Category Archives: Spring Garden Twp.

York County Women Capture German Prisoners

Posted on January 21, 2010 by june lloyd

The July 12, 1944 front page of the Gazette and Daily shows two smiling women looking over the gate to the back yard at their farm near Indian Rock dam. Their adventure of the day before started when two men … Continue reading →

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York Flour Mill Burned, but Not by Confederates

Posted on January 15, 2010 by june lloyd

Pass issued to Samuel Small by General Early’s aide-de-camp. Did one of P.A. & S. Small’s grist mills burn during the Civil War? Yes. Was it burned by the General Jubal Early’s Confederate soldiers? No. Fellow blogger Scott Mingus has … Continue reading →

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More on Disappearing York County Cemeteries

Posted on August 9, 2009 by june lloyd

Subscribers for a cemetery fence in Spring Garden Township Blake Stough recently shared the above image of a document he had purchased on eBay some time ago. It lists subscribers for a fence to be built around “the old burial … Continue reading →

Posted in 1850s, cemeteries, genealogy, Spring Garden Twp., Springettsbury Twp., Universal York | 9 Comments

Mapping York, PA’s Past

Posted on July 1, 2008 by june lloyd

Part of Freystown, 1876 Maps are fascinating. They document the charges in communities over the years. You can see how residential, social, and industrial patterns evolve as an area grows, or in some cases, retracts. I recently looked at the … Continue reading →

Posted in 1830s, 1850s, 1870s, 1900s, Freystown, maps, roads, Spring Garden Twp., streets, Universal York, York | 4 Comments

York Basket Makers in Bull Frog Alley

Posted on January 30, 2008 by june lloyd

You may have heard of Bull Frog Alley and wondered where it was. The following 1878 York Gazette article tells about the basket makers living there.

Posted in 1870s, basket makers, Freystown, Ma & Pa Railroad, manufacturing, Spring Garden Twp., trees, Universal York, York | 8 Comments

The Biggest & the Best of York County

Posted on December 10, 2007 by june lloyd

I guess it is human nature to want to have the biggest and the best. We are always impressed by the tallest buildings and the most gigantic pumpkins. Our forebears were no different, as we can see by the Lewis … Continue reading →

Posted in 1800s, 1870s, agriculture, animals, Baltimore, Chanceford Twp., contests, farming, food, Hanover, history, Hopewell Twp., hunting, Lewis Miller, Manheim Twp., prices, railroads, Spring Garden Twp., transportation, Universal York, W. Manheim Twp., York, York Township | Leave a comment