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Gratz Is Known For Its Big Fairs, 1911

The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, begun in 1910, with plans to connect Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, turned out to be a colossal failure.  In addition to […]

January 15, 2018
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Breaking Ground for the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910

In September 1910, ground was broken in Killinger, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for the construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad.  This ceremonious event was reported in local and area newspapers with […]

January 14, 2018
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Financing the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910

In mid-1910,information surfaced in the local and area newspapers of the financing for the new railroad in the Lykens Valley, the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad. The information included the amount of […]

January 11, 2018
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Lykens Valley Development Company,1911

The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, begun in 1910, with plans to connect Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, turned out to be a colossal failure.  In addition to […]

January 9, 2018
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Announcing the Coming of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910

Early in 1910, notices began to appear in the local and area newspapers of the coming of a new railroad, the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, to the Lykens Valley.  The notices […]

January 8, 2018
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Halifax Bank, 1871

A photograph, believed to have been taken about 1871, of the Halifax Bank, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.

January 5, 2018
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Midland Pennsylvania Railroad Prospectus, 1911

The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, begun in 1910, with plans to connect Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, turned out to be a colossal failure.  In addition to […]

January 4, 2018
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Gratz Fire of 1924 – Harry Smith Denounces Townspeople for Short-Sightedness

In the early morning hours of 3 November 1924, a disastrous fire swept through the center of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The perfect storm of the failure of the borough […]

January 3, 2018

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