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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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Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1749 F001 N
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1749
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0093
People
Nelson, John
Nillson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Fawn Twp., Lancaster County
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1749 F001 N
Box Number
093
Additional Notes
Or Nillson, John.
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1876 F001 N
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1876
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0094
People
Nelson, John
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Paradise Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1876 F001 N
Box Number
094
Additional Notes
1 item, 3 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1907 F002 N
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1907
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0095
People
Nelson, John
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1907 F002 N
Box Number
095
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1901 F003 N
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1901
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0095
People
Nelson, John C.
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Drumore Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1901 F003 N
Box Number
095
Additional Notes
Occupation: farmer. 1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail