Four generations of the Stayer family, descendants of Adam Stayer, conscientious objectors in the Civil War.

People escaping bondage could stand on Yellow Hill and gaze across the Mason-Dixon Line, a mere 20 miles away, and whisper to themselves “I’m free.” A form of self-imposed, collective emancipation.

York County Courthouse scorecard: Two demolished. One almost knocked down and then expanded - it would have been replaced with the structure in this rendering. One bland courthouse built.