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Collection
Columbia Bridge Company Collection
Title
Columbia Bridge Company Collection
Object ID
MG0217
Date Range
1809-1843
Coleman, Robert Dickson, William Gilpin, Joshua Gilpin, Thomas Grimler, Benjamin Haldeman, C. Hamilton, William Harbaugh, Leonard Hoff, John Hopkins, James Hubley, John Hubley, Joseph Lloyd, Evan Mifflin, Joseph Poulson, Zachariah Reynolds, John Rittenhouse, Joseph Shaffner, Casper Slaymaker, Henry
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Collection
Columbia Bridge Company Collection
Title
Columbia Bridge Company Collection
Description
The Columbia Bridge Company Collection is a valuable source of information concerning construction of bridges in the early 1800s. Documents concern the building of the first two bridges across the Susquehanna River in 1814 and 1832. Items in the collection include minutes, form for stock certificate, invoices, legal papers, proposals, receipts, stockholders, promissory notes, by-laws, settlement of stage tolls with Samuel Slaymaker 1813, salary receipts, circulars and announcements, bridge tolls, orders for payment, correspondence, and a stock certificate from 1842
Admin/Biographical History
First Bridge
Construction of the first Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge was begun in 1812 and completed December 5, 1814, by J. Wolcott, H. Slaymaker, S. Slaymaker at a total cost of $231,771, which was underwritten by the newly formed Columbia Bank and Bridge Company. The bridge was 5,690 feet (1,730 m) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide and had 54 piers and twin carriageways. Constructed of wood and stone, the covered bridge also included a wooden roof, a whitewashed interior and openings in its wooden sides to view the river and surrounding areas. It was considered the longest covered bridge in the world at the time. The bridge accommodated east-west traffic across the Susquehanna River for 14 years before being destroyed by ice, high water and severe weather on February 5, 1832.
Second bridge
Construction of the second Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, also covered, started mid-1832 and was completed in 1834 (opening on July 8, 1834) by James Moore and John Evans at a cost of $157,300. It was 5,620 feet (1,710 m) long and 28 feet (8.5 m) wide and also enjoyed the distinction of being the world's longest covered bridge. The wood and stone structure had 27 piers, a carriageway, walkway, and two towpaths to guide canal traffic across the river. Much of the mostly oak timber used in its construction was salvaged from the previous bridge. Its roof was covered with shingles, its sides with weatherboard, and its interior was whitewashed. The structure was modified in 1840 by the Canal Company at a cost of $40,000 concurrent with the construction of the Wrightsville Dam. Towpaths of different levels and with sidewalls were added to prevent horses from falling into river, as happened several times when the river flooded. The roof of the lower path formed the floor of upper path. In this way, canal boats were towed across the river from the Pennsylvania Canal on the Columbia side to the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal at Wrightsville. Sometime after 1846, a double-track railway was added, linking the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad to the Northern Central Railway. Due to fear of fire caused by locomotives, rail cars were pulled across the bridge by teams of mules or horses.
Information from "Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia%E2%80%93Wrightsville_Bridge. Accessed 3 February 2020.
System of Arrangement
The papers of the First Columbia Bridge built in 1814 are filed in folders #1 to 157. The papers of the Second Columbia Bridge built in 1832 are filed in folders #158 to 181.
Date Range
1809-1843
Year Range From
1809
Year Range To
1843
Date of Accumulation
1809-1843
Creator
Goodell, Robert Hilliard, 1899-1992.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 05
People
Albright, William
Chew, Benjamin
Coleman, Robert
Dickson, William
Gilpin, Joshua
Gilpin, Thomas
Grimler, Benjamin
Haldeman, C.
Hamilton, William
Harbaugh, Leonard
Hoff, John
Hopkins, James
Hubley, John
Hubley, Joseph
Lloyd, Evan
Mifflin, Joseph
Poulson, Zachariah
Reynolds, John
Rittenhouse, Joseph
Shaffner, Casper
Slaymaker, Henry
Slaymaker, Samuel
Varle, Charles
Wilson, Edward
Wilson, Thomas A.
Witmer, A.
Wright, William
Wolcott, John
Subjects
Bridges
Business records
Columbia (Pa.)
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Stockholders
Stocks
Susquehanna River
Search Terms
Advertising
Applications
Board of Directors
Bonds
Bridges
Broadsides
Business records
By-laws
Checks
Columbia
Columbia Bridge Company
Construction
Contracts
Correspondence
Farmers Bank of Lancaster
Financial records
Finding aids
Gatekeepers
Invoices
Letters
Loans
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Murray Draper and Company
Promissory notes
Receipts
Reports
Salaries
Stockholders
Stocks
Susquehanna River
Taxes
Tollhouses
Tolls
Extent
5 boxes, 190 folders, 3 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0217
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. The original items in Folder 69 may not be used due to their fragile condition. All other original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection may be photographed. Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org with questions or for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-217
Classification
MG0217
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 13 January 2022.
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Diary

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Collection
Rev. John Wallace Papers
Title
Diary entries of Rev. John Wallace, May to July 1866
Object ID
MG0869_F006
Date Range
1866/05/26-1866/07/10
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Collection
Rev. John Wallace Papers
Title
Diary entries of Rev. John Wallace, May to July 1866
Description
Diary entries of Rev. John Wallace from May to July 1866. Wallace describes the weather throughout this time period, the sermons he preaches and the inspiring Bible passages, as well as the individuals he saw. He records the temperature and weather conditions everyday. The diary entries show Wallace and his wife taking small trips throughout Pennsylvania.
Admin/Biographical History
Rev. Wallace (d.1866) was pastor at Pequea Church, Gap, Lancaster County from 1833-1866. The family is from Chester and Lancaster counties.
Date Range
1866/05/26-1866/07/10
Creation Date
26 May 1866 – 10 July 1866
Creator
Wallace, John, d. 1866
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Armstrong, Walter
Crawford, Annie
Dickinson, John
Dickinson, Morrison
Diem, Adam
Donlap, Sarah W.
Eaby, Henry
Feaster, Rudolph
Gault, Thomas
Hess, H
Junkin, George
Kennedy, James
Kurtz, Elias
Lindon, Sarah
Lunch, Joseph
Lynch, Nathaniel
Marple, Joseph
McCaa, James
McNeil, Thomas
Morrison, A. C.
Parke, Samuel
Parmer, Rebekah
Potton, Gabrial
Rambo, John
Rittenhouse, Joseph
Robinson, H. Wilson
Stewarts, C.
Wallace, Ann
Wallace, John
Wallace, Rachel
Wallace, Trueman
Wanner, Henry
Wanner, John
Weily, Margaret
Weily, Rufus
Worst, Henry
Subjects
Diaries
Weather
Search Terms
Diaries
Weather
Pequea Twp.
Pequea Presbyterian Church
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan
Object Name
Diary
Language
English
Object ID
MG0869_F006
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Given in memory of Ann Morgan Ryan.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Rev. John Wallace Papers (MG0869), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
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
2022.001
Other Numbers
MG-869
Other Number
MG-869, Folder 6
Classification
MG0869
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 14 April 2022.
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Statement, Financial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1ea451b8-d3d8-4f62-81ba-358440906100
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1865 F012 P
Date Range
1865
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1865
Year
1865
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0303
People
Pickel, William
Rittenhouse, Joseph M.
Pickel, Margaret
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Bart Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1865 F012 P
Box Number
303
Additional Notes
Rittenhouse, Joseph M. Guardian of Margaret Pickel.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
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Statement, Financial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7998512e-6182-47f9-8c8e-716521058310
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1866 F005 P
Date Range
1866
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1866
Year
1866
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0303
People
Pickel, William
Rittenhouse, Joseph M.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Bart Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1866 F005 P
Box Number
303
Additional Notes
Rittenhouse, Joseph M. Guardian of William Pickel.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
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Statement, Financial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c66faefc-0c80-467c-b70e-394575606384
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1873 F006 P
Date Range
1873
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1873
Year
1873
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0304
People
Pickel, William
Rittenhouse, Joseph M.
Pickel, Augustus H.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Bart Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1873 F006 P
Box Number
304
Additional Notes
Rittenhouse, Joseph M. Guardian of Augustus H. Pickel.
2 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
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Statement, Financial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/85def573-ae75-44d5-b878-384229794782
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1873 F007 P
Date Range
1873
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1873
Year
1873
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0304
People
Pickel, William
Rittenhouse, Joseph M.
Pickel, Susan S.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Bart Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1873 F007 P
Box Number
304
Additional Notes
Rittenhouse, Joseph M. Guardian of Susan S. Pickel.
2 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
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