Italian Laborer Attacked in Railroad Camp, 1911
The danger evident in the work camps of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad was noted in a brief article which appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 15 August 1911. One of the […]
Gladys Schneider (1930-1949) – Run-Over by Tractor Trailer
INJURIES FATAL TO BERRYSBURG GIRL Miss Gladys Schneider, 18, of Berrysburg, injured when she was run-over by a wheel of a tractor-trailer truck near Hebe Monday evening, died in the […]
Dean N. Deibler (1923-1945) – Killed in Action in South Pacific in World War II
FUNERAL FOR NAVY VETERAN [1949] Private funeral services for S1C Dean N. Deibler, age 22 years, who was killed in the South Pacific Area, 27 May 1945, will be held […]
Surveying & Engineering the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910
Some stories found in local and area newspapers describe the ongoing efforts in 1910 to complete the surveying of the land over which the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad would be built. […]
Map of Berrysburg, 1875
An 1875 map of Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. For a fully enlargeable map, see: Atlas of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1875, Compiled, Drawn and Published from Personal Examinations and Surveys, by […]
Big Clay Deposits Will Be Developed, 1911
The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, begun in 1910, with plans to connect Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, turned out to be a colossal failure. In addition to […]
Abundance of Coal in Valley, 1911
The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, begun in 1910, with plans to connect Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, turned out to be a colossal failure. In addition to […]
Peter E. Stine (1861-1948) – Creamery Owner & Rural Letter Carrier
P. E. STINE PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY Peter E. Stine, age 86 years, died at the home of his son, Hubert Stine in Berrysburg, at noon on Wednesday. He had been […]