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Collection
Transportation Collection
Title
Transportation Collection
Object ID
MG0123
Date Range
1819-1977
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
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Collection
Transportation Collection
Title
Transportation Collection
Description
The Transportation Collection contains documents regarding turnpikes, railroads, Conestoga Traction Co., Conestoga Transportation Co., and the Red Rose Transit Authority. The types of items include correspondence, financial papers, business papers, stock certificates, tickets, schedules, maps of routes, and a blueprint.
Date Range
1819-1977
Year Range From
1819
Year Range To
1977
Date of Accumulation
1819-1977
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Bitner, John R.
Boardman, Harris
Bowman, John Jacob
Boyer, Zaccur Prall
Cirt, Anna N.
Griest, William Walton
Hostetter, Albert Keller
Kemrer, Clarence M.
Knapp, Walter
Kreider, Kate
Kriebel, Howard Wiegner
McClellan, Oliver Eldridge
Royer, David
Shuman, James P.
Wohlsen, Anna
Wohlsen, Peter
Subjects
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike (Pa.)
Posters
Railroads
Rates and tolls
Reading & Columbia Railroad Company
Street-railroads
Trolley cars
Search Terms
Adamstown
Bittersville, Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania
Blueprints
Booklets
Brochures
Campbelltown, South Londonderry Twp., Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Center Square Road Station
Chestnut Street
Christiana
Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Columbia
Columbia, Ironville and Mount Joy Railroad
Conestoga Traction Company
Conestoga Transportation Company
Conewago Water and Power Company
Correspondence
Dallastown, York County, Pennsylvania
Drawings
Duke Street
East Belt line
East King Street
East Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.
Elizabethtown
Engleside, Lancaster Twp.
Ephemera
Ephrata
Express Printing Company
Greeting cards
Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania
Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Ironville, West Hempfield Twp.
J. G. Brill Company
Kinport Road
Lancaster
Lancaster and York Furnace Street Railway
Lancaster and Columbia Division, Conestoga Transportation Company
Lancaster and Lititz Passenger Railroad Company
Lancaster, Elizabethtown, and Middletown Turnpike
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Letters
Lititz
Maple Grove
Maps
Marietta Avenue
North Market Street
Mechanicsburg, Upper Leacock Twp.
Mechanicsville, East Hempfield Twp.
Minutes
Mount Joy
Mulberry Street
National Railway Historical Society
Neffsville, Manheim Twp.
North End Photo Finishing House
North Lime Street
North Queen Street
Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Penn Square
Pequea Twp.
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photographs
Placards
Substations
President Avenue
Princess Street
Prospect Street
Quarryville
Railroads
Rates and tolls
Reading and Columbia Railroad Company
Receipts
Red Rose Transit Authority
Reports
Roads
Rocky Springs Railroad Company
Schuylkill Navigation Company
Scrapbooks
South Mountain Railroad
South Queen Street
Stock certificates
Susquehanna Railroad
Tickets
Tolls
Trolley car barns
Trolley car yards
Trolley cars
Trolleys
Turnpikes
Walnut Street
WGAL (television station)
Williams Park Station
Willow Street Turnpike
Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania
WLAN (radio station)
Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania
York Bus Company
York Fair
York Railway Company
Extent
2 boxes, 31 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0123
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Transportation Collection (MG0123), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-123
Classification
MG0123
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 23 September 2021.
Documents
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History of Lancaster and York Counties : from the earliest settlements made within them; in the former, from 1709; in the latter from 1719, to the present time; to which is prefixed a brief sketch of the early history of Pennsylvania, from A.D., 1681, to the year 1710: with an appendix

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11868
Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Date of Publication
1845.
Call Number
090 L244hi 1845
Responsibility
Compiled from authentic sources by I. Daniel Rupp.
Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Gilbert Hills,
Date of Publication
1845.
Physical Description
743, [4] p. : ill.; 21 cm.
Notes
"History of York County, from one thousand seven hundred and nineteen to the present time...by I. Daniel Rupp, Lancaster, Pa., G. Hills, 1845": p. [526]--743.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
York County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 L244hi 1845
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Lancaster Pennsylvania the red rose city : County seat of America's garden spot

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16764
Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.) Chamber of Commerce.
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
917.4815 L244 1924
Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.) Chamber of Commerce.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster Chamber of Commerce]
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
32 p. ; map ; 9 x 15 cm.
Subjects
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
917.4815 L244 1924
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Author
Hostetter, Albert K.
Date of Publication
1923
: Hostetter, Albert K. Title: The Survivors' club / by Albert K. Hostetter. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Survivors' club (Lancaster, Pa.) Veterans--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 --Veterans. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical
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Responsibility
by Albert K. Hostetter.
Author
Hostetter, Albert K.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1923
Physical Description
133-142 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 27, no. 8
Summary
This journal article, written in 1923 , provides the history of the "Survivor's Club " which was comprised of Civil War veterans in Lancaster, PA. The survivors met yearly for a dinner beginning in 1868. The article gives a brief description of each meeting through 1922. The last of those entries was made by Captain P.L. Sprecher, the last Survivor. The article also gives a biographical sketch of each member of the Survivor's Club. The minute books and dinner programs from the meetings can be found in the LancasterHistory.org archives. See https://www.lancasterhistory.org/finding-aids/survivors-club-1867-1921/
Subjects
Survivors' club (Lancaster, Pa.)
Veterans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Veterans.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 27, number 8 (1923), p. 133-142Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.27
Documents

vol27no8pp133_142_443492.pdf

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Industrial directory of Lancaster : "the red rose city" of Pennsylvania and county seat of Lancaster County "America's garden spot."

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20793
Date of Publication
[(1929?).]
Call Number
330.974815 L224w
Alternate Title
What Lancaster "the red rose city of Pennsylvania" manufactures
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce,
Date of Publication
[(1929?).]
Physical Description
52 pages ; 16 cm
Notes
Cover title: What Lancaster "The Red Rose City of Pennsylvania" manufactures. An alphabetical list of manufacturers and an index of the commodities they produce.
Subjects
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Directories.
Industries.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Directories.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
330.974815 L224w
Copy Info
1929
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The history and topography of Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, Bedford, Adams, and Perry Counties; containing a brief history of the first settlers, notices of the leading events, incidents and interesting facts, both general and local, in the history of these counties, general & statistical descriptions of all the principal boroughs, towns, villages, &c. with an appendix, embellished with several engravingsj compiled from numerous authentic sources by I. Daniel Rupp

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16890
Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Date of Publication
1846.; 1975]
Call Number
974.84 R946
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Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa. [Carlisle, Pa
Publisher
Gilbert Hills, Cumberland Historical Society
Date of Publication
1846.; 1975]
Physical Description
xii, 723 p.; illus; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes index by John Cecil Fralish, Jr.; p. 609-723.
Another edition, pub. the same year, includes the history of Somerset, Cambria and Indiana counties.
Subjects
Dauphin Co., Pa. - History.
Cumberland County, Pa. - History.
Franklin County, Pa. - History.
Bedford Co., Pa. - History.
Adams Co., Pa. - History.
Perry Co., Pa. - History.
Additional Author
Fralish, John Cecil.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.84 R946
Websites
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History of Lancaster county. To which is prefixed a brief sketch of the early history of Pennsylvania. Comp. from authentic sources

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3630
Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Date of Publication
1844.
Call Number
090 L244hi 1844
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Responsibility
By I. Daniel Rupp ...
Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Penn
Publisher
G. Hills,
Date of Publication
1844.
Physical Description
531 p. front., plates, fold. tab. 21 cm.
Notes
Geology, natural history, etc.: p. 465-511.
Copy 5: bound in three-quarter maroon leather and linen and marbled end papers.
Copy 5: Bookplate of Redmond Conyngham,No. 3133.
Subjects
Natural history - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 L244hi 1844
Websites
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History and topography of Northumberland, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Centre, Union, Columbia, Juniata and Clinton counties, Pa. : embracing local and general events, leading incidents, description of the principal boroughs, towns, villages, etc., etc. ; with a copious appendix: embellished by engravings

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1974
Date of Publication
1847.
Call Number
974.8009 R946
Responsibility
compiled from authentic sources by I. D. Rupp.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Published by G. Hills,
Date of Publication
1847.
Physical Description
551 p., [9] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
"Names of subscribers": p. [557]-566.
Includes index.
Pages 1-145 general history of Pennsylvania, chiefly during the colonial period.
Subjects
Northumberland County (Pa.) - History.
Huntingdon County (Pa.) - History.
Mifflin County (Pa.) - History.
Centre County (Pa.) - History.
Union County (Pa.) - History.
Columbia County (Pa.) - History.
Juniata County (Pa.) - History.
Clinton County (Pa.) - History.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Additional Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
974.8009 R946
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History of Lancaster chapter, American Red Cross

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17630
Corporate Author
American National Red Cross. Lancaster Chapter.
Date of Publication
1920.
Call Number
361.7634 A615h
Corporate Author
American National Red Cross. Lancaster Chapter.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
New Era printing press,
Date of Publication
1920.
Physical Description
56 p. : 24 cm.
Subjects
American Red Cross - Pennsylvania - Lancaster Chapter
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
361.7634 A615h
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History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, from the discovery of the territory included within its limit to the present time, with a notice of the geology of the county, and catalogues of its minerals, plants, quadrupeds, and birds, written under the direction and appointment of the Delaware County Institute of Science

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6921
Author
Smith, George,
Date of Publication
1862.
Call Number
974.814 S648
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Responsibility
by George Smith, M.D.
Author
Smith, George,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed by H.B. Ashmead,
Date of Publication
1862.
Physical Description
vii, [1], 581, [1] p. front., plates, maps (part fold.) facsims. 22 cm.
Notes
Frontispiece (map) wanting.
Subjects
Natural history - Pennsylvania - Delaware County.
Delaware County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Corporate Author
Delaware County Institute of Science (Media, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.814 S648
Websites
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