Four Girls From Gratz
An undated photo post card view of four girls from Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Front (seated): Grace Ritzman (1891-1953). Back (standing): Sarah Ossman (1891-1922); Annie Buffington (1889-1973); Sally Edna “Sadie” […]
William W. Crabb (1876-1948) – Great-Grandson of Early Gratz Settler
WILLIAM W. CRABB William W. Crabb, age 71 years, of Loyalton, died in a Harrisburg hospital on Saturday. Mr. Crabb was a son of William Crabb and Sarah [Welker] Crabb. […]
Lykens Valley Development Company,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 […]
Announcing the Coming of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910
Early in 1910, notices began to appear in the local and area newspapers of the coming of a new railroad, the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, to the Lykens Valley. The notices […]
John Peter Crabb (1843-1901) – Blacksmith, Born in Gratz
JOHN CRABB DEAD John P. Crabb, an old colored Grand Army man, of 626 North Street, [Harrisburg], died yesterday afternoon at his home. Mr. Crabb was a blacksmith by trade […]
Midland Pennsylvania Railroad Prospectus, 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 […]
Gratz Fire of 1924 – Harry Smith Denounces Townspeople for Short-Sightedness
In the early morning hours of 3 November 1924, a disastrous fire swept through the center of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The perfect storm of the failure of the borough […]
Midland Pennsylvania Railroad To Open Lykens Valley to Commerce, 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 […]