Board of Trade Meeting Held at Springvile, June 1911
With the plans for the building of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad came a number of so-called “investors” who sought money-making opportunities in the Lykens Valley. At a meeting held in […]
Board of Trade Meeting Held at Gratz, 1911 (2)
With the plans for the building of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad came a number of so-called “investors” who sought money-making opportunities in the Lykens Valley. At a meeting held in […]
Board of Trade Meeting Held at Gratz, 1911 (1)
With the plans for the building of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad came a number of so-called “investors” who sought money-making opportunities in the Lykens Valley. At a meeting held in […]
Construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1911
By mid-October 1911 construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad was supposed to be completed to Gratz in time for the Gratz Fair. Construction began in earnest in the area around […]
Land Acquisitions for the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910-1912
A collection of newspaper briefs describing the acquisition of land in 1910-1912 for the construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad. Two disputed cases are noted: (1) The area of the […]
Founding of the Hoffman Family Association, 1913 (1)
The Elizabethville Echo chronicled the founding of the Hoffman Family Association in its 1913 editions. The text of the articles follow here: __________________________________ From the Elizabethville Echo, 17 April 1913: […]
Contracts Awarded for Construction of Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910
On 29 July 1910, the Harrisburg Telegraph announced the awarding of contracts for the construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad along with expectations as to when the work would begin: […]
Surveying & Engineering the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910
Some stories found in local and area newspapers describe the ongoing efforts in 1910 to complete the surveying of the land over which the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad would be built. […]