Lykens – Short Mountain Slope
An undated photo post card view of the Short Mountain Slope, Bear Gap, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The card was published by Frank Wynn
Lykens Valley Coal Lands of the Pennsylvania Railroad, 1874
in 1874, for the Annual Meering of the Stockholders of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Philadelphia, a Report of the Investigating Committee of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company was produced. Article VII […]
Lykens Township Woman & Daughter Die in House Fire, 1882
The Millersburg Herald reported a tragic story about a fire that occurred in Lykens Township, about 4 miles east of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday into Thursday, 9-10 November […]
Richard Nolen – Recollections of 40 Years, 1825-1865 (6 of 7)
Part 6. From the Lykens Standard, 30 May 1902: RECOLLECTIONS OF 40 YEARS Regarding the Lykens Valley Coal Mines and Vicinity Adjacent BY RICHARD NOLEN, ESQ. Which first appeared in […]
Richard Nolen – Recollections of 40 Years, 1825-1865 (1 of 7)
Part 1. From the Lykens Standard, 25 April 1902: RECOLLECTIONS OF 40 YEARS Regarding the Lykens Valley Coal Mines and Vicinity Adjacent BY RICHARD NOLEN, ESQ. Which first appeared in […]
Lykens – American Briquet Company, 1952
An advertisement for the American Briquet Company, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The ad refers to the company as “MANUFACTURES OF ANTHRACITE BRIQUETS.” American Briquet was making briquets from the material […]
Lykens – Coal Breaker
An undated colorized post card view of the coal breaker at Bear Gap, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Lykens Valley Slope
An undated photo of men coming out of (or being lowered into) the Lykens Valley Slope at Bear Gap, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The men are not identified. From an old […]