Results tagged “petroglyphs” from York Town Square

Historical artist Robert Griffing painted this scene of the capture of Mary Jemison. A print can be scene in the Glatfelter Memorial Library in Spring Grove, Pa. George Glatfelter II donated the print in 1998. Glatfelter paper owns the land where the Jemison family homestead stood in Adams County. 'The White,' Deborah Larsen's historical novel based on the life of Mary Jemison, was the region's 'One Book, One Community' choice in 2005. Background posts: 400 years ago, John Smith explored Chesapeake Bay - 1 of 20 iconic images, American Indians' carvings almost forgotten treasure and Project uncovers hidden American Indian mural.

York/Adams most celebrated direct link with the American Indians that inhabited the region west of the Susquehanna and east of South Mountain happened 250 years ago. (John Smith is not believed to have made it as far as future York County in 1608).

In 1758, Indians captured 16-year-old Mary Jemison in western York County.

French and Indian War hostilities led to a raid in what is now Adams County that led to the Indians carrying away Mary's family... .

This eagle sits on a stump in the Susquehanna River along Long Level Road in Lower Windsor Township in June 2007. Photographer Bil Bowden, who captured this picture, wrote that at least three nests were within a few miles of the area, and eagles - along with the sometimes confused osprey - can be seen here. (See additional photo below.) The river makes Pennsylvania one of the nation's top water-rich states. Background posts: Susquehanna bridge makeover flowing along, Photographer tramps to far reaches of York County and American Indians' carvings almost forgotten treasure.

Pennsylvania has more stream miles than any other state, except perhaps Alaska.

And no one knows how many miles are in Alaska, because they're frozen... .

Paul Nevin traces a thunderbird carving with a wet sponge to make it show up better in the midday sunlight. He told the York Daily Record/Sunday News that the best time to see the Native American-carved prehistoric rock art is in the fall and in the early morning or evening, when the sun is lower in the sky.

We'll let Bil Bowden's photographs wet your interest in the petroglyphs carved centuries ago in rocks in the Susquehanna River.

And read Jennifer Vogelsong's story about the efforts by Paul Nevin, a Hellam Township man to tell others about the carvings and their connection to Native American cultures.

Here are some bullet points about the carvings, unsung York County-area landmarks (for additional such little-known landmarks, search this blog for "unsung."):