Farmer’s Daughter Nearly Killed in Milk Wagon Accident, 1909
A story from 1909 about the daughter of a prominent farmer, A. J. Spannuth, of Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, whose daughter while driving a milk wagon was forced to […]
Man Dies in Williamstown Train Station, 1946
DIES SUDDENLY IN RAILROAD STATION Milton S. Warfel, 426 Juliann Street, Williamstown, was taken ill with a heart attack in the Reading Railroad Station at Williamstown on Tuesday morning and […]
Suicidal Millersburg Man Found in Lebanon, 1901
In 1901, much was attention was given to a missing man from Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. On February 8, 1901, the Lykens Standard reported that he had been found in […]
Man Killed While Sleeping on Railroad Tracks, 1932
Strange, but true, this story appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald, July 15, 1932, about a man who was fishing and hunting who became tired and decided to rest between […]
Millersburg – Suspension Bridge Over Wiconisco Creek
An undated color photograph of the original suspension bridge over the Wiconisco Creek at Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This bridge was built about 1920 and lasted until 1972 when it […]
Elizabethville – North Market Street
An undated photo post card view of North Market Street, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
1875 Railroad Proposal – Herndon to Good Spring through Pillow & Gratz
In 1875, a proposal was made to build a railroad from Herndon, Northumberland County, to Good Spring, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The railroad was never built, but the rationale for it […]
Proposed Lykens Valley Electric Railway, 1908
A cut from a map showing a proposed electric railway from Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 1908. In this time period “electric railway” was synonymous with […]