Category Archives: real estate

Monaghan Farm Good Bargain in 1816

Posted on January 29, 2009 by june lloyd

The real estate notice below, from the November 7, 1816 York Gazette, is a great example of the wealth of information available in newspapers from the past. Such descriptions are often detailed, giving us an idea of how our forebears … Continue reading →

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Gazette newspaper hopes York County Commissioners will “…guard against extravagance” in new courthouse.

Posted on January 21, 2008 by june lloyd

Lewis Miller drawing of the new courthouse, 1839. I recently wrote about a thief stealing the copper spouting off the York County courthouse in 1874. That was the York County’s second courthouse, completed in 1840. Click here to read about … Continue reading →

Posted in 1830s, 1870s, buildings, courthouse, Lewis Miller, local government, prices, real estate, Universal York, York City, York County | Leave a comment

Local Capitalists Wanted to Invest in York and Adams Counties and Maryland Real Estate

Posted on December 17, 2007 by june lloyd

Prosperity seems to have come to the York County of 140 years ago, if the ads in the December 31, 1867 issue of the York Gazette are any indication. Entrepreneurs and agents from New York, Philadelphia, Maryland, and Adams County … Continue reading →

Posted in 1860s, Adams County, advertising, agriculture, architecture, business, commerce, farming, Frederick Co., MD, merchants, New Oxford, prices, railroads, real estate, Universal York, York Springs | Leave a comment