Eric Lehman noticed the Mt. Rose Interchange sign to Camp Betty asked, “Are the rumors true, of why the Camp Betty Washington Road sign was shortened to just Camp Betty?” In driving south on Haines Road, from Mount Rose Avenue; at the new I-83 interchange, one can either turn right
“Clockmaker began York’s Railroad Heritage” is the title of a Phineas Davis talk, which has been presented seven times. Comments following each talk always resulted in additional research, which has continually fine-tuned the story. Suggested additions were also made; such as the story of black machinist William Wood, who worked
S. Forry Laucks, the President of the York Safe & Lock Company, had already been on the Board of Directors of the York County National Bank for 34-years, when he was elected the seventh President of the institution in 1930. As such, his signature began appearing on all currency bills
Stone Fence Acres is the name given to ongoing land acquisitions in Chanceford Township by internationally known artist Jeff Koons. Following a talk last November by the owner of a farm in Chanceford Townsip, a comment was made: “I don’t doubt, with his resources, Jeff Koons’ acreage will eclipse Lauxmont
How far did you walk to school, or to your school bus stop? Do you have memorable walks to school; especially in the snow, or during other bad weather? In this post, I’ll share my reminiscences of walking to North Hills Elementary School, beginning in the late 1950s. In January
The rest of the story about Gotwalt’s Mill, at the S-curve in Camp Betty Washington Road, is told in this post. This mill is also referred to as Rider’s Mill and more commonly Bowser’s Cider Mill. The Olde Mill Cabinet Shoppe presently occupies this old mill structure in York Township.
This post explores an assortment of four Stony Brook Drive-In Theatre queries from YorksPast readers. Their curiosity ranged from the history of the Hoke Farm, upon which the Drive-In Theatre was constructed in 1949, to a comment involving a nearby York County company that manufactured outdoor screens for Drive-In Theatres;
Ellen Lentz shared some Bon-Ton memories and insight about the store in the York Galleria being repurposed as a Self-Storage Facility. Ellen worked at the Galleria’s Bon-Ton during summers and Christmas breaks in her college years. She was always envious of long time employees who were fortunate to have worked
At stop number 4 of a Yorkshire History Walk, the story of the first church in Yorkshire was shared. The present Yorkshire United Methodist Church congregation recognizes their first Yorkshire church site, via displaying the 1926 cornerstone of the Yorkshire Evangelical Church. During the Yorkshire History Walk on September 18th,
In 1892, voters narrowly turned down the ballot question for establishing Webb Township via a separation from Spring Garden Township. In the vote aftermath, the backers of this proposal were chagrined, believing with just a little more campaigning they could have changed the minds of 22 of the voters; thus