History of the Berrysburg Seminary (3)
A History of Berrysburg Seminary, from an address by D. G. Lubold at a reunion of alumni and students held at Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, August 11, 1904. Published […]
The “Doodlebug” Experiment on the Lykens Valley Railroad, 1928
“Doodlebug” was the nickname given to gas-electric self-propelled rail cars that had a passenger seating area, a baggage or freight area, and engineer controls at the motor end. The car […]
Some Stories About the Williams Valley Transportation Company, 1937-1945
East-west passenger rail service in the Lykens Valley officially ended on October 30, 1937. The schedule formerly maintained by the old Lykens Valley Railroad and operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad, […]
Washington Township – Henninger Farm Covered Bridge
A souvenir crock depicting the Henninger Farm Covered Bridge, Washington Township, outside Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This is a belly crock. The crocks were originally issued by the Elizabethville Area Bicentennial Committee, 1817-2017, […]
William H. “Bill” Byerly – Baseball Star & World War II Veteran
William H. “Bill” Byerly was a widely-known, highly-talented baseball player in the Lykens Valley area in the decade of the 1930s and into the early 1940s. In 1932, he was […]
Elizabethville – Eisenhower Homestead, est. 1854
A souvenir crock depicting the Eisenhower Homestead, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This is a belly crock. The crocks were originally issued by the Elizabethville Area Bicentennial Committee, 1817-2017, but orders are now being […]
Elizabethville – Weaver Building
An undated photo post card view showing the Weaver Building on South Market Street, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this […]
Washington Township – The Big H, 2019
Photographs from 2019 of the remains of the Big H Drive-In Restaurant on Route 209 in Washington Township, between Elizabethville and Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. For previous blog posts see: […]