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POW camps: How many have operated in York County, 2 or 3 or 4?

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Jim McClure

Nineteenth-century artist Lewis Miller captures the façade of York, Pa.’s, Washington Hall, built in 1849. The building, sometimes referred to as the Independent Order of Odd Fellows or IOOF hall, housed overflow prisoners after the Battle of Gettysburg. Chief Surgeon Henry Palmer had threatened to resign, rather than treat Rebel wounded, according to letter writer Cassandra Small. The hospital and its satellites were military posts, so Washington Hall can be viewed as a prisoner of war camp site.

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Penn Park’s Penn-Coates Memorial better known as the York, Pa., park’s ‘caretaker’s home’

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Jim McClure

This blocky building in York, Pennsylvania’s, Penn Park is weather beaten or, well, just looks beaten up today. But when The Penn-Coates Memorial appeared on the cover of its dedication brochure on Sept. 25, 1926, it was a welcome sight.

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William C. Goodridge: ‘One of the coolest guys you’d ever want to learn about’ – York County treasures, Part III

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Jim McClure

The William C. Goodridge Freedom House and Underground Railroad Museum, one of several historic sites relating to minorities in women in York County, is undergoing renovations

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York’s South George Street as you’ve never seen it: Linked in to history, 2/18/13

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Jim McClure

This photograph from on high shows South George Street in York as you’ve never seen it – from the belltower of an old firehall

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These old York County steps, Part II: Where did they lead? Linked in to York County history, Nov. 5, 2012

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com provides links to improvements to Penn Park, an exploration of Baumgartner’s Woods and a preview of Articles of Confederation Day.

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White roses mark the spot at Albemarle Park: Linked in to York County history, Oct. 21, 2012

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers the Boy Scouts’ ‘Perversion Files,’ Albemarle Park and the death of media entrepreneur Joseph Rosenmiller.

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After the old Elm Beach swimming hole came Meadowbrook: Linked in to York County history, Sept. 22, 2012

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers the Civil War Road Show, a new statue of Abraham Lincoln and Stewartstown Railroad preservation efforts.

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A view of the old Whitehull Airport hanger today: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, Aug. 31, 2012

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com cover a blue moon, cleaning out York City Hall’s attic and Central York High School’s historians.

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Still on the trail of Rebecca at the Well and other fountains around York, Pa.

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers fountains in York City, including a renewed request to discover the location of Rebecca at the Well.

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In archaeological digs, stains cause excitement: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, July 9, 2012

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Jim McClure

James McClure’s yorktownsquare.com blog explores Musclecar Madness, chainsaw art, a dig in search of a military hospital and an gathering of scholars to talk about the Battle of Antietam.

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