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The first long turnpike in the United States : Parts I-III

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Author: Landis, Charles Israel,

Date of Publication: 1916

, pursuant to an order of the Board, was read in these words: "To the Honourable Patrick Gordon, Esqr., Lieut. Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania, in Council. "Whereas, upon the Petition of the Magistrates, Grand Jury and other In- habitants of the County of Lancaster, presented to the Governour in

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Responsibility: by Judge C. I. Landis.

Author: Landis, Charles Israel,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1916

Physical Description: 205-226 p. (no. 8) ; 235/258 p. (no. 9) ; 265-340 p. (no. 10) : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 20, no. 8-10.

Notes: This journal article was published in three successive issues. All the articles and their corresponding appendices are collected here into one file.

Subjects: Brooke, Robert, - 1770-1821.; King's Highway (Lancaster County, Pa.); Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road Company.; Roads - Pennsylvania.; Toll roads - Pennsylvania.; Hotels - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Taverns (Inns); Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 20, number 8-10 (1916), p. 205-340Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.20

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History of the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike : the first long turnpike in the United States

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Author: Landis, Charles Israel,

Call Number: 021 L257

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Author: Landis, Charles Israel,

Physical Description: 83 p. : maps ; 25 cm.

Notes: Caption title.; Reprinted from The Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography, v. 42-43, 1918-1919.

Summary: The spine of this book reads "Juliana Library Co. Lancaster". This book contains reprints of three articles that were penned by Charles Landis. The first article is entitled "The Julianan Library Company in Lancaster". It is followed by "History of the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike". And the last article is entitled "Jasper Yeates and his times".; The author writes about the " Kings Highway ", the first road from Philadelphia to the Lancaster area, and he then recounts the building of the Philadelphia to Lancaster Turnpike. The third part of his article describes the various taverns and points of interest along the Lancaster County portion of the Turnpike.

Subjects: Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road Company.; Roads - Pennsylvania.; Toll roads - Pennsylvania.; Philadelphia and Lancaster turnpike.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 021 L257

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Down the pike : a history of the Chambersburg-Bedford Turnpike Company

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Author: Nelson, John H.

Date of Publication: 1989.

Call Number: 388 N427

Responsibility: written by John H. Nelson.

Author: Nelson, John H.

Place of Publication: McConnellsburg, PA

Publisher: Fulton County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1989.

Physical Description: 65, 35 p. : ill., facsims. ; 22 cm.

Series: Fulton County Historical Society (Pa.) (Series) ;

Notes: Includes text of: Laws relating to the Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company (Chambersburg, Pa. : M. Kieffer, 1860).; Bibliography: p. 63-64.

Contents: Contents: 1. A brief look at the development of turnpikes -- 2. The origination of the Chambersburg-Bedford Turnpike Company -- 3. Growth and demise of the company -- 4. End of an era -- 5. Bridges -- 6. Tollgates and tollhouses -- 7. Incidents along the pike -- Stockholders, managers and toolkeepers -- Sources -- Laws of the Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company

Subjects: Chambersburg-Bedford Turnpike Company - History.; Toll roads - Pennsylvania.; Bedford County (Pa.) - History.; Fulton County (Pa.) - History.; Franklin County (Pa.) - History.

Additional Corporate Author: Fulton County Historical Society (Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 388 N427

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