CHARLEMAGNE TOWER, FOUNDER OF TOWN Charlemagne Tower, the founder of Tower City, was born April 6, 1839, near Waterville, New York. He attended private elementary schools, graduated from Harvard University, […]
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 […]
A brief “official” history of Tower City and Porter Township , Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, as produced for the centennial celebration 1968: ____________________________________ HISTORY OF TOWER CITY and Porter Township, 1868-1968 […]
A photograph in cap and gown of the Class of 1939, Tower City High School, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Members of the class pictured: Front Row: Arlene Heberling; Bettie […]
An undated real photo post card street scene of Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Can any blog reader identify the street and/or the building at right? _________________________________ Corrections and additional […]
A 1926 portrait photograph of Millie I. Shroppe of Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from The Obiter, the 1926 yearbook of the Bloomsburg State Normal School, Bloomsburg, […]
An undated real photo post card street scene of Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Can any blog reader identify the street and/or the building at right? _________________________________ Corrections and additional […]
On 20 November 1873, the Harrisburg Telegraph published a directory of School Directors and Teachers in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for the school year 1873-1874: Directory of the Public Schools of […]