An undated photograph showing Pennsylvania State Police on horseback at St. Clair, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
The photo, which is from the Schuylkill County Historical Society, was published in the “Looking Back” feature of the Pottsville Republican, April 9, 1977. A better copy of the photo can be obtained from the historical society.
The Pennsylvania State Police “Troop C” came first to quarters on Second Street, St. Clair, before opening the Barracks on the end of Nichols Street, Pottsville. Headquarters was in Reading. The Troop enlarged from cavalrymen out of World War I. Horse patrols ranged out daily over mostly the central and southern parts of the county, from dawn to dusk, with little “time off” for the Trooper. Horses varying around the number of twelve, were given names such as ‘Charlie’, ‘Clown’, ‘Cap’, all names beginning [with] “C.” A few ‘touring’ cars extended the patrols into other parts of the county, or in emergencies. ‘Bobby’ helmets and long batons were familiar sights through the mining ‘patches’ and rural areas of the county, and “hello, Mr. Policeman,” was a familiar greeting.
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