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On this episode of America’s Best Restaurants, Theo is stopping by Griddles Malt Shoppe in Columbia, Pennsylvania to try their Darryl’s Twisted Cheesesteak!S...

06/19/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐈𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚! 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐔𝐬

🌉 𝟥𝟢𝟢 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘢, 𝘗𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘴𝘺𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢.
And it all started right here, at the edge of the Susquehanna.

Long before highways or railroads, there was 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲.
It carried 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 just travelers, it 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 of 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘢.

That legacy hasn’t faded.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐬, to our past, to our roots, and to each other.

This bridge isn’t just concrete and arches.
𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚!

🗓️ 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟨 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘯! 𝟥𝟢𝟢 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨.
📸 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 your river stories in the comments.
🧭 𝐓𝐚𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 who calls this place home.

📷 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘙.

06/19/2025

𝟑𝟎𝟎 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬, 𝟏 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲

You can feel it in the bricks.
In the porch flags and sidewalk chatter.
In the way this town wakes up, proud and familiar.

𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞.
It’s a story written by its people, and 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵.

From 𝟏𝟕𝟐𝟔 𝐭𝐨 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, we’ve been shaping something together.
Something worth celebrating. Something worth passing on.

📆 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝟥𝟢𝟢𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝟩 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺.
Let’s show the world what community looks like.

📍 Drop a memory in the comments.
❤️ 𝐓𝐚𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 who makes Columbia feel like home.

📷 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘙.

06/19/2025

𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 the 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴, the Susquehanna was our lifeline.
Flatboats carried goods. Ferries carried families.
Columbia thrived on the river long before there was ever a "Route 30."
As we approach 300, we honor the flow that shaped us.

🌊 𝐓𝐚𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚.
🔁 Let’s keep this story alive.

📷 John Reitzel

06/19/2025

𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭

🧱 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐦, 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.
These aren’t just walls, they’re 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 to our history.

As we near 300, we remember every hand that built this town, especially the hardworking fathers and father figures who laid the foundation for what Columbia is today. 🪠🪜🪒👷‍♂️💙

💡 Did you know? The Columbia Market House opened in 1869 and is still a vibrant part of our community today! 📸: John Reitzel

As we celebrate Father’s Day, we honor the strength, resilience, and dedication of the men who helped build this borough, and this building, one brick at a time. 🔧🪛🔦🧰

🗣️ What’s your favorite Columbia building? Drop it below and tag a dad who’s made his mark on this town.

06/19/2025

06/19/2025

🛤️ 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 & 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬

Tracks laid. Bridges built. Columbia has always been a crossroads of travel, trade, and transformation.

As we celebrate 300 years of movement through time and history, we’re honoring the connections that brought us here. From iron rails to river bridges.

🚂 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬? 𝐖𝐞’𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐭!

💬 Learn more about how our infrastructure shaped Columbia's past: columbiahistory.org/history