John Edmund Hoover (1898-1930) – Big Lick Mine Victim
In December 1930, John E. Hoover was killed at the Big Lick Colliery of the Williamstown Mines, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. His obituary, as published by a local newspaper is […]
Tremont – Westwood Colliery
A scene from an undated advertising post card depicting the breaker at the Westwood Colliery, on Route 209, four miles west of Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. “Producing Genuine Lykens Valley […]
Millersburg – Hoke & Hoke Coal Company, 1970
A 1970 advertisement for the Hoke & Hoke Coal Company, State Street, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Grant Hoke, Proprietor ______________________________________ From the 1970 Susquehannock, the yearbook of Millersburg High School, […]
Halifax – Perry Hills Stone Quarry
An undated photo post card view of the Perry Hills Stone Quarry, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Not the man standing on the rocks. _______________________________ Corrections and additional information should be […]
First National Bank of Millerburg – Receipt, 1925
A 29 September 1925 acknowledgment of receipt of funds applied to the account of Susquehanna Collieries from J. W. Hoffman, Cashier, First National Bank of Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Amount […]
Williams Township – Jones & Mucha Killed in Mine, 1946
TWO LOSE LIVES IN MINE Ray L. Jones, 38, and George Mucha, 19, brothers-in-law, both of Williamstown, were killed when caught by a fall of coal in an independent mine […]
Williamstown – Touring the Big Lick Tunnel, 1920
A 1920 photograph entitled “Touring the Big Lick Tunnel,” Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Two people in the photo are identified: Pat Meehen, miner; David Watkeys, foreman. _____________________________________ This photo was […]
John L. Mitchell Visits Williamstown, 1905
A photograph taken on 21 September 1905 of United Mine Workers of America (U.M.W.A.) President John L. Mitchell on his visit to Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The man on the […]