The Italian-on-Italian Murder at Shamokin, 1888
One of the most famous murder trials in the anthracite coal region in the late 1880s and early 1890s, took place at Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in February 1889. On […]
J. B. Young (1857-1938) – Major League Baseball Player from Mt. Carmel
Joseph Bartholomew “J. B.” Young, was born June 10, 1857, in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He died on April 6, 1938, in Shamokin, Northumberland County. He holds the distinction of […]
Shamokin – Edgewood Park Hotel & Trolley Tracks
An undated colorized post card view of the Park Hotel and Entrance at Edgewood Park, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Note the trolley tracks and the trolley stop at the hotel. […]
Shamokin – Edgewood Park Lake
An undated colorized post card view of the lake at Edgewood Park, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. _____________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Reflections on the Baseball History of Shamokin, 1956
A 1929 Sanborn map showing the physical layout of Edgewood Park and Maysville Park at Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Both parks had baseball diamonds and both were important sites in […]
Shamokin – Goss Hill & Cameron Colliery
A 1906 colorized post card view of Goss Hill and Cameron Colliery from the Cameron dirt bank, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. This card was produced by the Rotograph Company, and […]
Garfield Boyd – Minor League Baseball Player from Shamokin
From the Shamokin News Dispatch, January 6, 1950: FORMER RESIDENT OF SHAMOKIN DIES Garfield Boyd, former Shamokin resident and widely known as a baseball pitcher when he was a young […]
Shamokin – Victoria Theatre Interior
An undated black & white photograph (colorized) of the interior of the Victoria Theatre, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this […]