What happened to the Yellow Hill
community? In search of an answer, local historian and
author Debra Sandoe McCauslin found that the African
American community there worked in local industries,
established close relationships with the Quaker Valley
Friends, and were active in the Underground Railroad.
Learn more about the people of Yellow
Hill in Reconstructing the Past: Puzzle of a Lost
Community. The 76-page book is available through Amazon.com and at these local outlets:
Adams County Historical Society • 111 North West
Confederate Avenue, Gettysburg • 334 4723
Gallery 30 • 30 York Street, Gettysburg
• 334 0335
To order the book by mail, use our
convenient print-and-mail
order form.
The author is donating
a portion of the proceeds from sale of this book
to restoration and preservation of the cemetery at Yellow
Hill.
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