Abraham Lincoln disappointed a large crowd in York PA on Feb. 23, 1861, when assassination rumors changed his planned route to Baltimore.
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York County PA author Scott Mingus has several of his popular local history talks available on YouTube or Vimeo. Here are links to them.
The Northern Central Railway and its two spurs in York County were vital to the local economy and to Lincoln’s war effort.
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
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.
From 1863 through the early part of Reconstruction, a factory in York PA was one of the leading producers of Borden brand condensed milk in the country.