During the Civil War, William C. Mills saw both infantry service and naval service, but it is for his naval service that he was most remembered. His name appears on the Millersburg Soldier […]
“A considerable sensation was created in Millersburg by having a live Queen passing through that place. Her Imperial Highness, Emma, Queen Consort of the Sandwich Islands [Hawaii], accompanied by a […]
A section of an 1875 map of Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, showing the community of Lenkerville, located south of Millersburg. __________________________________________ From: Combination Atlas Map of Dauphin County Pennsylvania, […]
A souvenir plate issued in 1967 for the Bicentennial of Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. In the center of the plate is the seal created for the bicentennial. Included […]
The Historical Society of Millersburg and Upper Paxton Township recently concluded a special project begun in January 2021, to review, research and update the history of the Wiconisco Canal Basin […]
A photograph taken in 1967 (later colorized) of the Millersburg Milling Company, Lenkerville, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo appeared in the Souvenir Book for the Bicentennial of […]
A undated photograph said to be of the railroad water tank at Lenkerville (Millersburg), Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, that serviced the locomotives of the Lykens Valley Railroad. None of the men […]
A newspaper photo from the Harrisburg Telegraph, August 28, 1935, showing John Doney, who was arrested by Millersburg Police Chief R. W. Stakley for the murder of Doney’s long-time-friend Michael Barnhart over the right to draw a bucket of […]