George Bergdoll, 8, eagerly putted when asked to do so by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on the former president's visit to the Country Club of York on June 21, 1961. Lavern Brenneman, a director of the Manufacturers Association of York, is pictured at left. (See additional photo below.) This is another in a series of blog posts about visits by presidents, prospective presidents and past presidents to York County. Background posts: Presidential visits listed and LBJ's, Lady Bird's visit a high point in Dallastown's history and Crowd to Truman on second York visit: 'Give 'em h---, Harry'.
Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke to 300 York County industrial leaders at a Manufacturers Association of York's dinner at the County Club of York on June 20, 1961.
He received documents relating to his Gettysburg farm, dated 1762 and under the signature of William Penn's agent James Hamilton.
At that time, the Eisenhower farm was in York County... .
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