Readers provided some neat reactions to my posts about the Longstown One-Room Schoolhouse in Springettsbury Township. Ted Fauth suggested, “A pictures is worth a thousand words. Why not show the 1938 aerial image of the schoolhouse?” Good suggestion Ted; for comparison, I’ve inserted the 3/19/1938 Historic Aerial Photo, from the
One of the many issues that resulted in the establishment of Springettsbury Township in 1891 was a long-standing desire by a group of residents near Longstown to have a schoolhouse built in their neighborhood. The Longstown residents felt the resulting new, more-rural, school district, in a new township to be
This photo of the River Hill One-Room Schoolhouse in East Manchester Township was taken in 1941 by Scott W. Knaub; a Superintendent of York County Schools. This schoolhouse is located near Mt. Wolf at the intersection of Wago Road and Board Road. The school lane down to Wago Road can
This is the ninth and final post in a series that will provide a location and source index for pre-1950 York County schools. The vast majority of these schools are one-room schools. The complete list is being rolled out over several weeks. Others completed in the series are: York County
This is the eighth post in a series that will provide a location and source index for pre-1950 York County schools. The vast majority of these schools are one-room schools. The complete list is being rolled out over several weeks. Others completed in the series are: York County One-Room Schools
This is the seventh post in a series that will provide a location and source index for pre-1950 York County schools. The vast majority of these schools are one-room schools. The complete list is being rolled out over several weeks. Others completed in the series are: York County One-Room Schools
This is the sixth post in a series that will provide a location and source index for pre-1950 York County schools. The vast majority of these schools are one-room schools. The complete list is being rolled out over several weeks. Others completed in the series are: York County One-Room Schools
This is the fifth post in a series that will provide a location and source index for pre-1950 York County schools. The vast majority of these schools are one-room schools. The complete list is being rolled out over several weeks. Others completed in the series are: York County One-Room Schools
This is the fourth post in a series that will provide a location and source index for pre-1950 York County schools. The vast majority of these schools are one-room schools. The complete list is being rolled out over several weeks. Others completed in the series are: York County One-Room Schools
The past two Sundays I visited The Stewartstown Historical Society to gather location details for my YorksPast series that is providing a location and source index for pre-1950 York County schools. In doing so, I was treated to a preview of many of the pictures that will be included in