Proposed Railroad from Clark’s Valley to Dauphin, 1906
From the Lykens Standard, January 19, 1906: BAYARD TIMBER TRACT SOLD The Bayard Timber Tract in Clark’s Valley, consisting of 4,000 acres, has been purchased by the Shamokin Lumber Company, […]
History of Schools in Tower City & Porter Township to 1871
At the time of the Tower City & Porter Township Centennial, 1968, this building in Reinerton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, was the oldest existing school building. It was built in 1871. […]
Log House at Foot of Stoney Mountain
An undated colorized photograph of the log house at the foot of Stoney Mountain, just west of the Dauphin County Line and south of Clark’s Valley Road. Pictured in front: […]
Early Railroads Near Tower City
A colorized photograph of the Williams Valley Railroad station at Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, built after 1892 when a rail line was extended to Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. According […]
If the Seeley Tunnel Had Been Completed?
The Seeley Tunnel was a project undertaken in 1843. The intent was build a railroad from Dauphin Borough through Clarks Valley in Dauphin County, to Ashland in Schuylkill County. However, […]
Early Colonial History
The first of four pages of the Charter issued to William Penn in 1681 for the Colony of Pennsylvania. The portrait (or cartouche) in the upper left corner is of […]
Self-Inflicted Gunshot Death of Arthur Reiner, 1926
A self-inflicted gunshot wound into the right temple of an 18-year-old young man who was sitting in the back seat of his car with his 18-year-old lady friend. A coroner’s […]
Tremont Township’s Geography
A Pennsylvania Highway Map from 1930 showing the location of improved highways in the Tremont and Pine Grove areas of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The information presented below describes the improvements […]