Montgomery County: Cultural Microcosm of the Commonwealth

Posted by Judith Meier on Nov 30, 2013 in | Comments Off on Montgomery County: Cultural Microcosm of the Commonwealth The third most populous county in Pennsylvania, with ap­proximately 480 square miles of rolling hills criss-crossed by rivers, streams and superhighways, Montgom­ery County is a microcosm of the Com­monwealth, a reflection of its cultural development. Pan of Philadelphia County until 1784, Montgomery Coun­ty served as a sanctuary for numerous ethnic and religious groups seeking the freedom...
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America’s Mecca for Muscle Builders

Posted by John Fair on Nov 26, 2013 in | Comments Off on America’s Mecca for Muscle Builders Every day thousands of travelers – some exhibiting curiosity, others showing pure amusement – zoom by an immense weightlifter revolving atop a commodious but otherwise ordinary corporate office complex flanking Interstate 83 north of York. Many know the giant athlete marks the headquarters of the York Barbell Company, but few realize the company’s significance in the history of...
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Birthplace of Commercial Ice Cream Production

Posted by PA Heritage Staff on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Birthplace of Commercial Ice Cream Production The small southern York County borough of Seven Valleys – which counted a population of 517 residents in the 2010 Census – has a lengthy history dating to the earliest German settlers in the mid-eighteenth century. In 1838 after the Northern Central Railroad Company’s line linked Baltimore, Maryland, with York, Jacob Smyser and John E. Ziegler opened the first store and...
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