AREA HISTORY: Woodbine, York County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Kathy Francis Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/york/ _______________________________________________ History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. _______________________________________________ WOODBINE – Page 746 A hamlet by this name is located on the York & Peach Bottom Railroad, twenty-eight miles from York, and twelve miles from Peach Bottom, near the line between Lower Chanceford and Fawn. The surrounding land was known in early history as “Spring Valley farm.” In 1792 John Donnell advertised for sale the farm “of 400 acres fit for grass, hemp or wheat equal to any land in the southeast end of county, a fine growth of oak and hickory, and 100 acres of undergrowth of hazel, and thirty acres of timothy grass that could be mowed twice in a season; a fine apple orchard; a merchant-mill recently built furnished with buhr and country stones; a saw-mill rebuilt three years ago. This mill is forty-five miles from Baltimore. The name Woodbine originated when the railroad was completed, and was confirmed when a postoffice was established. George W. Ilgenfritz, of York, owns the mill, and T. H. Murphy conducts a general store, purchased grain and sells fertilizers. Orsen’s Glen, near by, is a resort for picnic parties. The scenery along Orson’s Run here is quite romantic. Bridgeton, a short distance up the railroad, is an important business place.