Gratz Shirt Factory Fire, 1952
In 1952, the Dormar Manufacturing Company, operators of the Gratz Shirt Factory, sustained a major loss when a relatively new building was destroyed by fire. The fire was reported in […]
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. […]
Breaking Ground for the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910
In September 1910, ground was broken in Killinger, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for the construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad. This ceremonious event was reported in local and area newspapers with […]
Announcing the Coming of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910
Early in 1910, notices began to appear in the local and area newspapers of the coming of a new railroad, the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, to the Lykens Valley. The notices […]
Valley View – A. R. Buffington Undertaking & Furniture, 1930
A 13 August 1930 bill presented to the widow, Katie Kroh of Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, for the funeral of Emery Kroh, who died on 30 July 1930 in […]
Monroe E. Klinger (1879-1938)
ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS SELF Monroe Klinger, 59, of near Gratz, who accidentally shot himself in the abdomen at his home Thursday night, died in the Harrisburg Hospital Friday at 1:50 P. […]
Hegins – Keystone Garage, 1926
An advertisement for the Keystone Garage, Hegins, Schuylkil County, Pennsylvania. KEYSTONE GARAGE Buick Agency Exide Battery Service Goodyear Tires Chevrolet Pleasure Cars and Trucks REO Trucks Hegins, Pennsylvania _______________________________ Corrections […]
Midland Pennsylvania Railroad (2)
A 1911 photograph of roadbed grading for the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, which was to operate through the Lykens Valley from Millersburg and Killinger to Berrysburg and Gratz in Dauphin County, […]