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Historic bridge-building in Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3728
Author
Yeager, Sister Mary Hildegarde.
Date of Publication
1937
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.41
with Pennsylvania. The petition was copied from Bishop Perry's work which accounts for the error creeping into the pages of the Journal of The Lancaster County His- torical Society. A photostat copy of the original petition now in the archives of the S. P. G., in London, reveals that its correct date
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Responsibility
by Sister Mary Hildegarde Yeager, C.S.C.
Author
Yeager, Sister Mary Hildegarde.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1937
Physical Description
[133]-158 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 41, no. 6
Subjects
Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.41
Documents

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[Historic American Engineering Record : Big Conestoga Creek Bridge, No. 12]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12022
Date of Publication
[1996]
Call Number
624.2 H673c
Date of Publication
[1996]
Physical Description
22 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Historic American Engineering Record ; No. PA-500.
Notes
Draft copy.
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
Documentation pertaining to significance of concrete Big Conestoga Creek Bridge, no. 12, built in 1917.
Subjects
Big Conestoga Creek Bridge #12 (West Earl: Pa. township).
Bridges - Pennsylvanaia - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
624.2 H673c
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Moving day for the big railroad bridge

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16906
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
2006.
Responsibility
by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society .
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
p. 80 - 85. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society v.108, no. 2 (Summer 2006).
Subjects
Railroad bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Conestoga River (Lancaster, Pa.).
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 108, number 2 (2006), p. 80-85Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.108 no. 2
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Defend or destroy? The Columbia-Wrightesville Bridge in the Gettysburg campaign

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Author
Schaefer, Thomas L.
Date of Publication
2003.
Call Number
974.815 COLU D313 DVD
Responsibility
written and directed by Thomas L. Schaefer.
Author
Schaefer, Thomas L.
Place of Publication
[S. l.]
Publisher
A Total Magic Video Production ,
Date of Publication
2003.
Physical Description
1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
"Produced for Rivertownes PA USA in commemoration of the 140th anniversary of the burning of the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge on 28 June 1863, this program narrates the dramatic story of the bridge's destruction and details the valiant attempt of an outnumbered detachment of raw Union militia to halt the advance of Confederate Brigadier General John Gordon's determined veteran infantry."
Also "introduces the poignant, very risky participation of a company of free blacks from Columbia."
Subjects
Gettysburg (Pa.) Battle of, 1863-
African Americans - Pennsylvania
Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - York County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
York County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Media
Call Number
974.815 COLU D313 DVD
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Fire on the river : the defense of the world's longest covered bridge and how it changed the Battle of Gettysburg

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16903
Author
Sheldon, George
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
973.7349 S544
Responsibility
by George Sheldon.
Author
Sheldon, George
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Quaker Hills Press ,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
186 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographic references.
Summary
It is late June 1863 in southern Pennsylvania. The Confederates are invading the North, and one of their toughest and most cantankerous generals has decided to capture the grand covered bridge that spans the Susquehanna from Wrightsville to Columbia. From there, General Jubal Early plans to capture Lancaster, and then seize the state's capital, Harrisburg. General Early had orders to destroy it, but intended to capture it on his way to siege the North. Fire on the River tells the story that is often described as a mere skirmish in most history books. What happened in the tiny village of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, on June 28, 1863, changes the course of the Civil War. Here is the story that for so long has been overlooked in the history books. It is an amazing story of courage, and perhaps not surprisingly, how the U.S. Congress never compensated the bridge's owner for the loss, yet the burning of the covered bridge probably saved the Union. [from Amazon.com]
Subjects
Gettysburg (Pa.) Battle of, 1863-
Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - York County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
York County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7349 S544
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Keller's Covered Bridge and Middle Creek Road Bridge

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15632
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
624.2 K29
Place of Publication
Computer printout
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
2 reports : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
Written historical and descriptive data and photographs [a state-level recordation, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau for Historic Preservation.
Subjects
Bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Keller's Covered Bridge (Ephrata Twp., Lancaster County, Pa.)
Middle Creek Road Bridge (Ephrata Twp., Lancaster County, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
624.2 K29
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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.
corporation's objection to the construction of a toll bridge by the county commissioners, based upon the premise that the Pennsylvania legislative act of 1923 did not permit it, was taken to the Grand Juries and the Courts of the two counties. The former refused to consider the subject. The Lancaster County
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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.
Contained In
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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Railroad and bridge builders of Lancaster

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1940
, with 48 arches, 52 feet in width, and is a four-track structure. His assistant in the bridge construction, George Nauman, was also a Lancastrian. ENOS EllMAKER (1800-1885), born in Earl Township, Lancaster County, laid the first tulip or edge railingon the new Columbia and Philadelphia Rail- road in
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Responsibility
by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1940
Physical Description
[57]-76 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 44, no. 4
Subjects
Bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Transportation.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 44, number 4 (1940), p. 57-76Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.44
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Little journeys through "America's garden spot" : historic and scenic Lancaster Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17767
Date of Publication
[1938?]
Call Number
974.815 LACO L778
Responsibility
prepared and published by the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce,
Date of Publication
[1938?]
Physical Description
28 p. : ill., map ; 23 x 10 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Subjects
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Guidebooks.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Guidebooks.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L778
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Historic structures Survey and Determination of Eligibility Report : East Lampeter, Leacock, Strasburg, Paradise, Salisbury, and Sadsbury Townships, Lancaster County, Pensylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16262
Date of Publication
2005.
Call Number
351.8642 M312hi
Place of Publication
Computer printout
Date of Publication
2005.
Physical Description
5 v. : ill; photos, col. maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
S.R. 0030 Section So1 Corridor Improvement Study...E.R. No. 03-8010-071.
Draft of the study.
Includes Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey (PHRS) forms.
Prepared for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation...prepared by A.D. Marble & Company...prepared with Archeaological & Historial Consultants.
Corridor of Lincoln Highway Eat.
Subjects
Architecture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lincoln Highway - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - East Lampeter Twp.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Leacock Twp.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Strasburg Twp.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Paradise Twp.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Salisbury Twp.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Sadsbury Twp.
Salisbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Paradise (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Strasburg (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Leacock (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
East Lampeter (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Sadsbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
United States Highway 30 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
351.8642 M312hi
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