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Mills Album
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Agreement
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7c3916d5-40d5-4bb3-b3aa-665424365083
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Calculations and settlement with Chester County for bridge
Object ID
Bridge F0095 I006
Date Range
1893
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Bridge Records
Title
Calculations and settlement with Chester County for bridge
Description
Also Bridge No. 5.
Location: Over [East Branch] of Octoraro Creek.
Document type: Calculations and settlement with Chester County for bridge
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1893
Year
1893
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Agreements
Bridges
Calculations
Colerain Twp.
Creeks
Mills
Octoraro Creek, East Branch
Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania
Worth's Bridge
Worth's Mill
Place
Colerain Twp. and Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County
Extent
3 items, 3 pieces
Object Name
Agreement
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0095 I006
Box Number
001
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Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Announcement
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b8f69b40-86aa-4118-b12b-311443751841
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Notification that bridge repairs were completed
Object ID
Bridge F0925 I005
Date Range
1921
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Bridge Records
Title
Notification that bridge repairs were completed
Description
Document type: Notification that bridge repairs were completed.
1. Mercer's Mill Bridge
Sadsbury Twp. and West Fallowfield Twp., Chester County
Location: 1.5 miles below Christiana.
2. Steeleville Bridge, also known as Octoraro No. 1
Location: At Steeleville, Sadsbury Twp.
3. Ross' Fording, also known as Octoraro No. 1.5
4. Newcomer's Bridge, also known as Octoraro No. 2.5
Colerain Twp. and Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County
5. Worth's Bridge
Colerain Twp. and Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County]
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1921
Year
1921
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Colerain Twp.
Creeks
Fords
Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania
Mercer's Mill
Mercer's Mill Bridge
Mills
Newcomer's Bridge
Notifications
Octoraro Creek, East Branch
Ross Ford
Sadsbury Twp.
Steeleville Bridge
Steeleville, Sadsbury Twp.
Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County
West Fallowfield Twp., Chester County
Worth's Bridge
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Announcement
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0925 I005
Box Number
013
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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List
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/04957fdd-2748-4205-9760-448158711710
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
List of minor bridge repairs for township supervisors
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I003
Date Range
1919
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Bridge Records
Title
List of minor bridge repairs for township supervisors
Description
Document type: List of minor bridge repairs for township supervisors.
1. Big Conestoga No. 24
[Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.]
Location: Over Conestoga Creek at Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.
2. Chickies No. 6
[East Hempfield Twp. and Rapho Twp.]
Location: Over Chickies Creek at Shenk's Mill.
3. Chickies No. 3
[Penn Twp. and Rapho Twp.]
Location: Over Chickies Creek.
4. Little Chickies No. 2
[Mount Joy Twp. and Rapho Twp.]
Location: Over Little Chickies Creek.
5. Big Chickies No. 13
[East Donegal Twp. and West Hempfield Twp.]
6. Pequea No. 6
[Leacock Twp. and Paradise Twp.]
Location: Over Pequea Creek at Parkes' Nursery.
7. Pequea No. 8
Location: Over Pequea Creek.
8. Mill Creek No. 2.75
[East Lampeter Twp.]
Location: Over Mill Creek, first bridge above Yeates' School.
9. Raccoon Creek Bridge
Little Britain Twp. and [Chester County]
Location: Over Raccoon Creek near Kinseyville, Little Britain Twp.
10. Hammer Creek No. 2
[Ephrata Twp. and Warwick Twp.]
Location: Over Hammer Creek.
11. Cocalico No. 3
[Ephrata Twp.]
Location: Over Cocalico Creek at quarry south of Ephrata.
12. Conestoga No. 1
Caernarvon Twp.
Location: Over Conestoga Creek near Churchtown, Caernarvon Twp.
13. Bridge No. 23
Location: Over [Conestoga Creek] at Slackwater, Conestoga Twp.
14. Conewago No. 2
[Lancaster County and Dauphin County]
Location: Over Conewago Creek.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1919
Year
1919
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Big Chickies Bridge
Big Conestoga Bridge
Bridges
Caernarvon Twp.
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Chickies Bridge
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Churchtown, Caernarvon Twp.
Cocalico Bridge
Cocalico Creek
Conestoga Bridge
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Conewago Bridge
Conewago Creek
Creeks
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
East Donegal Twp.
East Hempfield Twp.
East Lampeter Twp.
Ephrata
Ephrata Twp.
Hammer Creek
Hammer Creek Bridge
Kinseyville, Little Britain Twp.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Leacock Twp.
Lists
Little Britain Twp.
Little Chickies Bridge
Little Chiques Bridge
Little Chiques Creek
Little Chickies Creek
Manor Twp.
Mills
Mill Creek
Mill Creek Bridge
Mount Joy Twp.
Nurseries
Paradise Twp.
Parkes' Nursery
Penn Twp.
Pequea Bridge
Pequea Creek
Quarries
Raccoon Creek
Raccoon Creek Bridge
Rapho Twp.
Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.
Shenk's Mill
Slackwater, Conestoga Twp.
Warwick Twp.
West Hempfield Twp.
Yeates School
Extent
1 item, 2 pieces
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I003
Box Number
013
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Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0205 I006
Date Range
1836
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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
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Petition
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for funds to complete bridge construction
Object ID
Bridge F0473 I001
Date Range
1823/11
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Bridge Records
Title
Petition for funds to complete bridge construction
Description
Court term: November 1823.
Location: below Abraham Hostetter's Mill.
Document type: Petition for funds to complete bridge construction
Date Range
1823/11
Year
1823
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Hostetter, Abraham
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Abraham Hostetter's Mill
Bridges
City Run
Creeks
Lancaster Twp.
Mills
Petitions
Town Run
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0473 I001
Box Number
007
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0420 I002
Date Range
1835/01
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Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1835/01
Year
1835
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
Espenshade's Mill
Lampeter Twp.
Mill Creek
Mills
Orders
Petitions
Philadelphia and Lancaster State Road
Reports
Roads
Place
Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0420 I002
Box Number
006
Additional Notes
Court term: January 1835.
Location: On the old Philadelphia and Lancaster State Road, near Espenshade's Mill.
Document types: Petition for a bridge.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0450 I013
Date Range
1817/08
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Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1817/08
Year
1817
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Witmer, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
David Witmer's Mill
Lampeter Twp.
Mills
Newport, Delaware
Pequea Creek
Petitions
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Strasburg Twp.
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Strasburg Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0450 I013
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
[Lampeter Twp.] and Strasburg Twp.
Court term: August 1817.
Location: On the old road from Philadelphia to Newport, Delaware, near David Witmer's Mill.
Document type: Petition for a bridge.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0455 I003
Date Range
1821/08
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Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1821/08
Year
1821
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Herr, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
John Herr's Mill
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster and Philadelphia Turnpike
Mills
Orders
Pequea Creek
Petitions
Reports
Roads
Soudersburg, Lampeter Twp.
Strasburg
Strasburg Twp.
Turnpikes
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Strasburg Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0455 I003
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1821.
Location: On public road from Strasburg to the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike, at Soudersburg, Lampeter Twp., at John Herr's Mills.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0490 I002
Date Range
1823/04
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Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1823/04
Year
1823
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Ruth, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
John Ruth's Mill
Leacock Twp.
Manheim Twp.
Manheim, Rapho Twp.
Mills
New Holland, Earl Twp.
Orders
Petitions
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Reports
Place
Leacock Twp. and Manheim Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0490 I002
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
Court term: April 1823.
Location: On public road from Manheim, Rapho Twp., to New Holland, Earl Twp., and Philadelphia, near John Ruth's Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0490 I003
Date Range
1825/04
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Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1825/04
Year
1825
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Ruth, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
John Ruth's Mill
Leacock Twp.
Manheim Twp.
Manheim, Rapho Twp.
Mills
New Holland, Earl Twp.
Petitions
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Subscriptions
Place
Leacock Twp. and Manheim Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0490 I003
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
Court term: April 1825.
Location: On public road from Manheim, Rapho Twp., to New Holland, Earl Twp., and Philadelphia, near John Ruth's Mill.
Document types: Petition for a bridge.
Subscription lists of citizens willing to contribute to building bridge.
2 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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