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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Concurrence for bridge payment
Object ID
Bridge F0445 I004
Date Range
1799
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Concurrence for bridge payment
Description
Court term: August 1799.
Location: Over Conestoga Creek.
Document type: Concurrence for bridge payment.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1799
Year
1799
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Binkley
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Agreements
Binkley's Bridge
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Lampeter Twp.
Manheim Twp.
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Manheim Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Agreement
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0445 I004
Box Number
007
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 blueprints
Object ID
Bridge F0335 I004
Date Range
1905
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge blueprints
Description
Location: Over North Branch of Beaver Creek, on road from Mount Eden Furnace to New Providence, Providence Twp., at J. H. Weimer's Saw Mill.
Document type: Bridge blueprints
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1905
Year
1905
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Weimer, J. H.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Beaver Creek Bridge
Beaver Creek, North Branch
Blueprints
Bridges
Creeks
Eden Twp.
Furnaces
J. H. Weimer's Sawmill
Mills
Mount Eden Furnace
New Providence, Providence Twp.
Sawmills
Place
Eden Twp.
Extent
2 items, 2 pieces
Object Name
Blueprint
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0335 I004
Box Number
005
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
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for bridge to become public property
Object ID
Bridge F0445 I001
Date Range
1798
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for bridge to become public property
Description
[Lampeter Twp. and Manheim Twp.]
Court term: November 1798.
Location: Over Conestoga Creek.
Document type: Petition for bridge to become public property and to pay builder, Christian Binkley.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1798
Year
1798
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Binkley, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Binkley's Bridge
Lampeter Twp.
Manheim Twp.
Creeks
Conestoga Creek
Petitions
Bridges
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Manheim Twp.
Extent
3 items, 3 pieces
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0445 I001
Box Number
007
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
Petition to pay builder for bridge
Object ID
Bridge F0445 I002
Date Range
1799
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition to pay builder for bridge
Description
[Lampeter Twp. and Manheim Twp.]
Location: Over Conestoga Creek.
Document type: Petition to pay builder, Christian Binkley, for bridge.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1799
Year
1799
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Binkley, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Binkley's Bridge
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Lampeter Twp.
Manheim Twp.
Petitions
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Manheim Twp.
Extent
4 items, 4 pieces
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0445 I002
Box Number
007
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
Petition for repairing bridge
Object ID
Bridge F0045 I002
Date Range
1798
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for repairing bridge
Description
Court term: August 1798.
Location: Over Conestoga Creek, near Hinkletown, Earl Twp.
Document type: Petition for repairing bridge
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1798
Year
1798
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Cocalico Twp.
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Earl Twp.
Hinkle's Bridge
Hinkletown, Earl Twp.
Petitions
Place
Cocalico Twp. and Earl Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0045 I002
Box Number
001
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Postcard Collection
Title
Lady Gay paddleboat at Witmer's Bridge
Object ID
992-061
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Title
Lady Gay paddleboat at Witmer's Bridge
Description
Real photo postcard. Lady Gay paddleboat at Witmer's Bridge on the Conestoga River
Year Range From
1906
Year Range To
1907
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subject
Postcards
Classification
992-061
Search Terms
Lady Gay
Paddle boats
Paddle steamers
Witmer's Bridge
Conestoga River
Bridges
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
The Lancaster, PA., Photo Supply House
Object ID
992-061
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2023.039
Images
Less detail
Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
992-060
Date Range
before 1907
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Lady Gay paddleboat at Witmer's Bridge on the Conestoga River
Date Range
before 1907
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Lady Gay
Paddle boats
Paddle steamers
Witmer's Bridge
Conestoga River
Bridges
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
The American News Company, New York
Condition
Good
Object ID
992-060
Images
Less detail
Collection
Lancaster City and County Scenes Album
Object ID
A-34-01-04
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Lancaster City and County Scenes Album
Description
The Conestoga River below Witmer's Bridge. Bridge and Lady Gay paddleboat are in background.
Year Range From
1898
Year Range To
1905
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Boats
Bridges
Stone arch bridges
Witmer's Bridge
Conestoga River
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 3 inches
Object ID
A-34-01-04
Images
Less detail

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