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Welcome to York Town Square, 8 years of daily posts about journalism and history, 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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- Jim McClure on Yorkers are discovering Brigadoon-like Bedford, Pa.
- Jim McClure on Rocks in the Glen turns into town where things happen, Part III
- Jim McClure on York County’s Gravity Hill is where ‘down is up,’ and that’s no Halloween tale
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How Gettysburg celebrated the 50th anniversary of the battle: Linked in with neat history stuff, May 29, 2012
Gettysburg 150 is beginning to move up in the news, as it should. So, it’s interesting to see how Gettysburg 50 and other marker anniversaries were observed. Here, a Library of Congress photo, one of a set, details the Great Reunion, in 1913. Veterans of the North and South came to the Pennsylvania battlefield to shake hands and swap stories.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Books & reading, Civil War, Events, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Genealogy/research, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, Unsung/obscure sites, War, York celebrities
Tagged Gettysburg 150, Jeff Simon, Martin Library, York Dispatch, York Fair
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Beautiful Shady Lane estate beautiful even in the rain: Linked in to York County history, Sept. 19, 2012
Yorktownsquare.com covers Steven Spielberg’s pending visit, storm damage at historic Shady Lane and Continental Square improvements.
Posted in All presidential stops, Archives, all posts, Bad weather, Civil War, Events, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Nostalgia & memories, People, Uncategorized, Unsung/obscure sites, War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Continental Square, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Gettysburg Address, Hanover, New Oxford, Red Skelton, Shady Line, Steve Kohr, Steven Spielberg, York Fair
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Factories made into lofts, York’s biggest growth industry – Linked in to York County history, Sept. 18, 2012
Yorktownsquare.com covers Bury’s burgers, a viral video, and an interesting website covering old movie theaters.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Nostalgia & memories, Uncategorized, Unsung/obscure sites, YorkEats: Hogmaw & such
Tagged Bury's burgers, D&D Sewing, Glen Rock, Glen Theatre, Interstate 83, North York, State Theater, York Fair
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Joe Bury’s Famous Hamburgers and Bury’s Famous Hamburgers at the York Fair offer delicious fare
Two Bury’s hamburger stands sell their scrumptious fare at the York Fair.
Bet you can’t resist these York Fair photographs: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, Sept. 10, 2012
Yorktownsquare.com covers Foust distillery bottles, DNA research by genealogists and an update on the Gettysburg Seminary Ridge Museum.
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Tagged Bob Smith, DNA research, Foust distillery, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Seminary Ridge Museum, Glatco Lake, Glen Rock, Journal of York County Heritage, native plants, West York High School, York Fair
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Tour de York? Wheelmen raced around York Fair’s track: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, Sept. 9, 2012
The fair’s track played host to auto racing, horse racing – and bicycle racing.
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Tagged Charles H. Glatfelter, Dan Meckley, Daniel Meckley, Hellam Township, John Zimmerman, Marilyn Monroe, Mel Miller, Seven Gates of Hell, Springettsbury Township, Tropical Storm Lee, Veterans Memorial Bridge, West Manchester Township Historical Society, Wrightsville, York County Heritage Trust, York Fair
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Memories of the Mighty Atom and other York Fair weirdness
The Mighty Atom’s act was so well known at the York Fair and elsewhere that a book explores his life and times.
JFK joined TR as U.S. presidents who visited YF: Linked in with neat York County history stuff – Sept. 18, 2011
The York County Agricultural Society’s photograph collection shows presidential candidate John F. Kennedy at the 1960 York Fair. Notice the state troopers, who protected JFK, in the foreground. (See another post about JFK’s visit.) Teddy Roosevelt had also visited the … Continue reading
