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Earl Twp.
Caernarvon Twp.
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Contract
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3fe5a187-aee5-4238-9066-077489102893
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0025 I005
Date Range
1859
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Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1859
Year
1859
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Caernarvon Twp.
Conestoga Creek
Contracts
Creeks
Forges
Poole Forge
Place
Caernarvon Twp.
Object Name
Contract
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0025 I005
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Location: Near Poole Forge.
Document type: Contract for a bridge.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Negative
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7fc52354-a7e0-4cc4-a395-641536413996
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-19-01-39
Date Range
c. 1930
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1 image
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Covered bridge over the Conestoga Creek at Poole Forge.
Provenance
Transferred from the Bob Swartz Collection at the Lower Merion Historical Society, May 6, 2014.
Date Range
c. 1930
Creator
Kurtz, Howard G. Sr.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Poole Forge Bridge
Conestoga River
Conestoga Creek
Place
Caernarvon Twp.
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
3 x 4.75 inches
Object ID
1-19-01-39
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Petition
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/be858354-a32f-4315-bcdf-129740487191
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0025 I003
Date Range
1836/01
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Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Description
Court term: January 1836.
Location: On road from Churchtown, Caernarvon Twp., to the Ephrata and Downingtown Turnpike, at Lower Windsor Forge.
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
1836/01
Year
1836
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Caernarvon Twp.
Churchtown, Caernarvon Twp.
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Ephrata and Downingtown Turnpike
Forges
Lower Windsor Forge
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Roads
Turnpikes
Place
Caernarvon Twp.
Extent
3 items, 3 pieces
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0025 I003
Box Number
001
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/df410780-501d-4728-86b8-104142353429
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0025 I004
Date Range
1858/04
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Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Description
Court term: April 1858.
Location: On public highway to the Downingtown and Ephrata Turnpike, at Pool Forge.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
Date Range
1858/04
Year
1858
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Caernarvon Twp.
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Ephrata and Downingtown Turnpike
Forges
Orders
Petitions
Poole Forge
Reports
Roads
Turnpikes
Place
Caernarvon Twp.
Extent
2 items, 2 pieces
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0025 I004
Box Number
001
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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RG 02-00 0324
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1ea595da-6cb3-48d8-8bbc-830339276893
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0025 I006
Date Range
1859/08
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Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1859/08
Year
1859
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Caernarvon Twp.
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Forges
Inspections
Orders
Petitions
Poole Forge
Reports
Place
Caernarvon Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0025 I006
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1859.
Location: Near Poole Forge.
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.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/185bb97a-d915-4c2a-ae0e-505927279019
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0025 I010
Date Range
1901/08
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1901/08
Year
1901
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Beartown, Caernarvon Twp.
Bridges
Caernarvon Twp.
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Lower Windsor Forge
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Place
Caernarvon Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0025 I010
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1901.
Location: At Lower Windsor, Caernarvon Twp., on public highway to Beartown, Caernarvon Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
6 items, 8 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
69.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f85b69fb-9690-4b35-af3b-527673505954
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0205 I004
Date Range
1833/08
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1833/08
Year
1833
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Weaver, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Christian Weaver's Mill
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Earl Twp.
Forges
Lancaster
Mills
Petitions
Spring Grove Forge
Place
Earl Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0205 I004
Box Number
003
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1833.
Location: On public highway to Lancaster and Christian Weaver's Mill, at Spring Grove Forge.
Document type: Petition for appointment of viewers.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Print, Photographic
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5b00aca1-084e-4c06-8a91-360620759030
Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Object ID
A-65-01-18
Date Range
April 5, 2003
More detail
1 image
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Description
Poole Forge covered bridge over the Conestoga Creek in Caernarvon Township. Built in 1859.
Provenance
Photographs of a 2003 Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society bridge safari.
Date Range
April 5, 2003
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Bridges
Poole Forge
Conestoga Creek
Place
Caernarvon Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Object ID
A-65-01-18
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8064f114-77d9-444f-bb9d-323784883556
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Covered bridge at Poole Forge near Churchtown. Built in1859 by Elias McMellen. 99 feet long.
Object ID
1-01-04-59
More detail
1 image
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Covered bridge at Poole Forge near Churchtown. Built in1859 by Elias McMellen. 99 feet long.
Description
Covered bridge at Poole Forge near Churchtown. Built in1859 by Elias McMellen. 99 feet long.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
McMellen, Elias
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Conestoga Creek
Poole Forge
Place
Caernarvon Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 4 inches
Object ID
1-01-04-59
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fe4704d9-7dcc-4edd-b1a8-034110588629
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Two and a half story stone building at Poole Forge used in 1938 as a studio. Also covered bridge over Conestoga Creek to the left.
Object ID
1-01-05-50
Date Range
1938
More detail
1 image
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Two and a half story stone building at Poole Forge used in 1938 as a studio. Also covered bridge over Conestoga Creek to the left.
Description
Two and a half story stone building at Poole Forge used in 1938 as a studio. Also covered bridge over Conestoga Creek to the left.
Date Range
1938
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Poole Forge
Covered bridges
Conestoga Creek
Place
Caernarvon Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
7 x 4.25 inches
Object ID
1-01-05-50
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