Stories from the Springs
Join us for unique stories from the Moore Archives at Historic Yellow Springs. These regular stories center events and voices associated with the Village of Yellow Springs, PA. and its rich local history of over 300 years. With first hand accounts, artifacts from the past, and audio recordings, we seek to bring history alive and share it directly with you.
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A glimpse into the Holidays for PA Soldiers’ Orphan School in 1898
In reviewing Annual Reports at the PA Soldiers’ Orphan School at Chester Springs from the historical archives, we recently came across these holiday descriptions from 1898. “Thanksgiving passed quietly. A…
SEPTEMBER 17, 1777
YELLOW SPRINGS…On this day in early morning, General George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, marched into the village of Yellow Springs with his wet, muddied, and exhausted army. They…