Pine Grove – The “Crazy Drunk” Murder, 1928
In late June 1928, Milton Trumbo, a miner, who was described as a “crazy drunk,” fired his shotgun into the chest of his close friend, Charles Kramer, also a miner, […]
Gratz – Fire East of Town Kills Mother & Daughter, 1882
The grave of Savilla [Coleman] Hepler and her daughter Mary Martha Hepler can be found at St. Michael’s United Church of Christ Cemetery, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Both were […]
Robert Michaels Accidentally Kills Joseph Boras, 1940
In April 1940, 20-year-old handyman, Robert Michaels, at a coal shaker office near Tower City, decided to show off his “quick draw skills” with his .38 calibre revolver to a […]
Millersburg – Daniel Miller Memorial Fountain, 2011
A photograph taken in March 2011 of the Daniel Miller Memorial Fountain, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. In Honor of Daniel Miller Founder of Millersburg, 1807 Historical Marker After the […]
Harrisburg – The Grand Opera House Fire, 1907
On February 1, 1907, Harrisburg lost its magnificent Grand Opera House in a devastating fire that nearly wiped out the many buildings that surrounded it. The Grand Opera House was […]
Lykens – Rube Aboff Store Fire, 1963
A photograph of the remains after a January 25,1963 fire in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, which completely destroyed Rube Aboff‘s appliance store on South Market Street. The fire also destroyed […]
Williamstown – Drink-Crazed Miner Kills Landlord & Self, 1926
In May 1926, Jessie Diken, a widow with five children who ran a boarding house north of Williamstown, where four miners were staying, was murdered by one of those boarders, […]
Tower City Boy Tells How He Killed Friend by Accident, 1931
BOY OF 12 HELD FOR MURDER PURSUES STUDIES; DOES NOT REALIZE SERIOUS SITUATION By Marguerite E. Knipe Sorry, but asserting it was entirely an accident, 12-year-old Mark English, Tower City, […]