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Why York County Congressman Thomas Hartley Advocated Wright’s Ferry for the Capital of the United States.

My recent York Sunday News column outlined York’s enthusiastic proposal to become the permanent capital of the United States. Motions, debates, and votes for one location or another flew in 1789 during the first Congress under the United States Constitution. … Continue reading

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