Charles J. Price
Mr. Price, the present District State Coal Inspector, was born in Wales. He came to America at the age of five years and engaged in and about the mines in Tioga County, until 1875, when he came to Lykens, from which time he has been a resident. On 1 January 1906 he was appointed District Mine Inspector, and enjoys the distinction of being the only Dauphin Countian to have ever attained that position. He is a director of the Miners’ Deposit Bank and is a valuable assistant to all civic and community enterprises.
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From: “Who’s Who in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania,” Lykens-Williams Valley History-Directory and Pictorial Review, by J. Allen Barrett, published in 1922.
The photograph of Charles J. Price is cropped from a group photo that appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 30 June 1913.
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