Tag Archives: Wrightsville

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.

Posted in All politics is local, Civil War, Explanations/controversy, Famous York visitors, Genealogy/research, Local journalism & Web, Notable images, Pain & trauma, Unsung/obscure sites, War | Tagged Camp Security, Camp Stewartstown, Dan Meckley, military hospital, old Fairgrounds, Penn Park, U.S. Army General Hospital, Washington Hall, Wrightsville | Leave a comment

Gettysburg’s old Electric Map: How many lights dotted the battlefield? Linked in to York County, Pa., history, 5/7/13

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers a new book touching on the Hex Murder, the status of the old Gettysburg Electric Map now in Hanover and a query about the Susquehanna River ferry at Wrightsville.

Posted in Archives, all posts, Books & reading, Civil War, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, War, Wheels of York | Tagged Columbia, David Putglia, Electric Map, Gettysburg, Hanover, Hex murder, Steam into History, Susquehanna River ferries, Wrightsville | Leave a comment

What is more York County than Yorkco, now Johnson Controls? Part II

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers the Halpin firefighting family, relics from the Battle of Wrightsville relics, Johnson Controls’ new York County home and Strasburg Railroad’s new roundhouse

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York County can never forget this unknown Civil War soldier

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Jim McClure

A new marker for an unknown Confederate soldier was unveiled at his longtime burial spot along the Susquehanna River recently. In my York Sunday News column today (3/14/13) – Another unknown soldier – I suggest we remember another unknown soldier, a black militiaman fighting for the Union on Pennsylvania soil in Wrightsville.

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Civil War comes to Hellam, Wrightsville, Lower Windsor – Linked in to York County history, 4/10/13

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Jim McClure

‘Civil War comes to: Hellam, Wrightsville, Lower Windsor ‘ , a coloring book, provides youngsters with an opportunity to learn about the War Between the States

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Trolleys, trains and automobiles linked Wrightsville and York

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Jim McClure

Trains, trolleys and automobiles meant Wrightsville, York were well connected

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Burning Bridge Tavern takes name from major Civil War moment: Linked in to history, 1/22/13

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Jim McClure

The Burning Bridge Tavern in Wrightsville is named after the bridge that the Union Army burned to keep invading Confederates from crossing in the Civil War. The building, a longtime tavern, sustained its own fire in 2008.