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Rev. Christian C. Moyer (1867-1931)

Rev. Christian C. Moyer, pastor of the Evangelical churches of Elizabethville, Oakdale, Lykens and Wiconisco, was born in Blooming Glen, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 28 March 1867, a son of Christian […]

December 8, 2016
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Lykens Valley Coal Company – Level 2 Hospital

An undated photograph of the hospital located at Level 2 of the shaft of the Short Mountain Colliery, Lykens Valley Coal Company, Bear Gap, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  There was a […]

December 7, 2016
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Lykens Valley Coal Company – The Ambulance

An undated photograph of the ambulance of the Lykens Valley Coal Company, Bear Gap, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  It was used to transport miners who were injured at work to their […]

December 7, 2016
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Lykens Valley Coal Company – The Black Mariah

An undated photograph of the hearse of the Lykens Valley Coal Company, Bear Gap, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  This vehicle was also known as “the Black Mariah.”  It was only used […]

December 7, 2016
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Lykens Valley Coal Company, 1862

A map of Wiconisco Township from 1862, with the operations of the Lykens Valley Coal Company shown in Bear Gap between Short Mountain, Coal or Thick Mountain, and Big Lick […]

December 7, 2016
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Lykens Valley Coal Company, 1858

A map of Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from 1858, showing coal mining operations of the Lykens Valley Coal Company at Bear Gap – between Coal or Thick Mountain, and […]

December 7, 2016
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Lykens Valley Coal Company, 1875

A map of Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from 1875, showing coal mining operations of the Lykens Valley Coal Company at Bear Gap – between Short Mountain, Coal or Thick […]

December 7, 2016
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Lykens – High School, 1932

A photograph of the Class of 1932, Lykens High School, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Top Row: John Buffington; Elizabeth Ibberson; Lawrence Shadle; Ray Ibberson; Donald Rudd; James Brauer; Peter Slaboda. […]

December 7, 2016

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