Tremont – Blackwood Breaker
An undated photo post card image of the Blackwood Breaker near Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Coal Mining – Coming Out of the Tunnel, 1903
A photo post card view of a group of miners coming out of a mine tunnel and “Homeward Bound.” This is a generic scene of an unspecified location in the […]
Williamstown Mine Accident – One Dead & Two Injured, 1900
A report from the Lykens Register of May 17, 1900: A MINE DISASTER A fatal mine disaster occurred in the mines at Williamstown, Monday morning, that resulted in the death […]
Williamstown – Mine Mules
An undated photo post card view of two mules and their handler coming out of a coal mine. The caption on the card is: “Out Into the Daylight.” Cards with […]
Lykens & Wiconisco Diamond Jubilee, 1913
A 1913 souvenir badge from the Lykens & Wiconisco Diamond Jubilee, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The badge features a picture mining car with men going into or coming out of a […]
Charles J. Price – First Dauphin County Mine Inspector, 1906
DAUPHIN COUNTY’S FIRST MINE INSPECTOR IN OFFICE Charles J. Price of this place [Lykens] on Monday assumed the duties of Dauphin County’s first mine inspector, a position to which he […]
Man Killed While Sleeping on Railroad Tracks, 1932
Strange, but true, this story appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald, July 15, 1932, about a man who was fishing and hunting who became tired and decided to rest between […]
1875 Railroad Proposal – Herndon to Good Spring through Pillow & Gratz
In 1875, a proposal was made to build a railroad from Herndon, Northumberland County, to Good Spring, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The railroad was never built, but the rationale for it […]