The Harrisburg Evening News, in its article of 28 November 1924 describing the dedication of the Lykens Valley Pioneer Monument, included the names of the attendees: DEDICATE SHAFT TO PIONEER […]
An undated picture post card view of the trolley bridge at Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The bridge was for the Lykens and Williams Valley Street Railway crossing over the railroad […]
In 1952, the Dormar Manufacturing Company, operators of the Gratz Shirt Factory, sustained a major loss when a relatively new building was destroyed by fire. The fire was reported in […]
An 1875 map of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. For a fully enlargeable map, see: Atlas of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1875, Compiled, Drawn and Published from Personal Examinations and Surveys, by […]
The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, begun in 1910, with plans to connect Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, turned out to be a colossal failure. In addition to […]
GUY R. KLINGER LAID TO REST SUNDAY Guy R. Klinger, aged 59 years, died Thursday afternoon at the home of Walter Umholtz in Gratz. He was a son of the […]
In a four page pamphlet published in 1969 by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, a brief story of the history of Pennsylvania canal system is told. The above map […]
WILLIAM W. CRABB William W. Crabb, age 71 years, of Loyalton, died in a Harrisburg hospital on Saturday. Mr. Crabb was a son of William Crabb and Sarah [Welker] Crabb. […]