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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge blueprints
Object ID
Bridge F0800 I001
Date Range
1910
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge blueprints
Description
Location: Over Conestoga Creek at Rupp's Mill.
Document type: Bridge blueprints
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1910
Year
1910
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0012
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Blueprints
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Mills
Rupp's Mill
Rupp's Mill Bridge
West Earl Twp.
Place
West Earl Twp.
Extent
2 items, 2 pieces
Object Name
Blueprint
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0800 I001
Box Number
012
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0790 I009
Date Range
1889
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1889
Year
1889
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0012
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Contracts
Creeks
Mills
Wenger's Mill Bridge
Wenger's Mill
West Earl Twp.
Place
West Earl Twp.
Object Name
Contract
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0790 I009
Box Number
012
Additional Notes
Location: Over Conestoga Creek at Wenger's Mill.
Document type: Contract for bridge repair.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Contract for bridge repairs
Object ID
Bridge F0790 I011
Date Range
1889
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Contract for bridge repairs
Description
[West Earl Twp.]
1. Wenger's Bridge
Location: Over Conestoga Creek at [Wenger's Mill].
2. Graybill's Bridge
Location: Over Conestoga Creek at [Graybill's Mill].
3. Bushong's Bridge
Location: Over Conestoga Creek at [Bushong's Mill].
Document type: Contract for bridge repairs.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1889
Year
1889
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0012
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Bushong's Bridge
Bushong's Mill
Conestoga Creek
Contracts
Creeks
Graybill's Bridge
Graybill's Mill
Mills
Wenger's Mill
Wenger's Mill Bridge
West Earl Twp.
Place
West Earl Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Contract
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0790 I011
Box Number
012
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #108
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1831
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Eberman, John
Search Terms
Bridges
Lancaster
Conestoga River
Witmer's Bridge
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #108
Box Number
011
Notes
Entered into Q&A Aug 7, 2001.
Additional Notes
Bridges.
Payment of interest on mortgage on Abraham Witmer's bridge.
Eberman, John. Cashier, Farmers First Bank.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #365
Date Range
1827
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date Range
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Deitrich, Michael
Dietrich, Philip
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Bridges
Conestoga River
Witmer's Bridge
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #365
Box Number
007
Notes
Entered into Q & A Jun 7, 2001.
Additional Notes
Bridges.
Payment for Witmer's Bridge.
Deitrich, Michael. Administrator for Dietrich, Philip, deceased.
See also CommOrder 1827 #356 and CommOrder 1827 #357.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-19-01-43
Date Range
c. 1930
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Bushong's Mill Covered Bridge over the Conestoga River
Provenance
Transferred from the Bob Swartz Collection at the Lower Merion Historical Society, May 6, 2014.
Date Range
c. 1930
Creator
Kurtz, Howard G. Sr.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Bushong's Mill Covered Bridge
Conestoga River
Place
West Earl Twp.
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
3 x 4.75 inches
Object ID
1-19-01-43
Images
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-15-01-20
Date Range
December 1932
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
General Collection
Description
Witmer's Bridge, shortly before demolition. Shows trolley bridge.
Provenance
Arnold Glass-Plate Collection
Date Range
December 1932
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Witmer's Bridge
Stone arch bridges
Conestoga River
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
1-15-01-20
Images
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-15-01-21
Date Range
December 1932
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
General Collection
Description
Witmer's Bridge, shortly before demolition. Shows trolley bridge.
Provenance
Arnold Glass-Plate Collection
Date Range
December 1932
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Witmer's Bridge
Stone arch bridges
Conestoga River
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
1-15-01-21
Images
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #584
Date Range
1829
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Admin/Biographical History
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners.
Date Range
1829
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Eberman, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Conestoga River
Lancaster
Witmer's Bridge
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #584
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A Jul 31, 2001.
Additional Notes
Bridges.
Conestoga River.
Payment toward toward the purchase of Witmer's Bridge.
Eberman, John.
1 item, 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for a bridge; order and report of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0140 I007
Date Range
1856
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for a bridge; order and report of viewers
Description
Court term: January 1856.
Location: On public highway from Lancaster to York Furnace Bridge, at Colemanville, Conestoga Twp.
Document types: Petition for a bridge.
Order and report of viewers.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1856
Year
1856
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Colemanville, Conestoga Twp.
Conestoga Twp.
Creeks
Lancaster
Martic Twp.
Orders
Pequea Creek
Petitions
Reports
York Furnace Bridge
Place
Conestoga Twp. and Martic Twp.
Extent
2 items, 2 pieces
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0140 I007
Box Number
002
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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