Tremont Boys’ Band, 1909
A photograph taken around 1909 of the Boys’ Band of Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Identified are: Front Row: Fred Maurer; Guy Bashore; Roy Tipton; —– Miller, from Joliett; Charles Kopp; […]
Divisions Making Up Porter Township
An 1855 map of Porter Township. A brief “official” history of Tower City and Porter Township , Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, was produced for the centennial celebration in 1968. The second […]
Schuylkill County Mine Disasters, 1960-1977
At the time of the Porter Tunnel Mine Disaster of March 1977, the Pottsville Republican published an article by Nora Coyne, staff writer, which chronicled the mine disasters that occurred […]
Lynn Bendigo (1904-1949) – Prominent Orwin Resident Crushed by Truck
LYNN BENDIGO DIES UNDER TRUCK BODY Sudden and tragic death dame to one of Orwin‘s best known residents on Wednesday morning at 7:30 o’clock. The lifeless body of Lynn L. […]
Joliett – Lincoln Colliery Breaker
An undated photograph of the Lincoln Colliery Breaker near Joliett, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo caption reads: Another in the chain of Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company collieries […]
Porter Township – Topographical Map
An undated topographical map of Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, produced by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The communities of Tower City, Sheridan, Reinerton, Orwin, Muir, Williams Valley […]
Mine Accident At Keffers Mountain, 1938
CHERRYVILLE YOUTH BURIED IN RUSH OF COAL AND WATER AT KEFFERS ON TUESDAY BODY NOT YET RECOVERED The body of Lester Lengel, 24, of Cherryville, carried down a mine slope […]