A colorized newspaper photograph of students of the Pottsville High School, Class of 1894, on a botany hike at Tumbling Run, Pottsville, Schuylkill County.
The photo, which is from the Schuylkill County Historical Society, was published in the “Looking Back” feature of the Pottsville Republican, April 22, 1978.
The text is by Joseph M. Hanney, who was the vice president of the society.
Join the Pottsville High School Class of 1894 on a “Botany Hike” to Tumbling Run, while they rest for the moment on the sunny and breezy shore of one of the dams. Their family names would become part of Schuylkill County’s history.
Pictured are:
Front Row: William Newlin; William H. Ent, later to be a court reporter for the Journal
Second Row: Horace Priest; Bert Bretz; and (far right), Louis Eberle, later land agent of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company.
Back Row: Dan Althouse; Norman Stockett; Benjamin D. Troutman, later a member of the County Bar.
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From Newspapers.com.
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