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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
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0fd7cf3c-5b4a-4990-b79e-437508483946
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-44
Date Range
1950
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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
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/783733dd-3d91-4e57-a722-035408002320
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-45
Date Range
1950
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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
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2007258f-5485-4952-a754-304762314635
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-47
Date Range
1950
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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
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/20e6d44e-cf76-4583-b133-095174280580
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-09-04-12
Date Range
July 1956
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Kauffman's Distillery covered bridge across the Big Chiques Creek east of Sporting Hill between Penn and Rapho townships.
Provenance
Lancaster County covered bridge photos taken by M. E. Schroll and Kathryn L. Sauder taken between 1956 and 1958.
Date Range
July 1956
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge
Covered bridges
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Sporting Hill, Rapho Twp.
Penn Twp.
Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 4.5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-09-04-12
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/af8436dc-97e3-4550-b77f-617479899744
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-09-04-13
Date Range
October 1957
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Kauffman's Distillery covered bridge over Big Chiques Creek east of Sporting Hill between Penn and Rapho townships
Provenance
Lancaster County covered bridge photos taken by M. E. Schroll and Kathryn L. Sauder taken between 1956 and 1958.
Date Range
October 1957
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge
Covered bridges
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Sporting Hill, Rapho Twp.
Penn Twp.
Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 4.5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-09-04-13
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e7afcf47-4956-4931-b8d9-595093797060
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-09-04-16
Date Range
June 1956
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Shenck's Mill covered bridge on the Big Chiques Creek north of Salunga between Rapho and East Hempfield townships.
Provenance
Lancaster County covered bridge photos taken by M. E. Schroll and Kathryn L. Sauder taken between 1956 and 1958.
Date Range
June 1956
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Shenck's Mill Covered Bridge
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Covered bridges
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 4.5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-09-04-16
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/87c37661-c5d8-45bc-abf6-732727980310
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-09-04-17
Date Range
August 15, 1958
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Shenck's Mill covered bridge on the Big Chiques Creek north of Salunga between East Hempfiled and Rapho townships.
Provenance
Lancaster County covered bridge photos taken by M. E. Schroll and Kathryn L. Sauder taken between 1956 and 1958.
Date Range
August 15, 1958
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Schenck's Mill Covered Bridge
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Covered bridges
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 4.5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-09-04-17
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5ffa1df4-ff39-4051-8e8a-160788664059
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-09-04-20
Date Range
June 1956
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Lichty's covered bridge on the Big Chiques Creek south of Newtown.
Provenance
Lancaster County covered bridge photos taken by M. E. Schroll and Kathryn L. Sauder taken between 1956 and 1958.
Date Range
June 1956
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lichty's Covered Bridge
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Newtown, Rapho Twp.
Covered bridges
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 4.5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-09-04-20
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c79cf39e-3d89-44a9-ba73-209116669192
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-09-04-21
Date Range
August 9, 1958
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Lichty's covered bridge on the Big Chiques Creek southeast of Newtown.
Provenance
Lancaster County covered bridge photos taken by M. E. Schroll and Kathryn L. Sauder taken between 1956 and 1958.
Date Range
August 9, 1958
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lichty's covered bridge
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Newtown, Rapho Twp.
Covered bridges
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 4.5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-09-04-21
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e9c57809-9fc5-49f2-b84b-542311087131
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-42
Date Range
1950
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  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
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/991575e2-c281-4a21-b287-370015701333
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-43
Date Range
1950
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  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
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e709684e-1eff-423c-82f5-272506363525
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-20-06-25
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Identified as bridge #3 on Big Chickies Creek. Possibly Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge.
Provenance
Photographs taken by Lancaster County during bridge repair work. Gift of Gordon Reed.
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
1929
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge
Place
Penn Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.25 x 5.5 inches
Object ID
1-20-06-25
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0d897a0b-81c7-444f-bf60-402035564511
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-20-06-28
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Identified as bridge #5 on Big Chickies Creek. Possibly Schenck's Mill Covered Bridge.
Provenance
Photographs taken by Lancaster County during bridge repair work. Gift of Gordon Reed.
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
1929
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Schenck's Mill Covered Bridge
Place
Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.25 x 5.5 inches
Object ID
1-20-06-28
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e44f4659-62b2-42db-925f-863707161872
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-20-06-29
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Identified as bridge #5 on Big Chickies Creek. Possibly Schenck's Mill Covered Bridge.
Provenance
Photographs taken by Lancaster County during bridge repair work. Gift of Gordon Reed.
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
1929
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Schenck's Mill Covered Bridge
Place
Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.25 x 5.5 inches
Object ID
1-20-06-29
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/351836b1-55f9-45c1-903b-245265267308
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-20-06-30
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Identified as bridge #5 on Big Chickies Creek. Possibly Schenck's Mill Covered Bridge.
Provenance
Photographs taken by Lancaster County during bridge repair work. Gift of Gordon Reed.
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
1929
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Schenck's Mill Covered Bridge
Place
Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.25 x 5.5 inches
Object ID
1-20-06-30
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0e2876d6-5da5-4980-898b-497016574290
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-20-06-34
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Identified as bridge #7 on Big Chickies Creek, but may be #8. Possilby Siegrist Mill Covered Bridge.
Provenance
Photographs taken by Lancaster County during bridge repair work. Gift of Gordon Reed.
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
1929
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Siegrist Mill Covered Bridge
Place
Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.25 x 5.5 inches
Object ID
1-20-06-34
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c6e7b28-6e7f-4b36-8835-884074200583
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-20-06-35
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Identified as bridge #7 on Big Chickies Creek, but may be #8. Possilby Siegrist Mill Covered Bridge.
Provenance
Photographs taken by Lancaster County during bridge repair work. Gift of Gordon Reed.
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
1929
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Siegrist Mill Covered Bridge
Place
Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.25 x 5.5 inches
Object ID
1-20-06-35
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f45c4591-9c29-449b-8176-606017165366
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-20-06-36
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Possilby Forry's Mill Covered Bridge on Big Chickies Creek.
Provenance
Photographs taken by Lancaster County during bridge repair work. Gift of Gordon Reed.
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
1929
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered Bridges
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Forry's Mill Covered Bridge
Place
Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.25 x 5.5 inches
Object ID
1-20-06-36
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fa911193-4c36-41d5-bc4d-375007199700
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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