…and then the headquarters for USO activities in the York area. The old academy served as a Servicemen’s Club. The Pennsylvania Dutch Canteen operated out of its former gym. The…
…(Lafayette’s toast to George Washington) stands beside York’s West Market Street. York County has Civil War (Penn Park), World War II (Continental Square) and Korean War (along rail trail near…
…“Madame Butterfly,” except for the genius of Hanover native John Luther Long. Born in Hanover in 1855, Long attended Lafayette College and then came back to Hanover to read law…
…separate trails inventoried in a recent York Weekly Record story: – Part of the northern extension of the county rail trail opened recently. It will eventually run from Lafayette Plaza…
…one of Marquis de Lafayette on Friday and Brooks Robinson in the spring. /yorktownsquare/2006/10/lorann-jacobs-sculpts-york-cou Often overlooked is maintenance of the Murals of York, under the bailiwick of the York County…
…– George Washington did not sleep in the village, but Charles Dickens and Marquis de Lafayette no doubt passed through. Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train rolled through — it had just…
…was razed, and a new building was erected at 100 Lafayette St. – Zion United Church of Christ. A marker on display for years in the church was left on…
…had to come down. Over the last 28 years, members of the Lafayette Street church have tried to think of ways they could get back their cupola. Leonard Grove, property…
…in 1863 was another. Now, we’ve discovered two more… . In 1834, a York-wide funeral procession was held for the Marquis de Lafayette, who had died weeks before in France….
…will leave a legacy of understanding the community at the turn of the 21st century. Jacobs recently made the news for her work on a statue of Marquis de Lafayette,…