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Collection
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 4
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 4 Railroads
Object ID
MG0545_Series04
Date Range
1833-1896
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Collection
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 4
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 4 Railroads
Description
The documents in MG0545, Series 4 represent the business of the City of Lancaster related to the Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad, including correspondence, invoices and a petition.
System of Arrangement
This collection is organized into series:
Series 1 Market Houses
Series 2 Fire Department
Series 3 Bridges
Series 4 Railroads
Series 5 Lamps and Lighting
Series 6 Relief Fund
Series 7 Administrative Records
Date Range
1833-1896
Creation Date
1833-1896
Year Range From
1833
Year Range To
1896
Creator
Lancaster (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Ihling, Charles C.
Flick, Henry
Zimmerman, John
Subjects
Business records
Columbia-Philadelphia Railroad
Invoices
Lancaster (Pa.)
Pennsylvania Railroad
Petitions
Railroads
Search Terms
Business records
Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad
Correspondence
Finding aids
Invoices
Lancaster
Letters
Manuscript groups
Pennsylvania Railroad
Petitions
Railroads
Extent
1 box, 4 folders, .1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0545_Series04
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory
Related Item Notes
Lancaster City Archives
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, MG0545
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Original documents may be used. Please contact 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.
Other Numbers
MG-545, Series 4
Other Number
MG-545, Series 4
Classification
MG0545
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Note: These documents are mostly administrative records, not permanent records, and were likely purged by the city offices when they were no longer needed. We are fortunate that they survived as they contain details about Lancaster's past.
Collection was organized and rehoused by JP, Summer 2011.
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The Columbia-Philadelphia Railroad and its successor

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Author
Wilson, William Hasell,
Date of Publication
1985.
Call Number
385 W754
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Responsibility
by William Hasell Wilson ; with introduction by Morris M. Green, Jr.
ISBN
0933788460 (pbk.)
Author
Wilson, William Hasell,
Uniform Title
Reminiscences of a railroad engineer
Place of Publication
York, PA
Publisher
American Canal & Transportation Center,
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
72 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Reprint. Originally published: Reminiscences of a railroad engineer. 1896. With new front matter and some minor deletions.
Bibliography: p. 66.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Railroad - History.
Columbia-Philadelphia Railroad.
Columbia (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
385 W754
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951002322001g&view=1up&seq=9
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Memoranda concerning the Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad, etc

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Author
Wright, Samuel C.
Date of Publication
1917
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.21
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Responsibility
by Col. Samuel C. Wright.
Author
Wright, Samuel C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1917
Physical Description
8-10 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 21, no. 1
Summary
The article discusses the choice of the path of this railway in the 1820's in Pennsylvania.
Subjects
Columbia-Philadelphia Railroad.
Railroads - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.21
Websites
https://archive.org/details/historicalpapers21lanc/page/n21?q=journal+of+the+lancaster+county+historical+society
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Paradise, O Paradise

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Author
Wright, Samuel.
Date of Publication
1914
: Paradise, O Paradise / by Samuel Wright. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Mifflin, Samuel W. (Samuel Wright), 1805-1885. Scott, Joshua. Columbia-Philadelphia Railroad. Railroads--Pennsylvania. Logging--Pennsylvania. Paradise (Lancaster County, Pa.) Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical
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Responsibility
by Samuel Wright.
Author
Wright, Samuel.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1914
Physical Description
42-51 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 2
Summary
A narrative beginning with the building of the Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad and how it passed near Paradise, PA. The author then describes the timber industry and how the timber from northern Pennsylvania was brought by river and canal to Marietta ,Columbia , and further south.
Subjects
Mifflin, Samuel W. - 1805-1885.
Scott, Joshua.
Columbia-Philadelphia Railroad.
Railroads - Pennsylvania.
Logging - Pennsylvania.
Paradise (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 18, number 2 (1914), p. 42-51Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.18
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Report of surveys made to avoid the inclined plane upon and for the improvement of the Eastern Division of the Columbia and Philadelphia Rail Road, by order of the Canal Commissioners of the state of Pennsylvania

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Author
Campbell, H. R.
Date of Publication
1837.
Call Number
385 C188
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by H.R. Campbell.
Author
Campbell, H. R.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed by A. Seyfert & Co.,
Date of Publication
1837.
Physical Description
14 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"January 1837."
Subjects
Columbia-Philadelphia Railroad.
Railroads - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
385 C188
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Riding on the Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1931.
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Responsibility
by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1931.
Physical Description
89-95 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 4
Subjects
Columbia-Philadelphia Railroad.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 35, number 4 (1931), p. 89-95Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.35
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