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Confederate Gen. John B. Gordon accepted York's surrender. Once in town, his commander, Jubal Early issued a heavy requisition on York.

Continue ReadingIn York, rebels demand mounds of dollars, food, supplies. Who paid? Who didn’t?

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Tragedy at Codorus Creek: Man drowns in sewage in Depression-era York County
Gettysburg’s George Spangler Farm: Stories of the wounded and dying
York-born Arthur Evans, gay rights advocate, enjoyed banquet of life
York stands alone in riding through Confederate lines to surrender in Civil War
In York, rebels demand mounds of dollars, food, supplies. Who paid? Who didn’t?
Thomas Jefferson slept here: Hanover’s Sign of the Horse Tavern
A foul canal’s restoration: Codorus Greenway designed to turn creek into park
When Latinos came to York County: They brought their own cooks
York’s Continental Square: Makeover to invite folks to come there and stay a while
Renowned author Rita Mae Brown remembers York County in her writings and visits
Hometown History, Season 4: Jamie and Domi’s YoCo Backstory
Slavery happened in York County, too
How one meeting cut through years of York County police dissension
Fighting drought in York County: Hire a rainmaker or dig a lake
Creatives & recreationists: Galleries & outdoors replacing old brick factories
Restorations line up with anniversaries: York County’s historical & cultural renaissance
Beleaguered Congress in York: ‘I will not quit my post’
York County’s Surrender House: A quiet farmhouse in the village of Farmers
A walk to wonder: Taking in Penn Street’s challenges and promise
Civil War religious objectors faced a ‘crisis of conscience’
Their segregated sanctuary prospered – and then disappeared
Courthouses indicate what York County likes
Tough work for mother: Raising 12 kids on a York County farm
Delta & its region: Slate roofs & slate foundations
Native Lands: Short peaceful path crosses longtime place of conflict
When teacher James L. Smallwood came to York County
Hometown History, Season 3: Jamie and Domi’s YoCo Backstory
Montez Parker: Seeks equality as new normal in hometown of York
WWII vet moved from York City Cemetery to Indiantown Gap
Gettysburg rail station hosted Lincoln’s coming and going
Black & Latino history studies: Logjam breaks in York County
DIY work in old York cemeteries, unsung memorials and weedy lots
Feuding over a baby’s death: When people can’t afford a gravedigger
Florence Gipe viewed as ‘brilliant and strict with new ideas’
York in 1786: A riot to reclaim Jacob Bixler’s cow
Wrightsville: One town, Three Civil War heroes
York’s Ladies Aid Society: Formed to take on crisis in war
Graveyard at York’s First Presbyterian: ‘When the very stones cry out’
St. Paul (Lebanon) Lutheran Church: Faith and resiliency for 200+ years
Hanover & York: A new start after centuries of disunion?
Russian heritage infused in Crostwater Distillery
Dr. Robert L. Ellis delivers York County’s first blood transfusions
Unsung York County Civil War sites to visit
Codorus Creek: Millers rush to court to stake liquid gold claims
Hometown History, Season 2: Jamie and Domi’s YoCo backstory
Horn Farm: This old York County place fights adversity
Daisy Myers: ‘Sticks ‘n Stones … but words will never harm you’
York College professor fishes for toxins
York County one-room schools: When students drank water from the same ladle
The influential artwork of Lorann Jacobs
Preserving, documenting, demolishing York County
Mashing the Johnny Appleseed Legend
Drumming: It used to be prohibited for Native Americans, now it’s celebrated
Goodridge House: Early photography, Underground Railroad intersect here
Where York’s Philadelphia & Newberry streets meet
Hometown History, Season 1: Jamie and Domi’s YoCo backstory
“Access to Justice”: The mantra of liberty for the Golden Venture
Continental Square: It’s late June so prepare for a big moment
York College: First a fence and then a hand across it
YDR in York County: Unsung owner saved newspaper
East Market parking garage: It has a York story to tell
Sears in York County, Pa: How it influenced a community
A soldier’s escape: Healing PTSD in nature
Highpoint: Big challenges demand bold actions
Elmwood Mansion: Witnessing constant change
Urban farming: Thriving agriculture in the city
Rural Newberry Township: Freedom seeker shot at Underground Railroad station
For 25 years, NENA’s grassroots work has strengthened York’s neighborhoods
Parkway Homes: Despite hardships, generations of leaders have emerged
Bond building: When badly needed, York shone here
95 acres in Dover: Land ethics in play on this farm
Bermudian Valley: Seeking peace in the York County’s cloister, Part II
The Gazette and Daily: Under siege in the 1960s, York newspaper starts from square one
York County’s cloister: Seeking peace in the Bermudian Valley
Crispus Attucks Community Center: A ‘character building’ organization
A hidden space: The potter’s field in North York
Significant York landmarks: Victim to wrecking ball in 1950s-1970s
Faith Presbyterian Church: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. urged merger
Carlisle Livestock Auction: A farming chapter ends
Gettysburg’s Spangler Farm: Field hospital testifies to battle’s human cost
Quilting as a symbol of independence
Controversial York mayor’s East Princess Street business: Latino advocates now call it home
Dover Area School District: ID movement reached high water mark in York County
Farming by day, Underground Railroad by night
House with the garden wall: Landmark home of this leading woman among York women
The Green Book: Struggling to find a place to stay while on family vacation
South of Shrewsbury: Berry Underground Railroad house
York’s Centre Square Courthouse
Firefighters Memorial Garden
The Brownstone: Owner built community in York
A woman with one arm: How the Wallace sisters successfully ran their grist mill, despite a disability
Witnessing York: Introducing new digital site
Healing President Lincoln: The curious case of William Henry Johnson
Northwestern York County: Lynching, Civil War era
Penn Park: A place for new beginnings
116 E. King St.: The Parliament at center of visits that probe York’s story
Prigg v. Pennsylvania: Quiet site for high court case
Hanover Square: Two nights of unrest
Lebanon Cemetery: North York’s historically black cemetery
Mount Pisgah Cemetery: Marker honors Susquehanna bridge defender

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