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Stephen H. Smith is a lifelong Yorker who caught the local history bug early in life. More recently, he has used this interest to enhance his family histories and in the development of talks on various aspects of local history. He shares a hodgepodge of explorations of York’s Past in this blog.-
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Tag Archives: Cliff Satterthwaite
Brodbecks amazing Now and Then photos
I’ve helped Cliff Satterthwaite identify precise locations, and/or status of structures, related to selected works of art he created in York County; when he lived here from the mid-1950s until the early 1980s. This is the story of a search … Continue reading
Posted in all posts, Buildings, Businesses, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Railroads, Roads, York County
Tagged Antonia Adams, Baltimore MD, Bill Adams, Blooming Grove Road, Brodbecks, Brodbecks Band, Brodbecks Creamery, Cliff Satterthwaite, Codorus Township, Creamery Street, Dairy Farmers, Hunt Valley MD, New Freedom PA, Post Office, Rail Trail, Railroad PA, Railroad Station, Ron Dise, Route 216, S. B. Brodbeck Housing, Samuel B. Brodbeck, Steve Webster, The Brick House, Western Maryland Railroad, York County PA, York PA
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York Haven mural of first working canal in PA
Cliff Satterthwaite painted two large murals for the York Haven State Bank in 1980. This mural depicts canal operations in York Haven during the 1840-1850s era; and looks across the Susquehanna River towards Falmouth, Lancaster County. That canal at York … Continue reading
Posted in all posts, Businesses, Islands, Lancaster County, Maps, Pennsylvania, Susquehanna River, York County
Tagged 1797 Canal at York Haven, Allfirst Bank, Bing.com Aerial View, Canal Lock, Canals in Pennsylvania, Cliff Satterthwaite, Columbia PA, Conewago Canal Company, Conewago Falls, Falmouth PA, First Canal in Pennsylvania, Flour Mills, George Prowell's 1907 History of York County PA, Governor Thomas Mifflin, Hopkins Canal, James Hopkins, John Hall, Joshua Scott, Lancaster County PA, Lemoyne PA, M&T Bank, North Landvale Street, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Avenue, Pennsylvania Canal, Philadelphia PA, Railroads, Susquehanna River, The York Haven Company, Three Mile Island, York Bank, York County PA, York Haven Hydro Electric Power Plant, York Haven PA, York Haven Paper Compnay, York Haven Power Company, York Haven State Bank, York PA
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Mystery of the Druck Valley Barn
The first time I stopped by the home of Cliff Satterthwaite in Virginia, I instantly recognized much of the artwork covering the walls. In addition to local Fredericksburg scenes, artwork of Pennsylvania sites from all around York City and County … Continue reading
Posted in all posts, Books, Buildings, Mill, Pennsylvania, Roads, Schools, York County
Tagged 3373 Druck Valley Road, Cliff Satterthwaite, Druck Valley Road, First Baptist Church of York, Fredericksburg VA, Glades Auction House, Google Earth, Springettsbury Township, Springettsbury Township Historic Preservation Committee, The Glades, York County Archives, York County PA, York PA, YorksPast
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The St. George Hotel on York’s North George Street
Terrence Downs submitted this photo of a York Directory ad, indicating the St. George Hotel was on George and Philadelphia Streets. Earlier this week I wrote about the Haines Hotel; also on one of the corners of the same intersection. … Continue reading
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Tagged 101 North George Street, 1930 Map of the City of York PA, 1945 Map of The City of York, 45 North George Street, Bureau of Occupational and Industrial Safety, Charles A. Sollenberger, Charles H. Moore, Cliff Satterthwaite, Collections of S. H. Smith, Colonial Hotel, Continental Square, Department of Labor and Industry, Detroit MI, Direct Hat Shop, Direct Hotel, East Philadelphia Street, Freysville, Haines Hotel, Harry P. Kissinger, Hotel Penn, Louis J. Appell Jr., Milner Hotel, Milner Hotels Inc., Nathan Appell, North George Street, St. George Hotel, Terrence Downs, The Gazette and Daily, The York Chamber of Commerce, Violet Hill, York County Judicial Center, York Daily Record, York Directory, York Dispatch, York PA, York Trust Company
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Rose Tree Fox Hunting Club moves to York County
This is a photo of hunters, mounts and hounds gathered to await the signal of the horn to ride to the Rose Tree Fox Hunt in York County during November of 1967. If you are reading this on the Ydr.com … Continue reading
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Tagged 8930 Carlisle Road, Baltimore Expressway, Battle Hill One-Room Schoolhouse, Chanceford Township, Chester County PA, Cliff Satterthwaite, Delaware County PA, Eleanor Boggs Shoemaker, Feast Day of St. Hubert, Felton PA, Greater York in Action, Jim Fry, Kampel Airport, Lincoln Highway, Media PA, Philadelphia PA, Rose Tree Fox Hunt, Rose Tree Fox Hunting Club, Susquehanna River, The York Area Chamber of Commerce, USA Today, Wellsville PA, William duPont Jr. Memorial Steeplechase Course, Wilmington DE, York County PA, York Daily Record
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Readers Choose Top 10 Posts during January 2016
Near the beginning of every month, I’m sharing with my readers the top 10 posts from the previous month. This single graphic, features illustrations from all top 10 posts; however giving greater space to the higher ranked posts. These are … Continue reading
Posted in all posts, Fire Stations, Maps, Memorials, Pennsylvania, Railroads, Roads, York County
Tagged "Marquise" Shirt Waists, 757 West Market Street, City of York PA, Cliff Satterthwaite, Edison Lights, Fairmount Park, Gas Avenue, German Submarine, Grasshopper Locomotives, Heidelberg Township, Mack the Fire Horse, Narragansett Bay, Newport RI, Penn Commons, Phineas Davis, Pigeon Hills, President Andrew Jackson, Red Lion PA, Rescue Fire Company, Roundtop Mountain ski area, Springettsbury Township, Stony Run, Top Ten, Trolley, USA Today, Wrightsville PA, York County Heritage Trust, York Daily, York Fire Museum, YorksPast
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