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Collection
Barton Mill Photograph Collection
Object ID
BM-06-157
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
Barton Mill Photograph Collection
Description
Christiana Mill, built by Robert Agnew in 1816.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-15 Harold R. Barton Collection
Creator
Barton, R. Harold
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Agnew, Robert
Search Terms
Christiana Mill
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
2.5 x 3.75 inches
Condition
Not Rated
Object ID
BM-06-157
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0710 I002
Date Range
1813
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Date Range
1813
Year
1813
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0011
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Andrews Ford
Bridges
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Creeks
Fords
Octoraro Creek
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Sadsbury Twp.
Strasburg
Place
Sadsbury Twp. and Chester County
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0710 I002
Box Number
011
Additional Notes
[Sadsbury Twp.] and Chester County
Court term: January 1813.
Location: Near Andrews Ford, on main road from Strasburg, Strasburg Twp., to Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Riot House
Object ID
Christiana S02 F03
Date Range
undated
  3 images  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Riot House
Description
"Christiana Riot House." 2 originals printed by Harry's Studio, No. 210 Locust Street, Columbia, Pa. Also 3 copies. Donated by Jean Pownall (Mrs. Bernard).
Date Range
undated
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
People
Pownall, Jean
Subject
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Christiana (Pa.)
Photographs
Historical markers
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Christiana S02 F03
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Historical markers
Harry's Studio
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
Christiana S02 F03
Notes
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes. The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
Please contact Moores Memorial Library for a high resolution image and permission to publish:
Moores Memorial Library
9 West Slokom Avenue
Christiana, PA 17509
chrlib@christianalibrary.org
610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687
The digital master files are stored at LancasterHistory.
LancasterHistory
230 N. President Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
archives@lancasterhistory.org
(717) 392-4633
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 2, Folder 3, Moores Memorial Library
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Collection
Historical Markers Album
Object ID
A-39-01-06
Date Range
1986
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Historical Markers Album
Description
Monument of granite at Christiana in commemoration of the riot of 1851 and the resultant treason trials. The event known as the "Christiana Resistance" was engendered when southern slave owners came to Lancaster County in search of runaway slaves. Erected in 1911.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Date Range
1986
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Historical markers
Monuments
Tablets
Christiana Resistance
Abolition
Civil War
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
A-39-01-06
Images
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Collection
Historical Markers Album
Object ID
A-39-01-08
Date Range
1986
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Historical Markers Album
Description
Monument at Christiana in commemoration of the resistance of 1851.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Date Range
1986
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Historical markers
Monuments
Tablets
Christiana Resistance
Civil War
Slavery
Abolition
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
A-39-01-08
Images
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Collection
Barton Mill Photograph Collection
Object ID
BM-06-156
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Barton Mill Photograph Collection
Description
Christiana Mill, built by Robert Agnew in 1816.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-15 Harold R. Barton Collection
Creator
Barton, R. Harold
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Agnew, Robert
Search Terms
Christiana Mill
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Condition
Not Rated
Object ID
BM-06-156
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-25-01-17
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Two story stone farmhouse owned by Levi Pownall at the time of the Christiana Resistance.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Pownall, Levi
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Houses
Christiana Resistance
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
2-25-01-17
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Specifications and contract for bridge construction
Object ID
Bridge F0710 I001
Date Range
1813
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Specifications and contract for bridge construction
Description
[Sadsbury Twp.] and Chester County
Location: Near Andrews Ford, formerly Guthries', on road from Lancaster to Newport, Delaware, and the Christiana Bridge.
Document type: Specifications and contract for bridge construction.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1813
Year
1813
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0011
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Andrews Ford
Bridges
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Christiana Bridge
Contracts
Creeks
Fords
Guthries' Ford
Lancaster
Newport, Delaware
Octoraro Creek
Sadsbury Twp.
Specifications
Place
Sadsbury Twp. and Chester County
Extent
1 item, 2 pieces
Object Name
Specification
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0710 I001
Box Number
011
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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