Local historian Ray Kinard will present a free talk on the history of the Hanover Branch Railroad at the August 15 meeting of the York Civil War Round Table.
Railroads Archives
Abraham Lincoln’s northbound train chugged into Hanover Junction, Pennsylvania, on the late afternoon of Wednesday,
The burning of Chambersburg remains controversial in south-central Pennsylvania to this day. Once known as
The vast public holdings of the U. S. government include thousands of vintage photographs from
During the Confederate occupation of York County, Pennsylvania, from June 28 – 30, 1863, Major
Shortly after the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers
Railroad travel in the 19th century at times could be risky at times. Poor track
Railroad travelers from Harrisburg or York, Pennsylvania, to Baltimore typically took the Northern Central Railway.
The last of June 1863 were momentous times for the citizens of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania. Situated
During the late spring of 1863, railroad and civic officials throughout south-central Pennsylvania feared that