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 […]
Short Mountain Colliery Operations Area, 1947
A cut from a 1947 topographical map showing the area of operations of the Lykens Valley Coal Company (Short Mountain Colliery) at Bear Gap, Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. […]
Short Mountain Colliery Operations Area, 1893
A cut from a 1893 topographical map showing the area of operations of the Lykens Valley Coal Company (Short Mountain Colliery) at Bear Gap, Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. […]
Short Mountain Colliery Operations Area, 1892
A cut from a 1892 topographical map showing the area of operations of the Lykens Valley Coal Company (Short Mountain Colliery) at Bear Gap, Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. […]