Sunday, April 14, 2013
Wright's Ferry Bridge lane to be closed Monday morning
LANCASTERONLINE
Motorists headed to York County on U.S. 30 will encounter single-lane restrictions on the Wright's Ferry Bridge Monday morning.
The lane closure, between 9 a.m. and noon, will allow state Transportation Department inspectors to examine expansion joints on the bridge which spans the Susquehanna River between Lancaster and York counties.
Crew Prepares for Bridge Burning Celebration
On Sunday morning, a work crew loaded several stacks of cut wood at Columbia River Park and placed them in metal braziers atop piers from a Civil War era bridge that once spanned the Susquehanna between Columbia and Wrightsville. The work is being done in preparation for the 150th anniversary of the burning of the bridge on June 28. The original event precipitated the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.
More on the upcoming celebration HERE.
Unknown soldier from Columbia militia
Gordon's Confederate troops advanced slowly on Wrightsville at about 6 p.m., June 28, 1863.
Their point men rose from fields of grain to pepper with gunshot Union regulars and militiamen defending the town from recently dug trenches.
A fighting man with a black militia unit from Columbia was one of those in the Union trenches.
MORE HERE:
http://www.ydr.com/history/ci_23012583/jim-mcclure-another-unknown-soldier
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Columbia Historic Preservation Society sponsoring NYC bus trip - LancasterOnline.com
The Columbia Historic Preservation Society will sponsor a bus trip to New York City on Saturday, May 25.
The bus will depart from Columbia at 8 a.m. and will visit Chelsea market, the 9/11 memorial and take a Statue of Liberty cruise. Cost is $85 with payment due by April 21.
Call Tiffani K. Lynn at 799-6093 for further information and to make reservations.
Church spaghetti dinner set for April 13 - LancasterOnline.com
St. James Lutheran Church, located at 10th and Manor streets, will hold its annual spaghetti dinner on Saturday, April 13. The menu includes spaghetti, salad, roll, dessert and beverage.
Tickets are required for the dinner which is scheduled from 4 to 7 pm. Cost is $7 for adults and $3.50 for children ages 4 to 10. For tickets and additional information visit the church office or call 684-5135.
http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/836426_Church-spaghetti-dinner-set-for-April-13.html
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