Historical Society Plans Program

The Solanco Historical Society will hold its next program on Saturday, March 19, at 1:30 p.m. at the society's archives building, located across from the Robert Fulton Birthplace at 1932 Robert Fulton Highway (Route 222), Quarryville. The program is free and open to the public.

Mark W. Arbogast will present on "The Trolley to Pequea and the Resort Town of Pequea." Arbogast will share early postcard views of the trolley along the Pequea Creek that ran from Millersville to Pequea. He will also speak about the town of Pequea, a resort town located along the Susquehanna River in the early 1900s, and the River View Hotel. Attendees will see pictures of the miniature railroad that took people to the nearby York Furnace Park as well as views of Cold Cave.

Arbogast is a retired PPL land manager who worked at the Holtwood and Brunner Island power plant projects. He has an interest in local history and is a postcard collector.

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