Tower City – Carl House
An undated photograph of the Carl House, located on the northwest corner of North Fourth Street and East Colliery Avenue, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. This hotel was built by […]
Tower City – Reading Railroad Station
An undated photograph of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Station at Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The station was located on North Fourth Street, Tower City. At the left rear […]
If the Seeley Tunnel Had Been Completed?
The Seeley Tunnel was a project undertaken in 1843. The intent was build a railroad from Dauphin Borough through Clarks Valley in Dauphin County, to Ashland in Schuylkill County. However, […]
Wiconisco Trolley Bridge
An undated photo post card view (colorized recently) of the trolley bridge over the railroad tracks at Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The trolley has the marking of the traction company […]
Ashland – Buery’s Grove
An undated colorized post card view of the lake at Buery’s Grove, outside Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, showing canoeists enjoying the lake. This resort was convenient to Hegins Township, Schuylkill […]
Reinerton – “Thistle Burr” Prank Results in Murder, 1947
A December 1947 newspaper photograph (colorized) of William Riskis, 58-year-old miner of Reinerton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, who was held at Pottsville and charged with the murder of fellow miner, Stanley […]
Gratz – Fire East of Town Kills Mother & Daughter, 1882
The grave of Savilla [Coleman] Hepler and her daughter Mary Martha Hepler can be found at St. Michael’s United Church of Christ Cemetery, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Both were […]
Robert Michaels Accidentally Kills Joseph Boras, 1940
In April 1940, 20-year-old handyman, Robert Michaels, at a coal shaker office near Tower City, decided to show off his “quick draw skills” with his .38 calibre revolver to a […]