Paved Over Prominence Walking Tour
Tour | Registration opens 1/21/2025 8:00 AM EST
Embark on a journey of discovery honoring the resilient spirit of York’s Black community. This walking tour explores the tapestry of Black history in York City, Pennsylvania. Uncover the significance of sites once rich with life, culture, and spirit — now abandoned, demolished, or obscured by the relentless march of progress. This tour highlights the places where prominent black families, now interred in Lebanon Cemetery, lived, worked, and worshipped in the 1800s and early 1900s, focusing on the Royal Square area.
This is a one sneaker tour (limited amount of walking, accessible areas) and will include walking the sidewalks in York City. Please wear comfortable shoes.
- Meeting Place: Yorktowne Hotel Main Entrance: 48 E. Market St. York, Pennsylvania 17401.
Samantha Dorm
A native Yorker, Samantha L. Dorm is one of the founders of the Friends of Lebanon Cemetery, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting African American cemeteries in York County. She is an active member of the Pennsylvania Hallowed Grounds Network, and the Black Cemetery Network. She consults with the National Cemetery Administration to promote the care of veterans in private cemeteries. Dorm is an active contributor to the Veterans Legacy Program, highlighting the untold accomplishments of veterans. She has twenty-five years of grant administration experience for government agencies.