Dr. John C. Stroup
John C. Stroup, M.D., Elizabethville, Pennsylvania, was born in Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 8 January 1859. He is a son of Dr. John B. Stroup and Saloma [Shellenberger] Stroup. Peter […]
Gratz – A Drive-In Porn Theatre
The above advertisement for a porn film appeared in a Lykens Valley newspaper in October 1972. The film, Country Cuzzins, was shown at the Sky-Vu Drive-In Theatre in Gratz on […]
Lykens Township Created, 1810
Lykens Township was officially created on 3 September 1810. Its original area (green on map above) included several other townships which were later divided from parts of Lykens Township. Present-day […]
Halifax Township Created, 1804
Halifax Township was officially created in March 1804. Its original territory included the green area shown on the map above. Halifax Township was later diminished by the creation of Jackson […]
John G. Swab (1831-1912)
John G. Swab, carpenter, was born in Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 20 March 1831, a son of George Swab and Catharine [Umholtz] Swab. The father, George Swab, was born […]
Jackson Township Created, 1828
Jackson Township was created in 1828 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from Halifax Township. After its creation, two townships were separated from territory originally part of it. Jefferson Township was created […]
Reed Township Created, 1849
Reed Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was created in 1849 from parts of MIddle Paxton Township; from islands at the mouth of the Juniata River including Duncan’s Island and Haldeman’s Island; […]
William Cooper (1831-1913)
William Cooper, farmer, Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was born in Mifflin Township, now Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He was a son of John Cooper and Mary [Miller] Cooper. […]