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Announcement

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b8f69b40-86aa-4118-b12b-311443751841
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Notification that bridge repairs were completed
Object ID
Bridge F0925 I005
Date Range
1921
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Notification that bridge repairs were completed
Description
Document type: Notification that bridge repairs were completed.
1. Mercer's Mill Bridge
Sadsbury Twp. and West Fallowfield Twp., Chester County
Location: 1.5 miles below Christiana.
2. Steeleville Bridge, also known as Octoraro No. 1
Location: At Steeleville, Sadsbury Twp.
3. Ross' Fording, also known as Octoraro No. 1.5
4. Newcomer's Bridge, also known as Octoraro No. 2.5
Colerain Twp. and Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County
5. Worth's Bridge
Colerain Twp. and Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County]
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1921
Year
1921
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Colerain Twp.
Creeks
Fords
Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania
Mercer's Mill
Mercer's Mill Bridge
Mills
Newcomer's Bridge
Notifications
Octoraro Creek, East Branch
Ross Ford
Sadsbury Twp.
Steeleville Bridge
Steeleville, Sadsbury Twp.
Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County
West Fallowfield Twp., Chester County
Worth's Bridge
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Announcement
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0925 I005
Box Number
013
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail

Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6306b0ed-a249-4842-adbf-147637283350
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-20-05-25
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  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Bridge #00 over the east branch of the Octoraro Creek - possibly Mercer's Mill Covered Bridge
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
Octoraro Creek
Mercer's Mill Covered Bridge
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.25 x 5.5 inches
Object ID
1-20-05-25
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/45d68f57-fcda-4118-8c05-111001672037
Collection
Barton Mill Photograph Collection
Object ID
BM-06-153
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  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Barton Mill Photograph Collection
Description
Old stone house on the Octoraro Creek at the site of Mercer's Mill
Provenance
Photographs from MG-15 Harold R. Barton Collection
Creator
Barton, R. Harold
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Mercer's Mill
House
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 3.5 inches
Condition
Not Rated
Object ID
BM-06-153
Images
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Specification

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/32cfdad4-f5fd-483b-8ab1-565149633667
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Specifications for repairs to bridges
Object ID
Bridge F0925 I003
Date Range
1921
More detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Specifications for repairs to bridges
Description
Document type: Specifications for repairs to bridges
1. Mercer's Mill Bridge
[Sadsbury Twp. and West Fallowfield Twp., Chester County]
Location: 1.5 miles below Christiana.
2. Steeleville Bridge, also known as Octoraro No. 1
Location: At Steeleville, Sadsbury Twp.
3. Ross' Fording, also known as Octoraro No. 1.5
4. Newcomer's Bridge, also known as Octoraro No. 2.5
[Colerain Twp. and Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County]
5. Worth's Bridge
[Colerain Twp. and Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County]
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1921
Year
1921
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Colerain Twp.
Creeks
Fords
Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania
Mercer's Mill
Mercer's Mill Bridge
Mills
Newcomer's Bridge
Octoraro Creek, East Branch
Ross Ford
Sadsbury Twp.
Specifications
Steeleville Bridge
Steeleville, Sadsbury Twp.
Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County
West Fallowfield Twp., Chester County
Worth's Bridge
Extent
1 item, 4 pieces
Object Name
Specification
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0925 I003
Box Number
013
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail