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: January 31, 2009
Old Ganoga Bridge: ‘It is a highly unusual sight in York County’
This is one of two plaques that appeared at the two ends of Ganoga Bridge over the Conewago Creek near Strinestown in northern York County. Today, the plaques are safe at Boy Scout Camp Tuckahoe. But the bridge (see photo … Continue reading
Harley newsy in York: 3 strikes, 3 presidential visits, 300 jobs down
People leave Harley-Davidson’s Springettsbury Township, Pa.’s, plant on the day that workers learned that 300 would be cut from the work force. (See additional photos below.) Background posts: Presidential visit No. 3: Bush makes like Bono, AMF-Harley in York, by … Continue reading
