Railroad Bridge Over Armstrong Creek at Halifax
An undated photograph of the railroad bridge over the Armstrong Creek at Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, In the latter part of the 20th century this bridge was referred to as […]
Breaking Ground for the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910
In September 1910, ground was broken in Killinger, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for the construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad. This ceremonious event was reported in local and area newspapers with […]
Gowan Weist Peach Orchard – Model Farm
A 1911 photograph of the Gowan Weist‘s peach trees on what was described as a model Lykens Valley farm in a article that appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 16 March […]
Halifax – Front Street
An undated picture post card view of Front Street, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Map of Dauphin County, 1875
An 1875 map of 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 Everts […]
Construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1911
A 1911 photograph of a steam shovel constructing the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, It appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 16 March 1911 along with an article that promoted the coming of […]
Financing the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910
In mid-1910,information surfaced in the local and area newspapers of the financing for the new railroad in the Lykens Valley, the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad. The information included the amount of […]
Halifax – Fourth Street
An undated picture post card view of Fourth Street, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.