York, Pennsylvania

E185442
city county seat

York, Pennsylvania is a historic city in south-central Pennsylvania known for its role in the American Revolution and its long-standing manufacturing and agricultural heritage.

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Label Occurrences
York, Pennsylvania canonical 28
City of York, Pennsylvania 4
York, Pennsylvania, United States 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
county seat ⓘ
areaCode 717 ⓘ
climate humid continental climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
countySeatOf York County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
distanceTo approximately 100 miles west of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
approximately 25 miles south of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
approximately 50 miles north of Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
healthcare services ⓘ
logistics and distribution ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ
founded 1741 ⓘ
founder Thomas Cookson ⓘ
governingBody City of York government ⓘ
governmentType mayor–council ⓘ
hasAttraction Agricultural and Industrial Museum ⓘ
Central Market House ⓘ
York County History Center ⓘ
York Expo Center ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict York Historic District ⓘ
historicalEvent Articles of Confederation ⓘ
surface form: Articles of Confederation were adopted in York in 1777

Second Continental Congress ⓘ
surface form: Second Continental Congress met in York from 1777 to 1778
hostsEvent York Fair ⓘ
incorporatedAsBorough 1787 ⓘ
incorporatedAsCity 1887 ⓘ
knownFor agricultural heritage ⓘ
historic architecture ⓘ
manufacturing heritage ⓘ
role in the American Revolution ⓘ
locatedIn Pennsylvania ⓘ
York County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
locatedOn Codorus Creek ⓘ
majorHighway Interstate 83 NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Route 30 ⓘ
metropolitanArea York–Hanover, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area ⓘ
namedAfter York, England ⓘ
nickname The White Rose City ⓘ
partOf York–Hanover metropolitan area ⓘ
population approximately 45,000 (city proper, early 2020s) ⓘ
postalCode 17401 ⓘ
region South Central Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form: south-central Pennsylvania
registeredOn National Register of Historic Places (York Historic District) ⓘ
servedAs temporary capital of the United States ⓘ
sportsFacility WellSpan Park ⓘ
sportsTeam High Point Rockers ⓘ
surface form: York Revolution
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

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South Central Pennsylvania → contains → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Jeff Koons → placeOfBirth → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
this entity surface form: York, Pennsylvania, United States
President of the Continental Congress → seat → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Jeremiah Sullivan Black → placeOfDeath → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Jeremiah Sullivan Black → residence → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
James Wilson → residence → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
York County Heritage Rail Trail → connectsTo → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Continental Congress resolutions → locationOfCreation → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Philip Livingston → placeOfDeath → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
York–Hanover metropolitan area → centeredOn → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
York–Hanover metropolitan area → largestCity → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Secretary of the Continental Congress → locationOfWork → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Central Pennsylvania → contains → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Continental Congress → location → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
York County, Pennsylvania → seat → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
York County, Pennsylvania → largestCity → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
York County, Pennsylvania → contains → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
this entity surface form: City of York, Pennsylvania
South Carolina delegation to the Continental Congress → location → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Hanover, Pennsylvania → near → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Judge Laurence Silberman → placeOfBirth → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
subject surface form: Laurence Silberman
this entity surface form: York, Pennsylvania, United States
The White Rose City → refersTo → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
The White Rose City → alsoKnownAs → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
this entity surface form: nickname of York, Pennsylvania
The White Rose City → appliesTo → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
this entity surface form: city of York in York County, Pennsylvania
Thomas Cookson → placeOfActivity → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
York County Courthouse → locatedIn → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Agricultural and Industrial Museum → locatedIn → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
York Historic District → governedBy → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
this entity surface form: City of York, Pennsylvania
Central Market House → location → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Central Market House → locatedIn → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
this entity surface form: downtown York, Pennsylvania
York College of Pennsylvania → locatedIn → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
delegation of Virginia to the Continental Congress → location → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Codorus Creek → flowsThrough → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
this entity surface form: City of York, Pennsylvania
Codorus Creek → crosses → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
this entity surface form: City of York, Pennsylvania
Codorus Creek → near → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
William B. Franklin → birthPlace → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
this entity surface form: York, Pennsylvania, United States
John C. H. Lee → placeOfDeath → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
York County, Nebraska → namedAfter → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Susquehanna Valley → containsCity → York, Pennsylvania ⓘ