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History of the Combo & The Wise Addition to Boiling Springs
Last edited March 14, 2021 I recently posted the picture below of the former “Combo” in Boiling Springs to a Facebook Group of which I am a member. It generated much commentary and several unanswered questions. Curiosity got the better of me and I took off on another road trip into history looking for answers. For…
Historic 3rd Street Landmark Soon To Be Just A Memory …
This iconic 115-year-old three-story building on Third Street in the village of Boiling Springs, severely damaged by a deadly fire on February 4, 2020, is currently being dismantled brick by brick. The building, constructed in 1906 at a cost of $7,000 ($203,453 in 2021 dollars) has over the years housed the local VFW, various stores,…
The Strange Demise of Alfred Jerome Rider, Jr
It was the wee hours of a cold, dark Saturday morning when three of Carlisle’s “East End” boys left Hanover PA headed home on Route 94. They had left Carlisle the day before, braving a light snowfall to drive the 30 miles to Hanover to visit friends. Only two of them would make it home…
Our Village’s 175th Anniversary
Last week our little village repeated what has become a treasured annual tradition on the first Sunday evening in December for more than a quarter century … the lighting of the Christmas tree on Children’s Lake. Like much of the rest of the year, complicated by the highly contagious Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s annual event…
Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves … The Great Boiling Springs Bank Robbery
A Day at the Lake: Tuesday, August 9, 1927 While the entire “Summer of ‘27” proved to be a fascinating time in the village, August 9th would end up as one of the most memorable days in its history. Prohibition, which had outlawed the manufacture (but not the consumption) of alcohol, was at its peak…
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