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York Area Smell “…so nauseous that horses will not pass the place.”

1876 Pomeroy, Whitman map of York Township showing the paper mill/shinnerhannes site. It seems like I’ve been writing a lot about ailing or dead large animals in York County. When you think about it, there were a whole lot of … Continue reading

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Horse and Dog Hospital Near York Rendering Works

One hundred years ago, in the fall of 1907, the Gazette ran the following article: “A horse and dog hospital and a horse ambulance are new things promised for York. The York Rendering Works, of which E. A. Dempwolf is … Continue reading

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