Webster Yoder (1898-1947) – Suffocated Under Collapsed Grain Bin
SUFFOCATED WHEN GRAIN BIN COLLAPSES Webster Allen Yoder, age 48 years, lost his life by suffocation when covered by grain following collapse of a gain bin at the Huntzinger Mill, […]
Fire Destroys Dell Lake Park Restaurant, 1950
The West Schuylkill Press and Pine Grove Herald of 9 June 1950 reported on a fire which took place at the Dell Lake Park Restaurant in Fountain, near Hegins, Schuylkill […]
Dell Lake Park Playbill, 1947
In 1947, Dell Lake Park at Fountain, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, was a major center of entertainment for the Hegins Valley, as can be seen by the following ad which appeared […]
Midland Pennsylvania Railroad – Events of 1916
News of the year 1916 of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad is presented here as reported in area newspapers. For all previous articles on this doomed project, see: Midland Pennsylvania Railroad. […]
Gratz Airport – Established in 1946
The Gratz Airport was established in 1946 by Clifford Bressler who owned land west of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Bressler built a 4-plane hangar to house his own small planes. […]
Hegins Township High School – Cornerstone, 1928 (1)
From the Elizabethville Echo, 8 March 1928: LAY CORNERSTONE TO SCHOOL Hegins, Pennsylvania, 7 March [1928] – Ceremonies for the laying of the cornerstone for the new Hegins Township High […]
Hegins Township High School – Cornerstone, 1928 (2)
From the West Schuylkill Herald, 9 March 1928: Lay Corner Stone of Hegins High School With appropriate ceremonies, the cornerstone of the Hegins township high school building, midway between Hegins […]
Valley View – Hegins Township High School
An undated post card photograph of the Hegins Township High School, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. _________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.