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The story so far

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Felton is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 501 at the 2020 census. It is part of the York–Hanover metropolitan area. Named after Johannes Felton Ziegler. The borough is located within the Red Lion Area School District.

Felton was established in 1899. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 506 people in 2010, 501 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1938.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Felton yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Felton is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Felton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Consumers Cigar Box Company in Red Lion, 3.6 miles away.

Felton and the nearest listed places

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Consumers Cigar Box CompanyRed Lion Borough Historic DistrictGuinston United Presbyterian ChurchWallace-Cross MillHyson Schools Historic DistrictMerchants Cigar Box Company

Closest to Felton

Consumers Cigar Box CompanyRed Lion · Building3.6miRed Lion Borough Historic DistrictRed Lion · Colonial Revival3.8miGuinston United Presbyterian ChurchChanceford · Building4miWallace-Cross MillEast Hopewell · Building4.1miHyson Schools Historic DistrictEast Hopewell · District4.2mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Consumers Cigar Box Company’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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📜 Cross Roads📜 North Hopewell📜 Winterstown📜 Red Lion

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