This is one of the slides in the October History Night presentation about stations, stops, and stories of “Rails through Springettsbury.” The circa 1939 roadwork photo provided several questions in the queue of one-on-one discussions later in the evening. This post provides expanded answers and additional illustrations to clarify those
This is a recent early spring view looking down on Center Square in York, Pennsylvania. Is it spelled Center or Centre Square, and when was the name Continental Square adopted? In colonial times, a Court House and market sheds occupied the square in York Town. As a result, in the
A previous exploration of Round Top Road to the hilltop property, north of Wrightsville, was done to understand the placement location of a concrete Lincoln Highway marker in 1928. In response to that post, Mike Spyker shared a telephoto of the Roundtop mansion, taken from Marietta in 2014. And, Gwyn
York Council of Boy Scouts, Troop 15, replaced a wood post, with a concrete Lincoln Highway marker, opposite the A. R. Gross Store in Hallam on September 1, 1928; as reported in newspapers and Lincoln Highway Association notes of that time. Research via deeds and newspapers was used to pinpoint
York Council of Boy Scouts, Troop 15, installed a concrete Lincoln Highway marker near the west corner of Dr. Crandall’s resort on September 1, 1928; as reported in newspapers and Lincoln Highway Association notes of that time. Deed research and historic aerial photos are used to pinpoint where that marker
York Council of Boy Scouts, Troop 32, installed a concrete Lincoln Highway marker “opposite the end of Round Top Road” on September 1, 1928. Research into the 1928 Hellam Township location where Round Top Road intersected the Lincoln Highway, revealed details about the Roundtop resort. Roundtop is a massive mansion,
Before big-box chain grocery stores, a scattering of community grocery stores served the residents of Springettsbury Township. One such store, Evans’ Grocery, operated in the building at 45 North Findlay Street in the East York neighborhood from 1930 until 1965. Evans’ Grocery Store was among over 200 early businesses, which
Thirteen decades ago the village of Pleasureville was bustling with 17 thriving businesses. One of those businesses was the E. G. Keller store, already well on its way at being operated for 52-years by founder Emanuel G. Keller. He was one of seven businessmen that met to start the ball
The Big Hand Tourist Camp was a seasonal tent camp for traveling tourists. Opening in 1925, it was located along the south side of the Lincoln Highway in a field east of Stony Run. In 1928, the entrance to the camp was one of 26 locations in York County where
John Dauber Florist business in York County was not just a flower shop. For more than 70-years this family owned business operated from an array of large greenhouses to far-reaching plant nurseries; with ties to the Susquehanna Trail, Arsenal Road and ultimately Route 30. In the circa 1950s eastward looking