Red Lion's new year is traditionally ushered in with the raising of a huge cigar, reminding folks of the area's past might as a cigar manufacturer. The fiberglass cigar, held by a lion character, weighs 100 pounds and is 8 feet, 3 inches long. The borough's cigarmaking history is certain to be a topic of discussion in a tour of its streets on Tuesday, June 30. (See photos below of Red Lion's cigarmaking culture of the past.) Background posts: It couldn't happen in York County? Women were trampled in Depression-era labor unrest and York County cigars: 'They contained a vast amount of nicotine' and Red Lion's Ebert Furniture: From bedroom suites to gunstocks.
A guided walking tour through Red Lion, sponsored by the Kaltreider-Benfer Library, is set for 6:30 p.m. June 30... .
For oral histories on Red Lion's - and York County's cigarmaking past, click here to see the York Daily Record/Sunday News' online "Remember" series. (Submitted photo.)
Bryan Van Sweden, a historic preservation specialist from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, will lead participants through "Architectural Clues to Your Community's Past."
The program includes a demonstration on how to interpret building by spotting their architectural clues.
To read past York Town Square posts on cigarmaking, click here. (Submitted photo.)
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