Summit Branch Railroad – “The Adams Express”
“The Adams Express” was a special passenger train that made daily runs between Williamstown and Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on the Summit Branch Railroad. From a timetable of 1875, the […]
Wiconisco – Panoramic View Showing Coal Mining Operations
An undated, panoramic view looking east on a double picture post card of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Coal mining operations at Bear Gap are seen to the the left. Additional […]
Two Men Killed in Train Wreck at Black Lick, 1902
Previously, on The Civil War Blog, the following was reported: A Civil War veteran, Samuel Ruch (1846-1902), a resident of Lykens Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was killed on 20 October […]
Williamstown (Dayton) – Midway General Store, 1922
The Midway General Store, Dayton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. “Quality and Service” our Motto We carry a full and complete line of Groceries, Dry Goods, Notions and Miner’s Supplies. WILLIAM D. […]
Clara Zeigler of Elizabethville Injured in Trolley Accident Near Wiconisco, 1899
While returning from a camp meeting at Dayton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Clara Zeigler of Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and one other person were seriously injured when the wagon they were […]
Albert W. Williams – Killed at Short Mountain Colliery, 1899
The death of Albert Williams was reported in the Elizabethville Echo, 6 July 1899: Killed at Lykens Lykens, 3 July 1899 — Albert W. Williams, a young man about 25 […]
Passenger Railroad Service at Elizabethville, 1894
The passenger railroad schedule for trains arriving and departing at Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, as printed in the Elizabethville Echo, 6 September 1894, was as follows: Six trains stopped at […]
History of the Local Draft Board at Elizabethville, World War I
The following article appeared in the Elizabethville Echo, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 20 March 1919. While it is not really a comprehensive history of the local draft board that was […]