For years, shoppers at Woolworths in York could observe this marble marker. But where did it go? (Recommended background post: John Adams: 'Yesterday the greatest question was decided'.
Zion United Church of Christ, the York church with the 'stealth' steeple, plays host to a once-popular York landmark that has blended into obscurity... .
Declaration of Independence signer Philip Livingston came to York late in Congess' nine-month stay in York in 1777-78. He died in office and was buried in the German Reformed Church's cemetery on West Market Street.
Later, his body was moved to Prospect Hill Cemetery, where a monument marking the spot can be observed today.
In the early 1900s, the church was razed, and a new building was erected at 100 Lafayette St. - Zion United Church of Christ.
A marker was left on the wall of the building replacing the church - Woolworth's.
When the five-and-dime went out of business in 1997, the church claimed the marker, and it is on display today, seen mainly by churchgoers.
(To learn how the Civil War divided the local German Reformed church, see York County's own Civil War - Part III).
FYI: A Declaration of Independence signer is buried in the Low Dutch Cemetery near New Oxford in Adams County. I forget the name of the man. The cemetery is located on New Chester Rd less than a mile north of US30. The man's headstone is to the right near the front of the cemetery as you go in the gate. Just thought you might be interested.
FYI: A Declaration of Independence signer is buried in the Low Dutch Cemetery near New Oxford in Adams County. I forget the name of the man. The cemetery is located on New Chester Rd less than a mile north of US30. The man's headstone is to the right near the front of the cemetery as you go in the gate. Just thought you might be interested.