The War Mothers Club planted 400 sycamore trees along this roadway in the early 1920s to honor WWI veterans.
In 2018/19 the Rotary Clubs of York, Southern York County and Red Lion-Dallastown worked with many local volunteers, . . . — — Map (db m162332) HM WM
In the past, people simply gathered the water they needed from streams or wells. Then the population in York County began growing quickly, from 120,000 people in 1900 to over 350,000 in 2000.
How to answer this demand? Codorus Creek to the . . . — — Map (db m162335) HM
In June and July of 1863, about 7500 Confederate and Union soldiers passed through Jefferson, taking horses, livestock, supplies, and food from local residents. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's rebel troops occupied the town on June 30. Plundered by both North . . . — — Map (db m29577) HM
This tablet is erected to honor the boys who from this town and community gave their lives and services during the World War ending by Armistice signed November 11th, 1918, 11:00 A. M.
Peace terms signed June 28th, 1919, 3:00 P. . . . — — Map (db m30457) WM
☆ 1947 ☆
Municipal Memorial Hall
Erected
To honor those from this
Community who gave their
Lives and services during
World War II — — Map (db m243252) WM
Dedicated to the memory of
Dr. Homer C. Hetrick, M. D.
who served as our beloved country doctor
(with over 6000 babies delivered)
1908 to 1952
His life of tireless efforts and
faithful devotion to his . . . — — Map (db m246506) HM
Charles Adleblute Roy Bailets Donald Bankes James E. Bankes Kenneth P. Bankes Robert H. Bankes William J. Bankes Kenneth Bertolette Franklin Biller* Howard A. Blake* Paul Bonner Stanley Bonner William Bonner George . . . — — Map (db m246505) WM
To "get the farmer out of the mud" was the road from here to Rossville. Gov. Gifford Pinchot broke ground here, July 23, 1931, to inaugurate the rural road improvement program of the Pennsylvania Department of Highways under the Act of June 22, 1931. — — Map (db m214747) HM
1703 - 1790
A Marylander
Settled on these Indian lands of
Conejohela in 1730
and held them for Lord Baltimore
against the Penn Proprietors
until 1736, when in the border war
he was burned out
of this log house or fort
near this . . . — — Map (db m226159) HM
Thomas Cresap settled here about 1730 on lands claimed by Lord Baltimore of Maryland. Forcibly evicted in 1736 by Penn agents who burned his "fort," Cresap moved to Western Maryland, where he continued active in frontier affairs and died about 1790. — — Map (db m225131) HM
From its headwaters at Cooperstown, New York, the
Susquehanna River travels 444 miles to the Chesapeake Bay at Havre de Grace, Maryland, 39 miles south of here,
The Susquehanna's role as a gateway to the Chesapeake
extends from the earliest . . . — — Map (db m226160) HM
Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764-1820), widely regarded
as America's first architect,
emigrated from Britain in 1796 to
work in Virginia. He soon moved
to Philadelphia and designed
the Bank of Pennsylvania and
Fairmount Water Works. In
1801, . . . — — Map (db m225128) HM
Mason-Dixon Trail
A portion of the Native Lands Heritage Trail route follows the Mason-Dixon Trail, a 193 mile long hiking path that connects the Appalachian
Trail at Whiskey Spring, PA with the Brandywine Trail at Chadds Ford, PA passing . . . — — Map (db m225122) 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 m225129) HM
Masonry visible beside the river remains from a lock of the canal which carried goods southward from Columbia, and provided an outlet for trade from Pennsylvania to Baltimore. — — Map (db m225130) HM
The Zimmerman Center for Heritage honors John and
Kathryn Zimmerman, who saved this home from decay
and restored its historic integrity. The house is also known as the Dritt Mansion, after the family who owned the property for 70 years in the 18th . . . — — Map (db m225124) HM
In recognition of their life-long commitment to
civic improvement and their generous gift of this historic home
as a place to honor and celebrate regional heritage,
Pleasant Garden is dedicated to
John & Kathryn Zimmerman
October 2008 . . . — — Map (db m226130) HM
A Royal Dispute
Throughout much of the 17th and 18th centuries the landscape around what is now the Zimmerman Center for Heritage was at the heart of a long border dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania. In 1632, England's King Charles . . . — — Map (db m242835) HM
Erected in 1765 by William Bennet. Operated by James Smith, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, during the Revolutionary War. It is the oldest remaining landmark of the iron industry in York County. The old furnace, now restored, is 2.5 . . . — — Map (db m5862) HM
The first New Freedom Station was built in the 1860s and later expanded. Passengers boarding trains here could go north to York and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania or south to Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C. It also connected with the . . . — — Map (db m131326) HM
Cabooses, also known as cabin cars, once traveled up and down the Pennsylvania Railroad, bringing up the rear of freight trains. They served many functions for the crew: office, workshop, observation platform, and living quarters.
The cabin . . . — — Map (db m131327) HM
You may not feel like you're standing on top of a towering mountain, but this is the Northern Central Railway's highest point between York and Baltimore. That's how this spot got its name, Summit Grove. It's 827 feet above sea level.
The average . . . — — Map (db m125196) HM
New Freedom marked the junction of the Northern Central Railway and Stewartstown Railroad. Completed in 1885, the Stewartstown line was a seven and a half mile lifeline between the area's farmers and the big cities serviced by the NCR. Crops . . . — — Map (db m131330) HM
Unknown Soldier Civil War
- World War I -
James A. Danner France 1918
William H. Beck France 1918
Robert G. Hays France 1918
John H. Beshore France 1918
- World War II -
Glenn R. Braun Gulf of Mexico 1942
Carl Justh . . . — — Map (db m244778) WM
2. Margaret Duncan Beitzel (1815-1872): To the right of the largest G.F. Baer monument lies Margaret Beitzel. She was a sister of York County's Confederate General Johnson Kelly Duncan and became a valued officer of the Orphan's Home. . . . — — Map (db m205737) HM
31. Walter Simonds Franklin (1836-1911): Slightly to your right is the burial site of Walter Franklin. A brother of Union General William Buel Franklin, he graduated from engineering school at Harvard and married Mary Campbell Small . . . — — Map (db m205685) HM
Welcome to the Codorus Creek Water Trail
The final section of the Codurus Creek Water Trail stretches from Route 30 to the Susquehanna River. This section of Codurus Creek must be considered two very different streams . . . — — Map (db m205778) HM
From early industrialization to present-day uses, Codorus Creek has been an integral part of York's history and continues to be an important asset today and for centuries to come.
Settling Codorus Creek
Among the first . . . — — Map (db m205777) HM
Across Lake Marburg on the northern horizon lie the Pigeon Hills, once inhabited by thousands of passenger pigeons. The monument at the top of the knoll replaces the original Boy Scout Memorial erected in the Pigeon Hills in 1947. The original . . . — — Map (db m14929) HM
In the interest of the preservation of wildlife we here dedicate this memorial to the ill-fated passenger pigeon which from earliest pioneer days until the 1880s flocked to these Pigeon Hills. This migratory bird, now extinct, was once so . . . — — Map (db m42198) HM
Erected 1911 by the
People of Hanover
in grateful memory
of
Their Fellow-Citizens
who served in the
War for the Union
1861-1865
— — Map (db m149230) WM
1941 - 1945
Community Honor Roll
World War II
Glenn L. Akins Melvin Houston Glen K. Reichard
Robert L. Adams Harry Jones Richard H. Reichard
Bernard D. Bailey J. Daniel Kirchner Charles Rinehart
Elvin Bailey . . . — — Map (db m137503) WM
In 1851 C. Jacob Fussell built a factory nearby to produce ice cream from the surplus milk and cream of York County dairy farmers. This was the first time that ice cream had been mass-produced for commercial distribution in the US. The nearby . . . — — Map (db m84644) HM
Sure Fire "The Yankee 3-inch rifle was a dead shot at any distance under a mile. They could hit the end of a flour barrel more often than miss, unless the gunner got rattled." - A member of Lumsden's Confederate Battery, 1864 The . . . — — Map (db m29603) HM
Here, Nov. 18, 1863, a special train carrying Abraham Lincoln and party to Gettysburg for dedication of National Cemetery changed railroads. Earlier in that year, wounded soldiers were transported from Gettysburg battlefield to this Junction, thence . . . — — Map (db m5874) HM
As its name implies, Hanover Junction was once a transportation hub. It's where the Northern Central Railway met the Hanover Branch Railroad, which traveled west to Hanover and Gettysburg. Look to your right and you'll see the restored track split. . . . — — Map (db m5875) HM
St. Paul's (Ziegler's) Lutheran Church was established in 1771 by German settlers. A log building was erected in 1771 and was replaced by a stone church on this site in 1805. In 1907 the current brick church to the southeast was built.
Dedicated in . . . — — Map (db m103445) HM
Casper Glattfelder and his family migrated from Glattfelden, Switzerland in 1743 and settled across this creek in Cordorus Township about 1747.
Through the generosity of Arthur J. Glatfelter and in cooperation with the Board of Directors of the . . . — — Map (db m84243) HM
Stop Active beehives ahead. Please stay on the trail. Use caution in this area and do not touch the hives or attempt to disturb the bees. What's that buzzing you hear? As part of our initiative to create a healthy, sustainable campus at UPMC . . . — — Map (db m211288) HM
A renowned evangelist and singer, born a slave in Maryland. Her father bought the family's freedom, and they moved to a farm near here. While still a child she was converted at this church. She committed her life to missionary work and traveled in . . . — — Map (db m4544) HM
The humanitarian's boyhood home. Served worldwide, 1917-76. In Asia, directed UNICEF; aided family planning. Chief, UN's Italy relief; assisted Russian relief. A YMCA officer in Mesopotamia, Siberia, Estonia, Poland; later was on its U.S. Council. — — Map (db m241774) HM
This Project is dedicated to the First Responders of Heidelberg Township
Porters Fire Company was founded on May 10th 1949 by a group of citizens who met to
form the company. Arrangements were already made to purchase a used fire engine.
The . . . — — Map (db m243124) HM
Heidelberg Township was formed in 1750. It then contained an area of 9,030 acres. The derivation of the word is "Heidel," meaning huckleberry, and "berg," mountain.The origin of this name was owing to the fact that the city is surrounded by . . . — — Map (db m243248) HM
Site of the last visible remains of an industry that had a major impact on SW York County. This mine opened in 1854 "the year iron ore was first discovered nearby" and was later purchased by York Iron. At the industry's height, 15 mines were in . . . — — Map (db m5870) HM
Technical Sergeant Daniel Zerbe, son of Terry and Sue Zerbe, died serving with the United States Air Force as a Pararescueman while on a mission in the Tangi Valley, Wardak Province, Afghanistan.
Dan proudly embraced the Pararescueman's code . . . — — Map (db m162362) WM
Corporal Michael Cohen, son of Dr. David and Aggie Cohen, died serving the United States Marine Corps while participating in Operation Phantom Fury, in the city of Al Fallujah, Iraq.
May this flag, and all it stands for be a reminder of all . . . — — Map (db m162361) WM
In 1949 "Countess" the Great Dane stayed here. She was company to the guests while they stayed at the Haines Shoe House.
Please don't touch and keep off for your safety.
Thank you — — Map (db m225112) HM
Korean War
June 1950 to Jan. 1955
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
Vietnam War
1964-1975
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
Gulf War
[Honor Roll of Veterans] — — Map (db m101152) WM
In honor of all those from
Wellsville & Warrington Township
who served in the Armed Forces
1776 - 1976
"They also serve, who only stand and wait" — — Map (db m101124) HM
"In honor of the Boys
of Wellsville and Vicinity
who entered the service of our country
to make the world safe for democracy"
U S Honor Roll
Lt. Walter W. Hoover Pr. Arthur O. Lewis
Lt. Jacob T. March Pr. Robert D. Milligan . . . — — Map (db m101149) WM
Roll of Honor
from Wellsville and the surrounding area
These men and women
served our nation and the world
in World War II
1941 - 1945
World War II Vets
[Names not transcribed] — — Map (db m101151) WM
Site of Friends' meeting house since 1745. Present building erected 1769, enlarged 1782. Preserved in its early state, and used for regular meetings. — — Map (db m214748) HM
In honored memory of the men of York County
who at the call of their country entered
the service to fight in the World War
and gave their lives in defense of
liberty, right and justice. — — Map (db m4604) WM
Korea
Brokenshire, L.G.
Clark, Elvin E.
Dennis, Kenneth E.
Dennis, Richard C.
Easton, James M.
Eyster, Allen R.
Joseph, Rodney E.
Knaub, James E.
Knaub, Robert E.
Kotzman, Joseph C.
Lease, Donald A. . . . — — Map (db m162412) WM
In memory of
the
unknown veterans
of all wars
This memorial sponsored by the citizens of
Greater West York
in grateful tribute to the 1057 sons and
daughters who answered the call of duty
and served in the Armed Forces of . . . — — Map (db m173677) WM
Erected by the citizens of
West York Borough
in honor of the men and women of this
community who so nobly served their
country in the World War 1917-1919
In Memory
Wilbur D. Buchmeyer ★★★★★ Joseph . . . — — Map (db m162364) WM
Recognized as America's oldest agricultural fair, dating its origin from a charter issued by the Penns in 1765. Discontinued after 1815, the fair has been conducted annually since 1853 by the York County Agricultural Society. The present ground has . . . — — Map (db m4602) HM
Dedicated by Bittersville and Community
to the men who proudly gave their
service & sacrifice to God &
our country in World Wars I & II
World War I
Earl Bahn --- Acquilla Smeltzer
Charles Bowman --- James P. Smith
Robert Reider . . . — — Map (db m161192) WM
(Side 1):
Greater love hath no man than this: That he lay down his life for a friend.
(Side 2):
Honoring the men and women of this community who served our country in all wars.
(Side 3):
To those who served our country . . . — — Map (db m5066) HM
By late June 1863, the Confederate Army had invaded Pennsylvania. After capturing York, the Rebels planned to take the state capital, Harrisburg, and possibly Philadelphia. To get there, they would need to cross the Susquehanna River at . . . — — Map (db m170239) HM
Dedicated to those who served to keep alive the flames of freedom.
Erected in observance of the 50th anniversary of the American Legion by Post 469 Wrightsville, Penna. on May 30, 1969. — — Map (db m5081) WM
Confederate troops, sent from York by Gen. Early to cross the river and march on Harrisburg, reached here June 28, 1863. U.S. militia withdrew, firing the bridge and barring any Southern advance beyond the river. — — Map (db m168736) HM
In the two-story brick building in front of you, newlywed Mary Jane (Rewalt) Magee, the daughter of Wrightsvilles chief burgess, served breakfast to Confederate Gen. John B. Gordon on June 29, 1863. Quite remarkable considering her new husband . . . — — Map (db m199208) HM
Four decades after the Civil War, the June 1863 fire at Wrightsville still loomed in Confederate General John Brown Gordon's memory. "The Union Troops stationed at Wrightsville had," he wrote, "after their retreat across it, fired the bridge which I . . . — — Map (db m174168) HM
Directly in front of you stands Hybla, which Jonathan and Susanna Mifflin, a Quaker couple, built about 1800. Mifflin, a Revolutionary War captain (afterward a colonel), and his wife hid freedom seekers on their estate and helped them escape across . . . — — Map (db m173061) HM
Thick smoke blackened the sky here on Sunday, June 28, 1863. The world's longest covered bridge was burning to prevent Confederates from crossing the Susquehanna River into Lancaster County during the Gettysburg Campaign. In six hours, flames . . . — — Map (db m230602) HM
This highway for twenty five miles westward
across York County was planted with trees
by the People of the County
and dedicated by them to be forever a
Road of
Remembrance
in honor of
Their Sons and Daughters
who . . . — — Map (db m120174) WM
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 m5067) HM
Lock masonry, just below
the bridge, and part of the
old channel mark the north
end of the canal, which met
the State-owned canal at
Columbia. Until 1863, the
river-bridge had a towpath
for mules; later, tugboats
pulled canal craft across. — — Map (db m160219) 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 m169258) HM
Although the Susquehanna has long been a north-south transportation corridor, it was an impediment to east-west traffic. As early as the seventeenth century,ferries emerged at various points along the river to overcome this barrier. John Wright, . . . — — Map (db m170317) HM
Before the hydroelectric companies built dams on the river in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the lower reaches of the Susquehanna were shallow, rocky, and virtually unnavigable.
In the 1830s, Baltimore merchants campaigned for . . . — — Map (db m170557) HM
(1) Wright's Ferry (Wrightsville)
Prior to its incorporation in 1834, the borough of
Wrightsville consisted of two small towns, laid out
in the years 1811-1814. On the north side of Hellam
Street, the town of Wrightsville was laid out . . . — — Map (db m169034) HM
In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15, 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine — — Map (db m5080) HM
(North Side):Dedicated in honor of the Sons and Daughters of Lancaster and York Counties, Pennsylvania who have served in the wars of their country (South Side):Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge Built by Lancaster-York Intercounty Bridge . . . — — Map (db m234375) HM
"Hen" served as President of the Wrightsville Cemetery Association from Oct. 12, 1954 to the time of his death on March 5, 2000. It was through his efforts that major improvements were made to this cemetery. He received the Outstanding Cemeterians . . . — — Map (db m120188) HM
In honor of
our boys who served their country
in the World War
These made the supreme sacrifice
☆ Wilton H. Abel ☆
☆ David E. Poff ☆
☆ George H. Leithiser ☆
"Greater love hath no man than this
That . . . — — Map (db m172900) WM
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