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Gettysburg 150th: The observance is gaining interest in York County, Pa. – Linked in with neat history stuff, May 20, 2012

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Jim McClure

Lona Full and her husband Art, of Stewartstown, dressed for a Civil War-era church service in nearby Cross Roads, Pa., in 2006. “Being the ham that I am, wore it today,” she told the York, Pa., Daily Record/Sunday News at the Cross Roads United Methodist Church, where hymns and preaching in the style of the 1860s greeted parishioners. The 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg will cause re-enactors, living historians and just people who want to dress in period garb to done their uniforms and dresses. The Stewartstown Historical Society, in thatr southeastern York County borough, plans a program on the Civil War on June 5.

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Hanover car promised to get 40-50 miles a gallon in the 1920s: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, May 13, 2012

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers conservation work at Harley-Davidson’s Springettsbury Township plant, a discovery involving Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train, a story about pop artist Jeff Koons and a memorial suggestion for the late George Leader

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Gettysburg’s old Electric Map: How many lights dotted the battlefield? Linked in to York County, Pa., history, 5/7/13

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers a new book touching on the Hex Murder, the status of the old Gettysburg Electric Map now in Hanover and a query about the Susquehanna River ferry at Wrightsville.

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Hollywood meets Hanover over pretzels: Linked in to York County history, 5/2/13

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covering Hanover pretzelmaking, ‘East of Gettysburg on e-book, Jeb Stuart’s ditch and a preservation talk by Scott Butcher

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It’s just a ditch in Hanover, Pa., but Jeb Stuart made it famous

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Jim McClure

York County, Pennsylvania, does not have the Civil War fame of neighboring Adams County. Never will. But we have the opportunity this year to mark sites such as Jeb Stuart’s ditch (the exact location is disputed) that are part of York County’s Civil War story. This site, like so many others in York County, are unmarked and almost forgotten. Gettysburg 150 gives us a chance to remember them.

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Decision at Hanover’s Tropical Treat – Fat boy or Italian steak? Linked in to York County history, 3/17/13

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com presents rare interior photographs of Bair’s BAE, Gettysburg150 social media, a Seven Valley’s distillery and the annual seasonal reopening of Hanover-area’s Crabbs Tropical Treat.

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Abraham Lincoln skips train, arrives in Gettysburg in big red box

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Jim McClure

Private and public interests are preparing exhibits, museums and even an excursion railroad for the approaching 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.

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The Yorktowne Hotel’s corn pudding, Hanover’s Santa’s Cabin and 10 other fun holiday facts

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Jim McClure

The Yorktowne Hotel’s corn pudding, the Glen Rock Carolers and 10 other prime parts of the holiday season in York County

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What is this mystery find in the Hanover Evening Sun’s closet? Linked in to history, 12/12/12

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers links to a Pearl Harbor anniversary observance, a West York whose 12th birthday is 12/12/12 and the Glen Rock Carolers annual performance

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1 more quick fact about East Market Street’s Welcome to York sign: Linked in to history, Nov. 25, 2012

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers Market Street Welcome to York signs, Stewartstown Railroad open houses, Hearts and Minds’ Bookstore 30th anniversary and a visit with departing Congressman Todd Platts.

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