Bids for an inter county bridge connecting Lancaster and Chester Counties were opened On This Day in 1880. Brinton Carter, of Lancaster , will be awarded the bid. His bid was $1,662. Two men from Chester County did come in lower but they only bid for the wood work. Carter’s bid included the wood work and the actual construction. Source: Lancaster Daily Intelligencer. ( Lancaster , PA ), 5 August 1880. Chronicling America : Historic American Newspapers . Library of Congress. On This Day is a prompt to further explore historical events. © Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman, 2015
by Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman