Witness to Gettysburg Address
Viewpoints of Photograph by Alexander Gardner and Sketch by Joseph Becker as Witness to November 19, 1863 Gettysburg Address (Viewpoints illustrated, on Underlying Map from National Park Service, by S....
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Wider-angle-view* of Alexander Gardner photograph taken in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863 {* Wider-angle-view is compared to dotted-white-line view presented in YorksPast post earlier...
View ArticleMotels & Restaurants named via the Lincoln Highway; Lincoln View in Paradise...
Lincoln View Motel & Restaurant Post Card (S. H. Smith Collection) There were many Motels and Restaurants along the Lincoln Highway that took their name from being on that famous highway that...
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Daniel Brubaker’s 280-Acres & the 173-Acres in the hands of Springettsbury Township (Plotted on 1908 Surveyed Topographic Map by S. H. Smith, 2014; the Aerial Photos within this post are from...
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Mammoth Sycamore at 2901 Whiteford Road in Springettsbury Township (2013 Photo, S. H. Smith) Witness Trees provide a living link to the past and gave witness to the surrounding events during their...
View ArticleWWI & WWII Navy Destroyers Named after York Veteran
Memorial Day Tribute to Yorker Henry Laub Memorial Day Tribute to Henry Laub [1792-1813] (Photo of Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial from National Park Service, Remainder by S. H....
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