William H. Hechler
William H. Hechler Mr. Heckler was born in Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in 1869. He has been in the hotel business twenty one years, coming to Lykens in 1905 and […]
Forrest S. Hensel
Forrest S. Hensel Mr. Hensel was born in Lykens in the year 1890, graduating from the local high school in 1908. He then entered Lebanon Valley College, graduating in 1912 […]
Charles Lloyd Baum
Charles Lloyd Baum Mr. Baum, son of early settlers (the Holtzman family), was born in Gratz. He is a son of Mrs. Sarah Baum of 414 Pine Street. At an […]
Lykens – Main & Market Streets, 1860
A photo purported to be of a building at the corner of Main Street and Market Streets in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken about 1860. The caption on the photo […]
George W. Troxell, Chief Burgess of Lykens
George W. Troxell When the citizens of the Borough of Lykens elected Mr. Troxell to serve the position of chief executive of the Borough, they certainly made an elegant selection. […]
Reading Railroad Excursions, 1925
An advertisement for Reading Railroad excursion trains to/from various points along the Reading lines in 1925. Most of the excursions were priced to/from Reading, Harrisburg or Pottsville. Note the one […]
Charles A. Hoff
Charles A. Hoff Mr. Hoff is a son of S. B. Hoff, former Prothonotary of York County, Pennsylvania. He is a native of York County and entered business in Dauphin […]
Lykens – Reading Railroad Schedule, 1934
The above cut from a Reading Railroad Company schedule from 1934, shows the station stops on the Williams Valley Branch, the distance in miles between each station, and the time […]