The book ‘Lewis Miller: Sketches and Chronicles – The Reflections of a Nineteenth Century Pennsylvania
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The year was 1887, and Borough of York, Pa., turned into the City of York,
York Sunday News columnist and community connector Gordon A. Freireich was honored at Martin Library
York, Pa., native Jacob Loucks Devers sports a cavalry look at Fort Knox early in
Gen. Jacob Loucks Devers, left, talks with Lt. Donald E. MacNutt, 85th Engineers, as light
Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train stopped in York, Pa., on April 21, 1865. The train’s sad
J.W. Gitt owned The Gazette and Daily in York, Pa., for 55 years. His left-leaning
Yes, there is grass and greenery and such below the snow! This photograph remind you of that. It comes courtesy of David Trout and the book ‘Yesteryears in Southern York County,’ and shows contoured land on an East Hopewell Township farm. Interestingly, the widespread practice of contoured farming only goes back 75 years. Farming practices that resulted in the Dust Bowl helped inspire that. ‘Yesteryears’ states: ‘The Penn State Extension service designed conservation plans and strongly encouraged landowners in the 1930’s and 40’s to alternate crops on a hillside to prevent soil erosion.’