Three Rivers, Two Roads

Course | Registration opens 8/12/2024 8:00 AM EDT

Penn State York, 1031 Edgecomb Avenue York, PA 17403-3398 United States

Main Classroom Bldg, Conference Center, 31 B and C

Members and nonmembers

11/21/2024 (one day)

11:00 AM-12:30 PM EDT on Th

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$20.00

$8.00

Yingling will discuss the Susquehanna, Monocacy, and Patapsco Rivers and the two roads that allowed people to travel between them. From the indigenous tribes to the European settlers, people wanted to travel. Some of the earliest roads in York County were the Monocacy and Patapsco Roads. They were developed to allow for easier travel between important points. The Monocacy Road was surveyed in 1739 by then Lancaster Co., later York Co. It went from Wrightsville to York to Hanover onto Littlestown and to Frederick, MD. The Patapsco Road was surveyed in 1760 and traveled from York to Manchester, MD and on to Baltimore.


Tom Yingling is a lifelong resident of York County. After graduating from York High, he served a tool and die maker apprenticeship, later starting his own business manufacturing equipment for the sewer and water pipe rehab industry. Located in Hanover, Pennsylvania, Yingling continued managing through two company owners. In 2017, they purchased another machine shop in Hanover, where he served as manager for three years prior to retirement. He currently works part-time for both companies. He enjoys history and serves as the president of the Codorus Valley Area Historical Society, located in Jefferson, York County.