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MG-270     Conestoga Navigation Company and Related Materials Collection

2 boxes     2 folders     1.25 cubic ft.

Description: Collection contains minutes and stock certificates of the Conestoga Navigation Company and a map and profile of the Conestoga River.

Box 1

Folder 1 Minute book of the Conestoga Navigation Company. Includes act of incorporation, by-laws, minutes, estimates for building a dam and locks. May 1824 to December 1827.

Folder 2
Insert 1 Stock certificate for one share of stock in Conestoga Navigation Company. Purchased by Longenecker & Hager. Signed by Edward Coleman, president. No. 125. 6 September 1825. Transferred from Document Collection, Box 2, Folder 24, Item 7. 21 January 2000.

Insert 2 Photocopy of stock certificate for one share of stock in Conestoga Navigation Company. Purchased by Farmers Bank of Lancaster. No. 960. 20 October 1827. Transferred from Document Collection, Box 13, Folder 9, Item 7. 21 January 2000.

Box 2

Map and Profile of Conestogo River for Improving the Navigation from Lancaster to the Susquehanna as Explored November 1824. Prepared by Ephraim Beach. Shows planned locations of locks and dams. This plan was never implemented. (Archives North, Side 17, oversized box on top shelf)

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