World War II – Allen J. Travitz – Died on Troop Ship, 1945
MILITARY RITES FOR WILLIAMSTOWN SOLDIER Funeral service for Pfc. Allen J. Travitz, age 34 years, of Williamstown, were held from the home of his sister, Mrs. John Adams, in Williamstown, […]
Williamstown Colliery – Bear Valley Number 1 Shaft
An undated picture post card view of the Number 1 Shaft at Bear Valley, Williamstown Colliery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _____________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments […]
Wreck Near Williamstown on Williams Valley Railroad Kills Two (6)
A news article and photograph from the West Schuylkill Herald (Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania), 14 August 1908, describing the passenger train wreck that occurred on the Williams Valley Railroad […]
Tower City – Wreck on the Williams Valley Railroad, 1908
A photo post card view of the passenger train wreck on the Williams Valley Branch of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. According to some newspaper reports, the accident occurred closer […]
Wreck Near Williamstown on Williams Valley Railroad Kills Two (5)
A news article from the Lykens Standard, 14 August 1908, describing the passenger train wreck that occurred on the Williams Valley Railroad after the train left Tower City, Schuylkill County, […]
Williams Township – Topographical Map
An undated topographical map of Williams Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, produced by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The communities of Williamstown and Dayton are part of Williams Township. […]
John E. Geist (1876-1941) – Williamstown Hotelman
FUNERAL SATURDAY FOR WILLIAMSTOWN HOTELMAN John E. Geist, age 65 years, died in the Shamokin Hospital early Tuesday morning. He had been in ill health for some time. Mr. Geist […]
Lykens – Dr. Zeldin Hospital, 1954
A 1954 photograph of the Dr. Aaron Zeldin Hospital, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The following story appeared in the Lykens Standard, 12 March 1954, about the Zeldin Hospital. It included […]