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Big Clay Deposits Will Be Developed, 1911

The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, begun in 1910, with plans to connect Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, turned out to be a colossal failure.  In addition to […]

January 22, 2018
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Abundance of Coal in Valley, 1911

The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, begun in 1910, with plans to connect Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, turned out to be a colossal failure.  In addition to […]

January 20, 2018
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Leonard Reedy, Gunsmith – Historical Marker

Leonard Reedy has been recognized as one of the most skillful gunsmiths during the period 1650-1850.  Reedy learned his trade in the Womelsdorf-Reading school gunsmithing. Reedy was born on 20 […]

January 20, 2018
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Guy R. Klinger (1889-1948) – Rural Mail Carrier

GUY R. KLINGER LAID TO REST SUNDAY Guy R. Klinger, aged 59 years, died Thursday afternoon at the home of Walter Umholtz in Gratz.  He was a son of the […]

January 19, 2018
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Fire Razes Loyalton Barn, 1933

From the Elizabethville Echo, 1 June 1933: FIRE RAZED BIG LOYALTON BARN TUESDAY MORNING Fire of undetermined origin destroyed a huge barn on the farm of William Hechler a short […]

January 19, 2018
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Gratz Is Known For Its Big Fairs, 1911

The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, begun in 1910, with plans to connect Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, turned out to be a colossal failure.  In addition to […]

January 15, 2018
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Unidentified Man from the Lykens Valley

An undated, unidentified photo post card found in a collection of pictures from Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  This card, and one other – the photo card of “Four Girls of […]

January 14, 2018
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Katie R. [Schoffstall] Koppenhaver (1884-1964)

MRS. KATIE KOPPENHAVER Mrs. Katie R. Koppenhaver, age 79 years, of Gratz, widow of William Koppenhaver, died at her home in Gratz, Monday. Mrs. Koppenhaver was the daughter of the […]

January 14, 2018

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