Last month, while working on further updates to my Index of York County One Room Schoolhouses I discovered the 1884 (or earlier) Violet Hill Hotel. This discovery came during research on the locations of at least two schoolhouses named Violet Hill in Spring Garden Township. At the time, I put
On what is now Grantley Hill adjacent to Wyndham Hills, stood the mansion of George Small, a member of the prominent York firm P. A. & S. Small. During 1878 the residence was named “Grantley” in honor of Mary Grant, the maiden name of Mrs. Small; thus the origin of
When I was first employed as a YORK Engineer in 1972, YORK’s Grantley Plant consisted of all the property bounded by Grantley Road on the east, Richland Avenue on the west, Codorus Creek on the north and Kings Mill Road on the south. The size of this property is 91-acres.
This picture of Gettysburg’s Richard Neutra designed Cyclorama Building in the sights of a Civil War cannon is appropriate considering federal court clearing the way this week for the demolition of this building. The historic building preservationists lost their long battle to save or repurpose the structure. A week ago
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 is the second post centering on John Gilbert; his first and second wives are daughters of Michael Dosch, the originator of the
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 Wall Street Journal on April 24th 1985 suggested that Borg-Warner was considering a possible sale, merger or joint venture for its Air Conditioning Group. I’ve been told that this aerial photo of YORK’s Grantley Plant was taken by Borg-Warner in that time period. About 15 years
I’ve been asked a number of times; “You’ve worked at YORK, what do you think about the move to Hopewell Township in southern York County or Hunt Valley in northern Maryland?” From what I read in the newspapers, it appears that test facilities, engineering and support personnel are slated to
The grave location of Dallastown native John Curtis Barshinger within Gettysburg National Cemetery is shown in this illustration. John was a student of the Civil War; especially The Battle of Gettysburg. When John Barshinger died while in the service of our country, his Mother requested his burial at Gettysburg National
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,