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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-11-04-72
Date Range
1968
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Kauffman's covered bridge near Sporting Hill.
Provenance
Gift of Beverly Wagaman
Date Range
1968
Creator
Bixler, Robert Theodore
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Chiques Creek
Chickies Creek
Place
Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 3 inches
Object ID
1-11-04-72
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-11-04-73
Date Range
1968
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Moore's covered bridge near Silver Spring off of the Marietta Pike.
Provenance
Gift of Beverly Wagaman
Date Range
1968
Creator
Bixler, Robert Theodore
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Chiques Creek
Chickies Creek
Place
East Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 3 inches
Object ID
1-11-04-73
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-21-02-34
Date Range
April 20, 1967
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Up river from Chiques Creek - view of the river through the trees in spring
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
April 20, 1967
Creator
Bond, George Ross
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Chiques Creek
Trees
Creeks
Chickies Creek
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 4 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
2-21-02-34
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-12-02-79
Date Range
1964
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Howe Atwater, local tennis pro, and his family - left to right: Howe, Jane, Charlotte, Richard and Pierce Atwater.
Date Range
1964
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Atwater, Howe
Atwater, Jane
Atwater, Charlotte
Atwater, Richard
Atwater, Pierce
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Families
Tennis
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-12-02-79
Notes
Donated for "Lancaster at Play" photograph book.
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-19-01-07
Date Range
circa 1960
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Family, possibly a candidate for office with his family.
Date Range
circa 1960
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Families
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
2-19-01-07
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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
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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 of the Bertz family
Object ID
2-30-04-09
Date Range
c. 1965
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph of the Bertz family
Description
Richard Bertz Sr. and his siblings. Standing from left are: George Bertz, Mary Bertz, Richard Bertz Sr., Perry Bertz, Sheldon Bertz, and Paul Bertz. Possibly taken at a wedding or other family occasion. They were the children of Sheldon Bertz Sr. and Bertha Sylvius Bertz.
Provenance
Gift of Charles Rohrer
Date Range
c. 1965
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bertz, George
Bertz, Mary
Bertz, Richard Sr.
Bertz, Perry
Bertz, Sheldon
Bertz, Paul
Subject
Photographs
Classification
2-30-04-09
Search Terms
Portraits
Families
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Original or Copy
Original
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-30-04-09
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-21-03-07
Date Range
December 16, 1968
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Stackstown Mill, Stackstown, Conoy Twp. Stone mill next to stone bridge over Conoy 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
December 16, 1968
Creator
Bond, George Ross
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Stackstown Mill
Stackstown, Conoy Twp.
Mills
Conoy Creek
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
2-21-03-07
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-21-03-08
Date Range
December 16, 1968
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Stackstown Mill, Stackstown, Conoy Twp. Stone mill next to stone bridge over Conoy 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
December 16, 1968
Creator
Bond, George Ross
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Stackstown Mill
Stackstown, Conoy Twp.
Stone arch bridges
Conoy Creek
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
2-21-03-08
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-09-05-33
Date Range
c. 1960
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Covered bridge of Conestoga Creek northwest of Long's Park
Provenance
digital image only - original owned by Milton Haldeman
Date Range
c. 1960
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Conestoga Creek
Long's Park
Place
East Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-09-05-33
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-09-05-34
Date Range
c. 1960
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Poole Forge Bridge, west of Churchtown in Caernarvon Township on starting branch if Conestoga Creek. 99 feet long, built 1859.
Provenance
digital image only - original owned by Milton Haldeman
Date Range
c. 1960
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Poole Forge
Churchtown, Caernarvon Twp.
Conestoga Creek
Covered bridges
Place
Caernarvon Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-09-05-34
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-09-05-35
Date Range
c. 1960
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Isaac Shearer's Mill bridge, one mile north of Goodville in Caernarvon Township on starting branch of the Conestoga Creek. 8 feet long, built in 1878.
Provenance
digital image only - original owned by Milton Haldeman
Date Range
c. 1960
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Shearer, Isaac
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Shearer's Mill
Goodville, East Earl Twp.
Conestoga Creek
Covered bridges
Place
Caernarvon Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-09-05-35
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-09-05-36
Date Range
c. 1960
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Israel Sensenig Mill bridge, Earl Township, on Conestoga Creek. 65 feet long, built in 1857.
Provenance
digital image only - original owned by Milton Haldeman
Date Range
c. 1960
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Sensenig, Israel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Sensenig's Mill
Conestoga Creek
Covered bridges
Place
Earl Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-09-05-36
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-11-04-58
Date Range
May 1968
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Route 772, Newport Road, near town of Mascot on Mill Creek.
Provenance
Gift of Beverly Wagaman
Date Range
May 1968
Creator
Bixler, Robert Theodore
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mills
Mill Creek
Place
Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 3 inches
Object ID
1-11-04-58
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-11-04-59
Date Range
May 1968
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Mill near Rothsville - possibly Rome Mill.
Provenance
Gift of Beverly Wagaman
Date Range
May 1968
Creator
Bixler, Robert Theodore
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mills
Lititz Creek
Place
Warwick Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 3 inches
Object ID
1-11-04-59
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-11-04-71
Date Range
1968
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Samuel Erb covered bridge near Millway and Rothsville, over the Hammer Creek
Provenance
Gift of Beverly Wagaman
Date Range
1968
Creator
Bixler, Robert Theodore
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Hammer Creek
Place
Warwick Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 3 inches
Object ID
1-11-04-71
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Collection
Barton Mill Photograph Collection
Object ID
BM-06-005
Date Range
c. 1969
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Barton Mill Photograph Collection
Description
Barton identifies this as Rock Hill Mill. Built by Philip Von Neida in 1818 on Liest Creek, one mile south of Adamstown.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-15 Harold R. Barton Collection
Date Range
c. 1969
Creator
Barton, R. Harold
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Von Neida, Philip
Search Terms
Rock Hill Mill
Liest Creek
Place
East Cocalico Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Condition
Not Rated
Object ID
BM-06-005
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Collection
Barton Mill Photograph Collection
Object ID
BM-06-017
Date Range
c. 1969
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Barton Mill Photograph Collection
Description
Union Mill on Cocalico Creek.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-15 Harold R. Barton Collection
Date Range
c. 1969
Creator
Barton, R. Harold
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Union Mill
Mills
East Cocalico Twp.
Cocalico Creek
Place
East Cocalico Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Condition
Not Rated
Object ID
BM-06-017
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Commercial fishing in the Susquehanna River

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Author
Heydinger, Earl J.
Date of Publication
1960.
COMMERCIAL FISHING IN THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER Forever yielding products of economic value, the broad Susquehanna, beauti- ful as well as utilitarian, is studied by Mr. Heydinger in its role as a fish- monger's paradise. The story of fishing in the Susquehanna breaks into time sections matching
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Responsibility
by Earl J. Heydinger.
Author
Heydinger, Earl J.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1960.
Physical Description
[194]-197 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 64, no. 3
Subjects
Fishing - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Susquehanna River.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 64, number 3 (1960), p. 194-197Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.64
Documents

edit_vol64no3pp194_197.pdf

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Author
Slaymaker, S. R.
Edition
[1st ed.]
Date of Publication
[1969]
Call Number
799.12 S631
Responsibility
by S.R. Slaymaker II. Illus. by Ned Smith.
Author
Slaymaker, S. R.
Edition
[1st ed.]
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Harper & Row
Date of Publication
[1969]
Physical Description
xvii, 142 p. illus. 22 cm.
Subjects
Fly fishing.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
799.12 S631
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