Pillow, the northernmost borough in Dauphin County, was incorporated in 1864 as “Uniontown.” Prior to this, the original town, Schneidershtettle [Snydertown], was named after John Snyder, a land developer, but […]
A post June 1972 photograph of the rebuilding of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Photo Caption: Captain Connell cuts ribbon dedicating the Connell Trailer Park at Lykens. The restoration of all […]
An editorial from the Harrisburg Telegraph, 15 October 1866, on the election of John W. Geary as Governor of Pennsylvania, over the avowed white supremacist Hiester Clymer: THE GOVERNOR ELECT […]
A post June 1972 photograph of the rebuilding of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Photo Caption: Local and state officials preparing for dedication of Connell Trailer Park, August, 1972. The Emergency […]
The stamped corner of a post card showing a hand cancel applied at the Dornsife Post Office, Dornsife, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The time of the cancel is 22 December 1920. […]
The stamped corner of a post card showing a hand cancel applied at the Millersburg Post Office, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The time and date of the cancel is 10 […]
The Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election of 1866 pitted a Union General and war hero, John W. Geary, against a avowed racist and white supremacist, Heister Clymer. Geary headed the Republican or […]
Hiester Clymer (1827- 12 June 1884), a member of the Democratic Party of Pennsylvania, was a State Senator who was opposed to Lincoln and his prosecution of the Civil War. […]