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Welcome to York Town Square, 8 years of daily posts about journalism and history, topics that can easily become plodding and self important. My goal is to keep this blog fun and accessible. And I try to say something in each post. I welcome your comments and respond to every one you write. Please contact me at jem@ydr.com.
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- Jim McClure on Rocks in the Glen turns into town where things happen, Part III
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Gettysburg 150: Prime time to score an ‘A’ in understanding the Civil War’s causes, contributors
Here’s one of Gettysburg’s museums. And it’s not really a museum. It’s a restaurant. The Dobbin House. But this Underground Railroad display is a can’t miss feature of that Gettysburg, Pa., structure. The balcony of that house would have provided aan elevated view of Abraham Lincoln, on a horse, making his way to deliver his 272-word address on Nov. 19, 1863.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Black history, Events, For photo fans, Local landmarks, Underground Railroad, Unsung/obscure sites, War, Women's history, YorkEats: Hogmaw & such
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Dobbin House, Gettysburg, Gettysburg 100, Gettysburg 150, Hanover, Underground Railroad
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Utz Arena at the York Expo Center: We’ll get used to it – Linked in with neat history stuff, May 16, 2012
Toyota Arena at York (Pa.) Expo Center is becoming the Utz brand one letter at a time as suggested in this photograph, one of a series captured by York Daily Record/Sunday News photographer Paul Kuehnel. Hanover-based snack food maker Utz secured naming rights to this multi-use building at the old York Fairgrounds.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Black history, Civil War, Events, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Hex murder, Linked in/neat stuff, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Underground Railroad, War, YorkEats: Hogmaw & such
Tagged Gettysburg Seminary, Gettysburg Seminary Ridge Museum, Hex murder, Pa USA, Randolph Harris, Randy Harris, Rivertownes, Stackpole Books, Underground Railroad, Utz, York Expo Center
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Gettysburg 150th – Can you locate this unsung Civil War monument in York County, Pa.? Linked in with neat history stuff, May 15, 2012
*A photograph captures the Civil War statue at Salem Square in the western part of York City. It honors the York Rifles, a local unit that responded early in both the Civil War and American Revolution.
Posted in All politics is local, Archives, all posts, Civil War, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local landmarks, Underground Railroad, Unsung/obscure sites, War
Tagged George Leader, Salem Square, Steam into History, Stewartstown Railroad, Tom Ridge, York Rifles
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William C. Goodridge: ‘One of the coolest guys you’d ever want to learn about’ – York County treasures, Part III
The William C. Goodridge Freedom House and Underground Railroad Museum, one of several historic sites relating to minorities in women in York County, is undergoing renovations
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Tagged Camp Security, Goodridge House, Native Lands Park, Penn Park, Susquehannocks, Underground Railroad, William C. Goodridge, William C. Goodridge Freedom House, Willis House
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How far the old Gettysburg Cyclorama building has fallen. Linked in to York/Adams history, 1/11/13
Yorktownsquare.com covers the Shady Maple, a dramatic production about the Underground Railroad, a 14-year-old Civil War author and the demise of the old Gettysburg Cyclorama building
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Tagged Amanda Berry, butter sculpture, Civil War Roundtable, Cooper H. Wingert, Cyclorama, Dorothy King, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Farm Show, Shady Maple, Susquehanna River, Underground Railroad
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What’s York’s connection to this remote eastern Pa. church? – Linked in with neat York County, Pa., history stuff, July 25, 2012
Yorktownsquare.com covers the Elmwood Mansion, Seven Valleys’ ice cream, tourism in Delaware
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Tagged 'Murder at Accomac', Elmwood Mansion, Ice Cream, Memorial Hospital, Seven Valleys, Underground Railroad, Voni B.Grimes
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Researcher looking for U.S. Supreme Court Prigg v. Pa. info, for York County historical marker
Owners of fugitives who sought freedom north of the Mason-Dixon Line in York County, Pa., and beyond advertised for their runaway slaves in the York Gazette and other weekly newspapers in the 50 years before the war began. In fact, … Continue reading
