Headnote
York, Pa., c. h. York co. Situated on both sides of Codorus Creek. The village is laid out on a plain, with streets at right angles to each other, and contains the county buildings, jail, academy, and almshouse. 21 miles S. W. by W. from Lancaster, and 11 nearly W. from Columbia, on the Susquehanna. It is connected by railroad with Baltimore and Philadelphia. (Gazetteer of the United States of America, 1854)
Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
York County, PA

York, Pennsylvania (Hayward)

Gazetteer/Almanac
York, Pa., c. h. York co. Situated on both sides of Codorus Creek. The village is laid out on a plain, with streets at right angles to each other, and contains the county buildings, jail, academy, and almshouse. 21 miles S. W. by W. from Lancaster, and 11 nearly W. from Columbia, on the Susquehanna. It is connected by railroad with Baltimore and Philadelphia.
John Hayward, Gazetteer of the United States of America… (Philadelphia: James L. Gihon, 1854), 640.
Date Type
- Confederate infantry occupy York, Pennsylvania Battles/Soldiers
Senator Douglas's campaign swing reaches Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Campaigns/Elections
Union defenders retreat across the Susquehanna burning the Wrightsville Bridge behind them Battles/Soldiers
Gettysburg Campaign
Birthplace of
Burial Place of
Date Title
New York Herald, "A Nest of Runaway Slaves Captured by Pennsylvanians," August 11, 1850
- Report of James Gall, Jr., Confederate Occupation of York, Pennsylvania, June 28-29, 1863
William Whipper to William Still, December 4, 1871
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