Tag Archives: Stewartstown

Gettysburg 150th: The observance is gaining interest in York County, Pa. – Linked in with neat history stuff, May 20, 2012

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Jim McClure

Lona Full and her husband Art, of Stewartstown, dressed for a Civil War-era church service in nearby Cross Roads, Pa., in 2006. “Being the ham that I am, wore it today,” she told the York, Pa., Daily Record/Sunday News at the Cross Roads United Methodist Church, where hymns and preaching in the style of the 1860s greeted parishioners. The 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg will cause re-enactors, living historians and just people who want to dress in period garb to done their uniforms and dresses. The Stewartstown Historical Society, in thatr southeastern York County borough, plans a program on the Civil War on June 5.

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Hanover car promised to get 40-50 miles a gallon in the 1920s: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, May 13, 2012

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers conservation work at Harley-Davidson’s Springettsbury Township plant, a discovery involving Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train, a story about pop artist Jeff Koons and a memorial suggestion for the late George Leader

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Babe Ruth signed what became ‘that dirty baseball’: Linked in to York County, Pa., history, 4/17/13

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers native York countian and author Maxine Swann, the whereabouts of a famed portrait of Marquis de Lafayette and the possible location of a York County ballpark where Babe Ruth played.

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Improved Order of Heptasophs of Stewartstown: Everything you ever wanted to know about this fraternal group

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Jim McClure

Ever hear of the Improved Order of Heptasophs? A chapter met in Stewartstown in southeastern York County

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York Safe & Lock: If you have a locked safe, how do you get it open?

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Jim McClure

Auctioneer and appraiser answers two questions about York Safe & Lock safes: How do I open a locked safe and how do I find the combination to a safe.

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York County’s Hex murders story: ‘Echoes and Re-echoes with intensity and interest’

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Jim McClure

Hex murder expert J. Ross McGinnis will present a program about the landmark trial that followed the arrests of the three assailants of a suspected witch.

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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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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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National House hosts Charles Dickens, Van Buren and Good Dog – Linked in with neat York County history stuff, May 23, 2012

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Jim McClure

The National House, aka the old National Hotel, has seen many businesses and visitors – author Charles Dickens and U.S. President Martin Van Buren – over the years. Now,  a new business is planned. Scott Eden, pictured here, will open  … Continue reading →

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Part II: Once the biggest and most beautiful tree in York County. No more.

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Jim McClure

This is the stump of what was once called the biggest and most beautiful tree in York County – the Seidel Oak in the Bryansville area of southeastern York County. ‘The black object to the right is my hat – … Continue reading →

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