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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fa911193-4c36-41d5-bc4d-375007199700
Collection
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Title
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Object ID
MG0587
Date Range
1960s-1970s
Bridges Calamus Run Cocalico Creek Conewago Creek Conowingo Creek Conoy Creek Coon Creek East Octoraro Creek Finding aids Hammer Creek Little Chiques Creek Little Conestoga Creek Manuscript groups Mill Creek Muddy Creek Pequea Creek Peters Creek West Octoraro Creek Related Materials: Mr. Weaver
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Collection
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Title
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Description
This collection of Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver contains index cards prepared by Mr. Weaver with information about bridges over several creeks in Lancaster County. The waterways include the Beaver, Calamus, Big Chiques, Little Chiques, Cocalico, Conestoga, Little Conestoga, Conewago, Conowingo, Coon, Conoy, Hammer, Mill, Muddy, East Octoraro, West Octoraro, Pequea and Peters. Information includes the name, township(s), and type of each bridge, and may also include the date of construction, contractors, commissioners, size and weight limit, details on location and/or destruction or replacement of the bridge.
Admin/Biographical History
Mr. Weaver photographed these bridges in the 1960s and 1970s.
Date Range
1960s-1970s
Date of Accumulation
1960s-1970s
Creator
Weaver, Benjamin
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Weaver, Benjamin
Subjects
Bridges
Search Terms
Beaver Creek
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Conestoga River
Bridges
Calamus Run
Cocalico Creek
Conewago Creek
Conowingo Creek
Conoy Creek
Coon Creek
East Octoraro Creek
Finding aids
Hammer Creek
Little Chiques Creek
Little Chickies Creek
Little Conestoga Creek
Manuscript groups
Mill Creek
Muddy Creek
Pequea Creek
Peters Creek
West Octoraro Creek
Extent
1 box, 3 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0587
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Mr. Weaver photographed these bridges in the 1960s and 1970s; the slides are in the Photograph Collection.
Some of these cards correspond with the Bridge Records in the Lancaster County Government Records.
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver (MG0587), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
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.
Accession Number
2010.MG0587
Other Numbers
MG-587
Classification
MG0587
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by HT, 10 September 2010. Added to database 26 December 2021.
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Blueprint

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/96444959-7470-4906-93fe-326394149440
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0130 I007
Date Range
1922
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Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1922
Year
1922
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Blueprints
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Creeks
Manor Twp.
Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.
Place
Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.
Object Name
Blueprint
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0130 I007
Box Number
002
Additional Notes
Location: Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.
Document type: Bridge blueprint.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Blueprint

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/da0c55af-12ba-43f6-8ff5-755309251158
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0130 I008
Date Range
1922
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1922
Year
1922
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Blueprints
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Creeks
Kreolite
Manor Twp.
Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.
Place
Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.
Object Name
Blueprint
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0130 I008
Box Number
002
Additional Notes
Location: Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.
Document type: Blueprint for kreolite floor.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Letter

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/dea165e0-ff97-48bc-ae6f-191424520020
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I013
Date Range
1922
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1922
Year
1922
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.
Bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
East Earl Twp.
East Lampeter Twp.
Harristown, Paradise Twp.
Leacock Twp.
Letters
Mill Creek
Paradise Twp.
Pequea Creek
Permits
Rapho Twp.
Salunga, West Hempfield Twp.
Smoketown, East Lampeter Twp.
Water Supply Commission
West Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I013
Box Number
013
Additional Notes
Document type: Letter from Water Supply Commission concerning permits for bridge construction.
1. Bridge over Mill Creek
East Lampeter Twp.
Location: At Smoketown, East Lampeter Twp.
2. Bridge over Chickies Creek
Rapho Twp. and West Hempfield Twp.
Location: 1.5 miles southwest of Salunga, West Hempfield Twp.
3. Bridge over Pequea Creek
Leacock Twp. and Paradise Twp.
Location: 1 mile from Harristown, Paradise Twp.
4. Bridge over Conestoga Creek.
East Earl Twp.
Location: 2 miles from Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/05b611f4-964c-40a1-aa2f-997915962818
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0130 I009
Date Range
1924
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Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1924
Year
1924
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Creeks
Indiantown, Manor Twp.
Inspections
Manor Twp.
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.
Place
Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0130 I009
Box Number
002
Additional Notes
Court term: March 1924.
Location: On Conestoga Creek, on public road from Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp., to Indiantown, Manor Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.
Order for inspection and inspection report.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
102.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d70e08f8-a1c6-407f-b2e7-432518092426
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0280 I005
Date Range
1927
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1927
Year
1927
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
East Earl Twp.
Goodville, East Earl Twp.
Orders
Petitions
Spring Grove, East Earl Twp.
Place
East Earl Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0280 I005
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
Court term: April 1927.
Location: Over Conestoga Creek, on public road leading from Goodville, East Earl Twp., to Spring Grove, East Earl Twp.
Document type: Petition and order for rebuilding bridge.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/56aca644-5828-4b4f-848b-327836475919
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0280 I006
Date Range
1927/09
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1927/09
Year
1927
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
East Earl Twp.
Goodville, East Earl Twp.
Inspections
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Terre Hill, East Earl Twp.
Place
East Earl Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0280 I006
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
Court term: September 1927.
Location: Over Conestoga Creek, on public road leading from Terre Hill, East Earl Twp., to Goodville, East Earl Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.
Order for inspection and inspection report.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1b3caed2-0b5c-4705-b23c-611378563551
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-20-06-59
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Identifed as bridge #1 over Little Conestoga Creek.
Provenance
Photographs taken by Lancaster County during bridge repair work. Gift of Gordon Reed.
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
1929
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Little Conestoga Creek
Place
Manor Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.25 x 5.5 inches
Object ID
1-20-06-59
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7eb1f63d-74d8-4020-b1a0-177209405729
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-20-06-60
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  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Identifed as bridge #2 over Little Conestoga Creek.
Provenance
Photographs taken by Lancaster County during bridge repair work. Gift of Gordon Reed.
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
1929
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Little Conestoga Creek
Place
Manor Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.25 x 5.5 inches
Object ID
1-20-06-60
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ae02e544-090a-48d6-8421-516296535110
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-20-06-61
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Identifed as bridge #2 over Little Conestoga Creek.
Provenance
Photographs taken by Lancaster County during bridge repair work. Gift of Gordon Reed.
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
1929
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Little Conestoga Creek
Place
Manor Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.25 x 5.5 inches
Object ID
1-20-06-61
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