Image: William C. Goodridge Mural in York PA

Description: As a conductor and stationmaster on the Underground Railroad, William C. Goodridge helped freedom seekers escape slavery. Born a slave in Baltimore, Maryland, he became a successful businessman and entrepreneur in York, Pennsylvania, then risked it all to help others. This mural about Goodridge is on West Market Street in York, PA, facing West. It is 24 feet wide and 23 feet tall and was completed by Don and Jared Gray in June, 2000. The mural features the grown and successful Goodridge in the center, with his advertisement behind him for the Goodridge Building on Centre Square. The square where the building was once the first 5-story building in York is a few blocks East, past the mural, at the intersection of Market and George. Also shown on the mural are a railroad car, representing the 13 rail cars Goodridge owned, a barbershop pole, and pictures of Goodridge as a babe in his mother's arms, and as a young boy. The mural is one of many maintained by the York County History Center. Photo by Anne Gray.
Title: William C. Goodridge Mural in York PA
Credit: Own work
Author: Anne Gray
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License: CC BY-SA 4.0
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