Simcock family picnic at Pequea in 1909. Left to right: Mary Simcock, Thomas Simcock, Sarah Simcock, Millie Simcock Turner, Charles F. Simcock, Grace Simcock.
Photograph- Historic marker placed by Pennsylvania Water and Power Company near Safe Harbor.
York Furnace Bridge. The last of the wooden bridges to be erected across the Susquehanna between Harrisburg and the tidewater was located about one-half mile downstream. It was built by Black & huber in 1856. During construction four spans of the section between Bair Island and the Lancaster County shore blew down and were promptly replaced. An ice jam destroyed this bridge in 1857.
Photograph- Historic marker placed by Pennsylvania Water and Power Company near Safe Harbor.
York Furnace Bridge. The last of the wooden bridges to be erected across the Susquehanna between Harrisburg and the tidewater was located about one-half mile downstream. It was built by Black & huber in 1856. During construction four spans of the section between Bair Island and the Lancaster County shore blew down and were promptly replaced. An ice jam destroyed this bridge in 1857.
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Historic marker placed by Pennsylvania Water and Power Company near Safe Harbor.
York Furnace Bridge. The last of the wooden bridges to be erected across the Susquehanna between Harrisburg and the tidewater was located about one-half mile downstream. It was built by Black & huber in 1856. During construction four spans of the section between Bair Island and the Lancaster County shore blew down and were promptly replaced. An ice jam destroyed this bridge in 1857.
