If these walls could speak
Abraham G. Nickey was a carpenter born on May 26, 1869 in York. The 1910 census shows him living at 801 West King Street in York City where he worked in a "Plaining Mill." By 1920, he had moved out of the city to West...
Author:Tom Davidson
Greatest Generation and the Great American Road Trip
Martin L. Mundis, Jr. was a member of what many have called "The Greatest Generation." He was born in York 1917, graduated from York High School in 1933 and went on to serve in the U.S. Navy Seabees in World War II. The military construction...
York County Lincoln Highway Project
Posted on
March 18, 2023
in Abbottstown, Adams County, City of York, East York/Springettsbury Township, Hallam Borough/Hellam Township, Jackson Township, York County, Paradise Township, York County, West Manchester Township, York County, West York Borough, Wrightsville Borough
The Lincoln Highway Legacy LLC is excited to announce the next phase of our Lincoln Highway sign project across York County, Pennsylvania. We have completed our permitting process with PennDOT and new sign design. Now we're ready to accept sponsors to install over 40 Lincoln...
1928 Concrete Marker Post No. 86
The description of this Lincoln Highway 1928 concrete post is listed as "opposite Vedder Oil Station" in West York, Pennsylvania. Vedder Oil Company was chartered in 1927 to conduct business at the intersection of West Market and North Pearl Streets. Further newspaper research shows that...
Concrete Marker No. 87
According to the 1928 listing of Lincoln Highway concrete markers, Post 87 was installed at the northeast corner of Clinton and West Market Streets in West York Borough. This marker would have directed travelers heading west to stay straight ahead to continue their journey to...
Trone’s Service Station/1928 Marker
The 1928 Lincoln Highway list of original concrete marker locations for York County records marker #88 as a double straight arrow post that was opposite 2403 West Market Street in West Manchester Township. The arrow markings show motorist to stay straight ahead as they travel...
Martin Myer’s Mailbox
The listing of 1928 markers simply describes post 97 as a double arrow concrete post installed on the south side of the Lincoln Highway at "Martin Myer's mail box." Thankfully, further research not only revealed the location of this marker, but also a fully preserved...
History of Lincoln Highway Marking
When the original route of the Lincoln Highway was established in 1913, there were no maps or road signs to guide motorists. Initially, the road was marked with red, white and blue painted signs on utility poles but there was no consistent marking of the...
Earliest Turnpike went to Hanover not York
Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting with Richard Resh in his home in West Manchester Township. He is a retired senior project engineer with C.S. Davidson, Inc. and brings his civil engineering expertise to researching early places and transportation networks. His recent work...
Early Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Dealers
The discovery of this early 1915 photograph of H.O. Young's Harley-Davidson motorcycle shop brings attention to the history of early motorcycle businesses and dealers in York City. Before Harley-Davidson came to town, York residents already had an opportunity to buy Indian, Reading Standard, Yale...