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Tag Archives: Gettysburg National Military Park
Lincoln links: Check out these 6 leads to York/Adams stories about Abraham Lincoln
On the eve of the movie ‘Lincoln,’ yorktownsquare.com explores numerous Lincoln links to York County.
Posted in Abe Lincoln was here, All politics is local, All presidential stops, Archives, all posts, For photo fans, Local journalism & Web, Uncategorized
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg, Gettysburg National Military Park, James Getty, Lincoln's funeral train, Steven Spielberg, Thaddeus Stevens
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Gettysburg’s old Electric Map soon to be Hanover’s Electric Map
The old Electric Map, so familiar to generations in Gettysburg, is proposed to resurface in nearby Hanover.
Posted in All politics is local, Archives, all posts, Civil War, Events, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Nostalgia & memories, Uncategorized, Unsung/obscure sites, War
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Hanover, Cyclorama, Electric Map, Gettysburg, Gettysburg National Military Park, Hanover
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You’d never know this West Manchester building was a one-room school: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, Sept. 1, 2012
Yorktownsquare.com covers roadside giants, what’s new in Gettysburg and the sale of Trinity United Methodist Church.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Civil War, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, School days, Uncategorized, Unsung/obscure sites, War
Tagged Gettysburg, Gettysburg National Military Park, Loucks School, NewsVroom, one-room schools, The NewsVroom, Then & Now, Trinity United Methodist Church, West Manchester Township
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Old, new Conewago bridges keep each other company: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, Aug. 23, 2012
Yorktownsquare.com covers the old Ganoga Bridge, the old Gettysburg Cyclorama and the soon to be demolished smokestack at the old Foust distillery.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Civil War, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Nostalgia & memories, Small-town life, Uncategorized, Unsung/obscure sites, War, Wheels of York
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Conewago Creek, Foust distillery, Ganoga Bridge, Gettysburg, Gettysburg National Military Park, Glen Rock
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York countians remember those days when polio struck: Linked in with neat York County, Pa., history stuff, July 27, 2012
Ydr.com’s oral history series ‘Remember’ explores the dreaded polio outbreaks that unpredictable visited York County, particularly in 1941. That year, more than 100 people contracted polio in York County, and at least nine people died. Towns virtually shut down. Schools … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Books & reading, Civil War, For photo fans, History video channel, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Mail bag, Pain & trauma, People, Uncategorized, Wheels of York
Tagged 1941, Chevy, Gettysburg, Gettysburg National Military Park, Martin Library, polio, Steelton, Susquehanna River
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Part II: Former Spry Grammar School students still true to their school – Linked in with neat York County history stuff, July 13, 2012
James McClure’s Yorktownsquare.com blog covers several topics: the 100th anniversary of Spry Grammar School, Gettysburg tweeting, Ore Valley’s demolished station and the death of a local soldier.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Civil War, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, People, School days, Unsung/obscure sites, War
Tagged Devil's Den, Gettysburg, Gettysburg National Military Park, Ma & Pa Railroad, Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad, Ore Valley Station, Spring Grove, Spry, Spry Grammar School, tweeting, Winterstown
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People to talk most at this old-fashioned town hall meeting: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, July 12, 2012
James McClure’s yorktownsquare.com post includes stories about Haar’s Drive-in, coyotes in York County and the archaeological dig at Penn Park.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Civil War, Events, Linked in/neat stuff, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, Uncategorized, Unsung/obscure sites, War
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Cable House, cemetery vandalism, coyotes, Emig's Mansion, Emigsville, Gettysburg, Gettysburg National Military Park, Haar's Drive-in, Penn Common, Penn Park, town meeting, WGAL, York County Prison
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Low levels in the Lower Susquehanna River causing boaters fits: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, June 30, 2012
Low Susquehanna River levels, attributed to dam work upriver, are causing boaters docking problems.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Civil War, Events, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, History video channel, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, People, Uncategorized
Tagged Camp Minqua, Continental Square, Elmwood Mansion, Futer Bros., Gamler's Campground and Boatyard, Gettysburg, Gettysburg National Military Park, Hartman Building, Preserving York, YMCA
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Common sense list of ‘Books that Shaped America’: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, June 23, 2012
Library of Congress’ new list does not include the best books in the world, only those that shaped America.
Posted in American Revolution, Archives, all posts, Books & reading, Civil War, Events, God & York County, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Nostalgia & memories, Uncategorized, War, Women's history
Tagged Adams County, Book Nook, Cookes House, Gettysburg, Gettysburg National Military Park, Girl Scouts, Jerry Sandusky, Thomas Paine
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