Jane Keenheel, born into slavery, stitched a quilt made from salesman suit swatches. Her legacy of resourcefulness inspires others today in the textile industry.
When Jose Hernandez and his wife, Gloria, arrived in York in 1958, they became pioneers in York County's Latino community.
The Eagle, Dover Area School District's mascot stands guard outside the former high school, where 9th-grade students were read a description of intelligent design as an alternative to evolution in science classrooms.
The Baptiste farm in Newberry Township served as an Underground Railroad stop, assisting freedom seekers in their journey to the north.
This home of Dempwolf design was the longtime home of York County activist Anna Dill Gamble.
During the Jim Crow era of segregation, Black families experienced trouble finding places to stay while traveling. Hotels, departments stores, drugstores, night clubs, gas stations, inns, restaurants, and trailers refused service, simply because of the color of their skin.
Today, Interstate 83 passes over this Underground Railroad site. The site has changed from a stop over the UGRR to a place under an overground expressway.
In 1836, York residents experienced a rare event: A woman, Frances Wright, made a public presentation.
A garden outside of the old Weaver Organ and Piano building memorializes two fallen firefighters who lost their lives in 2018.
The David E. Small Post 369, a York organization of Black veterans, was named after a white man who dedicated himself to helping the community.
