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Harry E. Rush (1879-1948) – Pennsylvania Railroad Agent at Elizabethville

HARRY E. RUSH DIED THIS MORNING Harry E. Rush, age 68 years, retired agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, died suddenly at his home, East Main Street, [Elizabethville], this Thursday […]

January 2, 2018
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Midland Pennsylvania Railroad To Open Lykens Valley to Commerce, 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 2, 2018
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The Great Gratz Fire of 1924 as Reported by the Lykens Standard (1)

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 […]

December 29, 2017
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The Great Gratz Fire of 1924 as Reported by the Lykens Standard (2)

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 […]

December 29, 2017
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Steve Yacynich (1878-1938) – Bar & Movie House Operator

STEVE YACYNICH Steve Yacynich, 50, a resident of East End, Wiconisco, for a number of years, and formerly a Lykens resident, having operated a bar and movie house at this […]

December 26, 2017
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Map of Halifax, 1862

An 1862 map of Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, including a business directory. Cropped from Map of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1862, published by A. Pomeroy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Full map available from […]

December 17, 2017
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Map of Uniontown, 1862

An 1862 map of Uniontown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, including a business directory.  This community was later known as Pillow. Cropped from Map of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1862, published by A. […]

December 16, 2017
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James E. Zerfing (1876-1942)

An undated portrait of James E. Zerfing, born 7 September 1876, son of Elias H. Zerfing (1838-1918) and Elizabeth [Hepner] Zerfing (1839-1912) of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  He was a […]

December 14, 2017

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