Monthly Archives: January 2010

Linked in with neat York County, Pa., history stuff – Jan. 21, 2010

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Jim McClure

This image of the York Valley Inn along the Lincoln Highway, later Route 462, is found in a file of artist Cliff Satterthwaite at the York County (Pa.) Heritage Trust. It was used as placemat or advertising piece with the … Continue reading →

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York County’s Bob Senft, World War II vet, exemplified the Greatest Generation

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Jim McClure

Robert N. Senft had just been inducted into the service in this August 1943 photo. He is pictured with his wife, Ethel. Senft spent much of his life in York County, Pa., mostly in Zion View, Conewago Township. (See additional … Continue reading →

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Northern York County Regional Police early responder to call for law enforcement cooperation

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Jim McClure

Northern York County Regional Police Chief Carl Segatti investigates a fatal crash, in this York Daily Record/Sunday News file shot. Segatti was the longtime chief of this veteran regional police department and has since retired. Also of interest: A list … Continue reading →

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About long-time York County, Pa., documentary artist: ‘Cliff was quite a character’

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Jim McClure

Twenty floats were entered in the York (Pa.) Recreation Commission’s and Rotary Club of York’s Flotilla Day Pageant at Kiwanis Lake in August 1958. Playground groups entered the floats, with each float showing a country with a United Nations theme. … Continue reading →

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Katharine Beecher’s Duets: ‘Freshly ground peanut butter … formed into delicate satin pillows

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Jim McClure

A quality control expert at York, Pa.’s Classic Caramel, now part of Camp Hill, Pa.-based Warrell Corp., checks a piece of Slo Poke candy to make sure the packaging is closed with a proper twist. Warrell also produces candy under … Continue reading →

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Linked in with neat York County, Pa., history stuff – Jan. 16, 2010

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Jim McClure

Here’s a neat story from Red Lion, Pa. Mark Wagman, a Penn State Harrisburg student, recently restored this home, built in the Victorian era. Its porch overlooks Red Lion square. And its for sale. Read more at Renovated Victorian attracts … Continue reading →

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Will Steam into History Inc.’s locomotive steam into York County’s history?

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Jim McClure

Steam into History Inc., a group made up of York County, Pa., investors and railroad enthusiasts, is seeking to operate an excursion line on the old Northern Central Railway, now part of the York County Heritage Rail Trail. They are … Continue reading →

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Linked in with neat York County, Pa., history stuff – Jan. 14, 2010

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Jim McClure

Artist Cliff Satterthwaite captured the sad demolition of the York Collegiate Institute, a forerunner to York College. The beautiful building, South Duke Street and East College Avenue, joined the architecturally significant York City Market, Hannah Penn Middle School, York County … Continue reading →

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In 1749, future York countians sought aid against ‘Thefts and Abuses…by idle and dissolute Persons’

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Jim McClure

This map with overlay, courtesy of 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania, shows the various police departments covering York County today. York County separated from Lancaster County in 1749, in part, because of the need for law enforcement west of the Susquehanna … Continue reading →

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York County polio epidemic peaked in Sept. 1941: ‘The city was virtually locked in’

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Jim McClure

The York, Pa., Boys Club Pool near Farquhar Park appears in this Gazette and Daily image from artist Cliff Satterthwaite in August 1958. Seventeen years earlier, a polio epidemic closed the pool and many other gathering spots throughout York County. … Continue reading →

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