In York County, Harriet Tubman found some like-minded county residents who were against slavery and fellow operators on the Underground Railroad, particularly among Quakers north of the Conewago Creek. But the abolitionist view was not the majority report in the county.
George S. Schmidt penned this essay for the York Gazette on Feb. 6, 1892, urging
Chris Otto tells us about all kinds of interesting things over at Papergreat.com. He found the High Rock postcard above. The question seems to be: Which York County, Pa., High Rock is it? Maybe one of you can help?
Yes, you’ll not see Gettysburg National Military Park this empty, blocked off and downright lonely. The U.S. government shutdown is the culprit. The Hanover, Pa., Evening Sun, which put up a Media Center gallery of the military park that included these photos, reports that 76 full-time park service employees are furloughed. All this in the 150th anniversary of the battle.
The gates of A.B. Farquhar’s former estate in the hills south of York still attract attention along Country Club Road in York.
The Gazette and Daily calendar for 1970 shows the the A.B. Farquhar Co.’s North George
A Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information photographer captures 28-year-old Gerald Smith assembling 37 mm
When some people think about the southwestern York County borough of Jefferson, they think Jefferson
Confederate Gen. Jubal Early issued this handbill touting his magnanimity in not burning the town.
William C. Goodridge, a former slave who became a respected York businessman, was an influential