(Editor’s note: This is another in a series of occasional stories about York County in the American Revolution. The Continental Congress’ productive visit to York in 1777 to 1778 prompted ...

The two William Paterson University students, as part of a senior project, set out to discover why 90 men, elected to the Continental Congress more than 200 years ago, refused to serve.

William Henry Drayton of South Carolina died a painful death from typus, an infectious disease often transmitted by the bite of fleas or lice, while serving in the Continental Congress in ...