A photograph which appeared on the front page of the Elizabethville Echo of 3 June 1904 of the engine which caused the Great Mine Disaster at Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania: […]
A photograph of the George P. Upton locomotive that operated on the Summit Branch Railroad in the late 19th Century. This railroad operated from Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to Millersburg, […]
A photograph of The Summit Branch locomotive that operated on the Summit Branch Railroad in the late 19th Century. This railroad operated from Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to Millersburg, Dauphin […]
“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 […]
An undated photograph of the 4-track storage yard below the coal breaker at the Williamstown Colliery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. These cars were joined into long trains that moved the […]
A photograph of a Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, elementary school class of 1907. None of the persons have been identified. A number key is provided below to assist in identifying […]
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 […]
The Elizabethville Echo, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, produced a special one page insert to its 10 November 1898 edition which memorialized Frederick Weaver and noted his significant contributions to the […]