On Broadway (Pennsylvania Route 194) at Carlisle Street (Pennsylvania Route 94) on Broadway.
1839 ---- 1876
Killed in Battle of Little Big Horn River, Montana, in Sioux Indian War.
Was Brig. Gen. Commander of 1st, 5th, 6th, 7th, Michigan Cavalry Regiments and Pennington's Battery at the Battle of Hanover June 30, 1863.
In the . . . — — Map (db m77183) HM
Stood on this square from 1815 to 1872. Under the Market, at one end, was the jail. Equipment for fighting fires was kept here. Fairs and other public events were held under its roof. — — Map (db m4998) HM
Near Baltimore Street (Pennsylvania Route 94) just south of O'Neill Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Her first-hand report of Lincolns Gettysburg Address bore witness to its greatness. In her account for the Hanover Spectator she garnered Lincolns words from his own lips. She helped the world to long remember. Her fellow townsmen pay this . . . — — Map (db m197510) HM
On Baltimore Street just north of Middle Street, on the right when traveling north.
Here, along the Monocacy Road, Richard McAllister erected a two-story log building and opened a store and tavern. In 1755, Benjamin Franklin was a guest at the Tavern. Old building was razed in 1950. — — Map (db m201489) HM
On Frederick Street (Pennsylvania Route 194), on the right. Reported missing.
Mother Loses Two Sons to War - Within the span of one year, Elizabeth Hoffacker of West Manheim Township received the news of her two sons' deaths in combat during the Civil War. John, 24 years old, was promoted to corporal after being in the army . . . — — Map (db m188532) HM
On Baltimore Street (Pennsylvania Route 94) north of Pleasant Street, on the left when traveling north.
"Every desired comfort is furnished in great abundance, and every luxury, with which this country abounds in great profusion, is supplied by sympathetic people, and administered to the suffering wounded by devoted women. A heartier response to . . . — — Map (db m22722) HM
Near West Hanover Street just west of South Forney Avenue when traveling west.
To some, the nameless, stoic picket on horseback on the Hanover Square symbolizes the dignity and honor of the cavalry, and the vigilance of every day, tough-and-tumble Union soldiers. In order of military rank, some notable Union cavalry leaders . . . — — Map (db m197243) HM
On Broadway at Carlisle St., on the left when traveling south on Broadway. Reported permanently removed.
Founder of Hanover
In 1745, Richard McAllister purchased 217 acres from John Digges, establishing the original town of Hanover. Hanover is situated at the crossroads of two major colonial highways - the Monocacy Trail from Lancaster, . . . — — Map (db m181383) HM
On Frederick Street (Pennsylvania Route 194) just east of Stoner Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
On June 27, 1863, three days before the Battle of Hanover, Confederate Lt. Col. Elijah White's 35th Virginia Battalion of about 260 men was on a mission: search for and destroy Pennsylvania railroad bridges and telegraph lines.
In the 1860s, . . . — — Map (db m197361) HM
On Clearview Street west of McCosh Street, on the right when traveling east.
Those Buried Here Are:
Aulabaugh, Anna Maria - wife of John Aulabaugh
Born April 16, 1782 - Died May 10, 1870
Aulabaugh, Nicholas
Born July 24, 1742 - Died Sept. 17, 1864
Aulabaugh, Elizabeth
Born Nov. 9, 1776 - Died Aug. 27, . . . — — Map (db m186514) HM
On Frederick Street (Pennsylvania Route 194) just south of Stuart Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
After disengaging from the Union cavalry in the late afternoon of June 30, Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry division, bogged down by 125 fully loaded Union supply wagons and 600 mules saddled with Union materials, left Hanover. Stuart and . . . — — Map (db m197242) HM
On School Avenue just east of East Walnut Street, on the left when traveling east.
You are looking at the Reformed Cemetery, one of Hanover's oldest graveyards. During the Battle of Hanover on June 30, 1863, at least 39 men were killed two Union officers, 17 enlisted men, and about 20 Confederate soldiers. The number of . . . — — Map (db m197244) HM
On Frederick Street (Route 194) at Baltimore Street and Frederick Street (Route 94, 194) on Frederick Street.
The engagement fought in Hanover may have had an effect on the outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg. As General Robert E. Lee moved north toward Pennsylvania in June 1863, Major General J.E.B. Stuarts cavalry began to ride around the Union Army and . . . — — Map (db m22694) HM
On Frederick Street (Pennsylvania Route 194) just east of North Forney Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Mayhem and Melees In 1863, charming brick and wooden homes, many of them still standing, lined both sides of Frederick Street from Center Square to the Winebrenner Tannery and the Karl Forney Farm. The Karl Forney residence was . . . — — Map (db m197084) HM
On Broadway (Pennsylvania Route 194), on the left when traveling north.
"After they had passed out Frederick Street the doctor and I picked up three or four dead soldiers, lying in the street between Centre Square and the Reformed Church, and carried them to the side-walks" -Rev. Wm. K. Zeilber, pastor Emmanuel . . . — — Map (db m10394) HM
On Frederick Street (Pennsylvania Route 194), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
Fragments of several Union and Confederate cavalry regiments continued to fight a running battle as they galloped on horseback along Frederick Street. Other Confederate bands had retreated down the intersecting alleys and streets. This action . . . — — Map (db m5026) HM
On Frederick Street (Pennsylvania Route 194) at Forney Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Frederick Street.
As the initial attack by the 13th Virginia and 2nd North Carolina Cavalry Regiments gained momentum, they charged along Frederick Street and through the Forney fields which were located on the land in front of you. On your left, the retreating Union . . . — — Map (db m8652) HM
On Frederick Street (Route 194) near Near Franklin Street, on the right when traveling west.
"Our town on Tuesday for the first time saw and felt all the incidents, scenes and horrors of actual war." The Hanover Spectator, founded by Senary Leader in 1844, was owned by his widow, Maria, at the time of the Civil War. It was published . . . — — Map (db m8650) HM
On Frederick Street (Pennsylvania Route 116/194) west of Doss Alley, on the right when traveling west. Reported unreadable.
For Sale
The Hanover Theater opened in 1928 as the State Theater and operated as a movie theater until 1986. It was then used as a warehouse until October of 2007 when a preservation group purchased it to protect it from inappropriate . . . — — Map (db m217344) HM
On Frederick Street (Pennsylvania Route 194) 0.1 miles Franklin Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
At approximately 8:00 a.m. the head of Kilpatrick's Union Cavalry Division halted on Frederick Street. When Reverend William K. Zieber, pastor of Emmanuel Reformed Church learned about the hungry cavalrymen, he encouraged the crowd of townspeople to . . . — — Map (db m104722) HM
On Broadway (Pennsylvania Route 194) at Carlisle Street (Pennsylvania Route 94) on Broadway. Reported missing.
From Hanover's Center Square, major roads radiate to York, Baltimore, Frederick and Carlisle. For the second time that day the Center Square would become the scene of brutal combat.
A few blocks to the north, nearly 400 mounted cavalrymen from . . . — — Map (db m201491) HM
On Broadway (Pennsylvania Route 194) at North Street, on the right when traveling north on Broadway.
Elements from the 2nd North Carolina Cavalry Regiment charged past this point in pursuit of disorganized remnants of the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment which was retreating toward the railroad tracks. The Union Cavalry appeared to have abandoned . . . — — Map (db m8647) HM
On Broadway (Pennsylvania Route 194) at Carlisle Street (Pennsylvania Route 94), on the right when traveling west on Broadway.
The Square is Liberated On June 30, 1863, as the Confederates surged toward the railroad tracks on Abbottstown Road (present-day Broadway), the Union regrouped for fierce counter-attacks. Union Major John Hammond re-formed the 5th . . . — — Map (db m197086) HM
On Baltimore Street (Pennsylvania Route 94) just south of West Hanover Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Warehime-Myers Mansion, 305 Baltimore Street was built for Clinton N. Myers and his family between 1911 and 1913. This Neo-Classical structure is a "fraternal twin" to the Sheppard Mansion at 117 Frederick Street. Both C.N. Myers and H.D. . . . — — Map (db m197245) HM
On Frederick Street (Pennsylvania Route 194) at Stoner Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Frederick Street.
"We had better go down stairs; we are in danger here," Mrs. Henry Winebrenner said to her daughter, Martha, after seeing the flash and hearing the roar from Confederate artillery. - The Evening Herald, January 25, . . . — — Map (db m8653) HM
On Frederick Street (Pennsylvania Route 194) 0.1 miles east of Forney Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
By the time the counter attack on the 5th New York Cavalry Regiment had reached this area, the center of Hanover was once again under Union control. The New Yorkers continued along Frederick Street but were soon halted by gunfire from Confederate . . . — — Map (db m201492) HM
On North Railroad Street at Library Place, on the right when traveling south on North Railroad Street.
If you had been standing here on Wednesday afternoon, November 18, 1863, you might have heard a rumor that President Abraham Lincoln would be passing through town on a train. At 5 P.M., his train chugged down the main line directly in front of you. . . . — — Map (db m197246) HM
On Broadway (Pennsylvania Route 194) just north of Locust Street, on the right when traveling north.
You are facing the Moul family mansion. A block behind it is the Conrad Moul iron foundry and saw and planing mill, first established in 1842, with the brick building before you erected in 1888. The Moul businesses were a mainstay of the Public . . . — — Map (db m197075) HM
On Frederick Street (Pennsylvania Route 194/116) just west of Doss Aly, on the right when traveling west.
On these first blocks of Frederick Street lived pioneering newspaper woman Mary Sophia Leader (1835-1913), famous author John Luther Long (1861-1927), and historian George Reeser Prowell (1849-1928), all buried one mile south of here in Mount . . . — — Map (db m197080) HM
On York Street at E. Walnut Street, on the left when traveling east on York Street.
Founded in 1883 to preserve Germanic teaching and Reformed dogma. The present church occupies the first lot sold in Hanover in 1763 to the German Calvinist Church. Present church constructed in 1884, renovated in 1910, 1932, 1954, and 1995. — — Map (db m14963) HM
On East Park Avenue east of Carlisle Street (Pennsylvania Route 94), on the left when traveling north.
In honor of our living heroes
and in memory of these illustrious dead
who served in the Vietnam War
1964 - 1975
Sp/4 Roy A. Harbauch
Pvt. David G. Hertz
L/Cpl. Lloyd C. Laugerman
Sp/4 Lee F. Lynch
Pfc. Jeffrey H. Miller . . . — — Map (db m130316) WM
On Broadway (Pennsylvania Route 194) at Fulton Street, on the right when traveling north on Broadway.
Rebels Capture the Square In the Battle of Hanover, the center of town was an up-for-grabs, back-and-forth crossroads that both sides wanted and occupied. Major roads radiated from the center of town. All went to destinations for . . . — — Map (db m197087) HM
On Doss Aly just south of West Hanover Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Mansion & Carriage House In 1912, Hanover Shoe Company co-owners Clinton N. Myers and H.D. Sheppard arranged to have two similar homes erected for themselves and their families. The property has had three owners: the Myers, William Warehime . . . — — Map (db m220588) HM
On Baltimore Street (Pennsylvania Route 94) south of West Hanover Street, on the left when traveling north.
On June 30, 1863, the quiet little town of Hanover suddenly exploded in gunfire and bloodshed. The Battle of Hanover, fought between Confederate Cavalry led by Major General J.E.B. Stuart and Brigadier General Judson Kilpatrick's Union Cavalry, . . . — — Map (db m22748) HM
On North Railroad Street at Library Place, on the right when traveling south on North Railroad Street.
The Old Branch Hanover Line In 1851-52, local laborers built the Hanover line, connecting Hanover to Hanover Junction in Seven Valleys, with the first trains running in 1852. This line, known as the "old branch," was owned by the . . . — — Map (db m197240) HM
On East Park Avenue east of Carlisle Street (Pennsylvania Route 94), on the left when traveling east.
In honor of our living heroes
and in memory of these illustrious dead
who served in the Second World War
1941 — 1945
[Names listed] — — Map (db m130317) WM
On Frederick Street (Pennsylvania Route 194) at Stuart Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Frederick Street. Reported permanently removed.
Possibly less than twenty minutes after the first shots, Hanover was once again in Union control. Although the intense fighting along Frederick Street had subsided, the conflict was far from finished. A standoff ensued as the Confederates . . . — — Map (db m197220) HM
On Frederick Street (Pennsylvania Route 194) at Stuart Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Frederick Street. Reported permanently removed.
This painting by Civil war artist Dale Gallon is one of four paintings featuring Civil War weapons.
George Armstrong Custer had been promoted from Captain to Brigadier General on June 28, 1863, and been given command of the Michigan Brigade, . . . — — Map (db m5021) HM
On York Road (Pennsylvania Route 116) 0.2 miles east of Littleton Drive, on the left when traveling east.
Men of Gen. Early's Confederate army, detached by Gen. Gordon to destroy a bridge at Hanover Junction, passed through Hanover by this route, June 27, 1863. This work done, the detachment rejoined Gen. Gordon west of York. — — Map (db m173794) HM
On Frederick Street (Pennsylvania Route 194) at Stuart Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Frederick Street.
On June 30, 1863, General J. Kilpatrick's Union Cavalry, hunting Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry, were attacked here by Stuart. Repulsed, Stuart tried to join Early; finding him gone, he marched to Carlisle, failing to reach Gettysburg until July 2. — — Map (db m197212) HM
On Frederick Street (Pennsylvania Route 194) at Stuart Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Frederick Street.
The ground occupied by the Confederate cavalry during the Battle of Hanover was the rich, rolling farmland found in much of southern Pennsylvania. On the eastern side of the Westminster Road there was a field of timothy, a grass widely grown for . . . — — Map (db m149208) HM
On Frederick Street (Pennsylvania Route 194) at Stuart Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Frederick Street. Reported unreadable.
In early June 1863, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia led by General Robert E. Lee began to leave its camps in Virginia and march northward to Pennsylvania. Lee hoped that a victory on Northern soil might break the will of the Northern . . . — — Map (db m5020) HM
On Baltimore Pike (Pennsylvania Route 94) near Maryland Route 30, on the right when traveling north.
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 in late July and . . . — — Map (db m2990) HM
On Black Rock Road, on the left when traveling east.
The Mary Ann Forge and Furnace was one half mile east of this marker. Founded 1761-62 by George Ross, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and Mark Bird on Friendship Tract along Furnace Creek, cannon and cannon balls were produced for General . . . — — Map (db m22820) HM
Near River Road north of Holtwood Road (Pennsylvania Route 372), on the right when traveling north.
Just north of this spot are the walls of what was once lock No. 12 of the old Susquehanna & Tidewater Canal, which paralleled the Susquehanna River 45 miles between Wrightsville, PA and Havre De Grace, MD. Built in 1836-39 and opened in 1840, the . . . — — Map (db m159956) HM
On River Road close to Holtwood Road (Pennsylvania Route 372).
You are looking at the top of a restored lime kiln. Many of these were in use during the 1800's but have since become outmoded by large scale production techniques.This double kiln has two circular pots, constructed of schist stone that held the . . . — — Map (db m159958) HM
On North Main Street at Oak Lane, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
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
On South George Street, 0.6 miles south of Joppa Road, on the left when traveling south.
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
On Berlin Street (Pennsylvania Route 516) at Hanover Street (Pennsylvania Route 3041), in the median on Berlin Street.
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
On Berlin Street at Hanover Street (Pennsylvania Route 3041) on Berlin Street.
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
On Berlin Street (Pennsylvania Route 516) north of Monticello Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
☆ 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
On Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 177) at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south on Market Street.
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
On Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 177) at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south on Market Street.
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
On Rosstown Road at Bull Road, on the right when traveling north on Rosstown Road.
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
On Long Level Road (Pennsylvania Route 624), on the left when traveling north.
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
On Long Level Road (Pennsylvania Route 624) at Bank Hill Road, on the left when traveling north on Long Level Road.
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
On Long Level Road (Pennsylvania Route 624), on the right when traveling north.
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
On Long Level Road (Pennsylvania Route 624), on the right when traveling north.
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
Near Long Level Road (Pennsylvania Route 624), on the left when traveling north.
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
On Long Level Road (Pennsylvania Route 624) 0.3 miles south of Calvary Church Road, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Long Level Road (Pennsylvania Route 624) 0.3 miles south of Calvary Church Road, on the left when traveling north.
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
Near Long Level Road (Pennsylvania Route 624), on the left when traveling north.
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
Near Long Level Road (Pennsylvania Route 624), on the left when traveling north.
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
Near Long Level Road (Pennsylvania Route 624), on the left when traveling north.
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
On PA 24 at Codorus Furnace Road, on the right when traveling north on PA 24.
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
On North Front Street south of Maple Alley, on the right when traveling north.
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
On North Front Street north of Maple Alley, on the right when traveling north.
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
Near South Front Street at Logan Drive, on the left when traveling south.
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
On North Front Street at West Penn Street, on the right when traveling north on North Front Street.
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
Near Rabbit Slide Drive at Church Road, on the left when traveling east.
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
Near North George Street (Business Interstate 83) at East 4th Street, on the right when traveling south.
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
Near North George Street (Business Interstate 83) north of East 4th Street, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Loucks Mill Road just south of Arsenal Road (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling south.
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
On Loucks Mill Road just south of Arsenal Road (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling south.
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
Near Marina Drive, 0.5 miles Blooming Grove Road (Pennsylvania Route 216).
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
Near Marina Drive, 0.6 miles Blooming Grove Road (Pennsylvania Route 216).
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
On Baltimore Street south of Wirt Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Main Street East (Pennsylvania Route 851) east of Hill Street, on the left when traveling east.
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
On Glen Rock Road (State Road 616), on the right when traveling south.
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
On Glen Road Road (Pennsylvania Route 616) 0.3 miles south of Junction Road, on the left when traveling south.
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
On Glen Road, 0.3 miles south of Junction Road, on the left when traveling south.
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
On Zieglers Church Road, on the left when traveling north.
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
Near Innovation Drive, 0.2 miles west of Roosevelt Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
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
On South Main Street, 0.1 miles south of West Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
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