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Historical Markers and War Memorials in York County
Alfred is the county seat for York County
Adjacent to York County, Maine
Cumberland County(184) ► Oxford County(5) ► Carroll County, New Hampshire(46) ► Rockingham County, New Hampshire(143) ► Strafford County, New Hampshire(48) ►
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Founded in 1866 as the York Institute, the Saco Museum is one of the oldest museums in Maine. The Institutes mandate was "to promote the study of Natural Hitory; to encourage Science and Art; also to collect and preserve whatever relates to the . . . — — Map (db m186215) HM
Saco native Samuel Brannan became one of the country’s richest men promoting the California gold rush, and one of the most colorful figures in California history, but he wasn’t a gold miner and he died in poverty.
Brannan was born in Saco in . . . — — Map (db m55699) HM
Sarah Fairfield Hamilton was a founder of the local chapter of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union, and led that organization to create Saco's first kindergarten, a nursery for mill workers' children, summer park programs and other . . . — — Map (db m55721) HM
This plaque is made from bronze taken
from Battleship Maine when salvaged
from Havana harbor in 1912
In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal
recovered from the U.S.S. . . . — — Map (db m55696) HM
While Saco was served by a number of membership libraries and reading rooms earlier, including that of the York Institute, now the Saco Museum, the City's first truly public library opened in 1882. The library was the creation of Olive and Oliver . . . — — Map (db m186211) HM
In recognition of all the men and women of Saco who have served our country in times of war and peace active and reserve
WWII • Korea • Vietnam • The Gulf War • Iraq • Afghanistan • All other conflicts — — Map (db m186207) WM
At one time, this tiny triangle of land was crowded with buildings: an old house with an adjoining stable that was used as a tavern; another house; a store called the Exchange Coffee House; and another house located on the upper end of the lot. . . . — — Map (db m186196) HM
Erected to the memory of
the Country’s Defenders
1775 – 1865
With malice toward none,
With charity for all,
With firmness in the right,
As God gives us
To see the right — — Map (db m55691) HM
Dedicated to the Glory of God, the Exaltation
of Patriotism, and the Promotion of Education,
in honor of those from Saco
who served in the World War
[Died in Service]
Amede Dupre •
Alfred Durette •
James Gillespie •
Alexander . . . — — Map (db m55697) HM
The North Saco Fire Station has served the people of Saco since 1958. This particular station was built in 1975 by the city of Saco, after Jesse Gay donated the land. The original station is located at the corner of Heath and Rocky Hill Roads . . . — — Map (db m245711) HM
Front and Rear Erected by the citizens of Sanford to the memory of Thomas Goodall founder of the Sanford Mills and the Goodall Worsted Company Born in Dewsbury Yorkshire England 1823 Died in Sanford Maine 1910
Side A
The Sanford . . . — — Map (db m96209) HM
This monument is erected here to preserve in the hearts of all people the memory of veterans from Sanford and Springdale who served in all wars in an effort to preserve peace in the world. Erected by the Sanford Veteran's committee Inc. with the aid . . . — — Map (db m96211) WM
Dedicated July 4, 1987 Donated to the people of Sanford This flagpole is dedicated to the memory of the men and women of the armed forces who served in peace time and war time. By the Veteran's group of Sanford/Springdale Amvets, American Legion, . . . — — Map (db m96210) WM
[1981 memorial:]
Dedicated
to all veterans
who served
their country
from
South Berwick
Maine
[Civil War Monument inscriptions:]
So. Berwick Roll of Honor - in memory of our fallen comrades, 1861-1865 [List of . . . — — Map (db m37740) WM
Site of tavern at which in 1797 Louis Philippe, King of France, accompanied by his two brothers the Duke De Montpensier and Count De Beaujolais, and Tallerand, afterward the noted French Diplomatist stopped on their way from Portsmouth N.H. to . . . — — Map (db m161829) HM
In memory of the
brave and patriotic Soldiers
of Wells who sacrificed their lives
during the Great Rebellion in
maintaining our Government and
thus establishing on a broader and
firmer foundation the principle of
civil and . . . — — Map (db m55670) WM
Robert W. Lord imported Guernsey cows from England in 1892. Guernseys were rare in Maine, but produced rich milk and displayed gentle dispositions.
In the early 20th century, this area was a fenced yard for cows. Prospective buyers inspected . . . — — Map (db m186473) HM
The creamery was used for bottling and canning milk, making cheese, and churning cream into butter. The original creamery was attached to the Maine Coastal Ecology Center in 2001.
Neighbors who stopped by to pick up their milk would mark off . . . — — Map (db m186468) HM
Clark Family
The Clark Farm was the largest and most prosperous farm in 19th-century Wells. Theodore Clark kept a large apple orchard and many sheep on land his family had occupied for generations. In 1820, he renovated his home, creating a . . . — — Map (db m186472) HM
Built for three teams of horses and to store hay for the winter, the "Big Barn" replaced a similar building that burned in 1902. The Lords built the barn with high quality materials and added technological innovations. These included a hay-wagon . . . — — Map (db m186469) HM
Farmhands cut blocks of ice from a nearby mill pond, packed them in sawdust, and stored them in this building. Ice was vital for keeping the evening's milk and cream fresh for summer morning deliveries.
Even after automobiles became . . . — — Map (db m186470) HM
After glaciers retreated from our region 6,000 years ago, Native Americans settling along the coast flourished on its rich resources. When Europeans arrived about 400 years ago and began establishing settlements, they also favored coastal . . . — — Map (db m186467) HM
“….all the life of the planet is interrelated….each species has its own ties to others, and….all are related to the earth. This is the theme of ‘The Sea Around Us’, and the other sea books, and it is also the message of ‘Silent Spring’.”
Rachel . . . — — Map (db m149542) HM
This tower stored water for livestock. It was fed by a hydraulic ram and electric pumps, marvels of technology unusual for a family farm. Water to fill the tank came from the Merriland River near the bridge on today's Skinner Mill Road. . . . — — Map (db m186471) HM
Marking History
Gravestones mark the history of the first English settlers in Wells in this historic neighborhood near the Webhannet River, named by the Abenaki over a thousand years ago. Nearby was the homestead of Edmond and Annis . . . — — Map (db m247513) HM
In her book The Sense of Wonder, Rachel Carson urged parents to introduce their children to the astonishing variety of life that exists all around us and to preserve their "true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-inspiring". Carson . . . — — Map (db m186466) HM
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
[not transcribed]
In grateful memory of
Major Lyle Brooks
Sargeant [sic] Miles Robert Gregoire
Private Wayne Elkins
Private Stephen Gray
who died in the service of our country
in Viet Nam . . . — — Map (db m55669) WM
A tribute of honor to
the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
who served their country in the World War
from the Town of Wells, Maine
The Honor Roll
[Only those who died in service are transcribed]
Herbert Gowen • Leroy L. Hanson • Ernest . . . — — Map (db m55644) WM
Erected in 1879 by the United States Light House Service to protect mariners from the "Savage Rock."
Sohier Park
William Davies Sohier
1858-1938
Mr. Sohier generously donated this site of four acres to the York Beach Village Corporation . . . — — Map (db m55593) HM
During the first half of the twentieth century the triangle created by the intersection of York Street and Long Sands Road was a busy village center where people came for their groceries, sundries, and hardware.
There were taverns, a barber . . . — — Map (db m116000) HM
Cape Neddick Light Station
43° 9' 45" N. Lat.
70° 35' 30" W. Long.
Constructed 1879 • Automated 1987
The booming of a bell like this warned mariners of the "savage rocks" surrounding this tip of Cape Neddick. It hung from a . . . — — Map (db m55640) HM
After 1861 an important variant of the overland trails system, the Nebraska City – Fort Kearny Cutoff, passed nearby, over which freight was transported from the Missouri River to western forts and mining camps.
The region’s first . . . — — Map (db m101842) HM
Between 1855 and 1867 companies like Russell, Majors, and Waddell shipped millions of pounds of freight across the plains to supply military posts and mining camps to the West. After 1861 freighters followed the "Nebraska City-Fort Kearney . . . — — Map (db m223482) HM
Before the transcontinental railroad was completed, the nation entrusted the West's trade and economic survival to an assortment of muleskinners, bullwhackers and stage drivers. From the early 1850s to 1869, the Overland Trail saw lumbering . . . — — Map (db m79840) HM
In 1898 E. C. Bishop, a teacher in nearby Bradshaw, organized student clubs. Through these clubs he planned his school lessons so that they related to the students’ activities on the farm and in the home. The first projects Bishop assigned dealt . . . — — Map (db m181319) HM
Massive freighting of supplies by ox and mule trains was a direct result of the establishment of Fort Kearny and other western military posts. The Mormon War and the discovery of gold in the territories of Colorado and Montana increased this . . . — — Map (db m228358) HM
Massive freighting of supplies by ox and mule trains was a direct result of the establishment of Fort Kearny and other western military posts. The Mormon War and the discovery of gold in the territories of Colorado and Montana increased this . . . — — Map (db m79830) HM
The American Bicentennial was a time for pondering the past and speculating about the future. Nebraskans commissioned a series of modernistic sculptures for Interstate highway rest areas that would dramatize this meeting of past and future.
More . . . — — Map (db m79829) HM
The Purple Heart medal was originated by General George Washington on August 7, 1782 for distinguished valor and is now awarded only to members of the armed forces of the United States who have been wounded in combat against an armed . . . — — Map (db m79826) HM WM
A great variety of boats traveled the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal. Fast-moving packet boats, which carried passengers and were pulled by horses, sometimes at a trot, always had the right of way when passing through the lock. Slower freight . . . — — Map (db m171561) HM
Small settlements grew up around the canal, many of the inhabitants either working for the canal company or providing goods and services to local boatmen and their passengers. An 1898 survey of the area listed five existing buildings at Lock 15: a . . . — — Map (db m171281) HM
A lock acts as a step in the canal, allowing boats to be raised or lowered over changes in elevation. 29 lift locks along the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal raised boats a total of 231 feet from Havre de Grace, Maryland, to Wrightsville, . . . — — Map (db m171282) HM
North America's vast network of rivers provided Native Americans and European settlers alike with their earliest transportation routes. Early in the nineteenth century with overland routes only crudely developed and railroads not yet spanning the . . . — — Map (db m171559) HM
The carving at the bottom of the pole is a
representation of the mythical American
Indian creature Dsonoquo with a baby, a
traditional totem pole motif.
The second level stands for a beaver, an
animal once common along the
Susquehanna . . . — — Map (db m170967) HM
A memorial to the Indians who formerly dwelt in the vicinity
Designed and built by John Edward Vandersloot who named it after a nearby fishing rock on the face of which the Indians had carved footholds
The Pennsylvania Water and Power . . . — — Map (db m170968) HM
I entreat all who pass this way to safely guard and preserve these former possessions of, and monuments to, an ancient Indian people.
John Edward Vandersloot, owner and builder — — Map (db m170934) HM
People arrived in the Susquehanna Valley near the end of the last Ice Age, more than
12,000 years ago. They lived a nomadic lifestyle, hunting and gathering foods. The
domestication of plants around 1000 A.D. enabled native peoples to live in . . . — — Map (db m170969) HM
Chartered by Pennsylvania, 1835; run by the canal company, 1840-1872, and the Reading Railroad till 1894. Followed the river for 45 miles below Columbia. — — Map (db m5849) HM
Now housing the Tucquan Club, the nearby stone building was originally a warehouse for deposit and shipping on the canal. Masonry fragments and a portion of the canal-bed may be seen nearby. — — Map (db m5850) HM
Lower Section - York Haven to Safe Harbor
PFBC Wrightsville Access
The Susquehanna River is an American treasure reflecting the places and people of the Pennsylvania heartland. Enjoy your trip on the Susquehanna River Water Trail - an . . . — — Map (db m169335) HM
The Susquehanna River's islands, wetlands, flood plain, and woodlands are unique
habitats that serve as a haven to rare plant and bird species. Over the centuries,
however, human impacts have harmed these sensitive areas.
This pristine area, . . . — — Map (db m170357) HM
Site of York Furnace Bridge, last of the wooden bridges to be erected across the Susquehanna between Harrisburg and tidewater. The bridge was built by Black & Huber in 1856. During construction four spans of the section between Bair Island and the . . . — — Map (db m173456) HM
Dedicated to the
honor and sacrifice
of our men and women
who served our country
in all wars
Let none forget
They gave their all
and faltered not
when came the call — — Map (db m171229) WM
During the late 1800s, engineers started looking to the lower Susquehanna as a source of electric power.
From 1895 to 1931, as demand for electricity increased, four hydroelectric dams were
constructed on the river: at York Haven, Safe Harbor, . . . — — Map (db m173596) HM
The historic boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland was surveyed, 1763-1767, by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon to settle border disputes between the two Provinces. This section of the Mason-Dixon Line was first surveyed June 26, 1765. — — Map (db m3767) HM
Slate has the unique ability to be split into thin layers from which roofing material is made. This is known as the "cleavage". Slate is actually mud that settled in layers to the bottom of an inland sea 400-600 million years ago and was subject to . . . — — Map (db m171094) HM
Peter Williamson, a Scots-Irish immigrant, took a great chance when he bought property that included the Peach Bottom slate deposits. Not only was transportation a problem, but there was also a great need for skilled slate workers or "slaters", . . . — — Map (db m171152) HM
The famous Peach Bottom roofing slate was discovered about 1734, on the ridge where Delta, Cardiff and Whiteford are now located. The discovery was made by two Welsh pioneer farmers. William and James Rees. They proceeded to roof their buildings . . . — — Map (db m171101) HM
These unique stone cottages are identical to those found in the slate quarrying regions of North Wales. They are owned and maintained by the Old Line Museum of Delta, Pa. Purchased in 2006, they are being restored by volunteers and various . . . — — Map (db m171334) HM
Dills Tavern ca 1794
The depiction above gives you an idea of the structure a traveler in the late 1790’s encountered as he passed by or stopped at the tavern for food or rest. The road in front was laid put in 1754 and was a thoroughfare . . . — — Map (db m151893) HM
Dills Tavern
Acquired for the Dillsburg Community
by a gift from
Charles T. and Lucille C. Vogelsong
August 2, 2001
To preserve this historic building for future
generations
Northern York County
Historical and . . . — — Map (db m222078) HM
Franklintown – 3
Dillsburg
Named for first settler
Matthew Dill
Founded
1800
Town Marker
This sign originally used at borough
boundary lines to display town’s name
Placed here by Dillsburg Lions Club
to commemorate 50th . . . — — Map (db m152566) HM
Baltimore Street, just behind you, saw frequent Confederate cavalry traffic during four days at the end of June and beginning of July 1863. At that time, Dillsburg sat in the path of an invading army. On June 28 a Confederate cavalry patrol under . . . — — Map (db m246982) HM
Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's southern cavalry numbering about 6000 men arrived in Dillsburg July 1, 1863 by Dover and Rossville. Local stores and the U.S. Post Office were vandalized before proceeding to Carlisle where orders were received for them to . . . — — Map (db m169143) HM
Dills Tavern is a twelve room structure erected in three phases from 1794 to 1819. The Dill family maintained a tavern in the area beginning in the 1750's. The tavern was one of several business ventures carried on at this site. A large farm, a mill . . . — — Map (db m27003) HM
Distinguished Service Cross
John Wesley Dahr
Specialist 4th Class, United States Army
11 January 1946 - 8 January 1967
For extreme valor and extraordinary heroism,
at the cost of his life, in combat with an armed enemy force . . . — — Map (db m222075) WM
Birthplace of Matthew Stanley Quay
U.S. Senator
Born 1833-Died 1904
GFWC Dillsburg Woman’s Club
Developed 1975 – Dedicated 1976 — — Map (db m151994) HM
Rev. A.B. Quay House
has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1831 — — Map (db m152086) HM
In June 1863, Maj. James Nounnan's Confederate cavalry rode onto this property, owned by prosperous Dillsburg resident Michael Mumper and his family. Here a small but powerful story of humanity between soldiers and civilians occurred.
The . . . — — Map (db m247000) HM
Gen. J.E.B. Stuart with three brigades of Confederate cavalry, commanded by Wade Hampton, Fitzhugh Lee and John R. Chamblis (sic), in all 6,000 men, entered Dover on the morning of July 1, 1863, the day after the Battle of Gettysburg opened. Stuart . . . — — Map (db m150931) HM
On June 28, 1863, part of General Jubal Early's Confederate Division neared York by this route. Here Early sent Colonel French to York Haven to burn bridges. Ordered to rejoin Lee's army, most of Early's men returned over this road on June 30. — — Map (db m26523) HM
Citizens of this community
who served their country
in World War II
1941-45
[Honor Roll of Veterans not transcribed except for these, marked with star, who
died in service]
Donald S. Crumbling • Jack A. Jasper
[Begin 2nd . . . — — Map (db m161196) WM
Donated by
George B. Rudy, Jr. and Viola Rudy Williams
in August of 1973
in memoriam of their grandparents
John Rudy and his wife, Mary Bixler Rudy — — Map (db m233482) HM
In 1841, Phillip Sheffer bought from William Heathcote, the land on both sides of Main Street from Church Street to the Railroad crossing. In 1858, Sheffer sold the property at 45-55 Main Street, then called the tavern lot, to George Moessinger, . . . — — Map (db m82355) HM
The Codorus Creek attracted this area's first European settlers, who used its water to power mills. The Creek's flat floodplain was also ideal territory for trains. In 1839, the Baltimore and Susquehanna, forerunner of the Northern Central Railway, . . . — — Map (db m82358) HM
In 1832 Simon Koller built a sawmill at this location which he operated until 1837 by which time he was ready to move. On March 31, 1837 Koller sold his farm to a young Englishman named William Heathcote who built a woolen mill adjacent to the . . . — — Map (db m137478) HM
On July 17, 1912, the Glen Rock Musical Association purchased this property from Ben Abel with the intention of building a 500-seat auditorium. By the end of 1913 construction of the "Glen Rock Auditorium" was completed. The Item described it as . . . — — Map (db m82343) HM
In 1884, Nathaniel Z. Seitz built the 4 Hanover Street section of this building to serve as the new home for Glen Rock's newspaper, the Item, of which he was editor from 1871 to 1886. In 1892, Dr. George P. Yost, editor from 1886 to 1893, . . . — — Map (db m82341) HM
It was in this area in 1891 that Benjamin F. Sheffer and Samuel K. Diehl formed a partnership to sell agriculture implements, buggies, wagons, corn shellers, etc. In 1892 they added a full line of hardware products. In 1898 Sheffer left and the . . . — — Map (db m137479) HM
This plaque is placed here to honor the life and works of Roland F. Seitz who graduated from Dana's Musical Institute in 1898 and returned to Glen Rock to spend his time in the field of music. He was a teacher, organist, band director, publisher . . . — — Map (db m82340) HM
On June 1, 1864, The First National Bank of Glen Rock opened for business on Main Street in the train station. In July 1876, N.Z. Seitz built a building at this location. The Bank moved in on November 30, 1876. The building also contained a . . . — — Map (db m82356) HM
Between 1837 and 1839, William Heathcote built this building for use as a woolen mill. In 1851, Heathcote sold his woolen mill to Phillip Sheffer and Charles Olp. Sheffer bought out Olp and in 1852, converted the woolen mill into a grist mill. . . . — — Map (db m137477) HM
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