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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
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
List of minor bridge repairs for township supervisors
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I003
Date Range
1919
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
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0365 I004
Date Range
1908
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1908
Year
1908
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Akron, Pennsylvania
Bridges
Cocalico Creek
Creeks
Ephrata Twp.
Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Metz's Mill
Mills
Specifications
Place
Ephrata Twp.
Object Name
Specification
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0365 I004
Box Number
006
Additional Notes
Location: On road from Ephrata to Akron, at Metz's Mill.
Document type: Specifications for repairing bridge.
2 items, 5 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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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
  1 document  
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
Documents

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Report of recommended bridges to be replaced
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I011
Date Range
1921
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Report of recommended bridges to be replaced
Description
Document type: Report of recommended bridges to be replaced.
1. Pequea No. 4
[Leacock Twp. and Paradise Twp.]
Location: Over Pequea Creek at Shertz's Mill, near Harristown, Paradise Twp.
2. Conestoga No. 4
[East Earl Twp.]
Location: Over Conestoga Creek at Martin's Mill.
3. Mill Creek No. 2
[East Lampeter Twp.]
Location: Over Mill Creek at east end of Smoketown, East Lampeter Twp., on old Philadelphia Road.
4. Bridge over East Branch of Octoraro Creek
Sadsbury Twp. and Chester County
Location: At Steeleville, Sadsbury Twp.
5. Big Chickies No. 7.5
[Rapho Twp. and West Hempfield Twp.]
Location: Over Chickies Creek at Moore's old Electric LIght Plant, on road between Salunga, West Hempfield Twp. and Newtown, Rapho Twp.
6. Big Chickies No. 8
Location: Over Chickies Creek.
7. Bridge over [Conestoga Creek]
[Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.]
Location: At Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.
8. Engleside Bridge
[Lancaster Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.]
Location: At Engleside, Lancaster Twp., over Conestoga Creek.
9. Mill Creek No. 6, also known as Eshleman's Mill Bridge
[West Lampeter Twp.]
Location: Over Mill Creek.
10. Conestoga No. 14
[Manheim Twp. and Upper Leacock Twp.]
Location: Over Conestoga Creek.
11. Pequea No. 18
[Martic Twp. and Pequea Twp.]
Location: Over Pequea Creek at Burnt Mill, Pequea Twp., near Marticville, Martic Twp.
12. Bridge [over Conestoga Creek]
[Lancaster Twp. and Pequea Twp.]
Location: At Wabank, Lancaster Twp.
13. Old Factory Bridge
[Lancaster City and West Lampeter Twp.]
Location: Over [Conestoga Creek] near Rocky Springs Park.
14. Cocalico No. 3
[Ephrata Twp.]
Location: Over Cocalico Creek, near Ephrata.
15. White Rock Bridge
[Colerain Twp. and Little Britain Twp.]
Location: Over West Branch of Octoraro Creek at White Rock, Little Britain Twp.
16. Spruce Grove Bridge
Location: Over West Branch of Octoraro Creek at Spruce Grove, Little Britain Twp.
17. Bridge No. 1
[Manheim Twp.]
Location : Over Little Conestoga Creek near Long's Park.
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
Burnt Mill, Pequea Twp.
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Cocalico Creek
Colerain Twp.
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Creeks
East Earl Twp.
East Lampeter Twp.
Electric Companies
Engleside Bridge
Engleside, Lancaster Twp.
Ephrata
Ephrata Twp.
Eshleman's Mill
Eshleman's Mill Bridge
Factories
Harristown, Paradise Twp.
Lancaster
Lancaster Twp.
Leacock Twp.
Little Britain Twp.
Little Conestoga Creek
Long's Park
Manheim Twp.
Manor Twp.
Martic Twp.
Marticville, Martic Twp.
Martin's Mill
Mill Creek
Moore's Electric LIght Plant
Newtown, Rapho Twp.
Octoraro Creek, East Branch
Octoraro Creek, West Branch
Old Factory Bridge
Old Philadelphia Road
Paradise Twp.
Parks
Pequea Creek
Pequea Twp.
Rapho Twp.
Reports
Roads
Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.
Rocky Springs
Sadsbury Twp.
Salunga, West Hempfield Twp.
Shertz's Mill
Smoketown, East Lampeter Twp.
Spruce Grove Bridge
Spruce Grove, Little Britain Twp.
Steeleville, Sadsbury Twp.
Upper Leacock Twp.
Wabank, Lancaster Twp.
West Hempfield Twp.
West Lampeter Twp.
White Rock Covered Bridge
White Rock Forge Covered Bridge
White Rock, Little Britain Twp.
Extent
1 item, 3 pieces
Object Name
Report
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I011
Box Number
013
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0355 I006
Date Range
1847/08
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1847/08
Year
1847
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Cocalico Creek
Creeks
Ephrata Twp.
Lancaster
Orders
Petitions
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Reports
Sinking Spring, Spring Twp., Berks County, Pennsylvania
Place
Ephrata Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0355 I006
Box Number
005
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1847.
Location: On public highway from Lancaster City, via Sinking Spring, Berks County to Reading, Berks County.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Metal bridge, possibly a railroad bridge, over the Conestoga River at the Seventh Ward of Lancaster. Note on back of photo says that Italians were brought over to help build it.
Object ID
1-03-03-71
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Metal bridge, possibly a railroad bridge, over the Conestoga River at the Seventh Ward of Lancaster. Note on back of photo says that Italians were brought over to help build it.
Description
Metal bridge, possibly a railroad bridge, over the Conestoga River at the Seventh Ward of Lancaster. Note on back of photo says that Italians were brought over to help build it.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Railroads
Seventh Ward
Conestoga River
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
7 x 5 inches
Object ID
1-03-03-71
Images
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0365 I005
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
1917
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Ephrata Twp.
Creeks
Cocalico Creek
Akron, Pennsylvania
Orders
Reports
Inspections
Bridges
Place
Ephrata Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0365 I005
Box Number
006
Additional Notes
Location: Over Cocalico Creek, on road from Akron.
Document type: Order for inspection and inspection report.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0365 I006
Date Range
1924
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1924
Year
1924
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Cocalico Creek
Creeks
Ephrata Twp.
Inspections
Lancaster
Orders
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Reports
Place
Ephrata Twp.
Object Name
Report
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0365 I006
Box Number
006
Additional Notes
Location: On public road from Lancaster to Reading, Berks County.
Document type: Order for inspection and inspection report.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers and order and report of viewers for bridge at Bitzer's Mill
Object ID
Bridge F0785 I003
Date Range
1839/08
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers and order and report of viewers for bridge at Bitzer's Mill
Date Range
1839/08
Creation Date
August 1839
Year
1839
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0012
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bitzer's Mill
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Ephrata Twp.
Mills
Orders
Pennsylvania Railroad
Petitions
Railroads
Reports
West Earl Twp.
Place
West Earl Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0785 I003
Box Number
012
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1839.
Location: At Bitzer's Mill, on public highway from Ephrata Twp., to the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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