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Welcome to York Town Square, 9 years of daily posts about history/journalism, topics that can easily become plodding and self important. My goal is to keep this blog fun and accessible. And I try to say something in each post. I welcome your comments and respond to every one you write. Please contact me at jem@ydr.com.
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Adaptive reuse in York County, Pa., of an above ground/underground musical kind
Linked in/Neat stuff: Stewartstown’s new caboose/Jeeps return home in World War II Let’s just call it a form of adaptive reuse, reshaping an old site with a different purpose from its original use. Here we have the Sign of the … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Art & artists, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Made in York, Mail bag, Music & musicians, Nostalgia & memories, Unsung/obscure sites, War, Wheels of York, World War II
Tagged adaptive reuse, cabooses, Farmbrook, Jeeps, Ma & Pa Railroad, Sign of the Wagon, Stewartstown Railroad, The Wagon Shed
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New way of seeing York, Pa., Part 2: Rail trail opens up new vistas of city
Linked in/Neat stuff: Emig Mansion open house/Historians tour old bank building York, Pa., Daily Record photographer Paul Kuehnel wrote this view from the York County Heritage Rail Trail, north of York city (seen in background): ‘Moon, old willow, over the … Continue reading
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Tagged American holly tree, Camp Security, Continental Square, Emig Mansion, Emigsville, Horn Farm, J. Horace Rudy, McCrory's, Stewartstown Railroad, York County Heritage Rail Trail
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Strasburg Railroad’s February excursion: Extreme cold unveils lots of hot steam
Linked in/Neat stuff: Lydia Hamilton Smith honored/Orphan trains explained The York, Pa., Daily Record’s Anthony Machcinski braved the bitter cold – about two hours of it – to visit the Strasburg Railroad. In fact, the cold was part of the … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Black history, Books & reading, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Unsung/obscure sites, Wheels of York, Women's history
Tagged Lancaster County, Lydia Hamilton Smith, Ma & Pa Railroad, Martin Library, Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad, Orphan Trains, Steam into History, Stewartstown Railroad, Strasburg Railroad, Strasburg Railroad Museum, Thaddeus Stevens
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Still in the hunt for Eagle’s Rock near York, Pa.
Post by York Daily Record/Sunday News. This is an ongoing mystery. All we know is it’s Eagle’s Rock near York, Pa. Actually, information with the photo says its 4 miles southeast of York, Pa. I guess I should take this … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbottstown, Altland House, Eagle's Nest, Eagle's Rock, Hellam Township, Horn Farm, John Wright Restaurant and Store, Manchester Township, Stewartstown Railroad, Wrightsville
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York County, Pa., History Mystery: This old, historic iron bridge intrigues people
Post by York Daily Record/Sunday News. Who would’ve thought that an old iron bridge would have generated so much interest. (Check out the likes, comments and shares ). But its popularity just reflects that many people have seen it, driven … Continue reading
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Tagged Delta, Florence Gipe, Humphrey Pritchard, Lafayette Club, Lincoln Kennedy, Pow-wowing, slate clock, Sovereign Bank Stadium, Stewartstown Railroad
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Views of the York Gazette’s old East King Street site, then and now
Linked in/Neat stuff: Patriots who sacrificed much/Stewartstown Railroad updated The old York Gazette building is another of the turn-of-the-20th century (or before) buildings that was pulled down in York, Pa., in the 1960s and 1970s. Many of the irreplaceable buildings … Continue reading
Posted in American Revolution, Archives, all posts, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Nostalgia & memories, Susquehanna, waterways, Unsung/obscure sites, War, Wheels of York
Tagged Battle of Trenton, Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, Pennsylvania Archives, Stewartstown Railroad, The Evening Sun, The Gazette and Daily, Veterans Memorial Bridge
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Trees, trains and chainsaws merge in Stewartstown, Pa.
Volunteers often work on historic Stewartstown Railroad’s station and rail line on weekends in this southeastern York County town. So in the aftermath of last week’s ice storm, they saw up branches that came down atop the station. It was just a different way of working on the railroad,
Posted in Archives, all posts, Bad weather, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Music & musicians, Nostalgia & memories, Wheels of York
Tagged Besser's, Dominick Argento, Elm Beach, Lancaster County, Lancaster County Postcard Club, Stewartstown Railroad
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York County’s 3 rail excursion experiences: Can we sustain them?
The Stewartstown Railroad opened its station and offered motorcar rides earlier this month. The railroad will do so gain today, weather permitting. It is one of three railroads in York County to offer excursion rides of some type.
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Tagged Ma & Pa Railroad, Muddy Creek Forks, Northern Central Railway, Steam into History, Stewartstown Railroad
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