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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Contract for bridge construction
Object ID
Bridge F0320 I005
Date Range
1885
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Contract for bridge construction
Description
[East Lampeter Twp. and Manheim Twp.]
Location: At Binkley's Bridge, Manheim Twp.
Document type: Contract for bridge construction.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1885
Year
1885
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Creeks
Conestoga Creek
East Lampeter Twp.
Manheim Twp.
Binkley's Bridge
Contracts
Bridges
Place
East Lampeter Twp. and Manheim Twp.
Extent
2 items, 2 pieces
Object Name
Contract
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0320 I005
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
Bridge Records
Title
Contract for guard rail on bridge
Object ID
Bridge F0320 I006
Date Range
1886
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Contract for guard rail on bridge
Description
[East Lampeter Twp. and Manheim Twp.]
Location: Over [Conestoga Creek].
Document type: Contract for guard rail on bridge.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1886
Year
1886
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Binkley's Bridge
East Lampeter Twp.
Manheim Twp.
Creeks
Conestoga Creek
Contracts
Bridges
Place
East Lampeter Twp. and Manheim Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Contract
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0320 I006
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
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 appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0315 I007
Date Range
1867
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Description
Court term: August 1867.
Location: Former site of Binkley's Bridge, on the Strasburg, Neffsville, Salunga Road and on the public road from New Holland, Earl Twp., to Lancaster.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1867
Year
1867
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Binkley's Bridge
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
East Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster
Manheim Twp.
New Holland, Earl Twp.
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Roads
Strasburg, Neffsville, and Salunga Road
Place
East Lampeter Twp. and Manheim Twp.
Extent
2 items, 3 pieces
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0315 I007
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
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

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