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Collection
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 2
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 2 Fire Department
Object ID
MG0545_Series02
Date Range
1856-1897
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Collection
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 2
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 2 Fire Department
Description
The documents in MG0545, Series 2 represent the business of the City of Lancaster related to the fire department, which was established in 1881 by consolidating the private fire companies in the city. These nineteenth century documents are primarily invoices for engine and hose parts and repairs; horse tack, feed and stables; alarm boxes; supplies; engine house maintenance; and salary payments. A few invoices are for the earlier volunteer fire companies.
Admin/Biographical History
"A radical change in the method of providing protection against fire was brought about in 1882, a paid city fire department being substituted for the volunteer fire companies. The old system had to some extent fallen into
disrepute and become inefficient. The ordinance creating the new system was approved Dec. 21, 1881, and actual organization was commenced in February 1882 by the appointment of Henry N. Howell as chief engineer.
The engine-houses, engines, and hose-carts of the American and Washington Fire Companies were purchased, and also the engines of the Union and Sun Companies and the house of the Humane. The department was in working order in April 1882 and has since then been constantly undergoing improvement."
Ellis, Franklin and Samuel Evans. History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck. 1883.
System of Arrangement
This collection is organized into series by subject:
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
1856-1897
Year Range From
1856
Year Range To
1897
Date of Accumulation
1856-1897
Creator
Lancaster (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Albright, Robert
Barr, Charles H.
Bateman, William H.
Beidle, John
Bihl, A. F.
Blickenderfer, R.
Brimmer, Fred
Brimmer, George H.
Brown, Daniel
Brown, George W.
Calder, George Jr.
Colvin, C. H.
Cox, Samuel B.
Cummings, W. P.
Eby, Jonas F.
Edgerley, Edward
Erisman, H. M.
Eshelman, J. W.
Faust, Jacob
Finney, W. B.
Glazier, Henry
Groff, Abraham S.
Groff, H. E.
Groff, Nathaniel
Hartman, Army
Hatz, Jacob
Hawthorn, John A.
Heinitsh, John F.
Herr, Abraham
Herr, Allan A.
Herr, J. L.
Herr, M. B.
Hirsh, B. W.
Hoch, W. T.
Huber, Joseph H.
Jacks, Samson
Jahn, Francis
Jeffries, John R.
Kitch, Davis
Kreider, Jacob S.
Martin, B. B.
Miller, Fred
Miller, H. C.
Miller, Mrs. L.
Pfeiffer, F. W.
Plitt, Edward
Pontz, Adam
Ringwalt, Amos
Roote, G. W.
Rudy, Frank H.
Rudy, Philip
Schum, Philip
Shaub, H.
Shaub, J. C.
Shenk, B. M.
Shenk, Charles G.
Shindle, J. P.
Shirk, Reuben
Smeltz, Edmond S.
Steigerwalt, H. J.
Sutton, J. L.
Vondersmith, H. B.
Walker, Edward
Welchans, A. C.
Wilson, William H.
Wise, Zeb
Wohlsen, William
Wylie, William T.
Zook, Jacob K.
Subjects
Fire departments
Volunteer fire departments
Business records
Lancaster (Pa.)
Search Terms
American Fire Engine and Hose Company
Baumgardner Company
Baumgardner, Eberman and Company
Baumgardners and Jefferies
Binkley's Bridge Post Office
Burger and Anderson
Business records
C. V. Rote and Company
Centennial Pastry Board
Chambers and Palmer
Citizens' Electric Light, Heat and Power Company
City Hotel
Crystal Ice Company
D. B. Landis and Son
Dennison Manufacturing Company
Dialogue and Serrill
Eagle Spoke and Bending Works
Eureka Fire Company
Everts and Overdeer
Finding aids
Fire departments
Friendship Fire Company
Fulton Cotton Mill
Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Company
George M. Steinman and Company
Gleason and Bailey Manufacturing Company
Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Company
Henwood Company
Humane Fire Company
Invoices
J. B. Prescott and Son
J. B. Shannon and Sons
J. M. Migeod and Son
J. P. Stormfeltz and Sons
John Best and Son
L. G. Tillotson and Company
La France Fire Engine Company
Lancaster
Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel Company
Lancaster Planing Mill Company
Lancaster Son and Company
Lancaster Steam Soap and Candle Works
Lowell Harness and Collar Company
Manchester Locomotive Works
Manuscript groups
Marion and Stoy
McLaughlin and Gesell
Miller and Hartman
Patrick and Carter Company
Philip Lebzelter and Company
Phoenix Cork Works
Reilly Brothers and Raub
Ridenour and Schaum
Samuel Eastman and Company
Shiffler Fire Company
Southern Electric Company
Stoner, Shreiner and Company
Sun Fire Company
Union Fire Company
Washington Fire Company
Wilfing and Sawyer
Extent
2 boxes, 72 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0545_Series02
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 2
Other Number
MG-545, Series 2
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 PH, Summer 2011; finding aid typed by HST, April 2012.
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Autobiographical sketch

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Author
Sample, Nathaniel W.,
Date of Publication
1926.
Call Number
929 S192
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N.W. Sample.
Author
Sample, Nathaniel W.,
Date of Publication
1926.
Physical Description
29 leaves ; 28 cm.
Notes
"November 1926."
Photocopy of typescript.
Subjects
Sample, Nathaniel W., - 1843-1927.
Sample family.
Baldwin Locomotive Works.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
United States. - Army. - Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 15th (1862-1865)
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 S192
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Career of a champion: The story of the first GG1

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Author
Abendschein, Frederic H.
Date of Publication
1984.
Call Number
625.263 A142
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by Frederic H. Abendschein and Dan Cupper.
Author
Abendschein, Frederic H.
Place of Publication
Quarryville, PA (342 W. Fritz Ave., Quarryville 17566)
Publisher
Lancaster Chapter, NRHS,
Date of Publication
1984.
Physical Description
56 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Notes
Map of electrified lines for the Pennsylvania Railroad on inside front cover.
Summary
"When the Pennsylvania Railroad decided that a better locomotive was needed to take the reins from the P5a's as the chief electric locomotives, it immediately went to work. Within months, the GG1 and R1 were designed, built and tested. In selecting the GG1, the Standard Railroad of the World chose a design that would exceed even its expectation, outliving the Pennsy and its sad successor, Penn Central." [foreword]
Subjects
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Pennsylvania Railroad (Corporate Name)
GG 1 (Electric locomotive)
Additional Author
Cupper, Dan.
Additional Corporate Author
National Railway Historical Society. Lancaster Chapter.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
625.263 A142
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Industrial progress and human welfare : the rise of the factory system in 19th century Lancaster

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Author
Winpenny, Thomas R.
Date of Publication
1982.
Call Number
670 W776
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Thomas R. Winpenny.
ISBN
0819126284 :
0819126292 (pbk.) :
Author
Winpenny, Thomas R.
Place of Publication
Washington, D.C
Publisher
University Press of America,
Date of Publication
1982.
Physical Description
x, 132 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
"Thomas R. Winpenny examines the formative years of the factory system in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and the impact of industrialization on the community.The study focuses on the establishment of the Conestoga Steam Mills in the late 1840's and the following three decades. Professor Winpenny maintains that this industrial revolution brought progress and economic benefits without social upheaval and labor strife...Lancaster was able to absorb the factory system without discord because of local circumstances such as the wealth of the countryside, the stability of the long-established town, and the ready supply of resident workers. In a narrower variation of Thomas C. Cochran's geo-cultural concept, Winpenny argues that the character of the industrialization experience is molded by local conditions and that problems often associated with industrial progress are rooted in the environment in which industrialization occurs." [from a review of the book by Robert M. Blackson, Kutztown State College]
Subjects
Bauman, Jeremiah.
James, Charles Tillinghast
Kautz, Jacob F.
Graham, Dana.
Black, John.
Cockley, David
Altick's (Daniel) Coach Works.
Shaffner and Graham's Comb Factory.
Carson and Kautz Brickyard.
Conestoga Steam Mills.
Lancaster Locomotive and Machine Manufacturing Company.
Leaman's Gun Works.
Best's Boiler Works.
Lancaster Gas Company.
Konigmacher and Bauman's Tannery.
Kirkpatrick's Foundry and Machine Shop.
Keeler Farm Equipment.
Factory system - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Cotton manufacture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Working class - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Geiger Furnace.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
670 W776
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The Lancaster Locomotive Works

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Author
Adams, Richard D.
Date of Publication
1990.
Call Number
385 A216
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Richard D. Adams.
Author
Adams, Richard D.
Place of Publication
[Strasburg, PA]
Publisher
Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1990.
Physical Description
[34] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Cover title: The Lancaster Locomotive Works, 1853-1870.
Includes bibliographical references as well as numerous photographs of locomotives.
Summary
"By [1875]...the third and final attempt to build locomotives in the city of Lancaster had failed. The effort should have succeeded. The works employed a distinguished master mechanic as superintendent whose locomotives were identified by his own name. The second set of owners brought the experience and connections of the nation's most prominent family of locomotive builders. The final attempt was fostered by the quintessence of American business, the promoter. All of them failed. Plagued by under capilatlization, over capacity, the periodic depressions in the economy and just plain bad timing, the Lancaster Locomotive Works was typical of much of American business in the early years of industrial expansion -closed- its buildings put to another use, almost forgotten."
Subjects
Lancaster Locomotive Works.
Locomotive industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Railroads - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
385 A216
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The Lancaster Railway & Locomotive Historical Society and the Lancaster Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, the first 65 years (1933-1998)

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Author
Davis, Dick.
Date of Publication
1998.
Call Number
367.9 D261
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The Lancaster Railway and Locomotive Historical Society and the Lancaster Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, the first sixty five years (1933-1998).
Responsibility
[written by Dick Davis].
Author
Davis, Dick.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, PA
Publisher
Lancaster Chapter, National Railway Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1998.
Physical Description
734 p. : ill., ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes photographs of railway and trolley cars used in Lancaster County.
Includes photographic reproductions of society newsletters, bulletins, press releases and excursion information.
Subjects
The Lancaster Railway & Locomotive Historical Society - History-Chronology.
Lancaster Chapter, National Railway Historical Society - History-Chronology.
Clubs - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Railroads - Pennsylvania.
Trolley cars - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
367.9 D261
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The Odyssey of five locomotive : 1836-1965

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Author
Kline, Benjamin F. G.
Date of Publication
1965
The Odyssey of Five Locomotives: 1835-1965 Benjamin F. G. Kline, Jr. On October 21, 1864, this item appeared in the Lancaster newspaper: "The locomotive works, operated by J. A. Norris, has been contracted for delivery of five locomotives to the Western Pacific Railroad in California." Let us
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Responsibility
by Benjamin F.G. Kline, Jr.
Author
Kline, Benjamin F. G.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1965
Physical Description
[11]-24 p. ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 69, no. 1
Summary
The story of five locomotives, built in Lancaster, PA, by James A.Norris company in the mid 1800's, for sale to the Western Pacific Railroad in California.
Subjects
Norris, James Alexander, - -1864.
Lancaster Locomotive Works (Lancaster, Pa.)
Locomotives
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 69, number 1 (1965), p. 11-24Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.69
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The odyssey of five locomotives, 1835-1965

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Author
Kline, Benjamin F. G.
Date of Publication
1965
Call Number
974.99 K64
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by Benjamin F.G. Kline, Jr.
Author
Kline, Benjamin F. G.
Place of Publication
s.ø
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1965
Physical Description
[14] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"Reprinted by permission of Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, Pa."
Summary
The story of five locomotives, built in Lancaster, PA, by James A.Norris company in the mid 1800's, for sale to the Western Pacific Railroad in California.
Subjects
Lancaster Locomotive Works (Lancaster, Pa.)
Locomotives
Locomotives - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.99 K64
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Pennsylvania Railroad Electric Locomotive GG1 4800 : National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark

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Corporate Author
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Date of Publication
1983.
Call Number
625.263 A512
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Corporate Author
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Place of Publication
Strasburg, Pa
Publisher
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
{6} p folded Ill. 28cm.
Notes
"April 23, 1983."
Friends of GG1 4800.
Summary
This fold-out pamphlet contains illustrations with details about the motor assembly, transformer, and wheels.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Railroad.
GG 1 (Electric locomotive)
Additional Author
Cupper, Dan.
Additional Corporate Author
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
625.263 A512
Websites
https://www.asme.org/wwwasmeorg/media/resourcefiles/aboutasme/who%20we%20are/engineering%20history/landmarks/83-penn-rr-gg1-electric-locomotive-4800-1943.pdf
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A short history of American locomotive builders in the steam era

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Author
White, John H.,
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
1982.
Call Number
385.36 W58
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by John H. White.
Author
White, John H.,
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Washington, D.C
Publisher
Bass,
Date of Publication
1982.
Physical Description
112 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 105.
Summary
A guide to the many companies that built America's locomotives. The author tells the story chronologically but provides a detailed analysis of why the Eastern companies were generally able to out compete the Midwest and California manufacturers. Over 80 pages are devoted histories of each of the companies. Illustrated with lithographs and photographs of the works.
Subjects
Lancaster Locomotive Works (Lancaster, Pa.).
Pennel, Lenher and Humes (Lancaster, Pa.).
Locomotive industry - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
385.36 W58
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