Gettysburg Campaign. Confederate troops, sent from York by Gen. Early to cross the river and march on Harrisburg, reached here June 28, 1863. U.S. militia withdrew, firing the bridge and barring any Southern advance beyond the river.

PA 462 (old US 30) at Susquehanna River Bridge, Wrightsville, PA, United States

Springetsbury Manor. Established by warrant of June, 1772; resurveyed in 1768. Extending from the Susquehanna to about 18 mi. west, and about 3 mi. on each side of this highway, it was the largest reserved estate of the Penns in Pennsylvania.

Hellam St. (PA 462), at Fairview Cemetery, Wrightsville, PA, United States