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RG1.B10.F8 - Journal entry
This folder contains excerpts from the Chester County Commission Minutes 1770 re building a bridge across the French Creek in what is now Schuylkill Township. This is the bridge General George Washington used to cross the creek to march to the furnace area following the Battle of the Clouds.
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RG2.B1.F12 - Advertisements
This folder contains three advertisements from the PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE for the Yellow Springs Spa. Two give the stage waggon schedule to get to the spa and the other one promises good entertainment with good water. Other documents included give the landmark directions to the spa visited by Philadelphian David Rittenhouse in 1750-1754. It also gives information on license owner Alexander McCaraher.
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RG2.B1.F15 - Advertisements
This folder contains a collection of various advertising pieces for the Yellow Springs Spa. It describes the property, the housing facilities and testimonies to the healing power of the waters. Also included is a large collection of advertisements for various stage lines that will deliver people to the Springs. The coaches are described as well as the routes taken with departure times and costs. The COMET packet boat is also advertised with i...
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RG2.B1.F16 - Advertisements
This folder contains photocopies of various advertising pieces regarding the Yellow Springs Spa. The buildings and grounds are described with notice of additions and improvements. The mineral water is described. Various methods of transportation to the spa are described and advertised and the first mention of the railroad to Phoenixville is mentioned.
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RG3.B16.F23 - Letter
This is an original letter sent to Mary Ann Frick from her brother who writes to detail the injuries sustained by Chester Springs/Kimberton people in the Chester Valley Railroad accident on October 4, 1877. Also included is a report of the accident in full detail. It was the reunion of the Pennypacker family at Pennypacker Mills and residents were returning home on the train through a heavy rain storm. An embankment at Kimberton collapsed cau...
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