Tag Archives: Prospect Hill Cemetery

Hex Murder assailant: ‘A genuinely nice guy and was a good employee’

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Jim McClure

People alive today knew one of the celebrated Hex Murder defendants of 1928, proving that York is the world’s largest small town

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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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Reader to magazine: Remember, York County was involved in the Civil War

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Jim McClure

The photographs made by York Township’s Dianne Bowders are favorites of this blog. She finds landscapes, scenery and landmarks that just seem to fit here. And her photographs are perfectly composed and she finds just the right light. Here, she … Continue reading →

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Who can ID this mystery school in southeastern York County?: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, Aug. 3, 2012

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com blog covers Pinchot Roads, Central York High School from the air, the quest for family of a Medal of Honor winner and the identity of a one-room school.

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We must have long memories of wars that shaped America – and York County

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Jim McClure

Franklin Ginter was a soldier’s soldier. He was an early responder from York in the Civil War, serving with a unit, the York Rifles, that guarded bridges in northern Maryland against sabateurs. He was the last of that unit to … Continue reading →

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A 1960s view of Continental Square from the air: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, Dec. 13, 2011

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Jim McClure

This photograph, from the collection of the late Eddie Schaeberle of York, Pa., arrived in the York Daily Record/Sunday News newsroom with good timing. This aerial view showed Continental Square, the crossroads slightly left of center, circa mid-1960s. On the … Continue reading →

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Gettysburg statue again stands tall, with new noggin: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, Nov. 29, 2011

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Jim McClure

In 2006, vandals chained the 4th New York Artillery statue in the Devil’s Den area of the Gettysburg Battlefield and toppled the monument. They carried off its head. Just this week, the restored statue greeted visitors. The Hanover Evening Sun … Continue reading →

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Rejuvenating a mausoleum? Yes, in York, Pa.: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, Oct. 14, 2011

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Jim McClure

York artist Carol Oldenburg plies her craft on the ceiling of the mausoleum at Prospect Hill Cemetery. The century-old structure, housing the burial sites of numerous prominent York countians, is undergoing renovations. This York, Pa., Daily Record/Sunday News story tells … Continue reading →

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Gettysburg campaign killed York countians long after battle ended

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Jim McClure

Cases filled with Civil War artifacts line the wall of the Chester, Va., home of Sam White, a Civil War relics collector. White was killed earlier this year when a Civil War-era cannonball exploded. His widow, Brenda (pictured in this … Continue reading →

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Declaration signer interred in York County: ‘Poor Phil Livingston … so Honest a Man’

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Jim McClure

Philip Livingston is one of two Declaration of Independence signers to be interred in York County. His marker stands in Prospect Hill Cemetery. The monument for the other signer, James Smith, rests in the First Presbyterian Church’s Cemetery. This painting … Continue reading →

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