Tower City – New Ambulance, 1973
A newspaper photograph of Tower City’s new ambulance, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. From the West Schuylkill Herald, July 26, 1973: NEW AMBULANCE ON DISPLAY TONIGHT Tower City’s new ambulance, […]
The Great Wiconisco Fire of 1930
The front page of the Lykens Standard, July 11, 1930, with banner headline, “$80,000 BLAZE IN WICONISCO JULY 4.” The story that accompanied the headline follows here: Forman Store, Dwelling […]
Tower City – Watkins Texaco Opens New Service Station, 1972
A newspaper photograph of Bob Watkins old Texaco Service Station on East Grand Avenue, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, as it appeared in an article in the West Schuylkill Herald, […]
Lykens Fire Destroys Three Businesses, 1970
A newspaper photograph showing of the some of the damage caused by a fire that raged though three Lykens businesses on Sunday night, February 15, 1970. The caption for the […]
Tower City High School – Girls’ Basketball, 1959
A photograph of the girls’ basketball team of Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Members and other personnel in the photo: Front Row: Arlene Yerger; Gayle Kruger; Marie Shadle; Annabelle Moragain; Kay […]
Rev. William T. Walton (1931-2012) – Pastor
Rev. William T. Walton, who was born July 26, 1931, in Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, served as the minister of two Lykens Valley area congregations: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Tower […]
Tower City – United States Post Office, 2021
An August 2021 GoogleMaps street view photograph of the United States Post Office, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Construction on this building began with the groundbreaking in November 1960. The […]
Williamstown – Keiter’s Drug Store
An undated photograph of Keiter’s Drug Store at 101 West Market Street (or 106 West Market Street), Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The following history of the business was presented in […]