Strongmen from across the Northeast recently gathered at York Barbell to do what they do best — move heavy things. Ninety-four competitors, from teens to a master lifter well into his 80s, took part ...

A worker with Continental Signs cuts the weights off the familiar statue along Interstate 83 in 2002. It was taken to a shop, restored and stands tall along Interstate 83 today. The 13-foot-tall, ...

What these York Barbell power lifters are doing here is similar to the Strength Spectacular at the venerable York, Pa., barbell maker in June. 'I think York is the hub, the heart of powerlifting, and ...

He may be the most famous figure in all of York, Pa. He stands crouched atop a building in an industrial area hard by I-83, revolving all day and night, tirelessly holding an imposing set of barbells ...

These days, York County is probably best known for its snack food production, but 60 or 70 years ago York City was the undisputed Weightlifting Capital of the World. "Muscletown, U.S.A." was home to ...

George Christman tightened his black-and-yellow leg wraps as lifting partner Bill Harris massaged his shoulders and prepared him for a 300-pound squat lift. At 85, Christman was the oldest competitor ...

A run-down strip of property along the Susquehanna River in Marietta Borough is being redeveloped as a $27 million housing project that could add about 300 residents to the borough. Riverside Foundry ...