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Former U.S. President William Howard Taft spent some time with Thomas Shipley in his home in "the Avenues" part of York during his 1915 visit to York. Background posts: During York visit, former President Taft glad to be in 'this great hive of industry' and Washington Township, Jefferson Borough, Madison Avenue. How about an Obama Street in York County? and Teddy Roosevelt in York: 'I know York county farmers are prosperous. Their barns are bigger than their houses'

Fellow blogger June Lloyd provides a wonderful postcard view of a William Howard Taft visit to York in her post: President Taft Addresses York Crowd from Back of Train.

Information with the post card suggests he made his address in 1909. It must have been the stop Taft referred to in his 1915 visit when he said in a speech to the York Manufacturers' Association that he had previously given a short speech from the back of a train to a local audience.

But the 1915 visit was of longer duration, and it included time at Thomas Shipley's house at Linden and West York (now Roosevelt) avenues... .

The Shipley home was fit for an ex-president... .

The York Gazette's front page on Dec. 4, 1915, shows William Howard Taft and the principals behind the former president's visit to York the previous day. He spent time in the West York Avenue, later Roosevelt Avenue, home of Thomas Shipley of York Manufacturing Co. (To see a list of other visits by presidents or presidental candidates, click here.) Background posts: Ted Kennedy's visit to York comes almost 50 years after JFK's and Local man tells about goofy encounter with Gerald Ford and Carnegie to Farquhar: '... I am ready to go out and enjoy myself' .

William Howard Taft outlined his previous contacts with York County during a December 1915 visit to York as guest of the York Manufacturers Association at the York Country Club.

He had passed through by train several times, and in fact, spoke to a York audience for a few minutes from the back of a train on one occasion... .