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William B. Meetch (1845-1919)

FORMER POWER IN LOCAL POLITICS IS DEAD AT ADVANCED AGE WILLIAM B. MEETCH, LONG PROMINENT, IS DEAD WAS FOR YEARS REPUBLICAN LEADER AND WIDELY-KNOWN HUNTER OF BIG GAME LOVER OF […]

March 4, 2024
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Halifax – Plane Crash Injures Two, 1955

A small plane crash near Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in 1955, resulted in the destruction of the plane and injuries to the pilot and passenger. The event was reported in […]

February 27, 2024
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Millersburg Woman Killed in Tornado at Halifax, 2006

A tornado that touched down in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, December 2, 2006, was on the ground for 1.5 miles, but caused damage over eight miles, resulted in the death […]

February 13, 2024 1 Comment
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Wiconisco High School Graduates, 1941-1945

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, […]

January 29, 2024
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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 […]

January 26, 2024
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Wiconisco High School Graduates, 1931-1935

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, […]

January 21, 2024
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Attempted Train Wreck Near Woodside Station, 1928

A quick-reacting engineer brought a morning passenger train to a halt on April 1928 near Woodside Station on the Lykens Valley Railroad, just barely averting the derailment of the locomotive […]

January 9, 2024
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Halifax Hometown Heroes – Gary L. Zimmerman

CADET GARY L. ZIMMERMAN U. S. AIR FORCE VIETNAM See also: For information on the availability of copies of this book, contact Halifax Area Historical Society. ________________________________ Corrections and additional information […]

December 29, 2023

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