Klansman Harvey Bowers Killed in Auto Crash, 1924
A blog post on Jake Wynn‘s Wynning History, featured a story about Ku Klux Klan member Harvey A. Bowers, May 17, 2018, who was killed in a car crash on […]
The Porter Tunnel Mine Disaster, 1977 (2)
The front page of the West Schuylkill Herald for March 10, 1977, a weekly newspaper published in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The articles in that paper are related to […]
The Porter Tunnel Mine Disaster, 1977 (1)
The front page of the West Schuylkill Herald for March 3, 1977, a weekly newspaper published in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The articles in that paper are related to […]
Importance of Coal in Tower City Area, 1968
A brief “official” history of Tower City and Porter Township , Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, was produced for the centennial celebration in 1968. Included was a story on the development of […]
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 […]
History of Tower City & Porter Township, 1868-1968
A brief “official” history of Tower City and Porter Township , Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, as produced for the centennial celebration 1968: ____________________________________ HISTORY OF TOWER CITY and Porter Township, 1868-1968 […]
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 […]
Lykens Collieries Closed to Allow Attendance at Ku Klux Klan Rally, 1924
In 1924, a huge ceremonial Ku Klux Klan rally was held at Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, which was attended in great numbers by Klan members and want-to-be Klan members from […]