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Down the pike : a history of the Chambersburg-Bedford Turnpike Company

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Author
Nelson, John H.
Date of Publication
1989.
Call Number
388 N427
Responsibility
written by John H. Nelson.
Author
Nelson, John H.
Place of Publication
McConnellsburg, PA
Publisher
Fulton County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1989.
Physical Description
65, 35 p. : ill., facsims. ; 22 cm.
Series
Fulton County Historical Society (Pa.) (Series) ;
Notes
Includes text of: Laws relating to the Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company (Chambersburg, Pa. : M. Kieffer, 1860).
Bibliography: p. 63-64.
Contents
Contents: 1. A brief look at the development of turnpikes -- 2. The origination of the Chambersburg-Bedford Turnpike Company -- 3. Growth and demise of the company -- 4. End of an era -- 5. Bridges -- 6. Tollgates and tollhouses -- 7. Incidents along the pike -- Stockholders, managers and toolkeepers -- Sources -- Laws of the Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company
Subjects
Chambersburg-Bedford Turnpike Company - History.
Toll roads - Pennsylvania.
Bedford County (Pa.) - History.
Fulton County (Pa.) - History.
Franklin County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Corporate Author
Fulton County Historical Society (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
388 N427
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