MG-183     Bridges, Roads, and Turnpikes Collection, 1767-1968

1 box     11 folders      .25 cubic ft.

Description: Collection of materials relating to and documenting the bridges, roads, and turnpikes of Lancaster County. Includes orders, agreements, proposals, bond coupons and certificates, sketches, contract, payments, receipts, correspondence, Supreme Court decision, lists of stockholders, dedication materials, blank stock certificates, and assessments.

Folder 1 Proposed Roads and Bridges, 1767-1905
1. Order to open a road from Matthias Slough's Mill on Conestoga Creek to the end of Bethels Town near the Borough of Lancaster.
2. Order to view/lay out a road from the Village of Strasburg to the mouth of Conestoga River, 1806.
3. Agreement between Jacob Huber and John Shond to open a road to the old Philadelphia Road, 1832
4. Proposal by The Canton Bridge Company to erect a bridge at Griest's Fording, 1905
5. Envelope which contained #4 featuring Stevens House print on front, 1905
6. York Furnace Bridge Co. Bond Certificate and Bond Coupons, June 30, 1856 (See Oversized Items Box #3, Folder 2, Item 2)

Folder 2 Philadelphia to Lancaster Turnpike, 1792-1793
1. Booklet. Sketches of some proposed regulations and improvements in Philadelphia, ferries in its vicinity; and on the Lancaster Turnpike Road with a proposed modification of Pennsylvania and states adjoining, 1792
2. Agreement for the payment of turnpike shares to John Hubley, Andrew Graff, and Abraham Witmer, 1793

Folder 3 Lancaster & Susquehanna Turnpike, 1794-1818
1. Articles of Incorporation, signed by Gov. Mifflin, 1794 (See Oversized Items Box #3, Folder #2, Item #1)
2. Contract, "Articles Permitting the Quarrying of Stones etc. from Lancaster to Wright's Ferry" (for the purpose of building the Turnpike).
3. Bond, 1813
4. Petition, citizens of Columbia, 1814
5. Payment to Samuel Bethel for stone, 1815
6. Payment to John Hubley, land for tollhouse, 1817
7. Payment to Andrew Gerber, materials for tollhouse, 1817
8. Payment to John Hubley, land for tollhouse, 1817
9. Bill and Receipt for stone, Jacob Breneisen, 1818
10. Power of Attorney to Edward Coleman, Esq., 1818

Folder 4 Lancaster-Susquehanna Turnpike, 1830-1883
1. Certificate of Election of the Board, 1830
2. Account of Payments, 1833
3. Account of Payments, 1834
4. Audit of Treasurer's Accounts, 1839 (See Oversized Items Box #3, Folder #2, Item #2)
5. Receipt, George Peters, 1851
6. Bill from Robert and John Fullerton, 1852
7. Account of Toll Received, 1850
8. Account sheet
9. Attorney's letter concerning dividends due, 1883
10. Another Attorney's letter concerning dividends, 1883

Folder 5 Ridge Turnpike, 1812
1. Stock Certificates of Adam Reigart, 1812
2. Stock Certificates of Adam Reigart, 1812

Folder 6 Hibernia Turnpike, 1814-1821
1. Receipt, payment to Samuel Martin, lawsuit, 1814
2. Receipt, payment to Isaac Eby, lawsuit, 1814
3. Receipt, payment to Isaac Eby, lawsuit, 1814
4. Receipt, payment to Isaac Eby, lawsuit, 1815
5. Receipt, payment to Isaac Eby, lawsuit, 1819
6. Mr. Hopkins Opinion, lawsuit
7. Supreme Court Decision, lawsuit, attest by Nathaniel Lightner, Proth., 1821
8. A True Copy of above, attest by Nathaniel Lightner, Proth., 1821

Folder 7 Bridge at Columbia over Susquehanna, 1814-1822
1. Share of William Hemphill, signed by Jonas Preston, Pres. and A. Baily, Treas., 1814
2. Note, Robert Fullerton, 1817
3. Statement of Account, 1820
4. List of stockholders, 1822
5. Statement of Account, Annual, 1822

Folder 8 Various turnpikes; Lititz, Bird-in-Hand, Ephrata - Lancaster, etc., 1814-1887
1. Receipt, Samuel Martin, 1814
2. Statement Book, Lancaster & Lititz Turnpike Road Co., 1847-1857
3. Articles of Incorporation, Lake Mill & Manorville Turnpike, 1871
4. Bird-in-Hand Turnpike Co. Assessment Notice, 1887
5. Lancaster and Ephrata Turnpike and Plank Road Co. blank share certificates

Folder 9 New Holland Turnpike, 1874 - 1876
1. Lancaster stockholders, 1874
2. Letter from James Diller recounting the history of the turnpike, 1876

Folder 10 Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge, 1930
1. Dedication Invitation to Officers and Directors of the Conestoga National Bank, 1930
2. Dedication Invitation to Mrs. W. W. Griest and Miss Rebecca W. Griest
3. Ticket to Dedication
4. Ticket to Dedication

Folder 11  Dedication program for the Norman Wood Bridge, which spans the Susquehanna River between Martic Twp., Lancaster County and Lower Chanceford Twp., York County. Includes brief biographical information about Norman Wood and a fact sheet about the bridge. 1968.