Category Archives: 1760s

Benjamin Henry Latrobe’s lasting legacy in the lower Susquehanna

Posted on May 1, 2013 by june lloyd

Happy 249th birthday to one of my favorites, English-American architect and engineer Benjamin Henry Latrobe. His mother, Margaret Antes of Germantown, Pennsylvania, had been sent to England to further her education. There she met Moravian minister Benjamin Latrobe, and their … Continue reading →

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York’s Freystown–little village, big history.

Posted on March 21, 2013 by june lloyd

Who would have thought that a few blocks on the eastern end of York would have had such a long and varied history? The bullfrogs are gone, as are the willow trees that supplied the material for the famous baskets. … Continue reading →

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York County Commissioners left behind detailed records of courthouse in which Congress met

Posted on November 28, 2012 by june lloyd

Anyone who has passed through York has probably noticed the Colonial Court House on West Market Street by the Codorus Creek. It is a replica of York County’s first courthouse, which originally sat in the middle of York’s square. Now … Continue reading →

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How much to ferry across the river Susquehanna?

Posted on November 15, 2012 by june lloyd

I’ve been getting good responses on my recent York Sunday News column on the fifteen or more separate ferries that crossed the river between York County and Lancaster County or Dauphin County. Perhaps that should be too surprising, since the … Continue reading →

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How did they get across the wide Susquehanna when there were no bridges?

Posted on November 7, 2012 by june lloyd

I have had several comments and questions already about my recent York Sunday News column on the 15 or more ferries that crossed the Susquehanna River at one time or another between York County and Lancaster County. Since there were … Continue reading →

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York County connections to the Conestoga Indian Massacre

Posted on April 11, 2012 by june lloyd

I enjoyed an interesting talk this evening at the Susquehanna Gateway Heritage Area Zimmerman Center. Lancaster County journalist Jack Brubaker talked about his recent book Massacre of the Conestogas: On the Trail of the Paxton Boys in Lancaster County. I … Continue reading →

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Where is James Smith’s original gravestone?

Posted on March 12, 2012 by june lloyd

Does anyone know what happened to the original tombstone of James Smith, York’s Signer of the Declaration of Independence? Not the fancy one shown above, which was put up in 1850. It replaced an earlier stone, which was last seen … Continue reading →

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Garden cemeteries come to York County

Posted on December 4, 2011 by june lloyd

Why aren’t some of the gravestones in the cemetery between Canadochly Lutheran Church and Canadochly Reformed Church in Lower Windsor Township lined up in straight rows like those in the rest of the cemetery? The answer seems to be connected … Continue reading →

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New Info on the Hellam Potato Chip Factory

Posted on November 10, 2010 by june lloyd

Later Bailey’s Hellam Foods potato chip factory Some time ago I did a series of posts on York County potato chip history. Several friends fondly remembered the Hellam factory, so I pieced information together, based on their reminiscences and what … Continue reading →

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Lewis Miller’s York Fair–1801

Posted on September 17, 2010 by june lloyd

Lewis Miller drew the fair of his childhood in the drawing above. The caption reads: Yearly Market, or publick fare. Held in the Borough of York, June 9th, 1801, the[y] had privilege of a stated yearly market. Carter & Glossbrenner’s … Continue reading →

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