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A brief history of transportation in Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9380
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
1979.
Call Number
380 L643
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Responsibility
by Gerald S. Lestz ; [photography, Donald Eckert and William Windham].
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Science Press,
Date of Publication
1979.
Physical Description
117 p. : ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
Notes
LCHS has 635 of 850.
Bibliography: p. 115-116.
Contents
At First, Everybody Walked--The Conestoga Wagon--Wright's and other Ferries--We did a lot of Canal Business--Arks and Rafts--Fulton Succeeded where Others Failed--Ships Carried Lancaster Names--First Transatlantic Balloon Flight--The Lancaster Turnpike--Bridges Over the Susquehanna--Covered Bridges Give Distinction--The Trolley Era--Early Trains--Old Trains in State Museum--The Horseless Carriage--The Historic Amish Carriage.
Subjects
Wise, John, - 1808-1879.
Fulton, Robert, - 1765-1815.
Transportation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
380 L643
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Conestoga Transportation Company: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
[s.n[ n.d.
Call Number
974.815 LACO 121
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Place of Publication
[s.l.]
Date of Publication
[s.n[ n.d.
Physical Description
1 map : color ; 49 x 60 cm.
Notes
Transportation routes marked.
Subjects
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Transportation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 LACO 121
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Conestoga Wagons - Information file

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21834
Call Number
Information file - Conestoga Wagons
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Notes
Information files are created for specific subjects that are associated with Lancaster County, e.g. "Rebman's scrap pile", "Ten-hour house". The files contain newspaper and magazine articles about the subject.
Subjects
Transportation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Wagons - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Information File
Call Number
Information file - Conestoga Wagons
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Corridor improvement study reconnaissace survey and historic contexts report : S.R. 0030, Section S01, E.R. No. 03-8010-071, East Lampeter, Leacock, Strasburg, Paradise, Salisbury, and Sadsbury Townships, Lancaster County, Pennsylania

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Author
A.D. Marble & Company.
Date of Publication
March 2004.
Call Number
351.8642 M312
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Responsibility
prepared by A.D. Marble & Company.
Author
A.D. Marble & Company.
Place of Publication
[s.l
Publisher
s.n.]
Date of Publication
March 2004.
Physical Description
2 vols. : maps, ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Prepared for Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 8-0.
CD inserted in envelope in back of v.1.
Contents
Project need and description--Description of the area of potential effect--Methodology--Summary of previous documentation--Results of reconnaissance survey--Historical overview--Agricultural context--Community development context--Industrial context--Transportation context--Tourism context--Survey and report methodology.
Subjects
Transportation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Highway planning - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
East Lampeter (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Planning.
Leacock (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Planning.
Strasburg (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Planning.
Paradise (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Planning.
Sadsbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Planning.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
351.8642 M312
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General highway map : Lancaster County Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5749
Date of Publication
1962.
Call Number
974.815 LACO 501 pt. 2 Oversize
974.815 LACO 501 pt.1 Oversize
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Responsibility
prepared by the Pennsylvania Departments of Highways.
Place of Publication
[Harrisburg, Pa.]
Publisher
Pennsylvania Department of Highways ,
Date of Publication
1962.
Physical Description
1 map on 2 sheets ; 89 x 119 cm.
Notes
Map contains transportation information and general cultural and physical features.
Includes legend and 67 insets.
Subjects
Roads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Transportation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Road maps.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 LACO 501 pt. 2 Oversize
974.815 LACO 501 pt.1 Oversize
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Lancaster County historic transportation cultural resource study

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1307
Corporate Author
Lancaster County Planning Commission.
Date of Publication
1995
Call Number
380.5 L245
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Corporate Author
Lancaster County Planning Commission.
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
Lancaster County Planning Commission
Date of Publication
1995
Physical Description
various pagings + 1 envelope of 7 maps 30 cm.
Notes
Includes Native American trade routes, road networks, water transportation networks and railroad networks
Contents
Native American trade routes and associated sites -- Road networks -- Water transportation networks -- Railroad networks.
Subjects
Transportation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Roads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Susquehanna Indians.
Canals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
380.5 L245
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The Lancaster Stage Dispatch

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Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Date of Publication
1915
--Pennsylvania--History. Coaching--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Transportation--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1915 Description: 127-152 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 19, no. 5 Call
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Responsibility
by Judge Charles I. Landis.
Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1915
Physical Description
127-152 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 19, no. 5
Subjects
Lancaster Stage Dispatch (Lancaster, Pa.)
Roads - Pennsylvania
Coaching - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Transportation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 19, number 5 (1915), p. 127-152Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.19
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Map of Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15035
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Department of Highways.
Edition
Revised December 1954.
Date of Publication
1954.
Call Number
974.815 LACO 130 1957
974.815 LACO 130
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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Department of Highways.
Edition
Revised December 1954.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Department of Highways ,
Date of Publication
1954.
Physical Description
1 map ; 41 x 55 cm.
Notes
Shows state highways.
Subjects
Transportation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Roads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Map.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 LACO 130 1957
974.815 LACO 130
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Map of the public roads in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : constructed from actual surveys made under direction of the State Highway Department by authority of an Act of Assembly approved May 31, 1911

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Dept. of Highways.
Edition
Rev. Feb. 1931.
Date of Publication
1931.
Call Number
974.815 LACO 514 Oversize
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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Dept. of Highways.
Edition
Rev. Feb. 1931.
Place of Publication
[Harrisburg, Pa.]
Publisher
Pennsylvania Dept. of Highways,
Date of Publication
1931.
Physical Description
1 map : col. ; 116 x 114 cm.
Notes
Map includes route numbers, railroads, streams, and important building locations.
"January 1912."
Subjects
Transportation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Maps.
Railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Maps.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 LACO 514 Oversize
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Nineteenth century transportation innovation and the urbanization process in Lancaster

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Author
Lynch, Mary
Date of Publication
1982.
Call Number
380.5 L987
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Responsibility
by Mary Lynch.
Author
Lynch, Mary
Publisher
Typescript ,
Date of Publication
1982.
Physical Description
25 p. ; 11 cm.
Notes
Student paper for Dr. David Schuyler's American Studies course, F & M College.
Subjects
Transportation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Urban transportation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Urbanization - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Sociology, urban - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
380.5 L987
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