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 1 of Chapter 3 . . . Missing. A new part will be posted every Thursday. New readers may want to
This drawing of The York Car Works of Billmeyer & Small appears as part of a full-page-408 ad in Asher & Adams’ New Columbian Railroad Atlas of 1879. The view is as if one were hovering over the railroad station, or currently hovering over Sovereign Bank Stadium, and looking southeast.
Last Monday I explored how Barshinger Creek got its name; i.e. from the name of a mill along this creek. Simon A. Barshinger expanded and operated the mill known as Barshinger’s Mill from 1892 to 1920. The location of Barshinger’s Mill site on an overall view of Barshinger Creek was
With Frankenstorm on the way up the East Coast, I thought it an appropriate time to post these pictures of the IVA-LU Bungalow upriver from Accomac, Hellam Township, York County, PA. In 1945, “immense cakes of ice of great thickness” covered the river road. The IVA-LU Bungalow along the Susquehanna
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 post on the George Dosch Family is the fourth in a series of posts to provide answers those questions. Other posts in
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 6 of Chapter 2 . . . Orphan. A new part will be posted every Thursday. New readers may want to
Two weeks ago I posted an article from the York Daily issue of June 30, 1871 that ended by boasting railcar builder Billmeyer & Small of York “have secured the building of the first one hundred narrow gauge cars ever used in this country, most of which are already far
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
The York Daily Record article on Saturday about Red Lion Area High School alums and students spearheading an effort to protect the Barshinger Creek freshwater ecosystem caused me to dust off some information in my files about the creek name. This information was gathered for my book Barshingers in America,
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 post on the Christopher Dosch Family is the third in a series of posts to provide answers those questions. Other posts in