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Clock Trickery in Columbia; connection to Steam Into History in New Freedom
Robert-Houdin Mystery Swinger Clock in The National Watch and Clock Museum, Columbia PA (Photo by S. H. Smith, 2014) There is currently a neat exhibit that is part of any always-enjoyable tour through...
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NEVER BUILT . . . The Town of Pleasant Garden and other Curiosities
Westward Looking, Birds Eye View of Zimmerman Center and Native Lands County Park (2014 Bing.com Birds Eye View; Annotations by S. H. Smith, 2014) In April of 2013, I was giving a presentation at the...
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Heritage Lecture at Zimmerman Center on November 12, 2014
Westward Looking, Birds Eye View of southern end of Native Lands County Park in Long Level area of Lower Windsor Township (2014 Bing.com Birds Eye View; Annotations by S. H. Smith, 2014) A Heritage...
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First Working Canal in Pennsylvania was in York Haven
Mural of Canal Operations in York Haven, York County, PA (Painted in 1980 by Cliff Satterthwaite) Cliff Satterthwaite painted two large murals for the York Haven State Bank in 1980. This mural depicts...
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#6 York Haven Paper Company; on the Site of One of the Earliest Canals in...
Southward Looking Aerial View of Paper Mill (center) & Power Plant (lower left) in York Haven, York County, PA (ca. 1950s Aerial Photo from Collections of York County Heritage Trust) This southward...
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#5 American Caramel Company in York, with links to Hershey’s Chocolate &...
York Plant of American Caramel Company (From 1904 Ad in Collections of S. H. Smith; Street names added by S. H. Smith, 2015) An American Caramel Company ad included photos of their three plants in...
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Cliff Satterthwaite Murals in York Haven Borough Hall
Cliff Satterthwaite Mural; Looking from Lancaster County across the Susquehanna River towards York Haven (Photo of mural hanging in York Haven Borough Hall, S. H. Smith, 2015) In the post First Working...
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Tips on Making a Family History Book
Gravestone of Blaine B. Barshinger in the WWI St. Mihiel Cemetery in France (Photo from Collections of S. H. Smith) I’ve been asked for tips on making a Family History Book ever since my book...
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Readers Choose Top 10 Posts during March 2015; Thanks for all your Comments!
The past month was record breaking in hearing from my readers. I hope to see many of you during my April presentation at the Lancaster Family History Conference. At the beginning of every month, I’m...
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Wrightsville, Westphalia, and the First River Bridge
Wrightsville, York County on 1824 Map of Lancaster County, PA, by Joshua Scott (Library of Congress) York County was formed from Lancaster County in 1749; at that time it was reasonable to look at...
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July 1970 Airplane Photo of Hallam and The Hellam Hills
During July 1970, I took this aerial photo of the eastern end of Hallam. I’ve pointed out a few of the Hellam Hills in the background and beyond them is Lancaster County. My brother, Stanley, had just...
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Crossroads of the Susquehanna Valley
I decided to do a Google search on ‘Middle of Everywhere’ after reading Jim McClure’s York Town Square post yesterday about why not ‘Middle of Everywhere’ brand for York County works; because we are....
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Welcome to the Heart of the Lower Susquehanna
I’ve received numerous comments and suggestions concerning my post Crossroads of the Susquehanna Valley. That post evolved after reading Jim McClure’s York Town Square post about why not ‘Middle of...
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Readers Choose Top 10 Posts during September 2015
Near the beginning of every month, I’m sharing with my readers the top 10 posts from the previous month. These are your favorites during September 2015: YORK FAIR Finger Ring Mementos crafted by The...
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Codorus Tow Path Railroad to Chickies
Seal of the Codorus Navigation Company (Impression in Collections of York County Heritage Trust, colorized by S. H. Smith, 2015) In 1825 a charter was granted to the Codorus Navigation Company to...
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Hike the River Trail between Columbia and Marietta
Chickies Rock as Viewed from the River Trail between Columbia and Marietta, Lancaster County, PA (2016 Photo by S. H. Smith) Earlier this week I walked the newly completed River Trail between Columbia...
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Toy inventor Samuel Small Schmidt
Samuel Small Schmidt in his Princeton Basketball Uniform (Credit: Princeton University Archives, Historical Photograph Collection, Campus Life Series (AC112), Box SP9, Image No. 4665) Samuel Small...
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How a mile long river bridge was built in 21 days
Railroad Bridge between Wrightsville and Columbia (believed to be taken during 1897, York County History Center) This photo of the mile long steel railroad bridge over the Susquehanna River, linking...
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Huntleys Hamburgers along Memory Lane
Huntleys Hamburgers at 190 Memory Lane (Drive-In photo is from page 279 of 1970 Panther Yearbook & Sign photo, taken 11/11/66, is from Collections of Springettsbury Township Historic Preservation...
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York Haven mural of first working canal in PA
Mural of Canal Operations in York Haven, York County, PA (Painted in 1980 by Cliff Satterthwaite) Cliff Satterthwaite painted two large murals for the York Haven State Bank in 1980. This mural depicts...
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