This series grew out of my post A Personal Connection to the Burning of The Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge 150-Years-Ago. This week I’m delving into the slight discrepancies between the accounts about the bridge burning; especially focusing on the list of names in the force of civilian carpenters and bridge-builders employed by
Thanks to my readers for all the nice comments about my post A Personal Connection to the Burning of The Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge 150-Years-Ago. I’ve always been amazed at the number of readers of YorksPast that recognize me in public and comment, especially all who spoke to me Friday night in
My post on Wednesday included the June 29th 1863 report by Robert Crane detailing the destruction of the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge to halt the eastward invasion of the Rebels through Pennsylvania. This report is from The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate
RAILCAR GOLD is a historically accurate multi-generational fictional tale of hidden treasure, primarily set in York County, Pennsylvania during the latter half of the Nineteenth Century. This is Part 4 of Chapter 8 . . . Rebels. A new part will be posted every Thursday. This chapter stands alone, starting
This is the sixth in a series of letters or messages sent to President Abraham Lincoln during the Invasion of Pennsylvania by the Rebels during June and July of 1863. Other Letters to LINCOLN in this series include: Letters to LINCOLN; “if Lee gets his army across the Susquehanna” Letters
This is the fifth in a series of letters or messages sent to President Abraham Lincoln during the Invasion of Pennsylvania by the Rebels during June and July of 1863. Other Letters to LINCOLN in this series include: Letters to LINCOLN; “if Lee gets his army across the Susquehanna” Letters
RAILCAR GOLD is a historically accurate multi-generational fictional tale of hidden treasure, primarily set in York County, Pennsylvania during the latter half of the Nineteenth Century. This is Part 2 of Chapter 8 . . . Rebels. A new part will be posted every Thursday. This chapter stands alone, starting
This is the first in a series of letters or messages sent to President Abraham Lincoln during the Invasion of Pennsylvania by the Rebels during June and July of 1863. Other Letters to LINCOLN in this series include: Letters to LINCOLN; “We need John C. Fremont” Letters to LINCOLN; “The
YorksPast started with a post on July 26, 2012. Ten months, to the day, later this is my 200th post. Thus you’ve seen a brand new YorksPast post, on the average, 20 times per month. I’d like to thank everyone for reading and providing feedback to YorksPast. I’ve decided to
I have previously looked at early York County related maps in YorksPast; such as: 1801 Susquehanna River Map by Benjamin Henry Latrobe 1821 York & Adams Counties Map by D. Small & W. Wagner 1824 Lancaster County Map by Joshua Scott; that contained York County information Several posts that utilized