Tag Archives: Mount Wolf

Not all York County buildings can be preserved. But grass-roots preservationists should not give up

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Jim McClure

Brothers-in-law and business partners John Zimmerman, left, and Bill Wolf are leaders in the York County, Pa., business community and are known for their philanthropy in York County and beyond. The York Daily Record/Sunday News interviewed them recently.

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Mount Wolf history mystery – Old black locust log letters puzzles reader: Linked in to York County history, June 8, 2013

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Jim McClure

This old black locust log, with intriguing symbols, comes from the Mount Wolf area. Patricia Fitzpatrick Spencer posted a query on YDR Facebook asking for help in solving this York County, Pa., mystery.

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Precarious perch above York County, Pa., Part II

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Jim McClure

Two cranes, capable of reaching about 180 feet high, help technicians work on the Sprint phone network atop an old Met Ed steam plant smokestack in downtown York

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A crack, a lean and Mount Wolf’s smokestack came down: Linked in to York County history, Sept. 20, 2012

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers demolition of another smokestack in York County, a view of a piece of the Electric Map and Voith’s 135th anniversary.

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Foustown, a company town now a ghost town, losing its landmark smokestack

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Jim McClure

By coincidence, two tall smokestacks are coming down in York County after standing for years.

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Not 1, but 2 York County smokestacks coming down: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, Aug. 26, 2012

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com blog covers Seven Valleys ice cream making, two towns named Foustown and two smokestacks facing demolition.

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An accomplished woman’s ‘Random Musings’ about 20th-century York County

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Jim McClure

Book Blast produces another treasure, memories from one of York County’s leading women in the 20th century.

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About shopping for food and Edsels in Springettsbury Township: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, April 18, 2012

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Jim McClure

Many York countians will remember this is York County Shopping Center sign. Stephen Smith of York, Pa., provided this image, circa 1962. He noted that you can see part of Food Fair, one of the retailers at the center, the … Continue reading →

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Part II: Wolf of York, Pa., builds from deep foundation on banks of Susquehanna River

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Jim McClure

Tom Wolf, CEO of the WOLF Organization, gives a tour of the showroom at the Wolf Distribution Center in West Manchester Township recently. Also of interest: Check out this drawing of the original Wolf lumber yard in Mount Wolf. For … Continue reading →

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Clang, clang, clang went the trolley. Linked in with neat history stuff, Jan. 13, 2012

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Jim McClure

  Postcards and souvenir photos, such as this one provided by York countian Larry Good, covered a variety of topics, even routine and everyday community sites. This is the trolley station in Mount Wolf. ‘… I don’t know what year,’ … Continue reading →

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