Paid for with local donations, the murals provide the community with details about some lesser-known people, businesses, and customs of the city while adding artistic beauty.
The York County History Center owns and shares rights to the use of the mural images.
In the 1990s a group of individuals from York traveled to Chemainus, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Chemainus had a series of murals depicting the town's history that had been successful in drawing tourism to the area.
The mini-murals were copies from a book by Lewis Miller; these mural images were projected on the wall via an overhead projector at night and sketched, for painting during the day.
[3] Lewis Miller's drawings provide visual clues about what life was like in the 19th century in York.
[1] Artist Justine Landis and her daughter, Lori Straup turned Lewis Miller's drawings into mini murals.
Some are featured in Cherry Lane park, and on the side of the town's Central Market house.
The four people that are at the top of the mural are George L. Fox, (Methodist); Clark V. Poling, (Dutch Reformed); Alexander D. Goode (Jewish); and John P. Washington, (Roman Catholic).
[5] One will always remember the history of the Four Chaplains because they sacrificed their lives to save other people when a torpedo hit their ship during World War II.
[5] The first layer is about the people that help our community such as Samuel Small, John C. Schmidt, Josephine N. McClelland, and A.B.
He also made contact with the Confederates early in the Civil War and learned information that would help the Union.
Josephine N. McClelland was known for being a local teacher that helped found the YWCA and was a prominent suffragette.
John C. Schmidt was a prominent businessman and helped form the first York Bank and was one of the founders of York Manufacturing Association as well as starting a chain company and Schmidt and Ault Paper Company.
This commitment comes in various fields-arts and education, children and family's, health care, sports, and work.
A monument brings together several deceased leaders whose legacy honors the community—George Bowles, Mahlon Haines, Anna Huber, Ben Lavetan, Thomas Hartley and Charles S.
[4] Dr. Holtzapple's invention was later used to treat pneumonia and widely used in World War I for victims of gas attacks.
An orphanage was founded by Samuel Small and run by Mary Sitler Cooper to aid white children whose family structure was disrupted by the Civil War.
The original Children's Home, demolished in 1973, was on the southeast corner of Philadelphia and Pine streets.
[5] The left part of the Children's Home mural shows Civil War orphans.
As a conductor and stationmaster on the Underground Railroad, William C. Goodridge helped freedom seekers escape slavery.
Born a slave in Baltimore, Maryland, he became a successful businessman and entrepreneur in York, then risked it all to help others.
This 28-feet-high and 80-feet-wide mural can be seen along South George Street on the north wall of Bell Socialization Service.
The mural shows the members of the Second Continental Congress meeting to discuss the Articles of Confederation at the courthouse in York.
[2] The mural shows the important role York played in the writing of the Articles of Confederation.
The fair continues to grow and includes a petting zoo where one can see cows, pigs, and bunnies; there are games, rides, concerts, fireworks, and other entertainment.
[4] It was painted because Bob Hoffman was called the "Father of Weightlifting" and the York Barbell company is very popular.
The mural includes a huge wheel that was part of a machine that helped to keep things cold.
The company began in 1811 and is the oldest operating commercial pottery maker in the United States.
[5] The mural includes some of Pfaltzgraff's most recognizable designs, a time line of the company's products, and illustrations of the pottery-making process.