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.
Explore the map below.
Mapping meaning
Latest stories
- York in 1786: A riot to reclaim Jacob Bixler’s cow
After a series of arsons by York’s Black population reportedly in protest of a sentence of a Black woman, local authorities place restrictions on the travel of York’s Black population. The document shows how they communicated those restrictions. - Wrightsville: One town, Three Civil War heroes
The Civil War came to York County, evoking wrenching decisions. Moments to stand or cave. Wrightsville was home to at least 3 heroic moments. - York’s Ladies Aid Society: Formed to take on crisis in war
Trained as a teacher, York’s Mary Cadwell Fisher became a skilled nurse amid immense medical needs in the Civil War. - Graveyard at York’s First Presbyterian: ‘When the very stones cry out’
In 1965, the Black congregation at Faith Presbyterian Church in York, seen here with its Community House, merged with white parishioners at nearby First Presbyterian Church.