Challenging moments that teach and inspire in York County, Pa.
York County is full of momentous sites and memorable people. We believe their stories, sometimes not well known or well considered, must be told. These stories often tell of struggle and the lengthy journey toward resolution.
By calling attention to our historically critical places and diverse people, past and present, we hope to inspire reflection, dialogue and action.
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- York Daily Record and York Dispatch, now combined, competed for 162 years
The two newspapers or their predecessors have gone toe-to-toe since 1865. In early 2026, the two competing newsrooms combined forming a single newsgathering operation with an eye to the future. - The grand York Opera House’s eventful 55-year run
The York Opera House served as York’s premier entertainment venue for 45 years before the Strand Theatre supplanted it in 1925. - These York County buildings saved from bulldozer
The five-level bell tower at Union Lutheran Church rises above West Market Street in York. It would be part of the demolition of the church if plans are approved. - JCC’s ‘The Six Million’ sculpture marches from past with lessons for today
Diarist Anne Frank, who died in a Nazi concentration camp in World War II, is sculpted into “The Six Million” memorial at the Jewish Community Center in York.