| Heritage Rail Trail County Park, which
encompasses twenty-one scenic miles through the heart of York
County, is one of the longest non-motorized rail trails in the
United States. The trail is adjacent to the Northern Central
Railway, which connected Baltimore and York from 1838 until
1972. Users of the Heritage Rail Trail can ride through the
historic Howard Tunnel, the oldest continually operational rail
tunnel in the world. The tunnel is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places, as is the Hanover Junction Rail
Station, another stop along the rail-trail. President Abraham
Lincoln stopped here in route to give his famous Gettysburg
Address. Note that the northern terminus of the rail-trail is
the Colonial Courthouse in downtown York.
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