Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Monday, October 2, 2023
Deeds Recorded - Columbia Borough - October 2, 2023
Lanco Property Investments LLC and Frantz Benjamin conveyed 151 S. Fourth St. to Chloe Jacenda Margreta Light for $276,700.
Valley View Capital LLC and Eli S. King conveyed 432 Avenue N. to Amanda Willison and Tillman Rupp for $223,000.
Timothy Lewis Swartz and Tania A. Swartz conveyed 46 S. Eighth St. to Alec Cannon for $180,000.
Proverbs Home Buyers LLC and Brandon Knoess conveyed property on Union Street to AJ Homegenix LLC for $120,000.
Sunday, October 1, 2023
About Town - October 1, 2023
This week's photos of Columbia
(Click/tap on photos to see larger, sharper images.)
Swinging into Halloween
Jack o'lantern trees on the 800 block of Chestnut
A couple of ghosts yuckin' it up downtown
Jacks under glass
Chained
3 (or 4?) on a bench
A sunflower of sorts
Patriotic knick-knacks
God bless us.
Many showed up for the Amvets food giveaway on Saturday.
Vehicles were lined up for several blocks along Manor Street, Florence, Mill, and Barber for the giveaway.
"Flow" the community rock snake has gotten a big head lately.
Rockers for sittin' out at Columbia Crossing
The former home of General Shannon under a cloud-padded sky
The water main on the 500 block of Chestnut Street has been replaced. Workers are now connecting service to residents there.
Onward, Christian Patriots!
Training
A look under the "hood"
Truck 80
All manner of vehicles were present at a recent accident at 2nd & Chestnut.
Coming October 23 at the Market House
Wired cats at play
NO
Yes, the bridge inspectors were back at it again this week.
On a call
Looks like "Lyin' Ted" Cruz.
Door ornament
Fence ornament
Candidates for Borough Council
Seen on Linden Street
[Submitted photo]
Tree transport
Saturday, September 30, 2023
On this Day in History: Veterans Memorial Bridge opens to the public – Uncharted Lancaster
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The Columbia–Wrightsville Bridge, officially called the Veterans Memorial Bridge, spans the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, and carries Route 462. Built originally as the Lancaster-York Intercounty Bridge, construction began in 1929, and the bridge opened on September 30, 1930. On November 11, 1980, it was officially dedicated as Veterans Memorial Bridge, though it is still referenced locally as the Columbia–Wrightsville Bridge.
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Friday, September 29, 2023
On this Day in History: Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge destroyed by Cedar Keys Hurricane in 1896 – Uncharted Lancaster
On September 29, 1896, the Cedar Keys Hurricane ripped through Central Pennsylvania with gale-force winds and torrential rain. It left a wake of destruction, leveling barns, trees, and the 1869 Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge. It was so powerful that it swept the massive bridge from its piers, with some of the pieces landing near the iron furnaces south of Marietta.
MORE:
https://unchartedlancaster.com/2023/09/29/on-this-day-in-history-columbia-wrightsville-bridge-destroyed-by-cedar-keys-hurricane-in-1896/ Thursday, September 28, 2023
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