To the setting of the sun: The story of York
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"Pride in past achievements has been a guiding beacon to Yorkers in forging the community's future," writes Georg Sheets in York County To the Setting of the Sun: An Illustrated History. Those achievements now stretch to more than 300 years, encompassing important roles in the American Revolution and all subsequent wars; a diversified business community that has provided steady prosperity, capable of with-standing financial panics and depressions; and an extraordinary number of distinguished craftsmen, inventors, industrialists, artisans, and artists who have made contributions not only to York County, but to America as a whole and to the world. The skillfull Susquehannocks and other native Americans used the lush woodlands of York County, nestled in the Susquehanna Valley, for centuries as a hunting ground. They formed the first roads and some put down villages here. In 1736 an Indian treaty would change the course of history, however, deeding to William Penn and his followers "the river Susquehanna, and all the lands lying on the west side of said river to the setting of the sun."
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0897810236
ISBN13:9780897810234
Release Date:January 1981
Publisher:Windsor Publications
Length:240 Pages
Weight:2.45 lbs.
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