LancasterHistory Research Collections

Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Notice of bridges needing repair
Object ID
Bridge F0900 I004
Date Range
1854
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Notice of bridges needing repair
Description
Document type: Notice of bridges needing repair
1. Old Factory Bridge
[Lancaster City and West Lampeter Twp.]
Location: Over Conestoga Creek.
2. Bridge over Pequea Creek
[Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.]
Location: Near Henry Herr's Mill.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1854
Year
1854
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
People
Herr, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Factories
Henry Herr's Mill
Lancaster
Mills
Notices
Old Factory Bridge
Pequea Creek
Strasburg Twp.
West Lampeter Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0900 I004
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
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Specifications for bridge repair
Object ID
Bridge F0460 I004
Date Range
1893
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Specifications for bridge repair
Description
[Lancaster and West Lampeter Twp.]
Location: Over Conestoga Creek.
Document type: Specifications for bridge repair
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1893
Year
1893
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Lancaster
Old Factory Bridge
Specifications
West Lampeter Twp.
Place
Lancaster and West Lampeter Twp.
Extent
1 item, 3 pieces
Object Name
Specification
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0460 I004
Box Number
007
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0315 I009
Date Range
1868
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1868
Year
1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Agreements
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
East Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster
Manheim Twp.
New Holland, Earl Twp.
Roads
Strasburg, Neffsville, and Salunga Road
Place
East Lampeter Twp. and Manheim Twp.
Object Name
Agreement
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0315 I009
Box Number
005
Additional Notes
Location: On the Strasburg, Neffsville, Salunga Road and on road from New Holland, Earl Twp., to Lancaster.
Document type: Agreement between township supervisors and County Commissioners to withdraw from legal proceedings and agree to bridge construction.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0485 I002
Date Range
1853
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1853
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Factories
Inspections
Lancaster Twp.
Miller's Factory
Orders
Petitions
Reports
West Lampeter Twp.
Place
Lancaster Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0485 I002
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
Lancaster Twp. and [West] Lampeter Twp.
Location: At Miller's Factory.
Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.
Order for inspection and inspection report.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0485 I003
Date Range
1853
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1853
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Factories
Inspections
Lancaster Twp.
Miller's Factory
Orders
Petitions
Reports
West Lampeter Twp.
Place
Lancaster Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0485 I003
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
Lancaster Twp. and [West] Lampeter Twp.
Location: At Miller's Factory.
Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.
Order for inspection and inspection report.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Calculations and settlement with Chester County for bridge
Object ID
Bridge F0095 I006
Date Range
1893
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Calculations and settlement with Chester County for bridge
Description
Also Bridge No. 5.
Location: Over [East Branch] of Octoraro Creek.
Document type: Calculations and settlement with Chester County for bridge
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1893
Year
1893
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Agreements
Bridges
Calculations
Colerain Twp.
Creeks
Mills
Octoraro Creek, East Branch
Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania
Worth's Bridge
Worth's Mill
Place
Colerain Twp. and Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County
Extent
3 items, 3 pieces
Object Name
Agreement
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0095 I006
Box Number
001
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for payment for completion and repairing bridge
Object ID
Bridge F0445 I005
Date Range
1800
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for payment for completion and repairing bridge
Description
[Lampeter Twp.] and Manheim Twp.
Court term: August 1800.
Location: Over Conestoga Creek four miles from Lancaster, near Christian Binkley's Mill. [Document lists location as Leacock Twp. and Manheim Twp].
Document type: Petition for payment for completion and repairing bridge.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1800
Year
1800
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Binkley, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Binkley's Bridge
Bridges
Christian Binkley's Mill
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster
Leacock Twp.
Manheim Twp.
Mills
Petitions
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Manheim Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0445 I005
Box Number
007
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0315 I007
Date Range
1867
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Description
Court term: August 1867.
Location: Former site of Binkley's Bridge, on the Strasburg, Neffsville, Salunga Road and on the public road from New Holland, Earl Twp., to Lancaster.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1867
Year
1867
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Binkley's Bridge
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
East Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster
Manheim Twp.
New Holland, Earl Twp.
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Roads
Strasburg, Neffsville, and Salunga Road
Place
East Lampeter Twp. and Manheim Twp.
Extent
2 items, 3 pieces
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0315 I007
Box Number
005
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for electric lights for bridge
Object ID
Bridge F0485 I008
Date Range
1894
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for electric lights for bridge
Description
[Lancaster Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.]
Location: At Engleside, Lancaster Twp., on the Willow Street Pike.
Document type: Petition for electric lights for bridge
Date Range
1894
Year
1894
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Engleside, Lancaster Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Lights, Electric
Petitions
Roads
Turnpikes
West Lampeter Twp.
Willow Street Pike
Willow Street Turnpike
Place
Lancaster Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0485 I008
Box Number
007
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0485 I009
Date Range
1898
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1898
Year
1898
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Engleside, Lancaster Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Proposals
Specifications
West Lampeter Twp.
Place
Lancaster Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Specification
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0485 I009
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
Lancaster Twp. and [West Lampeter Twp.]
Location: At Engleside, Lancaster Twp.
Document type: Specifications and proposal for bridge repairs.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0425 I005
Date Range
1805
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers
Description
[Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]
Location: Near Kendrick's Tavern, former site of Swenck's Bridge.
Document type: Petition for appointment of viewers
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1805
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Kendrick's Tavern
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Petitions
Swenck's Bridge
Taverns
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0425 I005
Box Number
006
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0805 I004
Date Range
1851/08
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1851/08
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
Lampeter Square, West Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster and Philadelphia Turnpike
Mill Creek
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Turnpikes
West Lampeter Twp.
Place
West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0805 I004
Box Number
013
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1851.
Location: On public road from the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike to Lampeter Square, West Lampeter Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0485 I004
Date Range
1854
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1854
Year
1854
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Contracts
Creeks
Factories
Lancaster Twp.
Specifications
West Lampeter Twp.
Place
Lancaster Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Specification
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0485 I004
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
Location: Near the old cotton factory.
Document type: Specifications and contract for bridge construction.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0485 I005
Date Range
1867
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1867
Year
1867
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Contracts
Creeks
Factories
Lancaster Twp.
Specifications
West Lampeter Twp.
Place
Lancaster Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Specification
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0485 I005
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
[Lancaster Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.]
Location: Near the old factory.
Document type: Specifications and contract for bridge construction.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0485 I006
Date Range
1867/08
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1867/08
Year
1867
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Factories
Inspections
Lancaster Twp.
Orders
Petitions
Reports
West Lampeter Twp.
Place
Lancaster Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0485 I006
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1867.
Location: Near the old factory.
Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.
Order for inspection and inspection report.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Order and report of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0315 I005
Date Range
1857
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Order and report of viewers
Description
Court term: April 1857.
Location: On the New Holland Turnpike, former site of Binkley's Bridge.
Document type: Order and report of viewers.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1857
Year
1857
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Binkley's Bridge
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
East Lampeter Twp.
Manheim Twp.
New Holland Turnpike
Orders
Reports
Roads
Turnpikes
Place
East Lampeter Twp. and Manheim Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Report
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0315 I005
Box Number
005
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Opinion on inspection report
Object ID
Bridge F0320 I002
Date Range
1869
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Opinion on inspection report
Description
[East Lampeter Twp. and Manheim Twp.]
Location: On the New Holland Turnpike, former site of Binkley's Bridge.
Document type: Opinion on inspection report
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1869
Year
1869
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Binkley's Bridge
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
East Lampeter Twp.
Manheim Twp.
New Holland Turnpike
Opinions
Reports
Roads
Turnpikes
Place
East Lampeter Twp. and Manheim Twp.
Extent
1 item, 2 pieces
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0320 I002
Box Number
005
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for a bridge; order and report of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0140 I007
Date Range
1856
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for a bridge; order and report of viewers
Description
Court term: January 1856.
Location: On public highway from Lancaster to York Furnace Bridge, at Colemanville, Conestoga Twp.
Document types: Petition for a bridge.
Order and report of viewers.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1856
Year
1856
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Colemanville, Conestoga Twp.
Conestoga Twp.
Creeks
Lancaster
Martic Twp.
Orders
Pequea Creek
Petitions
Reports
York Furnace Bridge
Place
Conestoga Twp. and Martic Twp.
Extent
2 items, 2 pieces
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0140 I007
Box Number
002
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0745 I006
Date Range
1857/08
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1857/08
Year
1857
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Wither, Michael
Zarracher, J. H.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
Dams
J. H. Zarracher's Dam
Lampeter Square, West Lampeter Twp.
Michael Wither's Mill
Mills
New Providence, Providence Twp.
Orders
Pequea Creek
Petitions
Reports
Strasburg Twp.
West Lampeter Twp.
Place
Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0745 I006
Box Number
011
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1857.
Location: Near J. H. Zarracher's Dam, formerly Michael Wither's Mill, on public road from Lampeter Square, West Lampeter Twp., to New Providence, Providence Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0745 I005
Date Range
1855/01
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1855/01
Year
1855
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0011
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
Herr's Mill
Inspections
Lampeter Square, West Lampeter Twp.
Mills
Orders
Pequea Creek
Reports
Strasburg
Strasburg Twp.
West Lampeter Twp.
Place
Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Report
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0745 I005
Box Number
011
Additional Notes
Court term: January 1855.
Location: Near Herr's Mill, on road from Lampeter Square, West Lampeter Twp., to Strasburg.
Document type: Order for inspection and inspection report.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail