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Flood of 1933 Raged through Felton

Posted on September 21, 2011 by june lloyd

In a post last week I noted that the Flood of 1933 took out two covered bridges at Muddy Creek Forks. Felton is further upstream on the north branch of Muddy Creek, but in a valley, so waters rage and … Continue reading →

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Farewell to York County covered bridges.

Posted on September 14, 2011 by june lloyd

No wonder York County can’t claim any covered bridges anymore. Hurricane Agnes destroyed the last one, at Bentzel’s Mill, in 1972. Previous storms and floods took their toll of many others over the years. Lila Fourhman-Shaull, Director of Library and … Continue reading →

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York Native Artist Finds New Use for Sculpture

Posted on February 20, 2010 by june lloyd

“Pekin Drake,” sculpture by Charles Rudy I have been doing research for a future York Sunday News column on York born and raised sculptor, Charles Rudy. I’ll share more on his life and works later, but considering the weather conditions … Continue reading →

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York County Had Lots of Snow in 1831

Posted on February 10, 2010 by june lloyd

Sleighing party drawn by Lewis Miller I just sat down to blog about an entirely different subject when it struck me that I had never shared my February 2007 York Sunday News column on the big snowstorm of 1831. At … Continue reading →

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Former York County Pastor Nearly Blown Away

Posted on May 6, 2009 by june lloyd

You know how when it is really windy we sometimes exaggerate and say we were almost blown over. According to the York Dispatch of April 26, 1928, Rev. Dr. Milton K. Foster didn’t have to exaggerate:

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