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 […]
East Brookside Mine Explosion Kills 20 in 1913
An undated photo post card view of the East Brookside coal mine shaft in Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. In March 1977, at the time miners were trapped and killed […]
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 […]
John B. Lesher (1868-1957) – Williamstown Factory Owner
JOHN B. LESHER John B. Lesher, 89, Williamstown, died in a Harrisburg hospital on Saturday. Mr. Lesher was a son of Samuel Lesher and Clara [Becker] Lesher and was a […]
M. Janet Moser of Muir, 1934
A 1934 portrait photograph of M. Janet Moser, Muir, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from The Serpentine, the 1934 yearbook of the West Chester State Normal School, West Chester, […]
Dora Alice Evans of Muir, 1933
A 1933 portrait photograph of Dora Alice Evans, Muir, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from The Serpentine, the 1933 yearbook of the West Chester State Normal School, West Chester, […]
Dora Evans of Muir, 1926
A 1926 portrait photograph of Dora Evans, Muir, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from The Serpentine, the 1926 yearbook of the West Chester State Normal School, West Chester, Chester […]