History Center receives $10,000 grant for repairs to Gates House, Plough Tavern

The funding comes from Americana Corner’s Preserving America Grant program

York, Pa. – The York County History Center was one of more than 30 organizations around the country to receive a grant award from Americana Corner, an online resource to help citizens rediscover America’s incredible founding and first century of expansion.

These Preserving America grants will help fund a diverse range of projects. The History Center received $10,000 to repair the historic chinking and repoint the basement masonry of the Plough Tavern and Gates House.

“These historic properties are the heart of the work we do,” said History Center President and CEO Benjamin Neely. “Taking care of them for future generations is expensive work. Grants from organizations such as Americana Corner are an important source of funding for us. We’re grateful they saw the value in helping us care for the Gates House and the Plough Tavern, especially in this year celebrating the nation’s 250^th anniversary. We want our guests to see these buildings at their best.”

The General Horatio Gates House and the Golden Plough Tavern are restored buildings standing where they were originally built in the 1740s. The Gates House is named for General Horatio Gates, who stayed in the house during the harsh winter of 1777-78, a critical period of the American Revolution. The Plough Tavern provides visitors with the opportunity to experience colonial life firsthand.

Tom Hand, founder of Americana Corner, released the names of award recipients Feb. 22.

“I am thrilled to help others across the country share the remarkable story of America,” Hand said.

The Preserving America Grant Program was established to help other organizations tell the incredible story of America from its founding era through its first century as a nation. Other organizations to receive funding this year include the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park & Campaign and the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.

Media contacts

YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER: Dan Fink, dfink@yorkhistorycenter.org, 717-848-1587 ext. 216

AMERICANA CORNER: Tom Hand, Founder and Publisher, tom@americanacorner.com

About the York County History Center

The York County History Center inspires the exploration of the history, people, and culture of York County, Pennsylvania and the nation.

About Americana Corner

Americana Corner, based in Franklin, Tenn., was founded by Tom Hand in 2020 as an online resource to help others rediscover America’s incredible founding and first century of expansion. From the American Revolution to the settlement of the American West, from the Declaration of Independence to the Emancipation Proclamation, and from George Washington to Abraham Lincoln, Americana Corner contains positive stories of the great events, founding documents, and inspirational leaders who helped create and shape our country.

Americana Corner Grant Program

Americana Corner was founded by Tom Hand in 2020 as an online resource to help others rediscover America’s incredible founding and first century of expansion. The Preserving America Grant Program assists organizations that tell the story of our nation’s wonderful past and rekindle a love for American history in all its splendor.