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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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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.
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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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fbeb110b-f565-4583-bf38-896788322688
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0355 I006
Date Range
1847/08
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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
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The fifth Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge

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Author
Mayo, R. S.
Date of Publication
1969.
now in the making. Route 30 is to cross the Susquehanna north of the present one. It will be a four-lane concrete structure and is expected to be completed in the summer, of 1971. ADDENDUM Omitted inadvertently from the Table of Contents for Volume 72 was the list of Gunsmiths of Lancaster County, Pa
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Responsibility
by Robert S. Mayo, C.E.
Author
Mayo, R. S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1969.
Physical Description
[26]-33 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 73, no. 1
Subjects
Bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Bridges
Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 73, number 1 (1969), p. 26-33Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.73
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Petition

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0765 I003
Date Range
1847/11
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1847/11
Year
1872
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0012
People
Lutz, Jesse
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Berks County
Bridges
Cocalico Creek
Creeks
Jesse Lutz's Sawmill
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Mills
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Sawmills
West Cocalico Twp.
Place
West Cocalico Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0765 I003
Box Number
012
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1847.
Location: On road between roads to Berks County and Lebanon County at Jesse Lutz's Saw Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
7 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
400.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Petition

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0568 I001
Date Range
1873
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers
Description
Court term: August 1873.
Location: over Lititz Creek or Carter's Creek, near Oregon, Manheim Twp., on public highway from Lancaster to Reading.
Document type: Petition for appointment of viewers
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1873
Year
1873
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0008
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Carter's Creek
Creeks
Lancaster
Lititz Creek
Manheim Twp.
Oregon, Manheim Twp.
Petitions
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Place
Manheim Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0568 I001
Box Number
008
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
420.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/36a8c5e7-de83-4599-9f15-235370179781
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0010 I001
Date Range
1849/08
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1849/08
Year
1849
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Martin, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Brecknock Twp.
Bridges
Creeks
Earl Twp.
Muddy Creek
New Holland, Earl Twp.
Orders
Petitions
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Reports
Sawmills
Place
Brecknock Twp. and Earl Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0010 I001
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1849.
Location: On public highway from New Holland, Earl Twp., to Reading, Berks County, near George Martin's saw mill.
Document types: Petition for bridge.
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
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Petition

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0040 I003
Date Range
1809/11
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1809/11
Year
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Hower, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Cocalico Creek
Cocalico Twp.
Creeks
Grist and merchant mill
Hinkletown, Earl Twp.
Jacob Hower's Mill
Mills
Petitions
Sinking Spring, Spring Twp., Berks County, Pennsylvania
Place
Cocalico Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0040 I003
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1809.
Location: On road leading from Sinking Spring, Berks County, to Hinkletown, Earl Twp., near Grist and Merchant Mill of Jacob Hower.
Document type: Petition for a 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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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8184bbd7-aae1-4b19-9fc5-209152042990
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0205 I005
Date Range
1835/08
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1835/08
Year
1835
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
Orders
Petitions
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Reports
Place
Earl Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0205 I005
Box Number
003
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1835.
Location: On state road from Blue Ball, Earl Twp., to Reading, Berks County, at Christian Weaver's Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order for viewers.
Report of viewers.
3 items, 4 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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List

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0205 I006
Date Range
1836
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Collection
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
Description Level
Item
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