York Town Square

This undated poster tells about activities at Penn Grove Campground in Heidelberg Township. That camp meeting moved from a site between Mount Wolf and Emigsville in the late 1880s, and…

Wounded Korean War Marine George Eyler talked with his mom and dad, Emigsville’s Florence and Charles Eyler, on national television in 1952. This York (Pa.) Daily Record/Sunday News video captures…

…United Methodist Church, 3241 N. George Street in Emigsville. For details, call the church office at 717-764-0007. Mingus, author of a recent book on the Louisiana Tigers, tailors his talks…

…of York fire department histories that is available. (See two additional photos of the fire station below.) Also of interest: Cumberland County reseacher seeks info on Emigsville’s American Acme-built fire…

…this interesting artifact. Other artifacts of interest: Cumberland County reseacher seeks info on Emigsville’s American Acme-built fire engine and The Acme Tongue Carrier of Hanover, Pa.: Are there any around…

…to search for keywords. – Of course, you can always search for York Town Square posts on Google. For example, when you search for yorktownsquare and Emigsville, you get this….

…of the park. — As for the park’s ballfield, Jane could not remember it clearly but conjectured it was near the Emigsville road because that was the only clear place…

…former York County solicitor, as the only McKinnon descendant still living in the York area. Upcoming event: See you at story night in Emigsville Tuesday, April 6? Blog post of…

…in Emigsville. Tobacco was a common crop, particularly in eastern York County, 100 years ago. But the area was better known for cigarmaking, often using imported tobacco. This photograph, submitted…

…double (as opposed to a single) chain drive. – Part of Emigsville’s downed oak tree on display had a massive circumference of 17 feet. My column of reversed published York…