Scene of the Wiconisco Canal at Halifax (1)
An undated scene from a picture post card of the canal at Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. If a better copy of this post card is available, it can be posted […]
Surveying & Engineering the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910
Some stories found in local and area newspapers describe the ongoing efforts in 1910 to complete the surveying of the land over which the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad would be built. […]
David Belles Pear Orchard – Model Farm
A 1911 photograph of the David Belles’ pear trees on what was described as a model Lykens Valley farm in a article that appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 16 March […]
The Conrail Route Through Halifax, 1976-1999
Conrail, or the Consolidated Rail Corporation, was created by the Federal Government in 1976 in an effort to support potentially profitable freight railroads that at the time were in bankruptcy, […]
Map of Berrysburg, 1875
An 1875 map of Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. For a fully enlargeable map, see: Atlas of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1875, Compiled, Drawn and Published from Personal Examinations and Surveys, by […]
In Support of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad – Editorial, 1910
On the occasion of the coming of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, the Harrisburg Telegraph gave the following editorial comment in its 1 August 1910 edition: LYKENS VALLEY OPPORTUNITY The proposed […]
Big Clay Deposits Will Be Developed, 1911
The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, begun in 1910, with plans to connect Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, turned out to be a colossal failure. In addition to […]
David Belles Apple Orchard – Model Farm
A 1911 photograph of the David Belles’ apple trees on what was described as a model Lykens Valley farm in a article that appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 16 March […]