Wiconisco – Maurer Plumbing & Heating, 1970
A “Merry Christmas” wish in advertising form from Maurer Plumbing and Heating, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, as published in the Lykens Standard, 22 December 1970. It’s a very cheery Merry […]
Francis J. Hain (1895-1947) – Veteran of World War I
FRANCIS HAIN PASSED AWAY MONDAY Francis J. Hain, age 51 years, died at his home on West Broad Street, town [Elizabethville], Monday evening. He had been in ill health for […]
Samuel Erdman Kicked to Death at Erdman, 1911
In late August 1911, a barroom fight at the Erdman Hotel in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, resulted in the death of Samuel Erdman, a farmer from near Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. […]
Truck Overturns Killing 1 and Injuring 29 in 1947
1 DEAD, 29 INJURED WHEN TRUCK UPSETS One man was fatally injured and 29 other persons, most of whom are residents of Wiconisco, were hurt, when a truck in which […]
Williamstown House Hotel (2)
An undated photograph of the Williamstown House Hotel, 205 E. Market Street, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This photo appeared in the Williamstown Sesquicetennial Book along with the following description of […]
Lykens – Market Street Looking North & Bridge
An undated view of Market Street, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, looking north to the bridge over the Wiconisco Creek and the road leading into Wiconisco. _____________________________________ Corrections and additional information […]
Elizabethville – Fire Destroys Swab Wagon Company Garage, 1927
In January 1927 at about 5:15 P.M., a fire was discovered in the garage of the Swab Wagon Company, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A report of the fire appeared in […]
Lykens Valley Slope
An undated photo of men coming out of (or being lowered into) the Lykens Valley Slope at Bear Gap, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The men are not identified. From an old […]