Living historian James Hayney will portray Abraham Lincoln in a special 211th Abe birthday bash at Hanover Junction, Feb. 8, 2020 from 1:00-2:00 p.m.
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Author Scott Mingus presents a talk on the Cumberland Valley RR in the Civil War. Jan. 15, 7 p.m., York County History Center, 250 E. Market St. York, PA
The York Civil War Round Table has released its 2020 schedule of speakers. All meetings are at 7 p.m., 3rd Wednesdays, YCHC, 250 E. Market St., York PA FREE
Teenager John H. Shearer bravely protected the vital telegraph instrument at Hanover Junction when the Rebels attacked during the Gettysburg Campaign.
The Friends of the Heritage Rail Rail have released their schedule of free 2019 porch talks at Hanover Junction and New Freedom depots.
After the battle of Antietam, a special ammunition train set a new speed record as it raced through York County on its way from Washington to Hagerstown.
Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train passed through York County on April 21, 1863, as a cold drizzle set the tone as somber crowds lined the tracks.
York author and webmaster Randy Drais was part of a volunteer team that recovered old ties of the defunct Gettysburg & Harrisburg RR, which once ran through the battlefield.
A drunken Union army officer allegedly pushed one of his men from a train near Shrewsbury Station, PA. They were escorting Rebel prisoners to Elmira.
Only a handful of outdoor photographs taken during the Civil War in York County, PA, still exist. Many more may have been taken. Here are a few examples.