Monthly Archives: May 2006

Street rods: ‘Yuck! What are you going to do with that?’

Posted on May 31, 2006 by Jim McClure

The street rods are roaring into York County this week, their 25th such visit started in 1981… .

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In the WWII fight, in York County and abroad

Posted on May 29, 2006 by Jim McClure

My Memorial Day story on Bob and Ethel Senft was one of the most satisfying pieces I’ve written in a long time. http://www.ydr.com/newsfull/ci_3877887 Or actually, I wrote it about two years ago as part of “In the thick of the … Continue reading →

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Pension battles offer insight into Civil War

Posted on May 29, 2006 by Jim McClure

Wrightsville’s James Barton of the 127th regiment helped man trenches in Petersburg, Va., near the Civil War’s end. Earlier, he had been sent home from his segregated black unit with a life-threatening case of the measles. Back with his unit, … Continue reading →

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York’s Chestnut Street fortress bad symbol of York’s past

Posted on May 26, 2006 by Jim McClure

The old county prison, declared an endangered York site this week was endangered even when it was operating. The Chestnut Street prison served as the county’s lockup from 1906 to the late 1970s, when prisoners were moved to a new … Continue reading →

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Old York County jail on endangered list

Posted on May 25, 2006 by Jim McClure

The city has listed the old York County jail on Chestnut Street among six endangered historic sites. Some years ago, a developer eyed the massive prison for a restaurant, but plans never moved forward. Now, city officials are looking for … Continue reading →

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Cops still on lookout for Gettysburg battlefield statue vandals

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Jim McClure

Remember what those vandals did to the statues at the Gettysburg battlefield earlier this year? Well, park officials have a plan to repair the two statues that are missing pieces. But they’re still hoping to locate the pieces. And law … Continue reading →

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Murals of York compared to century-old historical artifact

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Jim McClure

I hope readers of the York Sunday News on May 21 enjoyed the colorful Murals of York spread in the annual Connections edition. I’m not aware of another time that all 18 large-scale murals gracing the sides of buildings in … Continue reading →

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Murals of York celebrate their 10th anniversary

Posted on May 17, 2006 by Jim McClure

The special Connections section, to run in the York Sunday News on May 21, contains six pages of updated Murals of York content. This could be the first time all 18 large-scale outdoor murals have been published in color all … Continue reading →

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York County Heritage Trust’s Book Blast produces Mother Lode

Posted on May 16, 2006 by Jim McClure

I was browsing through stacks of books at the York County Heritage Trust’s annual Book Blast a few years ago when I found a long-sought-after piece to a writing puzzle. For months, I had been looking for a way to … Continue reading →

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Wolf of York, Pa., builds from deep foundation on banks of Susquehanna River

Posted on May 9, 2006 by Jim McClure

A. Wolf & Son grew along the river in New Holland, later Saginaw, by purchasing logs floating from points north on the Susquehanna and sawing them into lumber. It was typical of the lumber-related businesses flourishing along the river in … Continue reading →

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