The 1910 cover of the brochure published by the Lykens Valley Board of Trade presenting the benefits to be attained by the construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad. The railroad was to have originated at Millersburg, Dauphin County (connecting with existing railroads there) and terminated at Ashland, Schuylkill County (also connecting there with an existing railroad.
Station stops en route were to be at Killinger, Curtin, Berrysburg, Gratz, Springville [now Spring Glen], Sacramento, Valley View, Hegins, Weishample, Mabel, and Gordon.
The brochure cover indicates some of the expected benefits from construction including “manufacturers, commerce, banking, dairy, fruit, vegetables, cereals, milling,lumber, coal, colleges, institutions, summer hotels, recreation parks, and ideal American homes.”
The Lykens Valley Board of Trade was organized 4 July 1910 for developing the varied resources and residential possibilities of Lykens Valley in consequence of the formation of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Its slogan was: “Progress and a Square Deal.”
Unfortunately, the proposed railroad was a colossal failure and in the early 1920s the plan was completely abandoned.
By clicking on the brochure cover, greater detail can be seen.
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