Columbia, PA

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Columbia, Pa., Lancaster co. On the E. bank of the Susquehanna River. 30 miles S. E. from Harrisburg. It is connected with Havre de Grace, at the mouth of the Susquehanna, by a canal, and with Philadelphia by railroad. A bridge here crosses the Susquehanna, a mile and 390 feet in length, resting on stone piers. An aqueduct supplies the place with water for domestic and other purposes. The trade with Philadelphia and Baltimore is large in lumber, coal, iron, &c. (Gazetteer of the United States of America, 1854)

COLUMBIA, p. b., West Hampfield township, Lancaster co.. Pa., 30 ms. S. E. of Harrisburgh; from W. 102 ms. Watered by Susquehanna river and Susquehanna canal. Pop. 4,140. (Fanning's, 1853)

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City or Town
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Lancaster County, PA

Columbia, Pennsylvania (Hayward)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Columbia, Pa., Lancaster co. On the E. bank of the Susquehanna River. 30 miles S. E. from Harrisburg. It is connected with Havre de Grace, at the mouth of the Susquehanna, by a canal, and with Philadelphia by railroad.  A bridge here crosses the Susquehanna, a mile and 390 feet in length, resting on stone piers.  An aqueduct supplies the place with water for domestic and other purposes. The trade with Philadelphia and Baltimore is large in lumber, coal, iron, &c.
John Hayward, Gazetteer of the United States of America… (Philadelphia: James L. Gihon, 1854), 335.
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Union defenders retreat across the Susquehanna burning the Wrightsville Bridge behind them Battles/Soldiers
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Zion Hill Cemetery, Columbia, PA Location or Site
Date Title
Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “Arrested,” June 17, 1847
Cincinnati (OH) Gazette, “Excitement in Lancaster,” July 2, 1863
William Whipper to William Still, December 4, 1871
Daniel Bonsall to William Still, 1872
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