Earliest known photo of the Wrightsville and Columbia Bridge

This is the earliest known photograph of the massive covered bridge that once spanned the Susquehanna…

On this Day in History: Union forces burn Wrightsville Bridge to prevent invasion of Lancaster County

On this Day in History June 28, 1863: Union forces burned the Wrightsville Bridge to stop…

Art: Occupation of Wrightsville by Lee’s Army, June 28, 1863

A brief skirmish in Wrightsville and the burning of its covered bridge—immortalized in this print by…

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…

Meet York County’s silent stone sentinels: the Wrightsville Lime Kilns

If you have ever eaten at John Wright Restaurant in Wrightsville, you may have noticed the…