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.
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Recent Posts
- York City Hall touts Colonial history, but city is mainly Victorian: Linked in with neat history stuff, Feb. 12, 2012
- Part II, Good night in Glen Rock: Dinner and a movie and the American dream
- Good night in Glen Rock: Dinner and a movie and the American dream, Part I
- Part II, Parade Music Prince Roland Seitz: From Glen Rock to Friday Night Lights
- Scenery before the Conowingo Dam impounded the Susquehanna: Linked in with neat history stuff, Feb. 8, 2012
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- Get ready for five years' worth of roadwork on Mount Rose Avenue on Where did Camp Betty Washington Road get its name?
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- Dianne on Part II, Good night in Glen Rock: Dinner and a movie and the American dream
- Jim McClure on Monumental mystery solved: Wandering woman cemetery marker sits in Carlisle
- Mark Foreman on York County Courthouse, now Administrative Center. What do you call it?
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Monthly Archives: October 2006
New McStore went in highly trafficked York-area spot
One of York County’s older McDonald’s has moved to capture traffic at a new hot spot about a mile north of its current location. The owners of the Route 74 McDonald’s, not far from West York High School, have built … Continue reading
Events in 1777 helped tip Revolution toward patriots
If a newspaper had tried to cover York in the 30-day period in the fall of 1777, its staff would have gone nuts.
York County urban legend? The day a bulldozer sank from sight
Was there a day when York County’s fertile soil swallowed a steam shovel? That story has an aura of urban legend to it. It reminds one a little of a prevalent myth around Wrightsville that a worker on the Columbia-Wrightsville … Continue reading
Pioneering sisters operated York County grist mill
York Daily Record/Sunday News photographer captured the renovated Cross Mill on video. Past operators of the Wallace-Cross Mill scored some interesting roles for their resumes. Alexander Wallace’s two daughters took over operation of their father’s grist mill near Cross Roads … Continue reading
Doc Holliday did not take own life, fellow York City educator says
David Rusk was not the only provocative speaker at the York City Human Relations Commission’s 25th Annual Frederick D. Holliday banquet this week. Retired York City Schools administrator Julia Hines-Harris stated point blank that Holliday, former city schools superintendent, did … Continue reading
York County got off to rocky start on race
Early in a speech this week in York, consultant David Rusk provided a provocative statistic: York County had 499 slaves in 1790. Morgan State’s Debra Newman Ham has pointed out that York County ranked second to Philadelphia statewide in number … Continue reading
Rusk back in York pulpit to deliver gospel of community renewal
Consultant and author David Rusk provided a slew of stats during a speech this week. They supported his overarching point: The abilities of classmates are a prime factor behind a particular student’s achievement in the classroom. If those of low … Continue reading
Don’t know much about (York market) history?
OK, quick York Town Square review quiz. The Dreamwrights have opened their new house to the public. The theater group recently remodeled their building, a former market house where west end farmers could sell their goods to residents of surrounding … Continue reading
York native, Pa. Gov. George Leader cleared dam plan
Gov. George M. Leader signs plans on March 19, 1958, for constructing the dam which formed the lake that became the centerpiece of Gifford Pinchot State Park in northern York County. Legislative aid and brother Henry B. Leader looks on. … Continue reading
S. Morgan Smith and P.H. Glatfelter head list of York County industrial movers and shakers
Want to debate the York County manufacturer of yore who left the most impressive legacy? Two from the 19th-century immediately come to the top of my list: P.H. Glatfelter I and S. Morgan Smith… .
