Reading Ends Rail Service to Lykens, 1925
The plan of the Reading Railroad Company to end passenger train service to Lykens Valley area communities, was announced in the Lykens Standard, November 13, 1925. The trains were to […]
Navy Dirigible Flies Near Lykens Valley, 1928
September 1, 1928 – On a trip to Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, to participate in the dedication of the new airport at that place, the largest airship/dirigible in the Navy, […]
The Broad Mountain Murder Mystery, 1925
An unsolved crime! White slavery and houses of ill-repute (road houses) formed the background of the murder mystery on Broad Mountain. On April 5, 1925, the badly burned body of […]
Williamstown Man Convicted in Abortion Death, 1973
Mrs. Mildred Maley, of Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, died at the Pottsville Hospital on August 17, 1971, following an illegal abortion performed on her by Wayne M. Mace of Williamstown, […]
Frackville – Abandoned Reading Railroad Station
An undated photograph of the abandoned Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Station at Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Frackville – New Reading Railroad Station
An undated photograph of the new Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Station at Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, as it was nearing completion. ________________________________ Photo is from the Reading Railroad Magazine. Corrections […]
Frackville – Reading Railroad Station
An undated photograph of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Station at Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. None of the people in the photo are identified. ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should […]