York County

York County is a Pennsylvania historical marker in York County, dedicated 1982.

York County · dedicated 1982 · 205 W. Market St.

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Formed August 19, 1749 from Lancaster County, it was Pennsylvania's fifth to be established. York, the county seat, was laid out in 1741. Continental Congress met in York, 1777-78. Here it adopted Articles of Confederation; ratified treaties with France.

under a mile from where Jacob Simon Simmons lived in the 1750s

what this marker records spans 1741 to 1777, overlapping Jacob Simon Simmons's years here

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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