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Pennsylvania Route 216
Pennsylvania Route 216 (PA 216) is a state highway located in York County, Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at PA 116 near Hanover. The eastern terminus is at PA 24 in Winterstown. PA 216 is a two-lane undivided road that passes through rural areas in southern York County, serving Sticks and Glen Rock. The route intersects PA 516 in Sticks, PA 616 in Glen Rock, and Interstate 83 (I-83) near Loganville. PA 216 was designated in 1928 between PA 116 near Hanover and U.S. Route 30 (US 30) west of York, heading east to Glen Rock before it turned north and continued to US 30. In 1930, PA 216 was realigned to head east from Glen Rock to US 111 ( Susquehanna Trail) south of Loganville, with PA 616 replacing the portion of the route between Glen Rock and US 30. The route was extended east to an interchange with I-83/US 111 in 1960 and to PA 24 in Winterstown in the 1960s. Route description PA 216 begins at an intersection with PA 116 in Penn Township, heading southeas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanover, Pennsylvania
Hanover is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, southwest of York and north-northwest of Baltimore, Maryland and is north of the Mason-Dixon line. The town is situated in a productive agricultural region. The population was 16,429 at the 2020 census. The borough is served by the 717 area code and the ZIP Codes of 17331-34. Hanover is named after the German city of Hannover. The site of the final encounter between the Union and Confederate States armies before they fought against each other in the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War, this borough has since become known as the "Snack Food Capital of the World" due to the establishment of multiple food manufacturing businesses there during the 20th century. History In 1727, John Digges, an Irish nobleman of Prince George's County, Maryland, obtained a grant of of land where Hanover is now located from Charles Calvert, the fourth Lord Baltimore. The area was called Digges Choice, and in 1730, a group of Cath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Codorus State Park
Codorus State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Heidelberg, Manheim, Penn, and West Manheim Townships in southwestern York County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park was created around Lake Marburg, an artificial lake covering , and is named for Codorus Creek, which forms the lake. Codorus State Park is located on Pennsylvania Route 216, from the borough of Hanover. History Early history When Europeans first reached the land that became Codorus State Park, it was the territory of Susquehannock Indians, a powerful tribe that controlled much of the land near the Susquehanna River. Wars and the push of settlers, most of which were German farmers, led to the demise of the Susquehannocks, but industry soon followed. Built in 1762, Mary Ann Furnace is believed to be the first charcoal furnace built on the western side of the Susquehanna River. The furnace supplied cannonballs and grapeshot for the continental army and employed Hessian prisoners to run the ironwor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania
North Hopewell Township is a township that is located in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,723 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.6 square miles (48.1 km2), all land. The township surrounds the borough of Winterstown. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,507 people, 942 households, and 736 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 984 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.32% White, 0.36% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.24% Asian, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population. There were 942 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of eighteen living with them, 69.2% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springfield Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Springfield Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,023 at the 2020 census. History The South Road Bridge, Northern Central Railway was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.17%, is water. The township completely surrounds the boroughs of Loganville and Jacobus, and the borough of Seven Valleys is located along the northwestern edge of the township. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 3,889 people, 1,444 households, and 1,143 families living in the township. The population density was 148.4 people per square mile (57.3/km2). There were 1,506 housing units at an average density of 57.5/sq mi (22.2/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.79% White, 0.39% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.36% Asian, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Central Railway Of York
The Northern Central Railway of York is a non-profit, Civil War themed heritage railroad based in New Freedom, Pennsylvania. A reproduction 4-4-0 steam locomotive hauls passengers over 10 miles of Northern Central Railway track between New Freedom and Hanover Junction, Pennsylvania. The operation was originally named ''Steam into History'' and held its grand opening on June 1, 2013. In 2019 it took up the historical name ''Northern Central Railway''. Historical significance of the Northern Central Railway The historic Northern Central Railway was a vital transportation artery during the American Civil War. The line ran between Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Baltimore, Maryland providing a direct north–south route in which federal troops and supplies were shuttled to the southernmost reaches of Union territory. The railroad's strategic importance was understood by the Confederates and as such it was targeted by rebel troops during Robert E. Lee’s Invasion of the North in June ... [...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 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency in a road network is an instance of one physical roadway bearing two or more different route numbers. When two roadways share the same right-of-way, it is sometimes called a common section or commons. Other terminology for a concurrency includes overlap, coincidence, duplex (two concurrent routes), triplex (three concurrent routes), multiplex (any number of concurrent routes), dual routing or triple routing. Concurrent numbering can become very common in jurisdictions that allow it. Where multiple routes must pass between a single mountain crossing or over a bridge, or through a major city, it is often economically and practically advantageous for them all to be accommodated on a single physical roadway. In some jurisdictions, however, concurrent numbering is avoided by posting only one route number on highway signs; these routes disappear at the start of the concurrency and reappear when it ends. However, any route that becomes unsigned in the middle of the concurr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Department Of Transportation
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, Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrewsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Shrewsbury Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,651 at the 2020 census. History The Fissel's School, Bridge 634, Northern Central Railway, Bridge 182+42, Northern Central Railway, and Stone Arch Road Bridge, Stewartstown Railroad 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 0.03% is water. The township is located in southern York County adjacent to the Maryland-Pennsylvania border and along Interstate 83, between York to the north and Baltimore to the south. Shrewsbury Township surrounds the boroughs of Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , also ) is a market town, civil parish, and the county town of Shropshire, England, on the River Severn, north-west of London; at the 2021 census, it had a population of 76,782. The town's name can be pronounced as either 'Sh ..., Glen Rock, Railroad, and New Freedom. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenville, Pennsylvania
Glenville is an unincorporated community in Manheim Township, York County, Pennsylvania, United States. Notable people * Donora Hillard, author *Todd Peck, NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and h ... driver References * Unincorporated communities in York County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{YorkCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanover Subdivision
The Hanover Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Maryland and Pennsylvania. The line runs from Baltimore, Maryland, west to Hagerstown, Maryland, along several former Western Maryland Railway (WM) lines. It meets the Baltimore Terminal Subdivision at its east end, and the Lurgan Subdivision heads both north and west from its west end. History Initial sections The first section of the Hanover Branch was built between Porters, Pennsylvania, and Hanover, Pennsylvania, opened in 1852 as part of the Hanover Branch Railroad.Poor, Henry V. (1860)"History of the Railroads and Canals of the United States."(New York: John H. Schultz and Co., 1860.) p. 443. The Gettysburg Railroad opened a section between Hanover and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1858. The WM initially built from the end of the Northern Central Railway's Green Spring Branch at Owings Mills, Maryland to Hagerstown. Construction began in 1857. The line reac ... [...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] |
