William Irving
Mr. Irving, one of Lykens elderly and respected citizens, was born in Wilkes-Barre in the year 1841. He came to Lykens in 1874 and entered the bottling business, in which […]
Henry Keiser
Henry Keiser Mr. Keiser was born in Gratz, 26 October 1840.In the spring of the year 1850, Mr. Keiser came to Lykens, and is probably the oldest citizen of the […]
David Gratz (1842-1925)
David Gratz Mr. Gratz is the only survivor of the Simon Gratz ancestry living in this valley. He is a son of Edward Gratz, and a grandson of Simon Gratz. […]
Elizabethville – Planing Mill, 1922
Elizabethville Planing Mill, Elizabethville, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, Proprietor: I. T. Buffington. Manufacturer of Lumber Sash, Doors, Blinds, Lath, shingles, etc. Siding, Flooring, Shutters, Moulding, Store Room Fixtures, Chamber Suits, Parlor […]
Upper Paxton Township – Kocher Cattle Farms, 1957
An advertisement for Leon E. Kocher Cattle Farms, Millersburg (Upper Paxton Township), Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. LEON E. KOCHER CATTLE FARMS HEREFORD CATTLE Located 2 1/2 Miles East of Millersburg __________________________________ […]
Lykens – Trolley on Market Street
Note: See correction in comments below post. A photo from a 1990 newspaper clipping showing the old trolley line on Market Street, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The view is looking […]
Lykens – Old Trolley at the Pennsylvania Railroad Station
An undated view of the trolley that traveled from the Pennsylvania Railroad Station in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The station master’s building is seen […]
Thomas W. Hoffman – Medal of Honor Recipient
Thomas William Hoffman was born in Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 21 July 1839, the son of Amos A. Hoffman (1809-1897) and Amanda [Harper] Hoffman (1815-1897). He was the great-great-grandson […]