About this blog
I've been editor of the York (Pa.) Daily Record/Sunday News for 8 years and managing editor of the newspaper for 15 years before that. So, York Town Square explores the rapidly changing world of journalism. And I studied York/Adams' history in graduate school, have written six books about these fascinating southcentral Pennsylvania counties and serve on the York County (Pa.) Heritage Trust board. So, this blog deals with regional history. Often, journalism and history meet here. They're part of a continuum anyway. My hope is that this site intrigues readers on both accounts in giving a daily dose of journalism/history. Or history/journalism. Contact me at jem@ydr.com or become friends on Facebook or follower on Twitter, @JamesMcClure.
Monthly Archives: November 2005
A tale of a headless soldier
A blogger pointed out that a good candidate for an overlooked county treasure is the now-headless statue on Salem Square in that part of York City. Good point. The York-area boasts few odes to the Civil War to begin with, … Continue reading
York Corporation played role in Manhattan Project
York Corporation, later York International and Johnson Controls, made essential machinery for the production of plutonium as part of the Manhattan Project. So reports longtime Dallastown resident Charlie Raab, who worked as a metallurgist for York Corporation during World War … Continue reading
