Tremont Firemen’s Parade, 1951
Two newspaper photographs of the Tremont Firemen’s Parade, as they appeared in the West Schuylkill Press and Pine Grove Herald, Tremont, July 13, 1951. Photo caption (above): Hosts to over […]
Lee Lester Meredith of Sheridan, 1951
A 1951 portrait photograph of Lee Lester Meredith of Sheridan, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from the 1951 yearbook of the Millersville State Teachers College, Millersville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, […]
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 […]
The Great Flood of 1972 – The Culm Bank at Sheridan (4)
A photograph taken in Sheridan, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, after the flood of 22 June 1972. The culm bank and mud dam north of Sheridan, a small village, west of Tower […]
The Great Flood of 1972 – The Culm Bank at Sheridan (3)
A photograph taken in Sheridan, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, after the flood of 22 June 1972. The culm bank and mud dam north of Sheridan, a small village, west of Tower […]
The Great Flood of 1972 – The Culm Bank at Sheridan (1)
A photograph taken in Sheridan, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, after the flood of 22 June 1972. The culm bank and mud dam north of Sheridan, a small village, west of Tower […]
The Great Flood of 1972 – “… and her name was Agnes”
The following is a story by C. L. Peters which appeared in the Lykens Standard, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 13 July 1972: ______________________________________ With a lot of interest we sat […]
Hilda O. Bowman of Sheridan, 1920
A 1920 portrait photograph of Hilda O. Bowman, Sheridan, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from The Serpentine, the 1920 yearbook of the West Chester State Normal School, West Chester, […]