The illustration contains a photocopy of the introduction to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania act passed April 11th 1793, authorizing a Susquehanna River Bridge from Blue Rock, Lancaster County to Pleasant Garden, York County. This was the earliest river bridge authorized to York County and although the bridge was never built,
The first YorksPast post occurred July 26th 2012; therefore with this 100th post, I’m averaging four and one-half posts per week. An inventory of the general topics and locations that have been my subjects resulted in this 100-tile mosaic that breaks down these posts into seven general categories. A clickable
The illustration contains a photocopy of the introduction to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania act passed April 11th 1793, authorizing a Susquehanna River Bridge from Blue Rock, Lancaster County to Pleasant Garden, York County. This was the earliest river bridge authorized to York County and although the bridge was never built,
An article in the August 15th 1948 issue of the Sunday News, York, PA Edition contained the headline: “New N O P Route Cuts Traffic Hazards.” This headline has a bearing on the name of a stretch of road in Springettsbury Township. This is the fourth part of a series
The illustration contains a photocopy of the introduction to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania act passed April 11th 1793, authorizing a Susquehanna River Bridge from Blue Rock, Lancaster County to Pleasant Garden, York County. This was the earliest river bridge authorized to York County and although the bridge was never built,
Following my talk on the Dosch Burial Grounds in Lower Windsor Township, several people asked for more details on several of the families noted in my talk. This post on the George Dosch Family is the eighth in a series of posts to provide answers those questions. Other posts in
When York County was formed from Lancaster County in 1749, Lancaster County kept all of the Susquehanna River, therefore the boundary line was established on the York side of the river. Then why are four Susquehanna River islands located in York County? Today we’ll look at Peavine Island in Lower
In my previous post about meeting John D. Denney, Jr., I noted that he was the foremost authority on Billmeyer & Small. He had spent decades researching the company and their railcars, yet claimed that he found little to show for his efforts. I have to disagree, John uncovered the
I know the answer if there are just two men painting this mile-long railroad bridge between Wrightsville and Columbia. Besides the buckets of paint, these men were equipped with little more than some paintbrushes, rope and planks of wood. Harold L. Smith, my Dad working for the Pennsylvania Railroad, along
York County was formed from Lancaster County in 1749; at that time it was reasonable to look at Lancaster County Maps for York County Information. However 75-years later the best map details available for Wrightsville, with adjoining town Westphalia, and connecting to Columbia via their first Susquehanna River bridge comes