Sunbury – McKinley Funeral Train, 1901
On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley was shot on the grounds of the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Eight days later he died of gangrene which resulted from the […]
Proposed Railroad from Dornsife to Pillow, 1904
Some brief news items appearing in local and regional newspapers seem to suggest that work had started on building a railroad from Dornsife in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, to Pillow, in […]
Mahantongo Valley
Nestled in the pocket of the Blue Mountains of the Appalachians, the Mahantongo Valley extends east from the Susquehana River for seventeen miles. Bordered to the north by Line Mountain, it extends […]
Pennsylvania Railroad Excursion – Herndon Camp Meeting, 1910
An advertisement appearing the Elizabethville Echo, July 28, 1910, for a special excursion ticket to the United Evangelical Camp Meeting at Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The camp meting took place […]
Herndon – The Flood at “Bull Run,” 1872
From the pages of the Northumberland County Democrat, Sunbury, August 23, 1872, comes this story of the damage caused by serious flooding in the area of Fiddler’s Run, Herndon, Northumberland […]
Herndon Post Office – Benjamin Franklin Stamp, 1938
On May 19, 1938, a half-cent stamp was issued by the United States Post Office to honor Benjamin Franklin. This denomination was part of a new Presidential Series, with one […]
Herndon High School – Uniform Patch
An undated jacket or uniform patch from Herndon High School (HHS), Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. __________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Klingerstown – Early Mahantongo Valley Grist Mill
A snapshot photograph of a portion of a limited edition print of an oil painting by Deanna Wiseman who was raised in Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The print was sold […]