Lykens Power Plant – Under Construction, Looking West, 1920
An exterior view of the Lykens Power Plant of the Lykens Valley Coal Company, Short Mountain Colliery, Bear Gap, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, as it was under construction in 1920. The […]
Lykens Power Plant – Under Construction, 1919
A view of the site preparation for the construction of the Lykens Power Plant of the Lykens Valley Coal Company, Short Mountain Colliery, Bear Gap, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, September 1919. […]
Elias “Eli” Swab (1824-1898)
Elias “Eli” Swab was born in Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 7 October 1824. The first ancestor in the line of his family to come to America was his great-grandfather, […]
Dietrich-Riegle Homestead Featured in Tschamber Painting
The William Dietrich and Helen [Hoffman] Dietrich homestead is located along Specktown Road, Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The home and property originally belonged to Hannah [Rickert] Riegle, […]
Rev. Hugh A. Loague (1842-1916)
Rev. Hugh A. Loague, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Williamstown, Pennsylvania, was born in County Donegal, Ireland, 2 June 1842. He is a son of Francis Loague, a native of […]
Short Mountain Colliery Timeline, 1920-1929
Short Mountain Colliery: Timeline 1920-1929 1920: January 29th, the new washery began to operate. Purchased 10” x 18” conveyor line for washery to reclaim slush bank south of washery. The […]
Short Mountain Colliery Timeline, 1910-1919
Short Mountain Colliery: Timeline 1910-1919 1910: Purchased new water heater for Bull boiler house. Constructed coal pockets for Bull boiler house. Erected new ash conveyor at Bull boiler house. Erected […]
Short Mountain Colliery Timeline, 1900-1909
Short Mountain Colliery: Timeline 1900-1909 1900: Placed set of rolls in Breaker to break down broken and egg coal. Purchased Blake slush pump, 12” x 8” x 17.” Trestle 40 […]