Could you locate Dogtown, Pinchgut or Hollywood on a York County map?
Well, after working my way through the "Gazetteer of York and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania," I can get close.
The South Central Pennsylvania Geneaological Society has produced the 90-page geographical dictionary, listing thousands of county places, prominent and obscure.
Dogtown, for example, covers Adams Street in West York between Princess Street and the Codorus, also known as Highlandtown and Smoketown. Highland Park, an electric or trolley park operated near there in the early 20th century. Reformer Carrie Nation and other notables lectured there, amid the amusement park fun.
Continue reading York County's Pinchgut vs. The Gut.
