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Tag: Pequea
Duck Tavern: Vanished Waystation on the Raftmen’s Path
Before railroads stitched towns together, the Susquehanna River was a working highway—and the walk home was…
The Lost River Highway: Log Rafting on the Susquehanna and the Making of Lancaster County’s River Towns
The Forgotten Raftmen of the Susquehanna River From the late eighteenth century into the early twentieth,…
Podcast: The Gentleman Bum of House Rock
The Uncharted Lancaster Podcast is back! Who was Colonel John Mead—the so-called “gentleman bum” of the…
The Pequehanna Inn: The Grand Hotel That Never Was
High above the mouth of the Pequea Creek lie the moss-covered foundations of a dream that…
On This Day in 1985: Champagne Train Derails in Pequea
🍾 On This Day in 1985: Pequea’s River of Champagne 🚂 On the morning of October…
Pequea’s Fountain of Youth
💧 The Healing Waters of York Furnace Spring Hidden in the rolling hills of Martic Township,…
The Right Way, the Wrong Way, and the Pequea: The Great Champagne Spill of 1985
🚂🍾 The Great Pequea Champagne Spill of 1985 🍾🚂 There’s the right way, the wrong way,…
‘Colonel’ John Mead, enigmatic ‘Gentleman Bum’ of the River Hills, lost House Rock home found!
Adventure Alert: Uncovering the Secrets of Colonel John Mead's Rock Shelter! In the autumn of 2023,…
Susquehanna Ramblers: Searching for the rock shelter home of the enigmatic ‘Colonel’ John Mead
Join the Susquehanna Ramblers, comprising of Dennis Brooks, Chip Fulmer, and Jay Mackley, as they search…
River View Hotel Visitor’s Guide
It's hard to imagine today, but the now sleepy village of Pequea in Martic Township was…
Side Quest: Searching for Pequea’s Fountain of Youth—York Furnace Spring
Turn of the century documents speak of a spring near the Susquehanna resort town of Pequea…
Enormous snake attacks Conestoga area residents
On August 3, 1869, an enormous black snake nearly crushed a sleeping boy while his father…
Susquehanna pastimes at the River View Hotel in Pequea
It's hard to imagine today, but the now sleepy village of Pequea once entertained tourists from…
Welcome to Camp Pequea! Lancaster County’s first Boy Scout camp
Camping has always been high adventure. But Lancaster County's first Boy Scouts at Camp Pequea took…
Side Quest: Conestoga Trail cool off
If the summer heat has you down and you need to cool off, look no further…
Side Quest: Explore the ruins of the Colemanville Water & Power Company Dam
Colemanville Hydroelectric Plant on the Pequea Creek and photos of its March 1926 dam breach.
Armchair Explorer: Make your reservation today for the Pequehanna Inn – Pennsylvania’s Crown Jewel answer to Lake Placid
In an alternate universe, a five-story, 384-room luxury hotel sits high on a hill above the…
Holtwood and Safe Harbor weren’t Lancaster’s only hydroelectric dams. Enter the Colemanville Water & Power Company
In 1905, Holtwood wasn’t the only hydroelectric dam being built. In the sleepy hamlet of Colemanville,…
‘Colonel’ John Mead: the enigmatic ‘Gentleman Bum’ of the River Hills
Discover the mysterious life of "Colonel" John Mead, a man who spent the last 25 years…