Category Archives: iron

Small Family Left a Large Mark on York County

Posted on June 21, 2010 by june lloyd

Philip A. Small examining Christian Roth’s wheat Whenever I start researching some York County history, it seems like someone from the Small family turns up. Pennsylvania German immigrant Lorentz Small settled in Windsor Township in 1743, but soon the family … Continue reading →

Posted in 1740s, 1760s, 1800s, 1810s, 1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1860s, 1870s, 1960s, 1980s, Baltimore, business, carpenters, Civil War, Confederate invasion, drugstores, food, grain, hospitals, immigrants, iron, Lewis Miller, military units, mills, railroads, retail stores, roads, schools, Universal York, Windsor Township, York County | 4 Comments

Columbia Herald Calls for Tariff

Posted on January 16, 2009 by june lloyd

When we are living through worrisome economic periods we tend to ignore that throughout the history of our country we have had many similar slumps and that we have always recovered to new prosperity. There have been different complicated causes … Continue reading →

Posted in 1860s, Columbia, PA, industry, iron, manufacturing, Universal York | Leave a comment

York’s Variety Iron Works Produced Real Variety

Posted on April 28, 2008 by june lloyd

Variety Iron Works from 1868-69 city directory at York County Heritage Trust I am glad to see that some of the remaining buildings of the Smyser-Royer Variety Iron Works complex are part of York City’s Northwest Triangle redevelopment project. One … Continue reading →

Posted in 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1880s, 1940s, architecture, buildings, industry, iron, manufacturing, steam power, Universal York, York City | 11 Comments