Historian Jamie Noerpel & Archivist Domi Miller were part of the York County History Storytellers evening, speaking on the Quaker meeting house and those of the Quaker faith in York.
Farmers arrived at Manchester Township's Bentzel's Mill with wagon's full of grain and departed with flour for their families and feed for their livestock. This mill and hundreds of its counterparts, thus, played a crucial role in York County's story.
Neil King Jr. spent about three days in York County as part of his 2021 walk from Washington, D.C. to New York. And he spent about three chapter in his best-selling book "American Ramble" telling stories fill with astute observation about York County.
The Great Depression hit York County hard. One man died by drowning in sewage in Codorus Creek suicide.
About the families of those who suffered at the George Spangler Farm after the Battle of Gettysburg and their families back. And a look at the Spangler family, descendants of the namesake farm.
Arthur Evans, center in this 1970 picture, born in York, was known nationally as a human rights pioneer, author and activist. Yet, few in York County have heard of his life and times.
Civil War historian Scott Mingus found that York's leaders stand alone in riding through Confederate lines to surrender the town in late-June 1863. Here, owner Ray Langeheine stands outside the farmhouse in Farmers where the surrender took place.
Confederate Gen. John B. Gordon accepted York's surrender. Once in town, his commander, Jubal Early issued a heavy requisition on York.
Thomas Jefferson's trip through York County on his way to writing the Declaration of Independence is a moment to remember. He passed through the county on his way back home from Philadelphia, too.
Local efforts are underway to right York County's historical wrongs by cleaning up Codorus Creek, transforming it from 'Inky Stinky' into an accessible, healthy, and beautiful greenway.
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