Lykens Township – The Cyclone of 1910
In June 1910, a cyclone or tornado struck the Lykens Valley area doing a great amount of damage in the Halifax area, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The above photo, originally from […]
Some Happenings In and Around Lenker Station
A map showing the location of Lenkers, also known as Lenker’s Station, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (violet dot). The station was located on the Lykens Valley Railroad between Millersburg and Elizabethville. […]
Wiconisco High School Graduates, 1926-1930
Above, a colorized newspaper photograph of the Wiconisco High School with notable adults standing in front, as published in the Lykens Register, May 31, 1901. Previously published here December 4, 2021. On May 16, […]
3-Year-Old Girl Loses Hand in Chopping Machine, 1906
CHILD’S HAND TORN OFF IN CHOPPING MACHINE On Monday while Jacob B. Shiro, residing one mile south of Gratz, was grinding oyster shells in his chopping mill, his three-year-old daughter […]
Gratz – Abe Gross’ Store Robbed, 1906
From the Lykens Standard, June 22, 1906: ROBBERY AT GRATZ The store of A. Gross, located on the first floor of the Odd Fellows’ Hall at Gratz, was robbed Thursday […]
The Trolley From Millersburg to Gratz, 1906
In late December 1906, a brief news story appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph about a proposal to build a trolley line from Millersburg to Gratz. The story was picked up […]
Spring Glen – 5-Year-Old Boy Kills 3-Year-Old Sister, 1906
A five-year-old boy picked up a loaded gun and somehow was able to discharge it. In doing so, he killed his three-year-old sister. The father, Jacob Shade had left the […]
Some Fires In Vicinity of Woodside Station
Firefighters work to contain and extinguish a mountainside fire on the north side of Berries Mountain, near Woodside Station in 1935. This fire was one of many that occurred in […]