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Historical Markers in Airville, Pennsylvania

 
Clickable Map of York County, Pennsylvania and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg York County, PA (435) Adams County, PA (1436) Cumberland County, PA (428) Dauphin County, PA (318) Lancaster County, PA (539) Baltimore County, MD (335) Carroll County, MD (210) Harford County, MD (204)  YorkCounty(435) York County (435)  AdamsCounty(1436) Adams County (1436)  CumberlandCounty(428) Cumberland County (428)  DauphinCounty(318) Dauphin County (318)  LancasterCounty(539) Lancaster County (539)  BaltimoreCountyMaryland(335) Baltimore County (335)  CarrollCounty(210) Carroll County (210)  HarfordCounty(204) Harford County (204)
York is the county seat for York County
Airville is in York County
      York County (435)  
ADJACENT TO YORK COUNTY
      Adams County (1436)  
      Cumberland County (428)  
      Dauphin County (318)  
      Lancaster County (539)  
      Baltimore County, Maryland (335)  
      Carroll County, Maryland (210)  
      Harford County, Maryland (204)  
 
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1 Pennsylvania, York County, Airville — The Canal Boats
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
2 Pennsylvania, York County, Airville — The Canal Community
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
3 Pennsylvania, York County, Airville — The Locks
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
4 Pennsylvania, York County, Airville — The Susquehanna & Tidewater Canal
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
5 Pennsylvania, York County, Airville, Lower Chanceford Township — A Story Told by Our Totem Pole
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
6 Pennsylvania, York County, Airville, Lower Chanceford Township — Indian Steps
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
7 Pennsylvania, York County, Airville, Lower Chanceford Township — Indian Steps Cabin1912
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 builderMap (db m170934) HM
8 Pennsylvania, York County, Airville, Lower Chanceford Township — Indigenous Peoples of the Susquehanna Valley
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
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9 Pennsylvania, York County, Airville, Lower Chanceford Township — Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal
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
10 Pennsylvania, York County, Airville, Lower Chanceford Township — Susquehanna Canal
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
11 Pennsylvania, York County, Airville, Lower Chanceford Township — Susquehanna River Water Trail
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
12 Pennsylvania, York County, Airville, Lower Chanceford Township — The River's Ways
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
13 Pennsylvania, York County, Airville, Lower Chanceford Township — York Furnace Bridge
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
 
 
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Mar. 28, 2024