Explosion & Fire at the Shiro Mine Near Gratz, 1902
In 1902, during the coal strike that affected the Lykens Valley mines, the mine operated by Jacob Shiro on the north side of Short Mountain in Lykens Township, near Gratz, […]
Lykens Township – Metal Industries, 1987
A 1987 advertisement for Metal Industries, Inc., Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. MI MANUFACTURERS OF Quality Storm, Screen and Window Products _______________________________________ From the 1987 yearbook, La Memoria, of the […]
Lykens Township – Unidentified School Photograph
An undated snapshot photograph possibly of the pupils of a one-room school house in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Found in a collection of Lykens Valley photos. ____________________________________ Corrections and […]
Jacob Shiro’s Mine
The following story about Jacob Shiro‘s Mine appeared in a Gratz history published in 1997: SHIRO’S MINE In 1886, Jacob Shiro became superintendent of a coal operation located on the […]
Specktown – Automobile on a Farm
An undated snapshot photograph of an automobile on a farm in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The exact location of the farm is not known. ____________________________________ Corrections and additional […]
Specktown – Unknown Man and Barn
An undated photograph of a unidentified man standing near a barn in Specktown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The exact location of the barn is not known. ____________________________________ Corrections and additional information […]
Specktown – Old Woman Sitting On a Porch
An undated snapshot photograph of an unidentified old woman sitting on a porch in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The exact location is not known. ____________________________________ Corrections and additional […]
Lykens Township Woman & Daughter Die in House Fire, 1882
The Millersburg Herald reported a tragic story about a fire that occurred in Lykens Township, about 4 miles east of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday into Thursday, 9-10 November […]