Tag Archives: New Freedom

Working on Steam into History’s railroad – Linked in to York County history, 4/11/13

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers Roundtown’s one-room school, the 40th anniversary of the Vietnam War, YDR/WGAL’s town meeting and working on Steam into History’s railroad

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Wanted in Gettysburg: $250,000 to buy 112 acres of prime Civil War land – Linked in to history, 2/5/13

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers efforts to acquire land important to the Civil War and American Revolution, a bit of opposition to Steam into History and the exploration of artspace in York City.

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Steam into History Inc.’s locomotive is steaming into York County’s story

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Jim McClure

Construction of a locomotive that will give the steam for Steam into History’s excursion service will be finished in time for the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg in mid-2013.

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Spry Grammar School grads true to their school: Linked in to history, 1/3/12

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers York, Pa.’s Steam into History, Diehl’s Candy, Central Market and a new book on Spry Grammar School.

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York County Veterans Day memories found everywhere

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Jim McClure

From Prospect Hill Cemetery to social media, people in York County remember vets on Veterans Day.

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Susquehanna River bridge headquarters counted the tolls: Linked in to York County history, Sept. 13, 2012

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com cover Steam Into History, the deaths of two prominent York countians and Continental Square improvements.

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Can anyone ID these Scouts from York County in the photo? Linked in with neat history stuff, May 13, 2012

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Jim McClure

Stuff posted below: Eastern Market/Fluoridation/Continental Square  John Orendorff of York was on vacation in Maine when he ran across an item from York County – a Shrewsbury Lion’s Club calendar with is photo smack in its center. The calendar’s date, … Continue reading →

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York County Courthouse, now Administrative Center. What do you call it?

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Jim McClure

Bill Schmeer, a veteran observer of the York County scene found this post card of the old York County Courthouse. He sent it along with this note: “This is very clever.  What did your town look like according to Penny … Continue reading →

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York countian honored for rescuing Eric Volz in Nicaragua

Posted on January 13, 2008 by Jim McClure

This AP photo shows Eric Volz, right, riding in an ambulance after being released from prison in Managua in December. A Nicaraguan court overturned Volz’s 30-year sentence and freed him. Volz had been sentenced for his role in the death … Continue reading →

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