Washington Township Created, 1846
Washington Township was officially created on 23 January 1840. There was no further division of this township. However, it appears from studying county maps of 1858 and 1862 that some […]
Williams Township Created, 1869
Williams Township was officially created on 7 February 1869. In 1869, the township area was separated from Wiconisco Township, which it had been part of since 1840. Prior to being […]
Wiconisco Township Created, 1840
Wiconisco Township was officially created on 26 June 1840. Its original area (green on map above) included one other present-day township [Williams Township] which was later divided from the eastern […]
Mifflin Township Created, 1819
Mifflin Township was officially created on 3 September 1810. Its original area (green on map above) included one other present-day township [Washington Township] which was later divided from the southern […]
Lykens Township Created, 1810
Lykens Township was officially created on 3 September 1810. Its original area (green on map above) included several other townships which were later divided from parts of Lykens Township. Present-day […]
Description of Short Mountain Colliery, 1835
LYKENS VALLEY COAL MINES Transcribed from: Poulson’s American Daily Advertiser, 1835 In my late excursion through the country, bordering on the Susquehanna river, I visited Lykens Valley, in Dauphin County, […]
Henry W. Schreffler (1839-1913)
Henry W. Schreffler, Chief Burgess of Elizabethville, Pennsylvania, was born in Washington Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, 13 November 1839, a son of Jonas Schreffler and Elizabeth [Witmer] Schreffler. Gottfried Schreffler, […]
John D. Swab (1848-1929)
John D. Swab, farmer, Washington Township, was born in the township, 25 January 1848, the son of Daniel Swab and Sarah “Sallie” [Heller] Swab. He was born and reared on […]