Lykens – The Great Locomotive Theft, 1909
On August 30, 1909, Elmer L. Johns of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on a dare while under the influence of alcohol, hijacked a steam locomotive from the Pennsylvania Railroad yards […]
Specktown Descendant Celebrates Birthday, 2024
Today, this young lad, a direct descendant of five generations of residents of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, is celebrating his 80th birthday. _____________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should […]
Fires Near Lenker Station
Lenker Station was a flag stop on the Lykens Valley Railroad. It was located between Elizabethville and Millersburg. The area around the station was heavily wooded and fires often broke […]
Lykens Township – The Cyclone of 1910
In June 1910, a cyclone or tornado struck the Lykens Valley area doing a great amount of damage in the Halifax area, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The above photo, originally from […]
Fire at Snyder Lumber Mill Near Woodside, 1928
From the Elizabethville Echo, April 26, 1928, a news story about a fire which started in a grass field near a saw mill between Woodside Station and Millersburg and spread […]
Some Happenings In and Around Lenker Station
A map showing the location of Lenkers, also known as Lenker’s Station, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (violet dot). The station was located on the Lykens Valley Railroad between Millersburg and Elizabethville. […]
Miner Dies After Being Run Over By Mining Car, 1906
From the Lykens Standard, June 22, 1906: FATAL ACCIDENT AT WILLIAMSTOWN Peter Malloy, while walking down the separator plane at Summit Branch Colliery, Williamstown, about 5 o’clock Tuesday evening, was […]
Invalid Civil War Vet Robbed of Pension Money, 1906
HENRY BORDNER ROBBED Henry Bordner, a decrepit veteran of the Civil War, who lived alone in the upper end of Paul’s Valley, was robbed about three weeks ago of $30 […]