YORK

a city of Pennsylvania In York Co. of which it is the county seat. It is on the Pennsylvania, the Western Maryland, the Maryland and Pennsyl- 'vania railroads, and on Codorus Creek. Its industries include foundries, car shops, agricultural implement works, ‘shoe factories, iron and steel works, cigar factories, wagon factories, etc. It is the seat of a young ladies’ seminary, and a collegiate institute, and academy. It has several parks and many handsome public buildings. From September 30, 1777 to June 7, 1778 the Continental ‘Congre held its meeting here during the occupation of Philadelphia by the | British army. Pop. (1920) 47,499. 5th son of Edward III. was cr. Duke of |-Y. in 1385, and his son Edward suce. to | the title. Richard, the son of Edward’s |younger brother Richard, on Edward’s death at Agin court suce., and as he was. | the nephew of Edmund Mortimer, great- ‘grandson of Lionel, Duke of Clarence (3rd son of Edward ITf.), he inherited a nearer title to the throne than Henry VI. (great-grandson of the 4th son of Edward III.). His claim, in a period of misgovernment, gave rise to the Wars oF THE ROSES, and Richard fell at Wake field, 1460. The Hou or York began in him, and the York Dynasty in his son Edward IV., the dynasty becoming merged in the House or Tupor by the marriage of Henry VIL. with Edward’s | daughter.