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Annual report of the Secretary of Internal Affairs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Dept. of Internal Affairs.
Call Number
353.3 P412
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Alternate Title
Railroad, canal, navigation and telegraph companies
Railway, canal, navigation, telegraph and telephone companies
Railroad, canal, navigation, telegraph and telephone companies
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Dept. of Internal Affairs.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
The Dept.,
Physical Description
v. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Description based on: 1880.
Subjects
Railroads - Pennsylvania
Telegraph - Pennsylvania
Canals - Pennsylvania
Telephone - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
353.3 P412
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The early telegraph

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Author
Wilson, William Bender,
Date of Publication
1897
Bender, 1839-1919. Title: The early telegraph / by W. B. Wilson, Esq. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Columbia Bridge Company. Telegraph--Pennsylvania--Lancaster. Telegraph--Pennsylvania--History. Columbia Bridge (Columbia, Pa.) Columbia (Pa.)--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County
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Responsibility
by W. B. Wilson, Esq.
Author
Wilson, William Bender,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[226]-250 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 6
Summary
The article discusses several bridges that crossed the Susquehanna River from Columbia, PA and their destruction by weather and war. Then the article moves to the initiation of the telegraph between Lancaster and Harrisburg when the invention was still in its infancy.
Subjects
Columbia Bridge Company.
Telegraph - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Telegraph - Pennsylvania
Columbia Bridge (Columbia, Pa.)
Columbia (Pa.) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 6 (1897), p. 226-250Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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The first commercial telegraph line

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Author
Sullenberger, William L.
Date of Publication
1934
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Responsibility
by William L. Sullenberger.
Author
Sullenberger, William L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1934
Physical Description
[48]-54 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 38, no. 2
Subjects
Telegraph - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Telephone - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 38, number 2 (1934), p. 48-54Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.38
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