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As early as 1860, there was a branch line, the Mountsorrel Railway, to the quarry, the path of which is still followed by a mineral conveyor to Barrow-upon-Soar, where quarry rock is sorted for distribution. Organised quarrying of the granite in Mountsorrel Quarry began in the late eighteenth century, and had around 500 employees by 1870.
York's Golden Plough Tavern Commemorative stamp (1977) York in 1930 from the north. York was also known as Yorktown in the mid-18th to early 19th centuries. It 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 German or Scots-Irish descent. [7]
Location of York County in Pennsylvania. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in York County, Pennsylvania. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties ...
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Barrow-upon-Soar railway station is situated on the Midland Main Line, and East Midlands Railway trains stop there Monday to Saturday, there is no Sunday service. [4]The Mountsorrel Railway, carrying granite from the Mountsorrel quarries, used to run to here; [5] the line from Mountsorrel is still followed by a mineral conveyor to Barrow, where quarry rock is sorted for distribution.
The York State Fair is a ten-day fair held in July/August in York, Pennsylvania. Formerly known as the York Fair and held in September, it was renamed and rescheduled for 2020, though it was canceled that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [2] [3] It is one of the oldest fairs in the country, tracing its roots to 1765.
Pennsylvania Route 124 (PA 124) is a 12.8-mile-long (20.6 km) state route in York County in south central Pennsylvania.The western terminus of the route is at the eastern border of York, where the road continues west as East Prospect Street towards PA 74.
Pennsylvania Route 516 (PA 516) is a 12.5-mile-long (20.1 km) state highway located in York County, Pennsylvania.The southern terminus is the Maryland state line in Manheim Township, where the road continues into that state as Maryland Route 86 (MD 86).