Benjamin B. Leitzel’s Smokehouse
Spain is an unincorporated area of Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania that was served by the Pillow Post Office, Dauphin County. It is located between the Mahantongo Creek (which is […]
Rev. William G. Engle – Reformed Minister of the Lykens Valley
Rev. William G. Engle served as minister of Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, from 1872 to 1889. ________________________________ William G. Engle was born in New Berlinville, near Boyertown, Pennsylvania, […]
Pillow – 3 Spotts Restaurant, 1954
A 1954 advertisement for 3 Spotts Restaurant, Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A Good Place to Eat & Have Fun ____________________________________ From the 1954 Yearbook, The Bruin, of Mahanoy Joint High […]
Frank H. Reed (1882-1930) – Pillow Native’s Mysterious Death in Pittsburgh
FORMER PILLOW RESIDENT MEETS TRAGIC DEATH (1930) Frank H. Reed Found Dead In Gas-Fille Room of Lodging House at Pittsburgh Where He Had Lived for several Years Relatives of Frank […]
The Great Flood of 1972 – Bohner’s Mill, Pillow
A photograph taken during the flood of 22 June 1972 near Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania: The low lying areas in the vicinity of Pillow were flooded when rising water from […]
History of Zion Stone Valley Church, Dalmatia
A 2015 color newspaper photograph of the Zion Stone Valley Church, Dalmatia, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, published on the occasion of 250th anniversary of the church. The photo was by Rebecca […]
Robert C. Shiffer (1923-1958) – Operated Lykens Valley Roller Mill
ROBERT C. SHIFFER Robert C. Shiffer of Rife, died suddenly Saturday morning at the age of 36 years. A son of the late Cloyd Shiffer, Mr. Shiffer and his brother […]
Lykens & Williams Valley Flood of 1972
The cover of the “Collector’s Limited Edition” of Lykens and Williams Valley Flood of 1972, published by the Lykens Standard, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in June 1972. The cover photograph […]