The Gettysburg Pennsylvania Blog

Yes, a local college professor is proposing a stock exchange for the local area and proposes Lancaster as the location of that stock exchange. Is it passable?
The proposed name of the stock exchange is Lancaster Sustainable Enterprise Stock Exchange, or as is the nature of the exchanges, an acronym: LanX. Sounds like an airport.
The stock [...]

The state of Pennyslvania has announced that the 400,000th farmland preserve has been added to the state’s already huge list. In fact, Pennsylvania leads the nation in farmland preservation and we’re mighty proud of that.
As one of the most rural counties in the state, Adams County is one of the state’s most precious farmland communities. [...]

Call it Blue Gray Highway, speed trap, accident row, or whatever you want, Route 15 now has a new name: All-American Highway.
Adams County commissioners approved a resolution granting the new name to one of America’s most famous routes.
In partnership with some folks in Virginia, historic-minded persons are attempting to promote Gettysburg by using Route [...]

This is an interesting concept - Pennsylvania Day.
In case you’re needing another day to celebrate something, I’m not sure Pennsylvania needs a state holiday. But if it does then March 4 is as good a day as any. William Penn’s date of chartering the land is as good a day as any, I guess. [...]

The State of Pennsylvania is selling four bridges located in York and Adams counties. They intend to replace the bridges and want to get rid of the existing bridges, which are outdated. Which bridges are they? Here’s the short list (oh, pardon me, it’s already a short list):

Bridge 193: 88 X 16 feet. Located on [...]

A lawsuit in Philadelphia Pennsylvania will likely do no harm to the tourism business in Gettysburg where tourism is the No. 1 revenue generator for the borough. The suit challenges a law passed by the city of Philadelpha, but some tour guides are saying the law is illegal. The reason experts are saying the law [...]

I’ve lived in Adams County, Pennsylvania now for over two years. Prior to that my wife lived in York County for two years while I was deployed to Iraq with my National Guard officer. I visited when I could.
In the four years that we’ve lived in Pennsylvania, I’ve noticed that the attitude of the people [...]

Gettysburg’s Harley man is positioning himself for another run for a casino in Adams County. According to an article in the Hanover Evening Sun, David LeVan says he can do it. His plan, however, hinges on whether another operation planned for Western Pennsylvania is successful or not.
If the other race-track/casino is denied its application [...]

I don’t know if that’s true or not. I don’t even know if there is a horseshoe capital of the world. But I read in this news article that Pennsylvania had the highest number of entrants into the world championship of a horseshoe pitching contest. The event was held at the York Expo Center, which [...]

Now that civil war reenactment weekend and Bike Week are gone, Gettysburg can settle down a little bit. But don’t think we’re going to get all sedate on you. We’re not. It’s summer time and it’s time to get down with the summertime blues. That means Harley riding, going to the beach for some lake [...]