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 Bridge fell into some cement and was left there. In fact, people in Wrightsville have been known to teasingly tell boaters that if they look at a certain bridge support, they can see the outline of a boot.
Anyway, Garland Sweitzer queried about the bulldozer incident, which he heard from credible sources. Ring a bell with anyone? Please reply.
The facts, according to Garland:
Do you have any information on the sinkhole that swallowed construction equipment that was working at the intersection of North Sherman and Mount Zion? I always thought it was an old quarry that was being filled.
My uncle was a boy at the time (circa 1955?) and said that one night the steam shovel, etc. was there and the next day it had disappeared, apparently into an underground river. I believe I was told that divers investigated but the equipment was never found, too deep, I guess.
I believe my sources and would like to read more.
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My Grandfather owned a Farm in the vicinity of Mt Zion and North Sherman Street. He sold it around 1955 but I remember that there were several quarries in this area…..I guess this was possible after all.
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