GO and Be Active! - Hop LbNA #69969 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Location: | Downtown York City |
| City: | York |
| County: | York |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | GoYork Kids  |
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| Found by: | Not yet found! |
| Last found: | N/A |
| Status: | r |
| Last edited: | May 22, 2016 |
This letterbox is part of the GO and Be Active! program in York County, PA. It will be available from June 1, 2016 – August 14, 2016. Further details about the program may be found at www.goyork.org.
The GO and Be Active! program requires you to search for up to 30 “activities” – wooden posts with engraved plates on them, instead of a traditional letterbox and stamp. Please carefully rub the impression (with a colored pencil or crayon) from the engraved plate onto your GO and Be Active! rubbing sheet, available at any York County Library.
This letterbox is located at York City Trails (Martin Memorial Library) and should be accessed from the on-street parking on East Market Street. GO York! level of difficulty = Moderate.
• Starting at the library steps on East Market Street, turn right and start walking down the sidewalk.
• As you walk, you will pass the York Water Company on the left side of the street. What color is this building? _______________
• Keep walking straight through the intersection. On the left you will see the Yortowne Hotel. How many windows high is it? _______________
• Continue walking straight. On the left, what is the new name of the old York County Court House? _______________
• Continue walking straight until you reach the square. On the blue McClean House pole, during what years was York the national capital _______________
• Cross the intersection at the square and continue walking straight until you come to the next intersection. Make a right onto North Beaver Street. What is the name of the soap company on the right? _______________
• Continue walking straight. What is the name of the building on the right with three sets of green doors? _______________
• At the next intersection, make a left. Continue walking straight until you come to the next intersection. Make a left onto North Pershing Ave. What colors are the doors and windows of the log cabin? _______________
• Next you will see a colonial complex. How many houses does it consist of?
_______________
• At the intersection, make a right onto East Market Street. What is the name of the creek directly after the York County Rail Trail? _______________
• Look to your right. What is the number of the mile marker on the Rail Trail?
_______________
• Turn around and keep walking straight on E. Market St. You will cross over four intersections before you return to Martin Library.
Hike length: 1-2 miles
The GO and Be Active! program requires you to search for up to 30 “activities” – wooden posts with engraved plates on them, instead of a traditional letterbox and stamp. Please carefully rub the impression (with a colored pencil or crayon) from the engraved plate onto your GO and Be Active! rubbing sheet, available at any York County Library.
This letterbox is located at York City Trails (Martin Memorial Library) and should be accessed from the on-street parking on East Market Street. GO York! level of difficulty = Moderate.
• Starting at the library steps on East Market Street, turn right and start walking down the sidewalk.
• As you walk, you will pass the York Water Company on the left side of the street. What color is this building? _______________
• Keep walking straight through the intersection. On the left you will see the Yortowne Hotel. How many windows high is it? _______________
• Continue walking straight. On the left, what is the new name of the old York County Court House? _______________
• Continue walking straight until you reach the square. On the blue McClean House pole, during what years was York the national capital _______________
• Cross the intersection at the square and continue walking straight until you come to the next intersection. Make a right onto North Beaver Street. What is the name of the soap company on the right? _______________
• Continue walking straight. What is the name of the building on the right with three sets of green doors? _______________
• At the next intersection, make a left. Continue walking straight until you come to the next intersection. Make a left onto North Pershing Ave. What colors are the doors and windows of the log cabin? _______________
• Next you will see a colonial complex. How many houses does it consist of?
_______________
• At the intersection, make a right onto East Market Street. What is the name of the creek directly after the York County Rail Trail? _______________
• Look to your right. What is the number of the mile marker on the Rail Trail?
_______________
• Turn around and keep walking straight on E. Market St. You will cross over four intersections before you return to Martin Library.
Hike length: 1-2 miles