John Hawk of Carsonville – Dealer in Tar
A photograph made from a pre-Civil War tintype of John Hawk, Carsonville, Jefferson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Hawk was a peddler of tar and worked in both Dauphin and Lebanon […]
Carsonville Hotel, 2014
A 2014 street view photo from GoogleMaps.com of the Carsonville Hotel, Carsonville, Jefferson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ________________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Carsonville – History of St. James Church
The following history is from the Halifax Area Bicentennial Book, published in 1994: On April 1, 1857, this congregation was organized by the Rev. N. E. Bressler, who was then […]
Fisherville – Messiah Lutheran Church History, 1848-1994
MESSIAH LUITHERAN CHURCH The German Reformed and Lutheran Church of Fisherville, Pennsylvania, was organized in 1848 A. D. on land donated by George Fisher, Esquire. Shortly afterwards, the sum of […]
Some Stories About the Lykens Valley Accommodation, 1929-1934
An undated view of Market Street in Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The railroad station is at far right and the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Lykens Valley Branch cross Market […]
History of the Berrysburg Seminary (2)
A History of Berrysburg Seminary, from an address by D. G. Lubold at a reunion of alumni and students held at Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, August 11, 1904. Published […]
Carsonville – Street Scene in Snow
An undated photograph of Carsonville, Jefferson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The snow-covered street is Powells Valley Road and the large building in the center of the photo is the Carsonville […]
Carsonville – St. James Independent Church, 2019
An October 2019 photo essay of St. James Independent Church, 3502 Powell’s Valley Road, Carsonville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The church building was built in 1905 as the new home of […]