[21], Throughout the succeeding centuries, York remained an important royal and ecclesiastical centre, the seat of a bishop, and later, from 735, of an archbishop. Firsts of the 1700s. On June 19, 2009, Norris announced on the air that she was taking time off to write a book inspired by her conversations "with a diverse group of voters" in York,[26] and The Grace of Silence: A Memoir was published in September 2010.[27]. The York Water Company was founded in 1816 and is the oldest investor owned utility in the nation. As of the 2010 census,[53] the city was 51.2% White, 28.0% Black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 1.2% Asian, and 6.3% were two or more races. In 2007, Santander Stadium, home of the York Revolution, opened in the Arch Street neighborhood. The building now houses the York County Government Center. [92][93] New York Giants Offensive Tackle William Beatty is also a York, Pennsylvania native. It was the first place of public entertainment so far as records go in the town of York. Rose’s Hotel was referred to in the Low Country as one of the most palatial hotels in the Upcountry. [22] Though the murders of Allen and Schaad were solved and the perpetrators were apprehended, the actions, which originate back to the beginnings of the hate group, continue to present day.[23]. Yorkville was the first town in the Upcountry to have gaslights. First glitzy packaging – “The current issue of Profitable Advertising,” said The Gazette of Jan. 22, 1889, reports “A distinct novelty in flour bags that is now being used by P. A. York’s history spans a period from its first settlement of the area by the Catawba Indians, through its charter in 1785, to today’s Metrolina boom. York was also a great source of strength to the Union armies during the most critical period of the Civil War. The crossroads was on land recently owned by brothers John and William Fergus. On 22 March 1739 the highwayman Dick Turpin was convicted at the York Grand Jury House of horse-stealing, and was hanged at the Knavesmire on 7 April 1739. [36][37], The Stauffer Biscuit Company (owned by Meiji Seika of Japan since February 2004) is rooted in York and has produced animal crackers since 1871; it is currently based in Spring Garden Township. En.wikipedia.org 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. However, Snyder cites historian and archaeologist Nick Higham in saying that the settlement had declined so much by the end of the Roman period that it was unlikely to have been a significant post-Roman regional centre.[17]. The old Chronicler columnist in the Yorkville Enquirer newspaper wrote that the town was lighted as London was. During the Cold War the headquarters of the Number 20 Group, Royal Observer Corps was moved to the newly constructed York Cold War Bunker in the Holgate area of town. The history of York as a city dates to the beginning of the first millennium AD but archaeological evidence for the presence of people in the region of York dates back much further to between 8000 and 7000 BC. Davis built his coal-powered steam engine at his foundry on the northwest corner of King and Newberry streets. [75] Many of Live's songs are about the town including "Shit Towne" from their most successful album Throwing Copper. It was here that the Articles of Confederations, the precursor to the U.S. Constitution, was ... https://yorkcountypa.gov/about-york-county/york-county-history.html, Yorkcountypa.govYork, PA 17401 Toll Free: 1-800-729-9227 Phone: (717) 846-8496 Fax: (717) 771-9884 Email: [email protected] **Please do not use this email account if you have information and/or concerns regarding the safety or well-being of a child. [5], Economically the military presence was important with workshops growing up to supply the needs of the 5,000 troops garrisoned there and in its early stages York operated a command economy. Founded in 1749, York County has played a proud role in the long and exciting drama that is the history of the United States of America. The Revolution continue the old baseball rivalry between York and the nearby city of Lancaster.

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