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Millersburg – Suspension Bridge Over Wiconisco Creek

An undated color photograph of the original suspension bridge over the Wiconisco Creek at Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This bridge was built about 1920 and lasted until 1972 when it […]

October 25, 2021
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1875 Railroad Proposal – Herndon to Good Spring through Pillow & Gratz

In 1875, a proposal was made to build a railroad from Herndon, Northumberland County, to Good Spring, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The railroad was never built, but the rationale for it […]

October 24, 2021
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Lykens – Joseph Stine Residence

An undated snapshot photograph identified as the Joseph Stine Residence, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The exact location of this residence in Lykens was not given. ________________________________ Corrections and additional information […]

October 24, 2021
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Reinerton – Spur Bottling Company

An undated glass bottle from Spur Bottling Company, Reinerton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. At the time this bottle was in use, Spur had a contract to bottle Canada Dry beverages. ________________________________ […]

October 24, 2021
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Millersburg Post Office, 1914

The stamped corner of a penny post card showing the postmark at Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, July 30, 1914. ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to […]

October 24, 2021
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Proposed Lykens Valley Electric Railway, 1908

A cut from a map showing a proposed electric railway from Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 1908. In this time period “electric railway” was synonymous with […]

October 23, 2021
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Son of Halifax Druggist Jumps to Death from Train, 1907

A young college student from Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was accidentally killed when he jumped off the freight train on which he had hitched a ride. The story was reported […]

October 23, 2021
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Lykens – Breaker Boys at Work

An undated colorized post card view titled “Breaker Boys at Work.” This scene was representative of work done by young boys and was not necessarily from the Lykens, Dauphin County, […]

October 23, 2021

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