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Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Stone arch bridge at Nolt's Mill at junction of Lititz Creek and Conestoga River. Man standing on a rock in the creek fishing with a net while two boys watch from the bridge.
Object ID
1-01-05-12
Date Range
c. 1870
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Stone arch bridge at Nolt's Mill at junction of Lititz Creek and Conestoga River. Man standing on a rock in the creek fishing with a net while two boys watch from the bridge.
Description
Stone arch bridge at Nolt's Mill at junction of Lititz Creek and Conestoga River. Man standing on a rock in the creek fishing with a net while two boys watch from the bridge.
Date Range
c. 1870
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Nolt's Mill
Fishing
Recreation
Lititz Creek
Place
Manheim Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
6.75 x 4.625 inches
Object ID
1-01-05-12
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-07-05-14
Date Range
August 1885
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Man and woman fishing at Chiques Creek.
Date Range
August 1885
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Fishing
Chiques Creek
Chickies Creek
Place
East Donegal Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
7.875 x 4.625 inches
Object ID
2-07-05-14
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-16-03-60
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Man standing on a rock fishing. Stone arch bridge and mill in background. Possibly at Nolt's Mill near Pinetown on the Conestoga River.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mills
Bridges
Fishing
Creeks
Stone arch bridges
Place
Manheim Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
1-16-03-60
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Collection
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Title
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Object ID
MG0587
Date Range
1960s-1970s
Compiled by Benjamin Weaver (MG0587), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org People: Weaver, Benjamin Subject Headings: Bridges Search Terms: Beaver Creek Big Chiques Creek Conestoga River
  1 document  
Collection
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Title
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Description
This collection of Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver contains index cards prepared by Mr. Weaver with information about bridges over several creeks in Lancaster County. The waterways include the Beaver, Calamus, Big Chiques, Little Chiques, Cocalico, Conestoga, Little Conestoga, Conewago, Conowingo, Coon, Conoy, Hammer, Mill, Muddy, East Octoraro, West Octoraro, Pequea and Peters. Information includes the name, township(s), and type of each bridge, and may also include the date of construction, contractors, commissioners, size and weight limit, details on location and/or destruction or replacement of the bridge.
Admin/Biographical History
Mr. Weaver photographed these bridges in the 1960s and 1970s.
Date Range
1960s-1970s
Date of Accumulation
1960s-1970s
Creator
Weaver, Benjamin
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Weaver, Benjamin
Subjects
Bridges
Search Terms
Beaver Creek
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Conestoga River
Bridges
Calamus Run
Cocalico Creek
Conewago Creek
Conowingo Creek
Conoy Creek
Coon Creek
East Octoraro Creek
Finding aids
Hammer Creek
Little Chiques Creek
Little Chickies Creek
Little Conestoga Creek
Manuscript groups
Mill Creek
Muddy Creek
Pequea Creek
Peters Creek
West Octoraro Creek
Extent
1 box, 3 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0587
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Mr. Weaver photographed these bridges in the 1960s and 1970s; the slides are in the Photograph Collection.
Some of these cards correspond with the Bridge Records in the Lancaster County Government Records.
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver (MG0587), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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.
Accession Number
2010.MG0587
Other Numbers
MG-587
Classification
MG0587
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by HT, 10 September 2010. Added to database 26 December 2021.
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Covered bridge over Chiques Creek above Sentz's Mill.
Object ID
1-03-02-85
Date Range
1946
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Covered bridge over Chiques Creek above Sentz's Mill.
Description
Covered bridge over Chiques Creek above Sentz's Mill.
Date Range
1946
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Covered Bridges
Mills
Chiques Creek
Chickies Creek
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 3.5 inches
Object ID
1-03-02-85
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-21-03-34
Date Range
August 12, 1972
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
June 1972 Flood damage at Old P.R.R. Bridge, Chickies. See #2-21-03-36
Provenance
Donated by Deanna M. Nolder.
Loose pages from photo album belonging to donor's late grandfather, G.Ross Bond of York, PA.
Date Range
August 12, 1972
Creator
Bond, George Ross
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Floods
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Bridges
Railroad bridges
Hurricane Agnes
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 4 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
2-21-03-34
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-21-03-35
Date Range
August 22, 1972
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
June 1972 Flood damage at Chiques Creek
Provenance
Donated by Deanna M. Nolder.
Loose pages from photo album belonging to donor's late grandfather, G.Ross Bond of York, PA.
Date Range
August 22, 1972
Creator
Bond, George Ross
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Floods
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Bridges
Railroad bridges
Hurricane Agnes
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 4 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
2-21-03-35
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-21-03-36
Date Range
August 22, 1972
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
June 1972 Flood damage at Chiques Creek. See #2-21-03-34
Provenance
Donated by Deanna M. Nolder.
Loose pages from photo album belonging to donor's late grandfather, G.Ross Bond of York, PA.
Date Range
August 22, 1972
Creator
Bond, George Ross
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Floods
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Bridges
Railroad bridges
Hurricane Agnes
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 4 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
2-21-03-36
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-21-03-39
Date Range
August 21, 1972
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Old Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge, Chickies, June 1972 Flood damage; see #2-02-03-40
Provenance
Donated by Deanna M. Nolder.
Loose pages from photo album belonging to donor's late grandfather, G.Ross Bond of York, PA.
Date Range
August 21, 1972
Creator
Bond, George Ross
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Floods
Bridges
Railroad bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Hurricane Agnes
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
2-21-03-39
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-21-03-40
Date Range
August 21, 1972
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Old Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, Chickies, June 1972 flood damage; see #02-21-03-39
Provenance
Donated by Deanna M. Nolder.
Loose pages from photo album belonging to donor's late grandfather, G.Ross Bond of York, PA.
Date Range
August 21, 1972
Creator
Bond, George Ross
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Floods
Bridges
Railroad Bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Hurricane Agnes
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
2-21-03-40
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Kauffman Bridge near Sporting Hill on the Chiques Creek.
Object ID
1-05-02-56
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Kauffman Bridge near Sporting Hill on the Chiques Creek.
Description
Kauffman Bridge near Sporting Hill on the Chiques Creek.
Provenance
donated by Dale Ashcroft
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Chiques Creek
Covered bridges
Sporting Hill, Rapho Twp.
Chickies Creek
Place
Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 3.5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-05-02-56
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-09-04-26
Date Range
c. 1925
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Covered bridge on the Little Chiques Creek at The Springs, south of Mount Joy. Carried away by flood and replaced by a steel bridge. Located on Longenecker Road, Mount Joy Borough
Provenance
Lancaster County covered bridge photos taken by M. E. Schroll and Kathryn L. Sauder taken between 1956 and 1958.
Date Range
c. 1925
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Covered bridges
Little Chickies Creek
Little Chiques Creek
Longenecker Road
Mount Joy
Springs, The
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 4.5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-09-04-26
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Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-42
Date Range
1950
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Description
Kauffman's Distillery bridge, on road T-889 from Manheim to Sporting Hill and between townships of Penn and Rapho. County maintained, built in 1874 (frist bridge 1857), single span 96 feet long.
Date Range
1950
Creator
Gaintner, Jay Richard
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Covered bridges
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Distilleries
Sporting Hill, Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
A-11-01-42
Images
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Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-43
Date Range
1950
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Description
Jacob Shearer's bridge, south of Lancaster Junction, between Rapho and East Hempfield Townships. County maintained on road T-374, built in 1856, single span 90 feet long.
Date Range
1950
Creator
Gaintner, Jay Richard
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Covered bridges
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Lancaster Junction
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
A-11-01-43
Images
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Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-44
Date Range
1950
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Description
Shenk's Mill, one mile north of Salunga, between Rapho and East Hempfield Townships. County maintained on road T-372, built in 1855 (first bridge 1847), single span 96 feet long.
Date Range
1950
Creator
Gaintner, Jay Richard
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Covered bridges
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Mills
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
A-11-01-44
Images
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Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-45
Date Range
1950
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Description
Michael Moore's Mill bridge, or Seigrist's Mill bridge, between Rapho and West Hempfield Townships, two miles northwest of Silver Spring. County maintained on road T-360, built in 1885, single span about 80 feet long.
Date Range
1950
Creator
Gaintner, Jay Richard
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Moore, Michael
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Covered bridges
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Mills
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
A-11-01-45
Images
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Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-46
Date Range
1950
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Description
John Forry's bridge, just off Marietta Pike two miles west of Silver Spring, between Rapho and West Hempfield Townships. County maintained on road T-362, built in 1869, single span 103 feet long.
Date Range
1950
Creator
Gaintner, Jay Richard
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Forry, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Covered bridges
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Mills
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
A-11-01-46
Images
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Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-47
Date Range
1950
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Description
Amwake's Mill, one mile southwest of Newtown, between Rapho and West Hempfield Townships. State supervised on road LR 36067, builit in 1875, single span 133 feet long.
Date Range
1950
Creator
Gaintner, Jay Richard
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Covered bridges
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Mills
Newtown, Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
A-11-01-47
Images
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Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-48
Date Range
1950
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Description
Covered bridge two miles north of Mount Joy, between Rapho and Mount Joy Townships. State supervised on road LR 36069, built in 1849, single span 68 feet long.
Date Range
1950
Creator
Gaintner, Jay Richard
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Covered bridges
Little Chickies Creek
Mills
Little Chiques Creek
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
A-11-01-48
Images
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Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-49
Date Range
1950
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Description
Johnson's Mill covered bridge, 1.5 miles east of Marietta, between East Donegal and Rapho Townships. County maintained on road T-356, built in 1867 (first bridge 1854), single span 80 feet long.
Date Range
1950
Creator
Gaintner, Jay Richard
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Covered bridges
Little Chickies Creek
Mills
Little Chiques Creek
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
A-11-01-49
Images
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