Conestoga Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]
Location: At Huber's.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0415 I007
Date Range
1833
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Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1833
Year
1833
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
People
Kreider, Michael
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Center, Conestoga Twp.
Creeks
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster
Michael Kreider's Sawmill
Mill Creek
Mills
Sawmills
Subscriptions
Place
Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0415 I007
Box Number
006
Additional Notes
Location: On road from Lancaster to Conestoga Center, Conestoga Twp., at Michael Kreider's Saw Mill.
Document type: Subscriptions for building bridge.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
List of fees
Object ID
Bridge F0430 I009
Date Range
1813
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Bridge Records
Title
List of fees
Description
[Witmer's Bridge]
[Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]
Location: Over [Conestoga Creek].
Document type: List of fees
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1813
Year
1813
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Lists
Witmer's Bridge
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0430 I009
Box Number
006
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0105 I005
Date Range
1829
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Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1829
Year
1829
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Creeks
Lancaster Twp.
Millerstown, Manor Twp.
Stumptown, Leacock Twp.
Subscriptions
Place
Conestoga Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0105 I005
Box Number
002
Additional Notes
[Conestoga Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]
Location: On road from Stumptown, Leacock Twp., to Millerstown [Millersville], Manor Twp.
Document type: List of subscriptions to be applied to cost of bridge construction.
1 item, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0470 I002
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Description
Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Year
1790
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Creeks
Conewago Creek
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Elizabethtown, Mount Joy Twp.
Donegal Twp.
Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Petitions
Bridges
Place
Lancaster County and Dauphin County
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0470 I002
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1790.
Location: On road from Lancaster, through Elizabethtown, Mount Joy Twp. and Donegal Twp., to Middletown, Dauphin County.
Document type: Petition for a bridge.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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