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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/61b75fde-9fe8-46f7-ab1b-487473049390
Collection
Hydroelectric Power Collection
Title
Hydroelectric Power Collection
Object ID
MG0084
Date Range
1907-1967
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Collection
Hydroelectric Power Collection
Title
Hydroelectric Power Collection
Description
Contains pamphlets, booklets, and annual reports from various water and power companies on the Susquehanna River. They include information about dams, hydroelectric projects, and how electricity is generated; maps and history of the region; and pictures of the river and hydroelectric stations.
Date Range
1907-1967
Year Range From
1907
Year Range To
1967
Date of Accumulation
1907-1967
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Rutter, Edward H.
Subjects
Hydroelectric power plants
Pamphlets
Business records
Search Terms
Business records
Certificates
Conestoga Substation
Conewago Water and Power Company
Consolidated Gas Electric Light and Power Company
Dams
Finding aids
Fuller Company
General Electric
Historic Strasburg Inn
Holtwood Dam
Hydroelectric power plants
Lake Aldred District
Manuscript groups
McCall Ferry Power Company
Pamphlets
Pennsylvania Power and Light Company
Pennsylvania Water and Power Company
Philadelphia Electric Power Company
S. Morgan Smith Company
Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation
Sunday Sun
Susquehanna Power Company
Susquehanna River
Extent
1 box, 12 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0084
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Photograph Collection
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.
Other Numbers
MG-84
Classification
MG0084
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Updated 9 January 2008, 19 September 2008, 5 February 2009, 4 February 2010 HST
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Bibliography of articles about Holtwood and Safe Harbor

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13279
Author
Schuleen, E.T.
Date of Publication
1956.
Call Number
333.914 S128b
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Responsibility
by E.T. Schuleen, compiler.
Author
Schuleen, E.T.
Place of Publication
Mimeographed
Date of Publication
1956.
Physical Description
24 l. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Mimeographed.
Subjects
Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation (Safe Harbor, Pa.) - Bibliography.
McCall Ferry Power Company (Holtwood, Pa.).
Holtwood Power Plant (Holtwood, Pa.).
Power plants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
333.914 S128b
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Conowingo

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5225
Corporate Author
Stone & Webster.
Date of Publication
[192-?]
Call Number
627.82 C753
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Corporate Author
Stone & Webster.
Place of Publication
[Boston?]
Publisher
Stone & Webster
Date of Publication
[192-?]
Physical Description
32 p. illus. (part col., 1 fold.) 28 cm.
Notes
An old map of a canal built in 1783 to circumnavigate Conowingo, and acts of Maryland granting the charter are reproduced on end-papers.
Subjects
Philadelphia Electric Company.
Hydroelectric power plants - Maryland - Conowingo.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
627.82 C753
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Electric power from the Susquehanna River

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5793
Corporate Author
McCall Ferry Power Company.
Date of Publication
1907.
Call Number
621.3 M121
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Corporate Author
McCall Ferry Power Company.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The Company
Date of Publication
1907.
Physical Description
[26 p.] illus.
Summary
A 1904 pamphlet describing the planned building of the McCall Ferry Dam on the lower Susquehanna. It was later named the Holtwood Dam. Photos show the area before the dam's completion.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Water & Power Company.
McCall Ferry Power Company.
Power plants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Dams - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Susquehanna River.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
621.3 M121
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The historic region in which are located the hydroelectric developments on the lower Susquehanna

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19760
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Water 7 Power Corporation.
Date of Publication
ca. 1970]
Call Number
974.8 SEPA 110
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Responsibility
Pennsylvania Water & Power Company, Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Water 7 Power Corporation.
Place of Publication
[Conestoga, Pa
Date of Publication
ca. 1970]
Physical Description
p. : ill. ; 51 x 43 cm. (when folded: 10 x 21 cm.)
Notes
Map on the other side, scale ca. 1:126, 720.
Folded title: Safe Harbor Hydroelectric Development
Includes historical notes, inset showing approach routes, and col. ill.
Subjects
Electric power-plants - Pennsylvania.
Historic sites - Susquehanna River Valley - Maps
Susquehanna River Valley - Maps, Tourist
Additional Corporate Author
Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.8 SEPA 110
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History of Fishing Creek marina in Durmore Township

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Author
Neuhauser, Robert G.
Date of Publication
2011.
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Responsibility
by Robert G. Neuhauser.
Author
Neuhauser, Robert G.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory.org,
Date of Publication
2011.
Physical Description
32-48 p.
Subjects
Fishing Creek Marina.
Hydroelectric power plants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Drumore (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 113, number 1 (2011), p. 32-48Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v. 113
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History of the Holtwood development to the beginning of commercial operation October 1, 1911

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Date of Publication
[1939]
Call Number
621.2 H758
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Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD
Publisher
Pennsylvania Water & Power Company
Date of Publication
[1939]
Physical Description
122 p. maps, charts 30 cm.
Notes
Includes index. Cover title: History of the development of the McCall Ferry Power Company at Holtwood, PA
Subjects
Power-plants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
McCall Ferry Power Company.
Holtwood Power Plant.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Water and Power Company.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
621.2 H758
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Holtwood Dam

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19888
Author
Stalman, Josh.
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Responsibility
Josh Stalman.
Author
Stalman, Josh.
Physical Description
49 p.
Subjects
Power-plants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
McCall Ferry Power Company.
Holtwood Power Plant.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Water and Power Company.
Contained In
Pennsylvania Heritage v. 42, no 1, Winter 2016.Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article905.748 PHMC v. 42, no.1 2016
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Hydro-electric plant and bridge spanning Susquehanna River three miles below Conowingo

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Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Date of Publication
1927
Author: Magee, Daniel F. Title: Hydro-electric plant and bridge spanning Susquehanna River three miles below Conowingo / by D. F. Magee. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Hydroelectric power plants--Maryland--Conowingo. Conowingo Dam (Md.) Susquehanna River. Conowingo Reservoir (Md. and Pa.) Publisher
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Alternate Title
HYDRO-ELECTRIC PLANT AND BRIDGESPANNING SUSQUEHANNA RIVER 3 MILES BELOW CONOWINGO
Responsibility
by D. F. Magee.
Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1927
Physical Description
91-94 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 7
Subjects
Hydroelectric power plants - Maryland - Conowingo.
Conowingo Dam (Md.)
Susquehanna River.
Conowingo Reservoir (Md. and Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 7 (1927), p. 91-94Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31
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Negative, Glass Plate

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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-19-06-05
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Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
General Collection
Description
Glass plate negative. Picture of Engleside Powerplant
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Engleside, Lancaster Twp.
Power plants
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Print Size
5 x 8 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
2-19-06-05
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