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.
Tag: Preservation
Battle to save Underground Railroad Station marks 154th anniversary of Rebel invasion of York County
Today marks the 154th anniversary of the beginning of the Confederate invasion of York County,
A few months ago, I was among a small group of fellow history buffs who
In part 1 of this brief two-part series, we looked at the Mifflins, who were
During the Civil War, three separate railroads served Baltimore, Maryland. Because of city ordinances against
The Hoke House is a familiar sight to the thousands of people who travel on
I recently had a chance to tour the privately owned Fort Evans, a Civil War
This old stone house once was surrounded by rural farming country along Trindle Spring Road
The old National Hotel still stands on the northeastern corner of Market Street (foreground) and
Parkersburg, West Virginia, is located at the confluence of the Ohio River and the Little