The First Columbia &i4 By Robert H. GOODELL On March 28, 1809, an act of Assembly was approved, which authorized the Governor of Pennsylvania to incorporate a company for the purpose of making and erecting a bridge over the Susquehanna. River in Lancaster County, at or near the town of Columbia

the traction company, the Lan- caster and Susquehanna Turnpike, and the Pennsylvania Railroad over the use of the bridge at Mountville. This delayed the com- pletion of the line into Columbia. Although track had been laid from the west end of the Mountville bridge to Columbia in the latter part of

the shops at Place Marie, 52 North Queen St. Depiction of building. (2 copies) �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org 2. Postcard from the Lancaster Country Store promoting their mid-summer sale. Store in Brownstown, Pa. Mill and bridge

a $500 mortgage bond, a blank stock certificate, and a requisition for high- tension lines. [18__]-1912. Folder 8 Conestoga Traction Co. Booklet of early histories, “Lancaster Co., Pa.,” which describes the company’s history, its routes, and sights along the way. 1 August 1908. Booklet by H. W

THE FIRST COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPH LINE By WILLIAM L. SULLENBERGER Lancaster, Pa., witnessed the installation of the first commercial tele- graph line in the United States, the circuit from this city to Harrisburg hav- ing been completed November 24th, 1845. The establishment of this pioneer line

. Root, Vice- President and Treasurer, of Allentown, Pa.; Mr. L. C. Pursell, Second Vice-President, of Allentown, Pa.; and to Mr. James Huebner, Vice-President, Lancaster Division, Pennsylvania Power and Light Company. Most of the material in this study has been secured from data and records owned by the