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The Romans, a York County 1960s rock and roll band
The Romans was a 1960s rock and roll group that hailed from the Yorkshire region of Springettsbury Township in York County. The founding members of the band included York Suburban High School students:...
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Historic Ford travels the Lincoln Highway again
Two sons of Dr. Alan D. Hathaway stand next to the Ten-Millionth Ford as they talk with Tom Davidson, with red cap. That historic 1924 Ford was a barn rescue by Dr. Hathaway in the 1960s and he...
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A Century ago Ten-Millionth Ford in York on coast-to-coast tour
On Wednesday June 18, 1924, the ten-millionth Ford overnighted in York, while traveled the Lincoln Highway from New York to San Francisco. The car left Times Square in New York on June 16, which was...
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The subject of the Fall History Night event in Springettsbury Township is “The 1940s and 1950s in Springettsbury.” The event will take place on Wednesday evening October 11, 2023, in the Community Room...
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War Emergency Pipelines crossed York County in 1943
While at the new Susquehanna Riverlands State Park earlier this month, my answer to a question led to a string of additional questions about the various pipelines that pass through the park. I had a...
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Eccentric Authors Colony at Round Top
A previous exploration of Round Top Road to the hilltop property, north of Wrightsville, was done to understand the placement location of a concrete Lincoln Highway marker in 1928. In response to that...
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Roundtop and the Lincoln Highway
York Council of Boy Scouts, Troop 32, installed a concrete Lincoln Highway marker “opposite the end of Round Top Road” on September 1, 1928. Research into the 1928 Hellam Township location where Round...
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The little known tale of Mahlon Haines and the Lancaster Heiress
In 1900, Mahlon Haines met a Heiress from Lancaster aboard a ship returning from Europe and planned to get married. Her Daddy offered to set Mahlon up in business in York. Is that the real story of how...
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America’s first Noggin Club was at Wagner’s Saloon in Hellam Township
Joe Spagnolo shared some fascinating early history about the 1960s Wagner’s Diner, located along the Lincoln Highway, east of Hellam. A 1963 publication contains a photo of the downstairs bar, with the...
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Robust go-kart racing culture of fifty years ago
Bob Thompson commented about the strong Go-Kart Racing culture in York County during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. His home track, as a racer, was a half-mile raceway, located along River Road, south of...
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The Diverse Community at Union Stone Quarry near Saginaw
A large diverse community of quarry workers resided at Union Stone Quarry near Saginaw in York County during the early 1900s. The quarry ceased operation in 1936 and has since filled with water; as...
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Congress travels 1777 style on the Lincoln Highway
Lee Davis submitted information on the 200th Anniversary re-enactment of the westward march of the Continental Congress by way of Lancaster to York; which originally took place during September of 1777...
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The naming of Lake Clarke at Long Level
Twelve-mile long Lake Clarke at Long Level was formed in 1931 by the Susquehanna River backing up behind the 75-foot high Safe Harbor Dam. Aerial view looking northwest, past Safe Harbor Dam in the...
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Time to extend Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor through York County
With York and Lancaster Counties recent establishment as the Susquehanna National Heritage Area, the time has come to extend the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor through those counties. The decade...
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Bube’s Brewery purchased 1893 Ice Machine made at YORK’s Penn Street factory
An artifact of Bube’s Brewery’s 1908 YORK Ice Machine still adorns the walls of that Lancaster County establishment in Mount Joy. That YORK Manufacturing Company machine was an addition to a YORK Ice...
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1870’s Butchers stove by Wolgemuth and Geyer
An 1870s Butchers stove manufactured by Wolgemuth and Geyer is in the basement of a historic home in Springettsbury Township at 3790 East Market Street. The following photos of the stove, taken by Greg...
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Red roof of Huntleys drive-in repurposed to Centre County
The distinctive red roof of Memory Lane’s Huntleys drive-in was repurposed to the pictured hunting club in Centre County. Mike Eisenhart shared the photo and wrote: “My father-in-law, Curt Linsey,...
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Haines’ Wizard Ranch and Churchill Downs
Mahlon Haines’ Wizard Ranch might be a great location for a disc golf course. My first encounter with the Shoe Wizard occurred during a Haines scouting safari at that ranch in June of 1960. That first...
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Ingenious little watch made by Phineas Davis
Upon seeing the tiny watch George Sellers wrote “it was a beautiful piece of workmanship considering the tools Davis had at his command.” Sellers saw this watch in 1828 when papermaker George King, of...
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York Chocolate Company had a Hershey connection
York Chocolate Company was established in 1919. In 1920, the company obtained a trademark on their brand of chocolate: “Swiss-Alpine Style Sweet Milk Chocolate.” Click on this LINK for a yorkblog.com...
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