Coaldale Big Green – Football Legends of the Lykens Valley
A 1921 photograph of the Coaldale Big Green championship team which is displayed at the National Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, Ohio. The Coaldale Big Green team of Coaldale, […]
Gary Collins – Football Legends of the Lykens Valley
Gary Collins played football at Williamstown High School, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, under Coach Frank Snyder. Then he played at Maryland from 1959-1961 under Coach Tom Nugent and with a […]
Father & Son Gas Victims in Williamstown Mine, 1937
A serious mine accident which occurred in 1937 in Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, resulted in the deaths of William Wingert and his son William Wingert Jr. It was widely reported […]
The Poison Toe Murder, 1937
A murder took place in Clarks Valley, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in late February 1937. It was committed by Clair Guy Wingert, a trapper and hunter from that area. After staying […]
Earl Luther Michael (1911-1941) – Killed in Mine Explosion
MINER KILLER IN EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE Earl Luther Michael, age 30 years, of Williamstown, was instantly killed in an explosion of dynamite in an independent coal mine near Williamstown Tuesday […]
Trolley at Williamstown
An undated photograph of the single-truck, electric trolley that operated in Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The men in the photo are not identified. ___________________________ This picture appeared in the Sesquicentennial […]
Thomas J. Evans (1878-1941) – Lost Life in Mining Accident
LOSES LIFE IN WILLIAMSTOWN MINE ACCIDENT Thomas J. Evans, age 63 years, of Williamstown, lost his life when caught beneath a fall of coal in the Williamstown Colliery last Thursday […]
Williamstown – East Market Street
An undated picture post card view of East Market Street, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Note the trolley tracks in the center of the street. ____________________________ Corrections and additional information should […]