Lykens – History of the Post Office, 1857-1932
The first post office in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was established in 1857 on Main Street, in a building known as “ten pin alley,” which was located just to the […]
Reading Railroad – Route of “The Schuylkill,” 1948
The front panel of a November 14, 1948 schedule of “The Schuylkill,” the Reading Railway System’s daily train between Philadelphia and Pottsville, with intermediate stops at Norristown, Phoenixville, Royersford, Pottstown, […]
Tower City – Passion Play Motion Picture, 1907
An advertisement from the West Schuylkill Herald, Tower City, January 4, 1907, for a Passion Play motion picture to be shown at the P. O. S. of A. Opera House […]
Tower City High School – Boys’ Basketball, 1950
A 1950 photograph of the boys’ basketball team of Tower City High School, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo was published in the West Schuylkill Herald, Tower City, February 3, 1950. The names of […]
Bendigo’s New Air Strip at Clarks Valley, 1962
On June 8, 1962, the West Schuylkill Herald reported on a new airstrip located in Clarks Valley just outside Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Pictured above is the Aeronca 7 […]
Reinerton – Hotel Bearmont, 1907
An newspaper advertisement from January 4, 1907, for the Hotel Bearmont, Reinerton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald of Tower City on that date. HOTEL BEARMONT, […]
Porter Township High School – Boys’ Basketball, 1950
A 1950 photograph of the boys’ basketball team of Porter Township High School, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo was published in the West Schuylkill Herald, Tower City, February […]
Tower City – Shootings & Blasts Cause Injuries, 1907
A series of reckless shootings and blasts causing injuries to several persons and property damage in the area of Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, was reported in the West Schuylkill […]