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Show Old Pennsylvania City. York, Pa., is a city of ancient origin. Here was locnled the first settlement west of the Suxquelumua river. From September MU, 1777, to June 2T, 1778, she was (he nation's capital, for during dur-ing that time, the British then occupy. Ing Philadelphia, the continental ton Kress met in her courthouse, Tlie first money sent by the klug of Franca to aid the cause of American Independence Independ-ence was recejved by cotigre.se 111 this city. And here the flnt national Thanksgiving proclamation was Issued. |