The Great Flood of 1972 – The Iron Bridge at Lykens Pre-Flood
A photograph of the iron bridge into Lykens from Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken before the flood of 22 June 1972. Photo Caption: Remember – This is how the iron […]
Benjamin B. Leitzel’s Store
Spain is an unincorporated area of Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania that was served by the Pillow Post Office, Dauphin County. It is located between the Mahantongo Creek (which is […]
Was the Editor of the Elizabethville Echo Promoting Eugenics in 1926?
On September 30, 1926, Milton A. Miller, editor and proprietor of the Elizabethville Echo, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, published an editorial which seemed to indicate that he favored the selective […]
Herndon Post Office – World War II Patriotic Cover – August 11, 1945 (2)
A photograph of a World War II patriotic cover dated August 11, 1945, mailed from the Herndon Post Office, Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The cachet features the U. S. flag […]
YWCA Aided Elizabethville Cross Burning Victim, 2015
ELIZABETHVILLE – The YWCA of Greater Harrisburg is helping a Dauphin County woman who was the victim of a cross burning. Ashley Brooks, 29, is a black single mother of […]
Rev. Dr. Calvin P. Wehr – Reformed Minister of the Lykens Valley
Rev. Dr. Calvin P. Wehr served as minister of Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, from 1905 to 1937. ________________________________ The Rev. Dr. Calvin Peter Wehr was the eldest son […]
The Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania (1 of 3)
A portrait of Levi Coffin (1798-1877) – “President” of the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was the name given to a 19th century hidden network of routes by which African-Americans […]
Two Teens Arrested in Elizabethville Cross Burning, 2015
POLICE: BOYS BURN CROSS ON LAWN ELIZABETHVILLE – Two boys were charged on Wednesday for burning a 2-foot cross at 6 P.M., January 22 [2015) on a lawn in Washington […]