Why York County Congressman Thomas Hartley Advocated Wright’s Ferry for the...
My recent York Sunday News column outlined York’s enthusiastic proposal to become the permanent capital of the United States. Motions, debates, and votes for one location or another flew in 1789 during...
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How did they get across the wide Susquehanna when there were no bridges?
Glatz (Accomac) Ferry, 1860I have had several comments and questions already about my recent York Sunday News column on the 15 or more ferries that crossed the Susquehanna River at one time or another...
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York’s World War I Liberty Gardens
1918 Liberty Garden pledge card Some of you might remember the Victory Gardens of World War II, when everyone was urged to grow as much food as they could to feed their families. This would free up...
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