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Are there any York County pharmacies with old-fashioned soda fountains?

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Jim McClure

Glen Rock’s John ‘Otts’ Hufnagel noticed a photograph of the now-closed Loyer’s Pharmacy soda fountain in Red Lion, Pennsylvania., on yorktownsquare.com recently, and he sent along these photographs of Glen Rock Drug Store’s soda fountain circa 1913.

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Looking for a 1700s Spring Grove farmhouse? You’ll just have to move it. Linked in to history, 5/3/13

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers the Hoke House in Spring Grove, the old Loyer’s Pharmacy Soda Fountain and an unusual photogaph on Civil War Times’ Facebook page.

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Hex Murder witchcraft trials … ‘and they happened in York County’: Linked in to York County, Pa., history, 3/27/13

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Jim McClure

It will be an interesting night in Glen Rock, Pa., when J. Ross McGinnis takes the podium in April to talk about the Hex Murder of 1928. McGinnis is an attorney with a gift for spinning a tale – only a true, terrible tale in this case. He will tell how three young assailants attacked suspected witch Nelson Rehmeyer to break a spell in a remote hollow not far from Glen Rock, Pennsylvania.

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Look at the size of that Keystone Marker: Linked in to York County history, 2/24/13

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Jim McClure

York City is rehabbing a Keystone Marker, part of a effort in Pennsylvania to restore these often forgotten roadside signs posted between the world wars.

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York, Pa., winters: I ‘do remember several large snow falls when I was a child’ – Linked in to history, 2/14/13

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers local birdwatching; the town of Nicodemus, Kan.; bad weather in York’s past and St. Paul Lutheran Church’s 250th anniversary

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Red Lion’s residents worked with their hands for years, but did they ever mine coal?

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Jim McClure

Red Lion, Pa., residents worked with their hands for years rolling cigars and making furniture, but they never mined coal

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Grammy nod propels Red Lion’s Halestorm to select status in York County history

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Jim McClure

Red Lion’s rock group Halestorm joins select group of York County performers in history.

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Did Abe Lincoln see this Hanover Junction clock? Linked in with neat York County history stuff, Aug. 1, 2012

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Jim McClure

Clock that hung in Hanover Junction, site of Abraham Lincoln’s visit, is up for sale at an Adams County auction house.

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Over the years, Warner’s Dairy Complex has changed a bit: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, July 20, 2012

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Jim McClure

The transformation of Warner’s Dairy Complex, complete with airport, into Lion’s Pride Restaurant and Dairyland Square Shopping Center and associated buildings is just plain interesting. This image, from John F.M. Wolfe’s ‘Profile of Aviation,’ shows the airplane hangars in the … Continue reading →

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Fill ‘er up at Naugle’s in Springetts and receive a free plane ride: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, June 17, 2012

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Jim McClure

 Neat stuff, below: Red Lion’s Red Zone/Stewartstown Railroad/Brookside Park The Stony Brook area of Springettsbury Township was home to one of the earliest airstrips in York County, according to John F.M. Wolfe in his ‘Profile of Aviation.’ It was built … Continue reading →

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