Gazetteer/Almanac
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)
Note Cards
York, Pennsylvania (Hayward)
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.
Events
| 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 |
