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Peculiar Names: Intercourse
Lancaster County has several towns with peculiar names. This series examines their curious etymology. Next up:…
Peculiar Names: Paradise
Lancaster County has several towns with peculiar names. This series examines their curious etymology. Up next:…
Peculiar Names: Blue Ball
Lancaster County has several towns with peculiar names. This series examines the etymology of these curious…
Peculiar Names: Bird-in-Hand
Lancaster County has several towns with peculiar names. This series will examine the etymology of these…
Why does George Washington have two birthdays!?!
Today, we celebrate George Washington's birthday. However, it hasn't always been February 22. Examining the historical…
Contest: Win two free tickets to see William Shatner live in York
On March 4, 2022, Shat is going to hit the fan in York! That’s right. William…
Poetry: “The Flood”
Here's a free verse poem that Estlack Joseph William was inspired to write after Estlack Joseph…
On this Day in History: Columbia’s first bridge across the Susquehanna destroyed
On this day in 1832, the first bridge to span the Susquehanna River between Columbia and…
Ice Jam: Highest level of flooding ever seen at Safe Harbor—January 29, 1978
On January 29, 1978, a combination of ice and melting snow caused the highest level of…
Ice on the Susquehanna
Ice on the Susquehanna is a femme fatale—mysteriously beautiful and potentially dangerous. More than once, this…
Then & Now: Wagner’s 1830 Borough of York
In 1830, artist William Wagner created a series of 38 watercolors that accurately showed how York…
March 26 & 27: Tunnels of Enola Group Hikes
Join Adam Zurn on March 26 OR March 27 at 1 pm for the adventure of…
Brief History of the Atglen & Susquehanna Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad
In 1903, the Pennsylvania Railroad began an ambitious three-year engineering project which ran through Lancaster County,…
April 18: Mysterious Petroglyphs of Safe Harbor Presentation & Book of Secrets Adventure Kick-Off
Join me at the Milanof-Schock Library in Mount Joy for an exciting double-header event on Monday,…
Art: William Wagner’s 1821 Map of Lancaster County
If you enjoy old maps the way I do, you will love this one of Lancaster…
1852: Winter so cold the railroad ran tracks across a frozen Susquehanna
The winter of 1852 froze the Susquehanna at Havre De Grace solid. This presented a problem…
Enjoy this Safe Harbor Visitor’s Guide and Map from 1989
During a recent tour of Safe Harbor Dam, I picked up a copy of the company's…
Armchair Explorer: Inside the Bowels of Safe Harbor Dam
I got an early Christmas present this year when a friend gave me what felt like…