Lykens – Liberty Hose Company No. 2, 1901
A photograph of the men of the Liberty Hose Company No. 2 of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in front of their fire house. The photo was taken 4 July 1901. […]
Three Mile Island Evacuation Plan, 1979
The nuclear accident at Three Mile Island, near Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, occurred on 28 March 1979. On 1 April 1979, the Philadelphia Inquirer published an evacuation plan for the […]
Edward L. Gratz Heads Firemen’s Convention in Lykens, 1936
The Lykens Standard of 12 June 1936 gave full front page coverage to the Dauphin County Volunteer Firemen’s Convention which was held in Lykens at that time. A portrait of […]
Wiconisco Post Office, about 1869
A envelope or cover mailed around 5 November 1869 from Wiconisco Post Office, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to Mr. Eugene Snyder, Attorney at Law, No. 10, North Third Street, Harrisburg, […]
Herndon Post Office, 1881
An example of a cover mailed from the Herndon Post Office, Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, with circular date stamp on 30 December 1881 and “star” cancel. The cover is addressed […]
Millersburg Post Office
An undated photo post card view of the Post Office Building at Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Simon Sallada (1785-1854) – Early Settler of the Lykens Valley
A biographical sketch of Simon Sallada, also known as Salada, Sallade, & Solliday, as revised and edited from what appeared in the Elizabethville Sesquicentennial Book, published in 1967: Simon Sallada […]
Simon Sallada’s Tax Bill from Dauphin County, 1847
A copy of a portion of the tax bill for Mr. Simon Sallada [Simon Salida], from Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, issued on 1 February 1847. The location of the property is […]