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Welcome to York Town Square, 9 years of daily posts about history/journalism, 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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Most popular York Town Square blog posts: Check out this top 10 list in August 2015
This is one of scores of memorable photos coming from Red Land Little League’s run for the Little League championship last month. The U.S. Little League champs brought Red Land to the attention of the world. And with that came the question: Where is Red Land? Two York Town Square posts exploring the whereabouts of Red Land earned spots 1 and 3 in pages viewed by readers in August 2015.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Nostalgia & memories, People, Unsung/obscure sites, YorkEats: Hogmaw & such
Tagged Brown's Orchards, Brown's Orchards and Farm Market, Elmwood, First Post, Gitt Mansion, Hanover, Hobbit House, Indian Steps Museum, Loganville, Preservation Pennsylvania, Red Land, Red Land Little League, Springettsbury Township, York College, York College of Pennsylvania
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6 more cool, unsung York/Adams, Pa., sites to discover and explore
This unsung site is hardly off the beaten track, as many often-overlooked places are. But Gettysburg’s square should not be forgotten as a place to spend time on those treasured trips to the Gettysburg National Military Park and other attractions. The visitors center is now farther away from this crossroads, but remember that this part of Gettysburg saw fighting, too. And there are museums, shops linked up to the Civil War and prime restaurants within walking distance. In fact, the must-see National Cemetery, with its Lincoln connections, and nearby Ziegler’s Grove, with its Pickett Charge links, are a reasonable walk from this square, seen here from the roof of the Gettysburg Hotel.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Civil War, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Nostalgia & memories, Pets & animals, Susquehanna, waterways, Unsung/obscure sites, War
Tagged 'Community Contributors' mural, Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg square, Highpoint, Indian Steps Museum, Jim Mack's Ice Cream, Police Heritage Museum, Ricki the bear, York Rotary 100, Yorktowne Hotel, Ziegler's Grove
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Replicating Lincoln in Gettysburg: A Red Lion artist is working to reproduce ‘The Man’
Linked in/Neat stuff, below: Steps at Indian Steps Museum/Camp Security stockade is elusive Brian Griffin is a Red Lion, seen here, is an exhibit specialist for the National Park Service, another important artist with York County, Pa., ties. The county … Continue reading
Posted in Abe Lincoln was here, Antiquing & artifacts, Archives, all posts, Art & artists, Civil War, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Unsung/obscure sites, War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln statue, Camp Security, Gettysburg, Historic Preservation Plan, Indian Steps Museum, Lower Chanceford Township, York County Judicial Center
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Try these 8 fun photo quizzes to test your smarts about York/Adams, Pa.
Old places from one’s youth that are no more often evoke History Mystery comments on the York, Pa., Daily Record’s Facebook Page. This one not only brought some likes and comments, but also hundreds of folks, whether stumped or just wanting to read about this place, followed the goo.gl link to the story. Remember this place? F
Posted in Archives, all posts, Black history, Civil War, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, God & York County, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Made in York, Nostalgia & memories, Quizzes & (fun) tests, Unsung/obscure sites, War, Wheels of York, Women's history
Tagged 'Made in York' mural, Bonham House, East Berlin, Ella J. Robinson, First St. John's Lutheran Church, Gettysburg Visitors Center, Indian Steps Museum, JCC, Jewish Community Center, Sovereign Bank Stadium
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7 reasons why Indian Steps Museum stands as ‘an amazing place … in York County’
Indian Steps Museum, along the Susquehanna River in southeastern York County, Pa., is seen several years ago after heavy rains damaged the grounds. John E. Vandersloot, a York attorney, built what would become a York County landmark, in stages starting in 1910.
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Tagged Airville, Don Linebaugh, Glen Rock, Glen Rock Historical Preservation Society, Indian Steps Museum, John E. Vandersloot
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History doesn’t stink: Check out these photos of York County, Pa., outhouses
Linked in/Neat stuff: Bradnick kidnapping recalled/In the Roosevelt White House Mount Wolf’s Charlie Stambaugh has designed a regional plumbing business’s website, and to draw attention, he’s collecting photos of outhouses. The business’s pages are full of outhouses, many submitted from York … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Goodling, George Goodling, Indian Steps Museum, Knaub's Bakery, Mount Wolf - The Town, outhouses, Peggy Ann Bradnick, privies, Stewartstown Historical Society, The Roosevelts
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Gravity Hill: Optical illusion or warp in earth’s gravity?
A bottle of water rolls uphill – or its actually downhill – at Gravity Hill in Bedford County about 140 miles west of York, Pa. Actually, there are two spots on Gravity Hill where your car appears to roll uphill. A Gravity Hill brochure lists this as one of the top 10 reasons to visit: ‘Ice cream cones aren’t as messy on a hot day.’ York County has a similar ‘Gravity Hill’ in its northern part. That one, like many of such locales around the country, have haunted tales attached to them. Not so, in Bedford County. At least as far as brochures go.
Posted in American Revolution, Archives, all posts, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, History video channel, Linked in/neat stuff, Music & musicians, Nostalgia & memories, Unsung/obscure sites, War
Tagged Articles of Confederation, Bedford, Charlie Thomas, Gravity Hill, HeBrews Coffee Shop, Indian Steps Museum, Pa., The Drifters, ydr.com
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