Halifax – Aerial View, 1926
This aerial view of Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, appeared in a 19 May 1926 article on Halifax in the Harrisburg Evening News. The photo was taken by Fairchild Aerial Survey […]
Elizabethville – Baseball Field & Grandstand, 1921
A picture of the local baseball diamond in Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This was the first field constructed primarily for baseball and was a result of the formation of the […]
Halifax – Guy L. Heckert & Son Memorials, 1957
A photo from an advertisement for Guy L. Heckert & Son, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A Beautiful Stock to Select From GUY L. HECKERT & SON Showing 2/3 of Our […]
Jonathan Klinger (1840-1922)
Jonathan Klinger, retired farmer, was born in Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 26 March 1840, a son of Alexander Klinger and Magdaline [Smeltz] Klinger,. George Klinger, the great-grandfather, was a […]
Dr. John C. Stroup
John C. Stroup, M.D., Elizabethville, Pennsylvania, was born in Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 8 January 1859. He is a son of Dr. John B. Stroup and Saloma [Shellenberger] Stroup. Peter […]
Gratz – A Drive-In Porn Theatre
The above advertisement for a porn film appeared in a Lykens Valley newspaper in October 1972. The film, Country Cuzzins, was shown at the Sky-Vu Drive-In Theatre in Gratz on […]
Lykens Township Created, 1810
Lykens Township was officially created on 3 September 1810. Its original area (green on map above) included several other townships which were later divided from parts of Lykens Township. Present-day […]
Halifax Township Created, 1804
Halifax Township was officially created in March 1804. Its original territory included the green area shown on the map above. Halifax Township was later diminished by the creation of Jackson […]