Editing York Springs, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
'''York Springs''' was platted as Petersburg<ref name=Petersburg1858map>[http://ancestortracks.com/Adams%20County,%201858/AdamsCo,Petersburg.jpg Petersburg 1858 map], Accessed 4 Dec 2016</ref> within [[Latimore Township, Pennsylvania|Latimore Township]]. York Sulphur Springs, the first summer resort in Adams County, was patronized by people from [[Philadelphia]] and [[Baltimore]] who came to the resort by stage coach. General [[George Washington]] and his wife [[Martha Washington|Martha]] visited the area in the summer of 1799.<ref name=Petersburg1858map /> The water was regarded as medicinal but unpalatable. Analysis claimed 20 parts Epsom salts, 6 parts gypsum, 4 parts common salt, and the balance sulfur. The hotel was destroyed by fire on January 8, 1896. The Springs' popularity decreased with the construction of the railroad and the resort buildings disappeared.<ref name="latimore1">{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.latimore.org/pdf/history.pdf|website=Latimore Township}}</ref>

York Springs' previous names were York Sulphur Springs and Petersburg. To completely end confusion with [[Littlestown, Pennsylvania|Littlestown]], when Petersburg became a borough in 1868 it was named York Sulphur Springs, later shortened to York Springs.<ref name=2AdamsCoPetersburgs>[http://www.littlestownpa.info/history.htm Two 19th Century Adams County Petersburgs], accessed 4 Dec 2016</ref>

[[File:York_Springs_PA_Main_St_2012.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Main Street]]