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Pennsylvania Route 616
Pennsylvania Route 616 (PA 616) is an state highway located in York County in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 851 in Railroad. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 30 (US 30) in West Manchester Township. PA 616 is a two-lane undivided road that passes through rural areas in southwestern York County, serving the communities of Glen Rock, Seven Valleys, and New Salem. The route forms a concurrency with PA 216 in Glen Rock and intersects the western terminus of PA 214 in Seven Valleys. The section of road between Glen Rock and US 30 was designated as part of PA 216 in 1928. In 1930, PA 216 was realigned and PA 616 was designated onto the former alignment between PA 216 in Glen Rock and US 30. PA 616 was extended south from Glen Rock to the Maryland border south of New Freedom, heading south to Railroad before running along 2nd Street, Main Street, and Front Street. The south end of the route was cut back to PA 516 (now PA 851) in Railroad in the 1950s, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railroad, Pennsylvania
Railroad is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was two hundred fifty-nine at the time of the 2020 census. History The borough of Railroad owes its existence, and its name, to what became the Northern Central Railway, which was built to connect Baltimore, Maryland and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The Railroad Borough Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Laura Randall described Railroad as a "tiny town of three hundred people near the Maryland border... home to the Jackson House B&B, a popular crab shack, and not much else." Geography Railroad is located at (39.756761, -76.699396). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. Demographics At the time of the 2000 census, there were three hundred people, one hundred and twelve households and seventy-nine families living in the borough. The population density was . There were one hundred and sixteen housing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York County Heritage Rail Trail
Heritage Rail Trail County Park is a National Recreation Trail rail-with-trail in Pennsylvania built in 1999 by the York County Rail Trail Authority (YCRTA). It connects with the Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail in Maryland. The trail runs along the active Northern Central Railway line and forms the southernmost part of Route J in the BicyclePA route system. Historical development The York County Heritage Rail Trail is located along railroad tracks built during the nineteenth century as part of the Northern Central Railroad (NCR). The NCR was an important link between Washington, D.C. and points along the northern path to Lake Ontario and upstate New York. During the Civil War, the railroad was a target of the Confederate Army before the Battle of Gettysburg. The Confederate Army’s troops tried to isolate the Union's capital by damaging the railroad, telegraph wires and bridges. On November 18 and 19, 1863, President Lincoln traveled on the railroad and stopped at Hanover Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newspapers
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York, Pennsylvania
York ( Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Yarrick''), known as the White Rose City (after the symbol of the House of York), is the county seat of York County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the south-central region of the state. The population within York's city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, a 7.0% increase from the 2000 census count of 40,862. When combined with the adjacent boroughs of West York and North York and surrounding Spring Garden, West Manchester, and Springettsbury townships, the population of Greater York was 108,386. York is the 11th largest city in Pennsylvania. History 18th century York, also known as Yorktown in the mid 18th to early 19th centuries, was founded in 1741 by settlers from the Philadelphia region and named for the English city of the same name. By 1777, most of the area residents were of either German or Scots-Irish descent. York was incorporated as a borough on September 24, 1787, and as a city on January 11, 1887. York served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Department Of Highways
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) oversees transportation issues in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The administrator of PennDOT is the Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation, currently Yassmin Gramian. Presently, PennDOT supports over of state roads and highways, about 25,000 bridges, as well as new roadway construction, the exception being the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, although they currently follow PennDOT policies and procedures. In addition, other modes of transportation are supervised or supported by PennDOT. These include aviation, rail traffic, mass transit, intrastate highway shipping traffic, motor vehicle safety & licensing, and driver licensing. PennDOT also supports the Ports of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Erie. The current budget is approximately $3.8 billion in federal and state funds. The state budget is supported by the motor vehicle fuels tax which is dedicated solely to transportation issues. In recent years, PennDOT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York Railway
The York Railway is a shortline railroad operating of track in and near York, Pennsylvania. The company was created in 1999 through a consolidation of Yorkrail, Inc. and the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad (M&P), both owned by the Emons Railroad Group, and it immediately sold the property thus acquired to limited liability lessor subsidiaries with the same names (Yorkrail, LLC and Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad Company, LLC).Railroad Retirement BoardEmployer Status Determination: York Railway Company et al. September 19, 2000 Genesee & Wyoming Inc. gained control of the company, and the other Emons properties, in 2002. The York Railway operates two parallel main lines, extending southwest from York to CSX Transportation interchanges. Most of the M&P's original line from York to Baltimore has been abandoned, but a short piece in York is still operated. The M&P's current main line is an ex-Pennsylvania Railroad line it acquired from the Penn Central Transportation Company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Manchester Township, Pennsylvania
West Manchester Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 19,217 at the 2020 census. History In 1799, West Manchester Township was formed from part of the western portions of Manchester Township. Farming, weaving, and milling were among the major occupations. During the 1863 Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War, the township was a main thoroughfare for two invading forces of the Confederate Army. On June 28, 1863, Major General Jubal A. Early's division marched east–west through the township en route to seize York. On July 1, J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry rode north–south through the township following the Battle of Hanover on their way to Dover. West Manchester Township farmers and residents lost horses and mules to the Confederates. The Samuel Stoner Homestead was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Codorus Township, Pennsylvania
North Codorus Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,149 at the 2020 census. History The Hanover Junction Railroad Station, Howard Tunnel, Northern Central Railway, and York Iron Company Mine are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.22%, is water. The township surrounds the borough of New Salem. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 7,915 people, 2,924 households and 2,356 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 2,987 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.28% White, 0.28% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population. There were 2,924 households, out of which 35.2% had childre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanover Junction, Pennsylvania
Hanover Junction is a small unincorporated community, which is located in south-central York County, Pennsylvania, United States, near the borough of Seven Valleys. The junction serves as a rest stop on the York County Heritage Rail Trail. The Hanover Junction Railroad Station, an historic transit building dating to the 1850s that is located in this community, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. History Established in 1851 as a railroad junction of the Northern Central Railway and the Hanover Branch Railroad, a hotel and a few houses were quickly erected to serve the needs of railroad passengers and local workers. In early 1853, newspapers reported arrivals and departures, at the Hanover Junction Railroad Station, of "The Accommodation Train" from and to Baltimore, Maryland. This train was operated by the Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad every day except Sundays. In mid-December 1858, newspapers reported that the Gettysburg Railroad had officially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Codorus Township, Pennsylvania
Codorus Township (formerly known as South Codorus Township) is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,898 at the 2020 census. History The S. B. Brodbeck Housing was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land. The township nearly encircles the borough of Jefferson, along the township's northern border. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 3,646 people, 1,344 households, and 1,099 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 1,398 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.30% White, 0.08% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.22%. Of the 1,344 households 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Codorus Creek
Codorus Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Susquehanna River in York County, Pennsylvania in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. Course Codorus Creek ( Native American for "rapid water") rises on Beecher Hill in Manheim Township, just north of the Pennsylvania-Maryland line and the town of Lineboro, Maryland. The initial stretch of the stream, sometimes known as the West Branch, flows northwest to Menges Mills, then turns northeast and flows past Spring Grove and New Salem to a junction with the South Branch approximately upstream of the Pennsylvania Route 182 crossing. The Army Corps of Engineers Indian Rock Dam, a flood control project, is located approximately upstream of the confluence with the South Branch. Codorus Creek then flows for to join the Susquehanna River near the community of Saginaw, passing thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
