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Anderson's ferry

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4419
Author
Sener, Samuel Miller,
Date of Publication
1907
ANDERSON'S FERRY Waterford and New Haven were contemporary "boom" towns which subsequently became united and christened Marietta, a compound word, formed srom the Christian names of the sounders thereos, viz., Mary and Henrietta. The first named town was laid out upon land located by Robert Wilkins
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Responsibility
by S. M. Sener, Esq.
Author
Sener, Samuel Miller,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1907
Physical Description
[252]-257 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 11, no. 7
Summary
This early 20th century article recounts the various settlements in the area near and around Marietta: Anderson's Ferry, Waterford, New Haven. It details how land was passed through generations.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Marietta (Pa.) - History.
Anderson's Ferry (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 11, number 7 (1907), p. 252-257Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.11
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a1461ff2-5be5-4bbb-8742-302838722010
Collection
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Title
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Object ID
MG0061
Date Range
1670-1985
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Collection
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Title
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Description
Samuel E. Dyke was a noted authority on the Pennsylvania rifle and wrote on this subject. Collection consists of articles, correspondence, photographs, research notes, and working papers on firearms. Also included is information on gunsmiths, the Rockford Foundation, the Heritage Center, cabinetmakers, grandfather clocks, and the Armstrong Cork Company. 1670-1985
Date Range
1670-1985
Creation Date
mid-20th century-1985
Year Range From
1670
Year Range To
1985
Creator
Dyke, Samuel Eugene, 1900-1985
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Armstrong, John
Atherton, Cornelius
Atkins, Wyatt
Beck, John Philip
Berry, Peter
Breitenhard, Johann Christoph
Brown, Parker B.
Buchele, William M.
Corridon, Raymond R.
Dobson, Thomas
Dubbs, Jacob
Dyke, Samuel Eugene
Fetter, George
Feder, George
Fondersmith, John
Grancsay, Steven V.
Grove, S.
Grubb, Peter
Hawkins, Henry
Henry, William
Hoff, H. Bare
Kendig, Joe, Jr.
Kuntz, Jacob
Kuntz, Peter
Landis, George
Landis, Henry
Lehn, Joseph
Lincoln, Abraham
Magee, D. F.
Manger, Henry
Meyhardt, Peter
Pennypacker, A. J.
Sprecher, Peter
Walker, Joseph E.
Yeates, Jasper
Subjects
Armstrong Cork Company
Gunsmiths
Kentucky rifle
Cabinetmakers
Clocks and watches
Search Terms
Armstrong Cork Company
Booklets
Cabinetmakers
Clocks and watches
Conrad Weiser State Park
Correspondence
Flintlock Rifles
Gunsmiths
Halbach Pistols
Harpers Ferry Arsenal and Armory
Hopewell Forge
Kentucky Match Rifle
Kentucky rifles
Kentucky Rifle Association
Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee
Malsh Pistols
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pamphlets
Pennsylvania Rifles
Rotary International
Pennsylvania Deithsch Eck
World War II
Extent
6 boxes, 113 folders, 4.25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0061
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Photograph Collection
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
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
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers (MG-61), Folder #, LancasterHistory.org
Other Numbers
MG-61
Classification
MG0061
Description Level
Fonds
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/61b75fde-9fe8-46f7-ab1b-487473049390
Collection
Hydroelectric Power Collection
Title
Hydroelectric Power Collection
Object ID
MG0084
Date Range
1907-1967
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Collection
Hydroelectric Power Collection
Title
Hydroelectric Power Collection
Description
Contains pamphlets, booklets, and annual reports from various water and power companies on the Susquehanna River. They include information about dams, hydroelectric projects, and how electricity is generated; maps and history of the region; and pictures of the river and hydroelectric stations.
Date Range
1907-1967
Year Range From
1907
Year Range To
1967
Date of Accumulation
1907-1967
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Rutter, Edward H.
Subjects
Hydroelectric power plants
Pamphlets
Business records
Search Terms
Business records
Certificates
Conestoga Substation
Conewago Water and Power Company
Consolidated Gas Electric Light and Power Company
Dams
Finding aids
Fuller Company
General Electric
Historic Strasburg Inn
Holtwood Dam
Hydroelectric power plants
Lake Aldred District
Manuscript groups
McCall Ferry Power Company
Pamphlets
Pennsylvania Power and Light Company
Pennsylvania Water and Power Company
Philadelphia Electric Power Company
S. Morgan Smith Company
Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation
Sunday Sun
Susquehanna Power Company
Susquehanna River
Extent
1 box, 12 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0084
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Photograph Collection
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
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-84
Classification
MG0084
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Updated 9 January 2008, 19 September 2008, 5 February 2009, 4 February 2010 HST
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The best genealogical sources in print : essays by Gary Boyd Roberts

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14855
Author
Roberts, Gary Boyd.
Date of Publication
2004-
Call Number
929.1 R644
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Responsibility
Gary Boyd Roberts.
ISBN
0880821558 (v. 1)
Author
Roberts, Gary Boyd.
Place of Publication
Boston, Mass
Publisher
New England Historic Genealogical Society,
Date of Publication
2004-
Physical Description
v. <1> ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
v. 1. Expanded from book introductions and journal articles published 1976-2004
Subjects
Genealogy - Bibliography.
Genealogical libraries - United States.
Essays, American - Massachusetts - Boston.
United States - Genealogy - Bibliography.
New England - Genealogy - Bibliography.
United States - Genealogy - Library resources.
Additional Corporate Author
New England Historic Genealogical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 R644
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Bibliography of articles about Holtwood and Safe Harbor

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13279
Author
Schuleen, E.T.
Date of Publication
1956.
Call Number
333.914 S128b
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Responsibility
by E.T. Schuleen, compiler.
Author
Schuleen, E.T.
Place of Publication
Mimeographed
Date of Publication
1956.
Physical Description
24 l. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Mimeographed.
Subjects
Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation (Safe Harbor, Pa.) - Bibliography.
McCall Ferry Power Company (Holtwood, Pa.).
Holtwood Power Plant (Holtwood, Pa.).
Power plants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
333.914 S128b
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Contract

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ee4e8690-7506-4655-8203-572494978048
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0395 I002
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Description
Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Year
1747
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
People
Stoneman, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Christian Stoneman's Mill
Contracts
Creeks
Ferries
Hempfield Twp.
James Wright's Ferry
Lancaster
Lancaster Twp.
Little Conestoga Creek
Mills
Provincial Road
Rivers
Roads
Specifications
Susquehanna River
Place
Hempfield Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Contract
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0395 I002
Box Number
006
Additional Notes
[Hempfield Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]
Location: On the Provincial Road from Lancaster to James Wright's Ferry on the Susquehanna River, at Christian Stoneman's Mill.
Document type: Specifications and contract for bridge construction.
3 items, 5 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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A country seat on the Susquehanna : Wright's Ferry Mansion

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Author
Schaeffer, Elizabeth M.
Call Number
708 O44 1983
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Author
Schaeffer, Elizabeth M.
Physical Description
32-37 p.
Notes
In: The Old Lancaster Antiques Show, (November 17-20, 1983)
Summary
"On the eastern bank of the Susquehanna River in southeastern Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Lancaster, Wright’s Ferry Mansion was built in 1738 for a remarkable English Quaker, Susanna Wright. In 1726, when Susanna was twenty-nine, she purchased one hundred acres in this region on the fringes of Pennsylvania wilderness, then inhabited by a small tribe of Indians and known as Shawanahtown-on-Susquehanna.Bright, unmarried, possibly using money from her dowry for the purchase of the land, this dynamic eighteenth-century lady was aware of the needs and potentials – not only political, agricultural and commercial, but also spiritual and intellectual – for the development of this area."
Subjects
Wright family.
Wright, Susanna
Wright's Ferry Mansion (Columbia, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
708 O44 1983
Websites
https://paheritage.wpengine.com/article/country-seat-susquehanna-wrights-ferry-mansion/
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Documents

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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1850 F25 I02
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1850
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0019
People
Fisher, John Jr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
McCall's Ferry, Martic Twp.
Place
McCall's Ferry, Martic Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
Tav 1850 F25 I02
Box Number
019
Additional Notes
April term.
Signers of petition: James Kelly, John R. Barclay, Robert [Laubly], David Laird, Samuel Broome, Joseph C. Shenk, Benjamin H. Witmer, Henry Rush, John Miller, Elias Werfel, Siles Winters, Alfred Sauer, Abraham Huber Jr.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8c1b6090-6dcd-444c-9bc5-864207877030
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1851 F26 I02
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0020
People
Fisher, John Jr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
McCall's Ferry, Martic Twp.
Place
McCall's Ferry, Martic Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
Tav 1851 F26 I02
Box Number
020
Additional Notes
April term.
Signers of petition: John R. Barclay, David Culley, Eli McCardle, Horatio L. Dunkle, Robert Soulsby, Joseph Vandyke Sr., William Barclay, William Cully, Jesse Engle, George Robinson, John Clark, G. W. Labezius.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
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Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/111165b8-3cff-4ab3-98be-153985434420
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1853 F07 I01
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0020
People
Bitts, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Shenk's Ferry, Conestoga Twp.
Place
Shenk's Ferry, Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
Tav 1853 F07 I01
Box Number
020
Additional Notes
Half of document is missing.
April term.
Signers of Petition: several unknown signatures, Samuel Crossen, Martin Good, John Jones, Joseph Miller, John Martin.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
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