Articles of Confederation Marker Dedication

On Wednesday, December 19th, a marker celebrating the November 15th 1777 adoption of the Articles of Confederation was unveiled in Continental Square in downtown York. York County Heritage Trust, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission participated in the dedication of the marker, which reads "Articles of Confederation Our Nation's first constitution." Funding for the marker was provided by the Rotary Club of York.

The articles were formally accepted here in York's Colonial Courthouse over 200 years ago and this marker dedication is just the first step in a yearlong celebration honoring its 225th anniversary.

Other upcoming events include a Revolutionary War encampment, as well as a dramatic invasion of the Colonial Courthouse on West Market Street in York. Both these events will be a part of York County Heritage Trust yearly Oyster Fest during the month of October. The grand finale of this ongoing celebration will be a spectacular fireworks display/symphonic performance at the York Expo Center on July 3rd, 2003.

Above: James Walker, President of the Rotary Club of York Pennsylvania, Gayle Petty-Johnson, President of YCHT, and James Smith, revolutionary re-enactor unveil the newly dedicated Articles of Confederation Historical Marker.

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