Loyalton – Did Someone Steal a Turkey?
From the Lykens Standard, December 7, 1906: THIS TIME IT’S TURKEY A farmer named Smeltz started from his home near Loyalton early Wednesday morning with a load of produce for […]
Millersburg – Sesquicentennial Ashtray, 1957
An ash tray commemorating the Millersburg Sesquicentennial (1807-1957), the 150th Anniversary of the founding of Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Education — Faith — Industry Depicted on the ash tray are: […]
Coaldale – A Wave of Robberies, 1906
After a wave of robberies in Coaldale, west of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in December, 1906, the Lykens Standard seemed to call for vigilante justice in its December 21, 1906, […]
Lykens – Man Loses 2 Fingers in Oil Barrel Accident, 1906
This story from the Lykens Standard, August 31, 1906: GEORGE A. KOSIER LOSES PART OF TWO FINGERS On Monday while George A. Kosier was unloading a barrel of oil at […]
Lykens – Boy Cut Foot on Broken Glass in Rattling Creek, 1906
Litter around railroad property was as much a problem in 1906 as it is today. A discarded, broken beer bottle in the Rattling Creek in the location of the Pennsylvania […]
Millersburg Woman Killed in Tornado at Halifax, 2006
A tornado that touched down in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, December 2, 2006, was on the ground for 1.5 miles, but caused damage over eight miles, resulted in the death […]
Elizabethville – Brothers in Fatal Railroad Accident, 1929
A fatal railroad accident occurred at the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Market Street grade crossing in October 1929, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania., as reported by the Elizabethville Echo, October 10, 1929: THREE […]
Enders – Cyclone Damage to Isaac Enders Barn, 1910
A photograph of the complete damage that was done to the barn of Isaac Enders who lived at Enders, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by a cyclone or tornado that hit the […]