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Historical Markers in New Freedom, 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 (438) Adams County, PA (1436) Cumberland County, PA (428) Dauphin County, PA (318) Lancaster County, PA (547) Baltimore County, MD (336) Carroll County, MD (210) Harford County, MD (204)  YorkCounty(438) York County (438)  AdamsCounty(1436) Adams County (1436)  CumberlandCounty(428) Cumberland County (428)  DauphinCounty(318) Dauphin County (318)  LancasterCounty(547) Lancaster County (547)  BaltimoreCountyMaryland(336) Baltimore County (336)  CarrollCounty(210) Carroll County (210)  HarfordCounty(204) Harford County (204)
York is the county seat for York County
New Freedom is in York County
      York County (438)  
ADJACENT TO YORK COUNTY
      Adams County (1436)  
      Cumberland County (428)  
      Dauphin County (318)  
      Lancaster County (547)  
      Baltimore County, Maryland (336)  
      Carroll County, Maryland (210)  
      Harford County, Maryland (204)  
 
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1 Pennsylvania, York County, New Freedom — All Aboard!New Freedom Station — Heritage Rail Trail County Park —
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
2 Pennsylvania, York County, New Freedom — Homes on Wheels, Mobile OfficesCabin Cars — Heritage Rail Trail County Park —
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
3 Pennsylvania, York County, New Freedom — Summit GroveScaling the Heights
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
4 Pennsylvania, York County, New Freedom — The Farmers' LineStewartstown — Heritage Rail Trail County Park —
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
 
 
  
 
 
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Apr. 25, 2024