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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B3W_iron-works_Conestoga-PA.html
In 1846 the Safe Harbor blast furnace, foundry and rolling mill, using anthracite for fuel, were built by Reeves, Abbott & Co. Great quantities of iron and rails were produced for the Pennsylvania R.R., incorporated in the same year. During the Ci…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B2Y_moving-heaven-and-earth_Conestoga-PA.html
When construction began in 1903, no other section of the Pennsylvania Railroad's (PRR) A&S Branch likely seemed as improbable as that along the western boundary of Manor Township. There was no existing path sufficient to the purpose of two-track, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B2R_the-atglen-susquehanna-low-grade_Conestoga-PA.html
The Atglen & Susquehanna Branch was constructed (1903-1906) by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) as the middle segment of its Low Grade lane, an ambitious through-freight route which extended some 140 miles from Morrisville Yard near Trenton, New Je…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B2P_conestoga_Conestoga-PA.html
Lancaster - 7
Conestoga
Home of the Conestoga Wagon
Formerly Conestoga Center
Founded by John Kendig
1805
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B2K_the-cost-of-dynamite_Conestoga-PA.html
Dynamite was essential for expedient construction of the A&S. Rock cliffs on the Susquehanna River were blasted for months to create shelves that carried the rails northward, a lower route for the older Port Road and an upper route for the new A&S…