1+ week, 6+ day ago  (98+ words) York County before the American Revolution was a dull place for settlers, merchants, mechanics and innkeepers. In other words, just for about everyone. But not always. There was energy in this land of. .. York County before the American Revolution was…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (766+ words) York County is fortunate as we approach the America 250 celebration in 2026. We have a chance to celebrate America 250 again in 2027 " the 250th anniversary of the Articles of Confederation in York, that is. To observe these two anniversaries, it's time to bring…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (177+ words) Editor's note: This is'part'of a series of 20 America 250 stories about York County's connection with the American'Revolution.' Thomas Jefferson passed through York County in April 1776, on his way to strike a blow to British tyranny with his pen.' He stayed overnight…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (279+ words) Editor's note: This is'part'of a series of 20 America 250 stories about York County's connection with the American'Revolution.' The response of the York Rifles to the call for reinforcements in the Continental Army's siege of Boston in 1775 is one indicator that patriotism…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (215+ words) Editor's note: This is'part'of a series of 20 America 250 stories about York County's connection with the American'Revolution.' The shot heard "round the world in 1775 " the clash between American and British fighting men at Lexington and Concord outside Boston " could be heard…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (272+ words) Editor's note: This is'part'of a series of 20 America 250 stories about York County's connection with the American'Revolution. Don't'think of York in its fourth decade as a tidy New England town.' Think of TV westerns in which a'gunslinger rides his horse into…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (302+ words) York Daily Record America 250: Step into York, Pa. s Revolutionary War past When the Second Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, a precursor to the Constitution, in November of 1777, they were gathered in the old Colonial courthouse in York,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (1483+ words) One early July day in 1925, workers painted the words "Continental Square" on the pavement at each entrance to York's main crossroads. That placed into public view York City Council's late April action to give Center Square, often "Centre Square," a…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (447+ words) York County is planning a full day of festivities on July 4, 2026, including a cultural festival, a parade, live music, baseball and fireworks, as part of the nationwide celebration of America's 250th anniversary. York County is a deep root in the founding…...

1+ mon, 13+ hour ago  (19+ words) York Daily Record Revolutionary War sites to see in York County...