Initials were occasionally carved into groves of trees at Gino’s Drive-In, along the Lincoln Highway in Springettsbury Township. A small grove of trees was situated east of Gino’s, bordering, and within, the Lincoln Woods Inn parking lot; however a larger grove of trees was located to the south of Gino’s.
“Frank Moock’s one-yard plunge for a touchdown on the last play of the game gave the York White Roses a thrilling 21-14 victory over the Monessen Ravens at Memorial Stadium Saturday Night. The victory before nearly 3,000 fans kept York’s winning streak alive at 16, but undoubtedly was the toughest
During the 1960s, Melvin’s Rides & Amusements was located near the Inlet, in Ocean City, Maryland. It was a follow-up business by Melvin L. Kauffman; after his popular Melvin’s Drive-In was taken in the late 1950s; during I-83 construction east of York, Pennsylvania. Richard Wolfgang prompted this post, with his
Bob Thompson commented about the strong Go-Kart Racing culture in York County during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. His home track, as a racer, was a half-mile raceway, located along River Road, south of Goldsboro. About the mid-1970s, Bob progressed into helping stage weekend Go-Kart races in large parking lots, throughout Central Pennsylvania.
Dr. Louis V. Williams was a Christmas baby, born December 25, 1884. His farm, along Mount Zion Road, in Springettsbury Township became the township complex that we enjoy today. Prior to his death in 1968, he created a trust, the Springettsbury Township Library Fund, which continues to fund library services in the township. The photo of Dr. Williams is from his 1911 graduation from The College of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore, Maryland.
Who remembers the Liberty Limited Dinner Train, which operated in southern York County from 1996 until 2001 on the old Northern Central Railway tracks; better yet, who traveled on the original Liberty Limited, the deluxe express train of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which included the same section of rails, in its run between Washington D.C. and Chicago from 1925 until 1957.
Civil War surgeon Thomas Chalmers Brainerd elevated Powder Mills in York Township into a major producer of blasting powder with his acquisition in 1874; which led to the naming of Powder Mill Road, running through the property.
The father of Presidential candidate Joe Biden worked as a clerk-typist for the American Oil Company Bulk Plant along Hill Street in Spring Garden Township, York County, PA.
Brooks Robinson helped the York White Roses defeat the Baltimore Orioles at York’s Memorial Stadium in June of 1955. The news, that the sixth-place farm club slammed the big-league team for 13-runs, made front page news in Baltimore; quoting the opening lines from the Baltimore Sun of June 28th: “York,
With York and Lancaster Counties recent establishment as the Susquehanna National Heritage Area, the time has come to extend the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor through those counties. The decade long effort to gain the Susquehanna National Heritage Area designation emphasized the Susquehanna River as the focal corridor of culture and