York was in danger of losing the Lincoln Highway during 1914
Map illustrating Lincoln Highway Routes, with “Congress Route” per York Daily article of April 14, 1914 (S. H. Smith, 2015) The Lincoln Highway was conceived in 1913 and was completed in 1926 as...
View ArticleThe Design of America’s First Iron Steamboat
America’s First Iron Steamboat Marker (Located a short distance west of Wrightsville on the south side of Route 462, opposite Blessing Lane; 2015 Photo by S. H. Smith) America’s First Iron Steamboat...
View ArticleEpic auto races sell newspapers in 1908
A York-built Pullman 4-40 Gentleman’s Roadster raced a Studebaker in an auto race lasting over two-weeks in March of 1908 from Philadelphia to Savannah, Georgia. This photo, submitted by Paul Vaughn,...
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