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.
Daily Archives: October 30, 2006
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
