Category Archives: highways

More on the Roads to Red Lion

Posted on November 17, 2008 by june lloyd

Dallastown to Red Lion, 1876 and 1928 A recent post related the troubles motorists had traveling from Dallastown to Red Lion in the fall of 1928 because of road construction and deep mud on the detour. I was asked exactly … Continue reading →

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Stuck in the Mud between Red Lion and Dallastown

Posted on November 10, 2008 by june lloyd

You think road construction causes problems for motorists now? The following news article, from the October 19, 1928 York Gazette, might make you appreciate modern techniques.

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Wrightsville Was Hopping in 1877

Posted on August 4, 2008 by june lloyd

Wrightsville has always occupied an important location in the transportation network. The Monocacy Trail, orginally a Native American path, became one of the first roads for the European settlers to York County and beyond. That road crossed the Susquehanna River … Continue reading →

Posted in 1870s, business, canals, Columbia, PA, commerce, highways, railroads, roads, Susquehanna River, transportation, Universal York, Wrightsville, York County | Leave a comment

York County Judge Rules in Favor of Mule

Posted on February 27, 2008 by june lloyd

In a previous post I pointed out that traffic accidents made the news long before automobiles were invented. Click here to read about some pre-auto mishaps. The advent of the motor car caused just added to the mix, as shown … Continue reading →

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York County’s Road of Remembrance

Posted on October 17, 2007 by june lloyd

The Tribute Tree Committee appealed to the patriotism and generosity of York County citizens in this December 1919 York Gazette ad. A neighbor recently asked if I knew anything about the rows of sycamore trees still standing in places on … Continue reading →

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A Look Back at York County History

Posted on October 15, 2007 by june lloyd

The York Gazette & Daily arrived the same day it was printed, via the U.S. mail, in rural York County when I was growing up. That was most certainly the main reason my parents, and many others like them who … Continue reading →

Posted in 1910s, 1950s, automobiles, highways, history, industry, manufacturing, roads, transportation, Universal York, War, World War I | Leave a comment