Lower Mahanoy Township Bicentennial, 1773-1973
A souvenir plate issued in 1973 for the Bicentennial of Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The plate features the following scenes, clockwise from top: In the center of the […]
Organized Baseball in the Lykens Valley, 1906
An article in the Lykens Standard of June 29, 1906 describes the second year of organized baseball in the Lykens Valley area. The teams in the league were formed by […]
Miner Runs Away from Hospital After Accident, 1906
From the Lykens Standard, May 25, 1906: CARS DASH DOWN SLOPE, INJURING THREE MINERS Saturday night while a car and timber truck containing 19 men were waiting at the bottom […]
Lykens Native Survives San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
On April 18, 1906, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit San Francisco, California. In addition to the shaking which resulted in the collapse and/or severe damage to buildings, fires broke out […]
Boy Hit With Baseball Bat & Dies, 1906
From the Lykens Standard, June 29, 1906: BLOW ON HEAD WITH BASEBALL BAT PROVES FATAL On Monday evening while George Zimmerman of Williamstown, was playing ball at that place with […]
Carsonville Couple Die Hour Apart from Heart Attacks, 1906
Henry Buffington (1836-1906) and his wife Christianna Catherine [Runk] Buffington (1838-1906), farmers, died about one hour apart at their home in Carsonville, Jefferson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. According to the […]
3-Year-Old Girl Loses Hand in Chopping Machine, 1906
CHILD’S HAND TORN OFF IN CHOPPING MACHINE On Monday while Jacob B. Shiro, residing one mile south of Gratz, was grinding oyster shells in his chopping mill, his three-year-old daughter […]
Lykens – Burglary at Snyder’s Jewelry Store, 1909
In the early morning hours of Sunday, June 6, 1909, the jewelry store of N. E. Snyder at Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was burglarized by a thief or thieves who […]