Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Unit 1

Posted by on Dec 1, 2025 in | Comments Off on Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Unit 1 In his 1953 United Nations “Atoms for Peace” speech President Dwight D. Eisenhower set the stage for commercial nuclear power generation in America. Within 10 years of the speech nearly 20 commercial nuclear reactors were under construction. The world’s first large-scale nuclear power plant began operating in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, on December 2, 1957. The following year the Philadelphia...
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York County: A Most Treasured Land

Posted by on Nov 30, 2013 in | Comments Off on York County: A Most Treasured Land Planted squarely above the Maryland border, the gigantic horse’s hoof, which is the out­ line of York County, covers an area of 914 square miles, supporting a popula­tion of 300,000. Its eastern contour is delineated by the “long, crooked” Sus­quehanna, its pastern cleanly cut off by Cumberland County on the north, its outer edge defined by Adams Coun­ty on the west. This...
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Homeward Bound: An Interview with David McCullough

Posted by on Nov 26, 2013 in | Comments Off on Homeward Bound: An Interview with David McCullough David McCullough is a familiar name – and face. Known to millions as the author of bestselling books, including The Great Bridge, The Path Between the Seas, Truman, Mornings on Horseback, and Brave Companions, and as host of the popular PBS television series “Smithsonian World” and “The American Experience,” he is noted for his remarkable gift of writing richly...
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