Daily Archives: July 12, 2009

A list of traumatic, painful incidents that rocked York County

Posted on July 12, 2009 by Jim McClure

An ATF agent and Spring Garden Fire officials investigate the ruins shortly after the explosion at York International on Feb. 2, 1998. The York Daily Record reported that four compressed air tanks, measuring about 25-feet long by 4-feet wide, exploded. … Continue reading →

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So, can you find long-gone Springwood Park in this photograph?

Posted on July 12, 2009 by Jim McClure

This aerial view from 1937 gives a view of York Township’s Ore Valley. Springwood Park is seen in the left, center part of the photograph. See description below to locate it. Background: York Township’s Springwood Park dance hall: ‘We would … Continue reading →

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