Midland Pennsylvania Railroad (1)
A 1911 photograph of roadbed grading for the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, which was to operate through the Lykens Valley from Millersburg and Killinger to Berrysburg and Gratz in Dauphin County, […]
Valley View Bakery, 1926
An advertisement for Valley View Bakery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Valley View Bakery R. P. Morgan, Proprietor Bread, Pies, Cakes A Specialty Phone Order 33-R-6 VALLEY VIEW, PENNSYLVANIA _______________________________ […]
A Country Auction in Specktown, 1977 (3)
This is Part 3 of a multi-part series on a Country Auction that took place in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 18 June 1977. The auction was for the […]
The Great Gratz Fire of 1924 as Reported by Local Historian C. H. Willier
In 1955 for the Gratz Sesqucentennial, Clayton H. Willier, a local historian and a member of the souvenir book committee, penned a history of the Great Gratz Fire of 1924. […]
The Great Gratz Fire of 1924 as Reported by the Harrisburg Evening News
In the early morning hours of 3 November 1924, a disastrous fire swept through the center of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The perfect storm of the failure of the borough […]
The Great Gratz Fire of 1924 as Reported by the Harrisburg Telegraph
In the early morning hours of 3 November 1924, a disastrous fire swept through the center of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The perfect storm of the failure of the borough […]
Valley View – Updegrave’s General Store, 1911
A photograph of the interior of R. R. Updegrave‘s General Store, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, that appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 16 March 1911, as part of a essay […]
Valley View – Hotel, 1911
A photograph of the Valley View Hotel, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, that appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 16 March 1911, as part of a essay on “Enterprising Business Firms […]