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Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Canal along Conestoga at Slackwater, once that of Conestoga Navigation Company, now used by Pennslyvania Power and Light Company.
Object ID
1-01-05-65
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Canal along Conestoga at Slackwater, once that of Conestoga Navigation Company, now used by Pennslyvania Power and Light Company.
Description
Canal along Conestoga at Slackwater, once that of Conestoga Navigation Company, now used by Pennslyvania Power and Light Company.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Canals
Conestoga River
Slackwater, Conestoga Twp.
Conestoga Navigation Company
Pennsylvania Power and Light Company
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4.75 x 3 inches
Object ID
1-01-05-65
Images
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Remains of Conestoga Navigation Company canal lock at Wabank near Quaker Hills development.
Object ID
1-01-05-87
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Remains of Conestoga Navigation Company canal lock at Wabank near Quaker Hills development.
Description
Remains of Conestoga Navigation Company canal lock at Wabank near Quaker Hills development.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Canals
Transportation
Conestoga River
Conestoga Navigation Company
Canal locks
Wabank, Lancaster Twp.
Quaker Hills development
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
6.75 x 5 inches
Object ID
1-01-05-87
Images
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Three story building with group of men and women standing on the porch and balcony. Sign haning out front reads Railroad House. Possibly at Safe Harbor.
Object ID
1-01-05-26
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Three story building with group of men and women standing on the porch and balcony. Sign haning out front reads Railroad House. Possibly at Safe Harbor.
Description
Three story building with group of men and women standing on the porch and balcony. Sign haning out front reads Railroad House. Possibly at Safe Harbor.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Hotels
Business
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
7 x 5 inches
Object ID
1-01-05-26
Images
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Title
Historic marker placed by the Pennsylvania Water and Power Corporation near Safe Harbor.
The Susquehannocks. The most warlike of all Indian tribes lived along this river. Thier power was broken in 1675 by a long war with the Five Natio
Object ID
1-01-05-52
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Historic marker placed by the Pennsylvania Water and Power Corporation near Safe Harbor.
The Susquehannocks. The most warlike of all Indian tribes lived along this river. Thier power was broken in 1675 by a long war with the Five Natio
Description
Historic marker placed by the Pennsylvania Water and Power Corporation near Safe Harbor:
"The Susquehannocks. The most warlike of all Indian tribes lived along this river. Thier power was broken in 1675 by a long war with the Five Nations, and the Maryland and Virginia colonies. Fortified towns were located near Turkey Hill and near Long Level. An Indian exploration by the Pennsylvania Historical Commission and the Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation in 1930 recovered thousands of artifacts, now in the Pennsylvania State Museum at Harrisburg."
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Historical markers
Indigenous peoples
Native Americans
Pennsylvania Water and Power Company
Plaques
Power plants
Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Susquehanna River
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
1-01-05-52
Images
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #047
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1831
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Hess, Henry
Search Terms
Conestoga Twp.
Lancaster
Courthouses
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #047
Box Number
011
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment for tax assessment duties for Conestoga Twp.
Hess, Henry.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #435
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Levy, Levi
Robinson, John
Pentlan, Joseph
Search Terms
Lancaster
Conestoga Twp.
African Americans
Persons of color
Coroners' Inquests
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #435
Box Number
011
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Coroners' Inquests.
Levy, Levi. Deceased. Conestoga Twp. Accidental drowning.
Robinson, John. Deceased. Conestoga Twp. Accidental drowning.
Pentlan, Joseph. Deceased. Conestoga Twp. Accidental drowning.
Unnamed male child. Deceased. African American. Accidentally exposing it to the weather in bad health. City of Lancaster.
4 items. 4 pieces.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1812 F031 QS
Date Range
1812/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1812/04
Year
1812
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Miller, Jacob
Hensel, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: nuisance
Charge: obstructing the Conestoga River
Millers
Lancaster Twp.
Information
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1812 F031 QS
Additional Notes
Occupation: miller.
Recognizance, nuisance, building a dam across the Conestoga Creek, near Oakley fording.
Information of William Hensel.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #558
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0009
People
Hostetter, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Conestoga River
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #558
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A Jul 12, 2001.
Additional Notes
Bridges.
Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Payment for hauling stone for Hostetter's Bridge over the Conestoga River.
Hostetter, Jacob.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-09-05-41
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Israel Groff's Factory bridge at water's edge in Lancaster Township, a half mile south of Eden on the Conestoga River. 158 feet long, built in 1848.
Provenance
digital image only - original owned by Milton Haldeman
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Groff Factory Bridge
Lancaster Twp.
Conestoga River
Covered bridges
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-09-05-41
Images
Less detail
Collection
Lancaster 250 Collection
Object ID
A-09-01-44
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Lancaster 250 Collection
Description
The famous Lady Gay steamboat near her wharf at the foot of East King Street on the Conestoga River.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lady Gay
Steamboats
Conestoga River
Engleside, Lancaster Twp.
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
2.25 x 2.75 inches
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
A-09-01-44
Negative Number
yes
Other Number
PC-53
Images
Less detail

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