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Gratz – The Air Shaft

The major mining operations that employed large numbers of men were on the other side of Short Mountain from Gratz and Lykens Township.  But getting there was quite a feat.  […]

June 12, 2016 1 Comment
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Gratz – Some Residents Who Worked in the Mines

An undated photograph of a group of five miners from Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Front Row (seated):  Harry Wise; Daniel Wiest. Back Row (standing):  John Umholtz; Elias Shade; Harry Knohr. […]

June 12, 2016
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Pennsylvania Coal Company – Engine of the 1860s

A photograph from a reproduction picture post card of a railroad engine, The Mechanic, of the Pennsylvania Coal Company, 1860s.  Although this coal company operated north and east of the […]

June 8, 2016
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Pennsylvania Railroad Coal & Iron Company – Engine

  An undated photograph of an engine of the Pennsylvania Railroad Coal and Iron Company, probably taken at or near Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  The man standing next to the […]

June 8, 2016
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The “Pioneer” – First Motorized Coal Car in America, 1887

A photograph of The Pioneer of the Lykens Valley Coal Company, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken about 1887.  This was the first motorized coal car in the United States. __________________________________ […]

June 8, 2016

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