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This York, Pa., building, mysterious for years, now is used as a crematorium

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This York County, Pa., building and its smokestack have brought up all kinds of stories, often spooky, over the years. One persistent rumor was that it was used to burn bodies. The odd thing is that it’s now used as a crematorium. So where does this still mysterious building stand? Btw, what was its original use? Answer. Also of interest: Check out scores of additional quizzes and fun tests.

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History Mystery: This was the best-known Cadillac owned by a #YorkCountyPa resident in the World War II years, when…

Posted by York Daily Record/Sunday News on Monday, October 12, 2015

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History Mystery: This looks like, well, something that’s hard to describe. But it’s available to anyone in the region to…

Posted by York Daily Record/Sunday News on Monday, October 12, 2015

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History Mystery: This was a scene from the #York / #Adams region about 7 years ago. It’s a large painting but full of…

Posted by York Daily Record/Sunday News on Saturday, October 10, 2015

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History Mystery: That’s the Dempwolf-designed Country Club of #YorkPa in the first decade of the 20th century. That…

Posted by York Daily Record/Sunday News on Friday, October 9, 2015

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History Mystery: Meet Jeremiah Sullivan Black, a York countian for many years in the Civil War-era and later. This…

Posted by York Daily Record/Sunday News on Saturday, October 10, 2015