An undated topographical map of Williams Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, produced by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The communities of Williamstown and Dayton are part of Williams Township. […]
A serious mine accident which occurred in 1937 in Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, resulted in the deaths of William Wingert and his son William Wingert Jr. It was widely reported […]
The “A. F. Baker” was a locomotive owned by the Williams Valley Railroad, which operated from Brookside in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania and passed through Williams Valley Junction, Reinerton, Tower City, […]
The Midway General Store, Dayton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. “Quality and Service” our Motto We carry a full and complete line of Groceries, Dry Goods, Notions and Miner’s Supplies. WILLIAM D. […]
While returning from a camp meeting at Dayton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Clara Zeigler of Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and one other person were seriously injured when the wagon they were […]
The passenger railroad schedule for trains arriving and departing at Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, as printed in the Elizabethville Echo, 6 September 1894, was as follows: Six trains stopped at […]
The above cut from a Reading Railroad Company schedule from 1934, shows the station stops on the Williams Valley Branch, the distance in miles between each station, and the time […]
Williams Township was officially created on 7 February 1869. In 1869, the township area was separated from Wiconisco Township, which it had been part of since 1840. Prior to being […]