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The Great Flood of 1972 – Parking Lot for Shop ‘n Play, Lykens

A June 1972 photograph showing the Shop ‘n Play parking lot from north of the store, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, still covered with water on Saturday. ___________________________________ From “Collector’s Limited […]

November 9, 2019
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The Tulpehocken Path

Families of many Civil War veterans of the Lykens Valley area originally settled in Berks County, Pennsylvania, and later migrated north and west along established routes through the mountains.  Before […]

November 8, 2019
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The Ku Klux Klan Funeral of Harry Lubold, Tower City, 1925

In August 1925, Harry Lubold was buried at Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in what was said to be “one of the largest and most spectacular funerals ever held in […]

November 7, 2019
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Williamstown – Picnic on Broad Mountain, 1895

An 1895 photograph of residents of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, entitled “Picnic on Broad Mountain.” None of the individuals in the photo are identified. _____________________________________ This view was featured the […]

November 5, 2019
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Monster Ku Klux Klan Demonstration at Island Park, Harrisburg, 1925

On Labor Day, 1925, about 30,000 Ku Klux Klan members thronged into the city of Harrisburg for what was described as a the largest Klan demonstration ever held in Central […]

November 4, 2019 1 Comment
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Millersburg – Miller Memorial Fountain (2)

An undated picture post card view of the Daniel Miller Memorial Fountain at the Central Square, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments […]

November 2, 2019
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Gratz News – January 17, 1927

The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz News” section of a local newspaper, for the week of 17 January 1927: Our Fire Department was called to Elizabethville on […]

November 1, 2019
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Massive Ku Klux Klan Rally in Millersburg, 1925

On Saturday, 13 June 1925, the Ku Klux Klan planned for a celebration to be held at Millersburg‘s Park, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  The article promoting the event was interesting […]

October 31, 2019

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