Names of York: John Eager Howard
>Photo submitted in 2008 by Carol (Hyde) Smith of Red Lion. It’s the Howard Tunnel on the Heritage Rail Trail County Park, as seen traveling south from Brillhart Station.
More in the ongoing series on the Names of York.
Place: The Howard Tunnel, along the Heritage Rail Trail County Park
Who was it named after? John Eager Howard of Baltimore was a railroad investor, a Revolutionary War colonel and a politician.
Interesting facts: We’ve been trying to cover some ground on this blog about a claim the county parks make about the tunnel, so its name should be familiar to regular readers!
Source: Daily Record/Sunday News archives, York Town Square
Do you have a suggestion of a place in York County named for a person? If so, post a comment! I’m going to work my way through some likely ones, such as schools and parks, but I need other suggestions too!
