York County History Center

Second Saturday November
2025-11-08 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | York County History Center Museum, 121 North Pershing Ave., York, PA, 17401, United States
November 8 is International STEAM day! Join us as we welcome Tom Ort to present S. Morgan Smith and the York, PA Hydropower Legacy. Hydropower research, development, and manufacturing has been anchored in York, Pennsylvania for over 150 years. Spearheaded by minister-turned-Industrialist S. Morgan Smith, hydraulic products produced in York have been placed in operation in every corner of the Earth. In recognition of International STEAM Day, the hydropower legacy and its effects on York, the Nation, and the world will be explored.

Tom Ort is a Mechanical Engineer at Voith Hydro in York, PA where he designs hydraulic turbine equipment used in facilities around the world. He earned his bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and master’s in Engineering Science from Penn State. A native of York, Tom has a strong interest in local industrial history.
