Results tagged “York County” from All's Fair

For years, the Shady Dell stand was a fixture at the York Fair. 

The York Fair has long been a place for York County icons to display their wares and sell their food. Brown's Orchards, Bury's Burgers and Bricker's Fries would be on a short list of many.

And how about the Shady Dell? Well, a new Web site will bring back memories of that south York teen hangout run by the Ettline family. Read more at York Town Square blog: 'Dell rat' blogs about southside York hangout where owners put out welcome mat.

York Fair festivities covered York's Centre Square, now Continental Square, in the 1700s. Lewis Miller shows the revelers in this drawing, courtesy of York County Heritage Trust.

Nowadays, people get married with some frquency at the York Fair. That tradition goes back to the fair's earliest years.

 Read more at York Town Square blog: York Fair produces affairs to remember.

York Fairgoers gave presidential entry John F. Kennedy a warm reception in 1960.

John F. Kennedy visited the York Fair 48 years ago, a young Democratic candidate for the U.S. presidency. Today, young Dem Barack Obama visits York County.

Kennedy lost to Richard Nixon in York County voting. But he was a popular draw at the fair, as told by York Town Square post: JFK's visit to York County a long-remembered event