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Young violinist at The Strand: Surely this is York, Pa., at its best
Linked in/Neat stuff: Jon Witman’s gold medal in track/Rob Evans, National Gallery This last-weekend Jason Plotkin photo brings together many themes related to York, Pa., and the many efforts toward...
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Penn Park field, York, Pa.’s, first known ballpark: Then & now.
Linked in/Neat stuff: ‘Pennsylvania Barn Stories’/Stewartstown RR rolls again Spring will eventually get here – and so will baseball. Which brings us to a then-and-now scene. This is York, Pa.’s,...
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Hanover Branch Railroad provided way to get iron ore to market – and Lincoln...
Linked in/Neat stuff: Mapping Royal Square/Ronn Jenkins remembered The late Roger Shaffer was an expert on his home area of Hanover Junction – and beyond. He left behind a body of work that tells us...
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Hanover at night photograph: A wonderful, colorful lead-in to the Evening...
This engaging photograph shows downtown Hanover at night. Specifically, Evening Sun photographer Shane Dunlap was aiming for – and captured – the news organization’s new digs in a winsome way. It’s...
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Gen. Jacob Loucks Devers as a post-war celebrity: ‘I was very excited and...
Linked in/Neat stuff, below: Red Lion’s Hinkey Haines/Hershey in Cuba? Gen. Jacob Loucks Devers was not only a ranking general in the European Theater in World War II. After the war, this York County,...
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These 20 pro sports celebrities have York County ties
York County, Pa., has produced its second NFL Hall of Famer – Ron Wolf. Here, he is seen in this Associated Press photo with a bust of himself. That’s his son, Eliot, at his induction ceremony last...
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Where is the ‘Red Land’ region, as in the Red Land Little League champs?
In history, Red Land, Redland or Redlands, home of the Little League World Series U.S. champs, has been viewed as residing in York County’s northern tip, loosely following the lines of the West Shore...
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Two bird’s-eye views of York, Pa.: One familiar, one pretty well hidden
Linked in/Neat stuff, below: Who is that History Mystery man?/York, Pa.’s tobacco culture The view from above York, Pa., courtesy of a drone, brings you photographs of the familiar. That’s Santander...
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Change in York County, Pa.? Yes, here’s one example of how it happens all the...
Linked in/Neat stuff, below: Guess what year these photos were taken?/New museum in Hanover Glen Rock Historic Preservation Society’s John ‘Otts’ Hufnagel noticed the ‘tunnels’ that carry the old...
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This mural dominates a building’s side in Lancaster County’s Columbia
Linked in/Neat stuff, below: York County’s tall slate, case clock/When Lassa fever hit York The Murals of … . One might be tempted to say York. But this large-scale mural is across the Susquehanna...
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