Gratz Bicentennial Mural – Country Store
A 2010 photograph of the section of the Gratz History Mural featuring building built about 1889 that throughout most of its history was used as a butcher shop and a […]
Gratz Bicentennial Mural – Baseball Field & Grandstand
A 2010 photograph of the section of the Gratz History Mural featuring the baseball field and grandstand in Gratz. On May 30, 2005, a 75-foot wall mural entitled “A Walk […]
Jedediah Hotchkiss, Confederate Mapmaker, and Lykens Valley School Teacher (2)
A portion of a map made during the Civil War by Confederate Mapmaker Jedediah Hotchkiss. The map was drawn from notes Hotchkiss made while serving as a teacher in the […]
Gratz Bicentennial Mural – Simeon’s Church
A 2010 photograph of the section of the Gratz History Mural featuring Simeon’s Church. This church was built on land donated by Simon Gratz and served the Lutheran and Reformed […]
Gratz Bicentennial Mural – Union House
A 2010 photograph of the section of the Gratz History Mural featuring the Union House, a hotel that was on the main square in Gratz from the 1880s until it […]
Gratz Bicentennial Mural – Smith Hall
A 2010 photograph of the section of the Gratz History Mural featuring Smith Hall, an entertainment center owned and operated by Harry Smith. The original building was built about 1887 […]
Gratz Bicentennial Mural – Kratzer’s Blacksmith Shop
A 2010 photograph of the section of the Gratz History Mural featuring Kratzer’s Blacksmith Shop, built about 1885. On May 30, 2005, a 75-foot wall mural entitled “A Walk Through […]
Gratz Bicentennial Mural – Early Schools
A 2010 photograph of the section of the Gratz History Mural featuring the early Gratz schools: (1) at left, the Frame School, which housed grades 1 through 5; and (2) […]