The Destructive Cyclone of 1910 (3)
Part 3 of 3 posts on the Great Cyclone of June, 1910, featuring news articles from local and area newspapers. From the Harrisburg Daily Independent, June 20, 1910: WIND GIVES […]
The Destructive Cyclone of 1910 (1)
Part 1 of 3 posts on the Great Cyclone of June, 1910, featuring news articles from local and area newspapers. From the Elizabethville Echo, June 23, 1910: DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE GREAT […]
Young Man Dies in Hut Fire Near Woodside, 1928
In the early morning hours of Easter Sunday, 1928, near Woodside Station on the Lykens Valley Railroad, a young man died in a tree hut that he had constructed and […]
The Unsolved Disappearance of W. D. Frank, 1899
W. D. Frank, a prominent businessman of Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, disappeared without a trace on March 10, 1899. The story told was that he left his home on foot […]
Upper Paxton Township Bicentennial (1767-1967) – Souvenir Plate
A souvenir plate issued in 1967 for the Bicentennial of Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. In the center of the plate is the seal created for the bicentennial. Included […]
A History of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1905-1921
A photograph taken on September 15, 1910, of the groundbreaking ceremonies at Killinger, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, which was to be constructed from […]
Stuart E. Trevitz (1931-2022) – Banker & Township Official
“He began his banking career at the former Millersburg Trust Company, now Mid Penn Bank where he worked for over 41 years retiring as Vice President of loans. He served […]
Rev. Jacob Edwin Scheetz – Reformed Minister from the Lykens Valley
An undated portrait photo (later colorized) of Rev. Jacob Edwin Scheetz, who at the time of the Bicentennial of Upper Paxton Township (1867-1967) was recognized as the only son of […]