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Old York may refer to: York, England, United Kingdom; York, Ontario, a recently dissolved municipality in Ontario in Canada; York, Upper Canada, the name of Old Toronto in Canada between 1793 and 1834; Old York Cellars, a winery in New Jersey; Old York Road, built in the 18th century to connect Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with New York City
York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a minster, castle, and city walls. It is the largest settlement and the administrative centre of the wider City of York district.
From York, Viking kings ruled an area, known to historians as "The Kingdom of Jorvik", with Danes migrating and settling in large numbers in the Kingdom and in York. [26] [27] In York the Old Norse placename Konungsgurtha, Kings Court, recorded in the late 14th century in relation to an area immediately outside the site of the porta principalis ...
York was born into slavery in the Colony of Virginia, the son of Old York and Rose, both of whom were enslaved by John Clark III, William Clark's father. [8] William inherited York from his father in 1799. York was a large man; his weight has been estimated as 200 pounds (91 kg). [9]
The old York County prison has sat deteriorating on Chestnut Street in York for almost half a century without finding a new purpose. Through the years, many ideas to repurpose this sturdy ...
Old York Road, originally York Road, with reference to New York, is a roadway that was built during the 18th century to connect Philadelphia with New York City. The road was built along the Raritan tribe's Naraticong Trail, also known as the Tuckaraming Trail.
YORK, Maine — Maine’s earliest surviving structurally unaltered home is under the stewardship of the Old York Historical Society, thanks to a donation from the heirs of Mary McIntire Davis.
“The Weare Chest is a major addition to Old York’s collection,” says Joel Lefever, the society's executive director. “York was the seat of government in Colonial Maine, and the town’s ...