We Checked Out York

York, PA, October 1, 2011: We took the Old Lincoln Highway from Wrightsville into downtown York, stopping first for lunch at the Central Market.

We ate at J.R.'s Fresh Cut French Fries (below):



























We walked by the York Meeting (1766) (below); and then came upon this unusual railroad crossing gate for pedestrians (l):













York was the fourth capital of the Continental Congress after Philadelphia, Baltimore and Lancaster, PA. York however but claims to be the first capital of the United States of America as that term was coined in the Articles of Confederation which were enacted in York.

The Barnett Bobb log house, built in the English colonial style in 1811 (l) was moved behind York's oldest structure, the Golden Plough Tavern built in the German half-timber style in 1741 (far right). To the left of the Golden Plough is a English colonial style home built in 1751 and known by its most famous resident General Horatia Gates, who conspired to replace George Washington as head of the Continental Army.
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This statue of Gates (l) stands in front of the Golden Plough and the "Gates House" (below):














Downtown York has 80 different murals. The County 250th Aniversary mural is on the right; and the Four Chaplains mural is below left. Alexander D. Goode (2d from left), the rabbi at York's Temple Beth Israel, was one of 4 Army chaplains who gave up their life preservers to other men during the sinking of the troop ship Dorchester in World War II.

































The downtown streetscape features these industrial metal planters (above and below), benches and trash can screens.




































The original Temple Beth Israel (1907) is now a Catholic chapel; nearby is St. Patrick's Church (1895).














This Victorian Italianate house was built in 1863 by railroad car manufacturer Charles Billmeyer.













Nearby we found a Buddleia (Buddleja is a British misspelling) growing out of the sidewalk. Later, we saw this Victorial oriel window as we drove out of town.