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Who makes the best potato chips in York County, Martin’s or Utz? Linked in...
This graphic, from the York, Pa., Daily Record/Sunday News, provides an interactive timeline of iconic snack food maker, Snyder’s of Hanover. Martin’s chips has also been in the news recently because...
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Here is a call for Gino’s Burgers and Chicken to return to York County
This is a Gino’s baconburger, as captured at the chain’s restaurant at King of Prussia (just across from the mall) Gino’s Burgers and Chicken was an iconic part of York’s culinary past. Perhaps it can...
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Burning Bridge Tavern takes name from major Civil War moment: Linked in to...
The Burning Bridge Tavern in Wrightsville is named after the nearby bridge that the Union Army burned to keep invading Confederates from crossing in the Civil War. The building, a longtime tavern,...
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Look at the size of that Keystone Marker: Linked in to York County history,...
Loganville in headlines/York Charter High?/New Oxford collectors Keystone Markers, those often-forgotten signs along state highway planted between the world wars, are undergoing renovation through...
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What’s that ’51 Chevy doing on the roof at San Carlo’s?
Local flagmaker/Moravian’s steeple/Remember Gino’s? That yellow 1951 Chevrolet hasn’t always been on the roof of The Hop, part of San Carlo’s Restaurant in Manchester Township. But it has become a...
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Milkweed, a gentle York County native plant that attracts butterflies, played...
Jacob L. Devers/Remember Gino’s?/Creativity Unleashed Milkweed is a native York County plant. Its deep roots made it readily available in World War II. Many people alive today remembering picking milk...
View Article5 more history mysteries to test your York smarts
Post by Jim McClure. Last week, I posted five history mystery quizzes originally posed to YDR Facebook readers. This week, the first two – the one above and immediately below – were posted to my...
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These 12 links will take you down memory lane in York County, Pa.
Mention the Lincoln Highway Garage to longtime York countians, and you’ll get a flood of memories. Here it is about 15 years before its demolition in 2004. This is a York County Heritage Trust photo....
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