Williams Township Created, 1869
Williams Township was officially created on 7 February 1869. In 1869, the township area was separated from Wiconisco Township, which it had been part of since 1840. Prior to being […]
Washington Township Created, 1846
Washington Township was officially created on 23 January 1840. There was no further division of this township. However, it appears from studying county maps of 1858 and 1862 that some […]
Jackson Township Created, 1828
Jackson Township was created in 1828 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from Halifax Township. After its creation, two townships were separated from territory originally part of it. Jefferson Township was created […]
Jefferson Township Created, 1842
Jefferson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was created 24 November 1842 by a diminishing of Jackson Township. The boundary was modified on 23 November 1844. Jefferson Township‘s area, at establishment, is […]
Reed Township Created, 1849
Reed Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was created in 1849 from parts of MIddle Paxton Township; from islands at the mouth of the Juniata River including Duncan’s Island and Haldeman’s Island; […]
Wayne Township Created, 1878
Wayne Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was created as a separate township in May 1878 as a result of a vote of the inhabitants of Jefferson Township. The following explanation is […]
Loyalton – Harvey Snyder General Store, 1940s
An interior view of the Harvey H. Snyder General Store, Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken some time in the late1940s. The store was located on the southeast corner of Main […]