Orwin – Officials Stop Nude Bathing at Red Bridge, 1921
From the West Schuylkill Herald, June 17, 1921, comes this story of how officials tried to stop the popular nude bathing at Red Bridge, near Orwin, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, […]
Robert Michaels Accidentally Kills Joseph Boras, 1940
In April 1940, 20-year-old handyman, Robert Michaels, at a coal shaker office near Tower City, decided to show off his “quick draw skills” with his .38 calibre revolver to a […]
Tower City High School, 1940
A photograph of the members of the Class of 1940 of Tower City High School, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Front Row: Mary Faust; Robert Reiner; Albert Achenbach; Robert Neyer; Jane […]
Murder & Mayhem at the Tremont Block Party, 1926 (2)
In September, 1926, an auto crashed into a crowd of about 500 persons attending a block party at Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, killing one and injuring 15 others, including many […]
Peter J. Rumberger – Charged With Abortion, 1900 & 1901
Peter J. Rumberger was born in Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, January 18, 1832, the son of John Romberger (1784-1840) and Eva Hand (1794-1848). During the Civil War, Peter served […]
Elsie Zimmerman and the Abortion Conspiracy, 1937-1939
Mrs. Elsie Zimmerman, of Tower City, a notorious abortionist with no known medical training, admitted to performing an abortion on Elsie Drumm, which resulted in her death in 1938. Mrs. […]
Williams Valley High School, 1973
Portrait photos in composite form of the 1973 graduates of Williams Valley High School, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, as presented in the West Schuylkill Herald, Tower City, June 7, […]
Tremont Township’s Geography
A Pennsylvania Highway Map from 1930 showing the location of improved highways in the Tremont and Pine Grove areas of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The information presented below describes the improvements […]