Support the History Center during Give Local York and help preserve the stories that make York County’s history so compelling. Launch GLY with us at 6:30 p.m. on April 30 for the second annual History Trivia Night at Gift Horse Brewing Co. On Friday, May 1: join us for an admission-by-donation Tannenberg organ concert at 1 p.m. or a Pizza and PJs First Friday starting at 5. Set your phone alarm for the 24 hours of giving that starts at 7 p.m. Thursday, or get a jump on things and give now! Thank you for helping make history!
When the British captured Philadelphia in the fall of 1777, the Continental Congress made York the capital from which it would conduct the war, and take the first step toward creating the United States as we know it.